Washington County MD Archives Wills.....Irvin, Andrew July 3, 1848
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Source: Last Will And Testament Of Andrew Irvin
Written: July 3, 1848
Recorded: October 17, 1848

Last Will and Testament || In the name of God Amen.  I Andrew Irvin of
of Andrew Irvin decd.   || Washington county in the State of Maryland of
=========================  sound and desposing mind memory and understan-
ding Considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof
and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby be the better pre-
pared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence do there-
‘fore 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 unto the hands of Almighty
God, and my body to the earth to be decently buried and and after all my
lawful debts and funeral ...: are paid I give and bequeath as follows to
wit:
  I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved Wife Sarah Irwin all my
household and Kitchen furniture as well as any other personal property I
may own at my decease. and I also give and devise unto my said Wife
Sarah Irwin ni fee simple all my right; title interest and claim in and
to nine acres and eleven perches of land with the house I occupy as also
one other house now occupied by my Son Joseph Irwin this being part
of a tract of land purchased by my Father Jonathan Irwin from Joseph
Emmert in the Year 1823 she to do and dispose of this as she thinks proper
And Lastly I constitute and appoint Henry Martin to be my Executor of
this my last will and testament
  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal
this 3rd day of July 1848			his
					 Andrew  X  Irvin	[seal]
						mark
Signed sealed published and declared
by Andrew Irwin the testator hereto, as and for his last will and testam-
ent in the presence of us who at his request and in the presence of each
other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto
  John Newcomer.  Saml. Fahrney.  Richard Kennedy

Maryland Washington County Sct: On the 17th day of October 1848 came John
Newcomer one of the subscribing witnesses to the written will and made
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Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God: and at the same time came
Samuel Fahrney one of the subscribing witnesses to the within will and af-
“firmed that they did see the Testator within named make his mark and
seal this will: that they heard him publish pronounce and declare the
same to be his last will and testament.  That at the time of so doing he
was to the best of their Apprehensions of sound and desposing mind memory
And understanding, And that they together with the other subscribing
witness subscribed their names as witnesses to this will: at the request
And in the presence of the Testator, and in the presence of each other.
Sworn to in Open Court before the subscriber.  Register of Will for Washington
County.
						James Mason
Maryland Washington County Sct:
On the 17th day of Oct. 1848 came Henry M. Martin the Exr.
Named in the within will + made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty
God, that this is the true and whole will of Andrew Irwin late of Washing-
‘ton County decd. that has come to his sight or knowledge and that he does
not know nor has he heard of any other.  Sworn to in Open Court
before the Subscriber.  Register of Wills for Washington County
						James Mason

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