Will of Thomas NEWTON, Sr. (1772); 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. ************************************************************************ Thomas Newton Signed: March 27, 1772 Proved: Sept 15, 1772 The Last Will of Thomas Newton In the name of God Amen, I Thomas Newton Senr Of St. Marys County in the province of Maryland (illegible), being in perfect health of body and of sound and perfect mind & memory thanks be given, unto God, and considering the certainty of death and uncertainty of a continuance in this world, do make and ordain this my Last, will and Testament in manner and form following, Viz~~~first I give & bequeath my soul to God, who gave it, trusting in the merits of my beloved Saviour Jesus Christ for a free pardon, and remission, from all my sins, and my body to the Earth from whence it was taken to be buried in Christian Manner, at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named, and as for my worldly goods wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me , I give in manner and form following, that is to say. I will that all those debts which of Right I do owe to any person be well & Truly Contested & paid by my Executors, after my decease ~~Item I give and bequeath to my son Arnold Newton, one shilling sterling & no more of my Real or personal Estate, Item I give and bequeath to my son Henry Thomas Newton one shilling sterling and no more of my Real or personal Estate. Item I give and bequeath to my son William Newton, all my Land called Andrews wood Also Newtons property to him and his heirs for ever.~~Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Sarah Newton, one negro girl named, Henrietta and one shilling sterling & no more of my Real or personal Estate. Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Susanna Poole, one negro Girl named, Monica, and one, Shilling sterling, and nomore of my Real or personal Estate. Item I give and bequeath to my son Ignatius Newton, one negro boy named George and one, Shilling Sterling & nomore of my Real or personal Estate~~I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Susanna Newton, during her natural life, three negros Viz~~ Priss, Hammer, & Balander, with their increase, & after my wifes decease my son William Newton to have an Equal part with my 3 youngest Children, among my three youngest Children, Equally, Viz~~Elizabeth Newton, Clement Newton and Mary Newton, my will and meaning is that my wife keep with her my three youngest Children till they are able to shift for themselves. I Constitute nominate and appoint & ordain my beloved wife Susanna Newton, and my son William Newton Joynt Executors of this my Last will and Testament, in Witness whereof I have hereunto, set my hand and affixed, my seal this 27th day of March Anno Domino 1772. Thomas Newton (((seal))) Sign d, Seal d, & declared to be the Last will & Testament Of Thomas Newton Senr in the presence of us Michael Wellman Eliza X Wellman Jarrad Wellman Those words underlined before the signing & sealing those presents Viz(My son William Newton to have an Equal part with my 3 youngest Children) Saint Marys County to wit, On the fifteenth day of September seventeen hundred & seventy two, came, Michael Wallmen, Elizabeth Wellman, & Jarred Wellman the three subscribing witnesses to the above Last will and Testament, of Thomas Newton deceased and severally made a Oath that they did see, thomas, Newton the Testator therein 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 and Each of their understanding of sound and disposing mind & memory & 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 Dy comis er~~~~~~~~~~ ******************************************************************************** ******************************* Transcribed by Judith A. Burger February 1, 2001 from a photocopy of the original court document Libra: T. I. A. Page: 639-640, obtained from Norma I. Dawson, Register of Wills, St. Mary's County, Maryland. The photocopy was good, the writing fair though distorted and very small.