Will of Robert MATTINGLY (1776); St. Mary’s County, Maryland This file was contributed by Judith Burger. ************************************************************************ * USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. ************************************************************************ Robert Mattingly Signed: June 27, 1776 Proved: December 12, 1776 p. 13 The Last Will of Robert Mattingly Maryland St. Mary's County to wit, In the name of God Amen. I Robert Mattingly of this County and province aforesaid, being of sick and weak of body but of sound and perfect memory, and understanding do make, and ordain, this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say~~Infinnis into the hands of God my saviour, I Recommend my soul and my body p. 14 to the Earth to be decently buried~~Item my will and desire is that said George Booth, shall have it fully in his power, to set up at publick sale on the Day were ye other part of my Estate is sld, my two Negros Jack & Tom in order to pay a certain Debts wh he is bound to Cunningham Finlay & Compy, And & Mjor John Giasford & Compy & otherwise debts due, himself, and the Residue if any to be paid into the hands if my Executor. Item whereas Robert Cole Late of St. Mary's County deceased did by his last will and Testament appoint Richard Melton Junr And Bazill Hayden and myself Executors of this said will, by Virtue of which I have been and still Am in possession of a part of the personal Estate of the said Robert Cole, now my will and desire is, that all the Estate of the sd Robert Cole wch may be in my hands, at the time of my death be taken into the possession of the said Richard Melton Junr and Basil Hayden for the purpose mentioned in this will of the said Robert Cole~~ Item. I will and desire that within two months, after the finishing the Crop now on the Ground my whole personal Estate Except, the Negroes above mentioned, be disposed of at publick sale to ye highest Bidder, in such manner as Shall be judged best by my Executor hereafter to be appointed, and the money arrising therefrom to be applied, to the following purposes, and no other, first for (Lawering?) to the said Richard Melton Junr and Bazill Hayden, Any money that may be owing from me to the Estate of the sd Robert Cole, and my Executor is hereby fully impowered to keep in his own hands, as much money as will answer that purpose, Land of the Estate of the said Robert Cole in my hands being wasted, Secondly for the payment of all my Just debts, and the Residue and the Crop, to be devided between my two children Gabriel and Annastatia Mattingly to them and their heirs forever, my wife first having her third part~~Item I will and desire that all my Estate be kept together, untill the Crop be finished, and my wife Children & family, Supported out of the provission, already made and to be made,~~Item I leave my two Children, Charles and Catherine, Mattingly to my good friends Richard Melton and Bazill Hayden, the boy to Richard Melton, and the Girl to Bazill Haydon to be by them brought up~~Lastly I Nominate and appoint my friend Bazill Hayden Executor of this my Last will and Testament, hereby Revoking all other Wills by me heretofore made. In witnesses whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Twenty Seventh Day of June, Seventeen Hundred and seventy six. Robert Mattingly (((seal))) Signed sealed published, and declared by the said Robert Mattingly as his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request, and in his presence have Subscribed our names as witnesses. Philip Ford Leonard X Booth Then came Bazel Haydon and made Oath & that the within instrument of writing, is the true and whole will and Testament of Robert Mattingly late of St. Mary's county and that hath cometo his hands or possession, and that he doth not know of any other~~~ Certified (illegible) Hugh Hopewell Dty Com ry of St. Mary's County~~~~~ p.15 Saint Mary's County Ssn 12th December 1776, then came Philip Ford, and Leonard Buthe the two Subscribing witnesses to the within Last will and Testament of Robert Mattingly late of St. Mary's County deceased, and severally made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that they did see the Testator therein named, sign and seal this will, and that they heard him publish pronounce & declare the same to be his last will and Testament, at the time of his sodoing, he was to the best of their apprehensions, of sound and disposing mind mind memory and understanding, and that they respectively subscribed their names, as witnesses, to this will in the presence and at the request of the Testator~~and in the presence of Each other~~ Certified (illegible) Hugh Hopewell DCom ry St. Mary's County~~~~~~~~~ ******************************************************************************** ******************************* Transcribed by Judith A. Burger October 22, 2000 from a photocopy, courtesy Lynne L. O'Brien, of a original court record from Saint Mary's County, Maryland,. The photocopy was good. The writing was distorted, small and had many abbreviations and words illegible to me. I made no corrections of any kind. The photocopy had no Book noted.