Last Will and Testament 
Of

Seneca Cheseldine, 1815

Note:  There are two wills for Seneca Cheseldine.  There is a debate over whether one belongs 
to the son, Seneca or the father.  After careful scrutiny, it is my belief that both belong to 
Seneca, the father, as he was married twice.  He was forced to rewrite his first will after some 
of his sons died.  WE do not know the name of the wife of the son, Seneca, but we know that the 
father married 1)Elizabeth Biscoe and 2) Elizabeth Turner.  It is, almost certain that he had a 
child Chloe who was handicapped as he made sure in both wills that she would be cared for.


In the name of God Amen.  I, Seneca Cheseldine, of Saint Mary's County in the State of Maryland, 
being in perfect health of body and of sound and ___clear mind, memory and understanding, 
considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time, thereof, make and publish 
this my last will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say:

First and Principally,I commit my Soul into the hands of the Almighty God and my 
Body to the Earth to be decently buried at the direction of My Executor therein after named and 
after my debts and funeral charges are paid and my bills thereof are taken out, I give and 
bequeath as follows:  I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth Cheseldine the use of 
the whole of my estate both real and personal during her natural life, and after her death I 
give the aforesaid real and personal property to be equally divided between my children as 
follows:  To my son Seneca Nelson Cheseldine, Harry Cheseldine, Girard Cheseldine, Janey 
Cheseldine, Charley Cheseldine, Chloe Cheseldine, Eliza Cheseldine and Mary Ann Cheseldine.  
My wish and desire is that Chloe Cheseldine's part of my estate shall be delivered after my 
wife Elizabeth's death to my daughter, Elizabeth Grant, and for her to make use of this said 
part for the maintainance and support of the said Chloe. And lastly I do  hereby constitute and 
appoint my dear wife, Elizabeth Cheseldine to be the sole Executrix of this my last Will and 
Testament ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament.  In 
testimony whereof, I have herunto set my hand affixed my Seale this 24 Mar 1815.

                                   Seneca Cheseldine  (Seale)        

 witnesses:  Morris Shank, George Shank and Edward Scott.

The above are the words written in the will as I have read them and transcribed them.  Peggy F. 
Rufner.

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