Will of Arthur THOMPSON (1702); St. Mary’s County, Maryland This file was contributed by Wanda Schuhart . ************************************************************************ * 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. ************************************************************************ Arthur Thompson PC1-125/126 15 Dec 1702 The last will of Arthur Thompson: Maryland --- In ye name of God amen, I Arthur Thompson, of St Clem'ts Bay in St Mary's County, being of sound disposition of mind & memory blessed be God, do make this my last will & testament, in manor & form following, that is to say first I give & bequeath my soul to God, who gave it, hoping through ye merrits of Jesus Christ to receive pardon, & full remition of all my sins, & my body I commit to ye earth, from whence it came, to be buried in such decent manor, as my Execurors, hereafter named shall think fitt, & for ye estate, which it hath pleased God to bless me withall, I bestow ye same, in manor & form following. Imprimis, I give & bequeath to my son Sebastion Thompson, 1 pewter bason. Item. I give unto my son John Thompson ye one half of that land, when layed out lying by Brother Carberys, & within his bounds, being my proper land, to him ye John & his heirs forever, & ye other half to my daughter Tocla, whereon my little hous & orchatt stands, to her & her heirs forever. Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Tocla, 1 large table with drawers, 1 feather bed, & bolster, Rugg & blanketts & 1 cow called Spott with all her increas forever. Item I give unto my youngest daughter Mildred Thompson my house & 2 lotts thereunto belonging in St Clements Town, & 100 ackers of land out of my 200 acres at ye duckponds, ye other 100 to my son Oswald Thompson, to them & their heirs forever, but in case my daughter should die without issue, then unto my loving wife, if she shall then be living to her & her heirs forever; but if she should not then be living, that then ye lands shall fall to my daughter Tocla & her heirs forever; I have 2 bills of George Halls, for land he bought of me but nothing payed to that if he or any of his heirs, should ever come, or any other person, to injoy ye s'd land lying by old Evans, thos bills I give unto my youngest daughter Mildred to be put for her to such use, as her mother, Susan Thompson, shall think fitt. Item I give unto my daughter Tocla, 1 Iron pott & pothooks & 1 large chest. Item I give & bequeath unto my loving wife, Susan Thompson, all ye rest & residue of my whole estate, both cattle, hoggs & horses of what kind ---- with all their increas forever, with all my goods & chattles, & all my land in Baltimore County, if not sold at ye time of my death, to her & her heirs forever, but if sold at ye time of my death, ye price to discharge all my just debts. Item further it is my will & desire that after the decease of brother John Carbery, if his plantation, whereon he now liveth be recovered at ye equall charge of my 5 oldest children, namely Sebastion, John, Oswald, Mildred Shurtclife & Tocla, or any of them, that shall survive, or any of their heirs, that then they shall choos 6 honest men of the nabourhood, to divide & alott to everyone there part, & they shall be so contented without farther troble, & so after & to re---, to them & their heirs forever. Item if my daughter Tocle should die without ishow , that then, whatsoever, by this will is given unto her shall be equally divided between Sebastion, Oswald & to remain to them & their heirs forever, & to this my last will & testament I Constitute & appoint my loving wife, Susana Thompson, my sole Exequetrichor, in witness, whereof I have here, unto, sett my hand & affixed my seal this 15th day of December, Anno Dom 1702. Arthur Thompson ((SEAL)) (The lotts above specified is known by ye numbers 40 & 46) Sined & Sealed in the presence of us Nicholas Goulick, James French, Martin French, John Secill (his mark) Maryland - St Maries County. Came Nicholas Goulick, James French, Martin French & John Cissell, & made oath upon the Holy Evangelist, that the within specified Arthur Thompson, signed, sealed & delivered the within ----, to be his ---- & -- -- Sworn to before me James Keech, D Corri; St Maries County