Washington County MD Archives Wills.....Streight [Stright], Leonard March 27, 1780
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Source: Original Will, Md Hall Of Records, Annapolis, Md
Written: March 27, 1780
Recorded: October 8, 1782

In the Name of God Amen the Twenty Seventh Day of March in the year of our Lord 
one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty.  I Leonard Streight of Bernards Township 
in the County of Somerset and province of New Jersie.  Being in Perfect Health 
of Body and of Perfect Mind and Memmory thanks be Given unto God therefore 
Calling unto Mind the Mortallity of my body and Knowing that it is appointed 
for all Men once to Dye do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament that 
is to say Principally and first of all I Give and recommend my Soul into the 
hands of God that Gave it and for my Body I Recommend it to the Earth to be 
Buried in a Christian Like Manner at the Discretion of My Executors Nothing 
Doubting but at the General Resurrection I Shall Recive the Same Again By the 
Mighty Power of God and as touching Such worldly Estate where with it hath 
pleased god to Bless me in this Life I Give Devise and Dispose of the Same in 
the following Manner and form.
Impremis.  It is my will and I do order that my Dear and Loving wife Elisabeth 
Shall have all and singular the Goods and furniture which She had when I 
Married her Viz. That is to Say her Negro wench Desk and her Bed and Beding and 
the Sum of ten Pounds in Money To be paid out of my Estate.
Item.  I Give and Bequeath unto My Chilldren here in after Named as follows.  
That is to Say.  unto My Eldest Son Christian Stright, Lowrance Streight 
Leonard Streight and William Streight and my Daughter Margret Stright Married 
to the reverend George Young as allso to my Last Tow Chilldren Which I have by 
my Last wife Elizabeth Named Sarah and the Son Named Jacob all my Chilldren 
before mentioned to Share Equall of my Estate all to be Converted in to money 
and to be Equally Devided as aforesaid.  Only that it is my will and I do Order 
that my Tow Youngest Chilldren Sarrah and Jacob Should be Supported and Brought 
up out of My Estate untill the Shall be able to Git a Living for themselves & 
further it is my will that My Daughter Sally Shall have a Sett of Silver 
handled Knifes & forks which I am Now Posesed of for by her Devidind ----------
Lastly.  I ordain Constitute and Appoint my Trusty and Loving frends the 
Reverend George Young Daniel Castner and my Son Leonard Stright to be my Sole 
and Only Executors of this my Last will and Testatment and I do hereby utterly 
Disallow revoake and Disanull all and Every Other former Testaments wills 
Legacies and Executors by me in any ways before this Time Time Named willed & 
Bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and no Other to be my Last will and 
Testament.  Inwittness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal the day and 
year above Written --------

Signed Sealed Published	 	}
Pronounced and Declared by the said	}				Leonard 
Stright {Seal}
Leonard Streight as his Last will	}
and Testament in the presensce of us	}
the Subscribers --------			}

Jacob Castner			the Sum of Ten pounds
George Teepel			willed to my wife being
Abraham Castner		a Little Crowded, but acklowledged
Dan Castner Jnr.		By the Testator in presence of the
				Wittnesses ======


Washington County Jst. Oct 8th 1782.  Then came George Young & Leonard Stright 
& made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that the aforegoing is the 
true & whole Will & Testament of Leonard Stright that hath come to their hands 
& possession & that they do not know of any Other —
								Certified by
								Thomas Belt Rg. 

I further certify that Elizabeth Stright the widow of the Deceased were present 
at the time the above probate was taken & that she did not object to the taking 
of the same.

								Certified by
								Thomas Belt Reg.


[On the back of the will is written the following:]

Leonard Streight
Testament

Additional Comments:
[I have transcribed the following from the original will of Leonard Stright on 
file at the Hall of Records, Annapolis, MD, and have left all capitalization 
and spelling as it is in the original.  Stephanie (Stright) Hill]

Although the will was written while he still lived in Someret County, NJ, 
Leonard Stright died in Washington County, MD at the home of his son, also 
named Leonard Stright, a blacksmith who lived in Hagerstown.

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