Will of William SHANEFIELD (1813); Washington Co, Maryland This file was contributed by Michael S. Caldwell . ************************************************************************ 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. ************************************************************************ Washington County, Maryland Will book B, pp. 254-257 The last Will and Testament of William Shanefield deceased In the name of God Amen, I William Shanefield of Washington County in the State of Maryland being at present weak in body though of perfect mind memory and understanding do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say: First and principally I commit my soul to God that gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent and christian manner at the discretion of my executors to be appointed by this my last will and for such worldly goods as it has pleased God to bless me in this world I give and dispose of it in the following manner: I give and bequeath to Mary my beloved wife four hundred pounds current money to be paid to her by my Executors in one year after my decease in lieu of her dower in my estate and I further give and bequeath to my said wife Mary the mare, saddle and bridle and also the cow now commonly called hers and all the goods and chattels whatsoever which she brought with her to my house and which were hers before the time of our marriage and also the privilege of my present dwelling house for a place of residence until the said sum of four hundred pounds is paid to her and also the use of the garden now in my possession for the same term of time. I give and bequeath to my eldest son Jacob the sum of twenty dollars as a testimony of my respect and affection having heretofore advanced to him what I consider his portion of my estate. I give and bequeath to my son John the sum of three hundred pounds, which is due and owing to me from my son Jacob and for which I have his bonds six in number conditioned for the payment of fifty pounds current money each and also the interest that may be due thereon but my son John is to account with and pay to my executors whatever sums of money may be due and owing from him to me and for which I have his written obligations to the amount of four hundred dollars or upwards, including interest thereon otherwise he is to have no benefit of this bequest. I give and devise to my son William the plantation whereon he now lives in Morrison's Cove in Bedford County and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which land was conveyed to me by Ann Hoover and her husband Jacob Hoover and also by Martin Houser and Jacob Houser for one hundred and ten acres and ninety six perches and the usual allowances. I also give and bequeath to my said son William the sum of forty dollars current money to be paid to him by my executors in one year after my decease. I give and devise to my son Henry all that part of my plantation called "Rock Hall" lying in the County of Washington aforesaid that is included by the following metes and bounds. Beginning at a stone and a marked black oak sapling standing about four perches from the bank of Antietam creek it being the end of the twenty-fourth line of the aforesaid land called Rock Hall and running thence with the closing line of said land into the midst of the Channel of Antietam Creek, thence running down the said creek with the middle of the channel thereof and on the north side of an island in said creek till it comes about one perch below the lower point of a fish dam on said creek and on the aforesaid tract then leaving the creek and running thence to a marked white oak sapling near the top of a hill on the west side of said creek thence running westerly passing a marked locust tree by a straight line till it intersects the eighth line of a tract of land called "Little Worth" one of the original tracts resurveyed into Rock Hall then running with that line to the end thereof then running with the lines of the said land called Rock Hall round to the aforesaid place of beginning containing by estimation about one hundred and fifty five acres of land which land of value and rate to him at the sum of eight pounds current money per acre which the said Henry is to pay to my executors in annual installments of fifty pounds current money the first annual installment or payment to become due and payable at the end of one year after my decease; but I further will and direct that the said payment of eight pounds per acre is only to be made on the quantity of land included by the original tracts in the said resurvey called Rock Hall and not for any part of the vacancy added by the said resurvey within the limits aforesaid and I hereby will and direct that the payments to be made by the said Henry shall be a lien and encumbrance on the said land until the whole is paid. I give and devise to my son Andrew all the remainder of the aforesaid tract of land called Rock Hall which I value and rate to him at the sum of eight pounds current money per acre containing by estimation about one hundred and forty five acres of land which sum of eight pounds per acre is to be paid by the said Andrew in the same manner and with the same reservations as to the vacant land included and to be held under the same encumbrance as the devise heretofore made to my son Henry. I give and bequeath to my daughter Margaret Leckaron the sum of three hundred pounds current money to be paid to her in the following installments to wit: One hundred pounds to be paid at the end of one year after my decease and one hundred pounds at the end of three years from the expiration of the term for the payment of the first installment and the remaining one hundred pounds to be paid at the end of three years after the expiration of the term for the payment of the second installment. I give and bequeath to my daughter Susanna Bowman the sum of Three hundred pounds current money to be paid to her in three equal payments, the first payment of one hundred pounds to be made at the end of two years after my decease and the other two payments to be made at the end of three years and six years from the expiration of the term for making the first payment of one hundred pounds in the same manner as above directed for the payments to be made to Margaret Leckaron. I give and bequeath to my daughter Catharine