Will of Peter O’NEALE (1745); St. Mary’s County, Maryland This file was contributed by John ONeal . ************************************************************************ * 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. ************************************************************************ PETER O’NEALE In the name of God, Amen, the seventh day of Aprill in the year of our Lord God seventeen Hundred & forty five, I Peter ONeale of St. Mary’s County in the province of Maryland being of sound memory... Imprimus I will that all my lawfull debts of what nature soever be firstly and truly paid by my executor hereafter to be named. Item. I give, devise and bequeath to my loving wife, Ann ONeale that land and plantationwheron I now dwell, being part of Tract of land called CRACKBONE, during the time of her widowhood with all the improvements, rights profits & priveliges therunto belonging, and after her deceasor at the day of her marriage if she should marry again, I give and bequeath the said land & improvements to my son John ONeale and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten and for want of such heirs to my son Peter Lamar Oneale and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, and for want of such heirs to my son James Oneale and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, and for want of such heirs to be equally divided amongst all my daughters and all my personal estate of what nature or kind soever it be I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Ann Oneale during her natural life (provided she remains a widow) but if she should marry than my will is my daughter Elizabeth Oneale shal receive one fether bed & furniture, two pewter dishes, two pewter basons & two pewter plates and likewise my daughter Sarah Oneale...my daughter Mary Oneale...my son Peter Lamar Oneale...my son James Oneale... and if there should not be bed & pewter as above mentioned to pay them all off-, then my will is that they receive to the value and all the residue of the estate that shall remain either at the day of my loving wife Ann Oneales Marriage if that should happen or at the day of her death be equally divided amongst all my children, paying off the legacies as above mentioned. And lastly I do hereby ordain, constitute and appoint my dear and loving wife Ann Oneale, whole and sole executor of this my last will and testament. In testimony wherof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the day and year first written above. Peter Oneale his marking St. Mary’s county September ye 16th 1747. Melville Locke, James Wood John Suite, witnesses. Thomas Aisquith, Deputy Commissioner, St. Mary’s County Note: The will of Peter O’Neal was written April 17, 1745. and probated in St. Mary’s Co., MD. Sept. 16, 1747 From Lynne Hoge Rice on April 16, 1999 Additional by Kenneth O’Neal, The Will of Peter Oneale is found in the Calendar of Wills for St. Mary’s Co. MD, Vol. 9, 1744-1749 page 122.