Will of Thomas MATTINGLY (1773); St. Mary’s County, Maryland

This file was contributed by Judith Burger.

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Thomas Mattingly
Son of Clement
Signed: April 10, 1773
Proved: July 10, 1773

The Last Will of
Thomas Mattingly
In the name of God Amen. I Thomas Mattingly son of Clement Mattingly, being weak 
in body but of sound memory mind and understanding knowing the uncertainty of 
this life do make my will in manner & form following, first I bequeath my soul 
to almighty God who first gave it me, hoping through the merits of my Crucified 
Lord, and Saviour Jesus Christ to obtain eternal life---Secondly my will and 
desire is that all my Just debts be well and Truly paid by my Executor hereafter 
mentioned. Thirdly my will and desire is that my land that I now live on may be 
sold by my Executor hereafter mentioned for the (retton?) discharging my Debts. 
I give and bequeath to my four Children, Ann Mattingly, Elizabeth Mattingly, 
Mary Mattingly, and John Mattingly my negros, named Togg, and her Children & 
young Charles to be equally divided among them & to their heirs forever. Item. I 
give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife my negro fellow Big Charles to her 
and her heirs forever. All the rest of my personal Estate I give to my four 
Children, above mentioned, to them & their Heirs forever. Lastly I do hereby 
nominate and appoint my loving father Executor of this my last will and 
Testament, revoking all will or wills, heretofore by me made, as witness my 
hand, and seal this tenth Day of April one thousand Seven hundred, seventy 
three-------

Tho. Mattingly (((seal)))

Tester}Raphal Neals
Ann Mattingly
Elizabeth Gibson

Saint Mary's County to wit, On the tenth day of July 1773 Came Raphael Neals, 
Anne Mattingly, and Elizabeth Gibson the three subscribing, witnesses to the 
within Last will & Testament of Thomas Mattingly deceased & severally made Oath, 
on the Holy Evangels of almighty God, that they did see Thomas Mattingly, the 
Testator herein named, Sign and seal this will, and heard him publish and 
declare the same to be his Last will & Testament and that at the time of his 
sodoing he was to the best of their & Each of their apprehension, of perfect 
leuse and of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding, and that they 
respectively Subscribed their names as witnesses to the said will, in the 
presence and at the request of the said Testator, and in the presence of Each 
other------Sworn before~~~~~~
J A Thomas Dep Com r St. Mary's County
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Transcribed by Judith A. Burger, October 20, 2000 from a photocopy, courtesy 
Lynne L. O'Brien, of an original court document from of Saint Mary's County, 
Maryland. The photocopy was good and the writing was legible though distorted. I 
made no corrections of any kind.