Artz the sum of three hundred pounds current money to be paid to her in three equal payments, the first payment of One hundred pounds to be made at the end of three years after my decease and the other two payments to be made at the end of three years and six years from the expiration of the term for making the first payment of one hundred pounds in the same manner as above directed for the payments to be made to Margaret Leckaron and Susanna Bowman. I hereby order and direct that my Executors as soon as may be convenient after my death convert the whole of my estate not herein particularly devised into ready money and after the payment of my just debts (if any) and my funeral expenses it is to become assets in their hands for the payment of the four hundred pounds herein before bequeath to Mary my wife which is to be first paid before any of the legacies herein bequeathed and whatever balance or surplus (if any) shall remain in their hands at the end of one year after my decease after the payment of the sums or legacies made payable at that time is to be equally divided among all my children hereinbefore named or their legal representatives and also when all the legacies herein bequeathed to my three daughters are paid then the balance of the money that may grow due from my sons Henry and Andrew for the land herein devised to them is likewise to be equally divided when due and payable from them among all my said children or their legal representatives, it is further my will that the lands I have herein before devised to my sons William, Henry, and Andrew, they are to hold each his respective part in fee simple and if either of them should die before me the lands herein devised to him or them shall go to his or their legal representatives, respectively. On examination I find that the sum of three hundred pounds due me from my son Jacob and herein bequeathed to my son John is not due on bonds as above mentioned, but that I have from him six notes of hand for the sum of one hundred and thirty three dollars and thirty three cents each amounting in the whole to about the sum of three hundred pounds besides interest which I give and bequeath to my son John on the terms before mentioned. And I further will and direct that after the payments of all the legacies or sums herein bequeathed to my three daughters is made and when there may be no more then four hundred pounds due from each of my sons Henry and Andrew for the land hereinbefore devised to them that then they shall not be obliged to pay any more of the annual sums of fifty pounds but I hereby give and bequeath to them the said balance of four hundred pounds each anything in this my will to the contrary notwithstanding. And I hereby constitute and appoint my son Andrew Shanyfield and my son-in-law Jacob Leckaron to be the Executors of this my will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made and ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal this twentieth day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirteen. William Shanyfield (In German) {Seal} W. Boyd Martin Rohrer John Barr I William Shanafelt do this fifteenth day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirteen hereby make and constitute this Codicil to my last will and testament within written as follows to wit. Whereas it hath pleased God to take my son Henry therein mentioned from this transitory world before me, now I hereby devise and direct and it is my will that the lands and premises in my said will mentioned and therein and thereby devised to my said son Henry, be equally held, occupied and enjoyed by all the children of my said son Henry them, their heirs and assigns as tenants in common in fee simple of the same subject nevertheless to the same right of the widow of my said son Henry in the same and in the same manner as she would have been entitled to as her dower in case my said son Henry had been seized in Fee of the same at the time of his death. And I hereby ratify and confirm all and every part of my within will and testament no inconsistent with this Codicil hereby ratifying and confirm the same together with this Codicil as and for my last will and testament. And I do hereby give and devise to my beloved wife in addition to the bequest to her in my said will contained the further sum of fifty pounds current money to be paid her by my Executors out of the property by my said will devised to be and within two years after my decease the said sum of Fifty pounds is to be paid her if she shall then be alive not otherwise. In testimony whereof I have signed my name and affixed my seal the above date. William Shanyfield (In German) {Seal} Signed, sealed, published and pronounced by Shanafelt as and for his last will and testament and Codicil thereto, in our presence, who signed our names as witnesses thereto in his presence and at his request. Samuel Hughes Junr. Michael Hammon Elizabeth Bowman Washington County to wit. On the -- day of -- 1813 came Samuel Hughes Junr., Michael Hammon and Elizabeth Bowman and made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that they did see William Shanefelt the Testator herein named sign and seal this Codicil to his last will and testament, that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehensions of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding and that they subscribed their names to this Codicil in the presence and at the request of the testator. Certified by George C. Smoot Reg. Washington County to wit. On the -- day of -- 1813 came Andrew Shanefeld and Jacob Leckron and made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that this is the true and whole will of William Shanefelt late of Washington County deceased that hath come to their hands and possession and that they do not know of any other. At the same time came Walter Boyd and John Barr and made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that they did see the Testator herein named sign 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 his so doing he was to the best of their apprehensions of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding and that they subscribed their names to this will in the presence and at the request of the testator and that they saw Martin Rohrer the other subscribing witness do the same. Certified by George C. Smoot Reg.