| Volume 51, Page 512 View pdf image (33K) |
512 Chancery Court Proceedings, 1678.
Liber P C Item: Was the Said John Decry at the time you came to him
and at the time he delivered to you Instructions by word of mouth
Concerning his Will and at the time the same was by you put in
p. 126 writeing of sound and perfect mind and memory as you doe know
or believe or at what time or times was he otherwise was the Agony
or paynes of death upon him and did he not rave or talk Idely att
the time of giveing the said Instructions what Interlocutory words
did hense at the Time of giveing the said Instructions How Long
before his death was it he gave the said instructions whether were
the said Instructions put into the form of a will and read unto the
s.d Decry and by him approved of in his life time and what distance
of time was there between receiveing the said instructions and
writeing the fair draught declare the Truth therein.
Item. Did not the said John Decry in and by the Said instructions
order you at first to nominate only Ellenor Decry and Owen Quigley
Execut.rs w.thout nameing or intending to name the said John
Quigiey an Exccut :r at first as you could perceive how came the
said John Quigley afterwards to be named one of the Execut.rs of
the said John Decry was his name interlined in the s.d instructions
and was not the said John Quigicy named Exccur.r by the said
Decry at the importunity and solicitous Requests and other per-
swations of Edmond Dermott and what words or to what effect did
the said Edmond Deermott use to the said John Decry for that
purpose And what words or expressions did the said John Decry use
and in what maner did he speake them when the Said Decry gave
way or Consented to have John Quigley put downe for an Exccut.r
was the said John Decry of sound mind and memory at the same
time when John Quigleys name was ordered or agreed to be put in
as Execut.or to his Will as you verily believe or did he the said
John Decry rave and Talke Idly imediately before or after & when
Declare the truth herein.
Item. Whose name was intended to be inserted in the space or
blank left in the draught of the will for overseer was not the said
Jn.° Quigley intended by the said John Decry for overseer of the
said Will or who else Declare the Truth herein.
Chr. Rousby .p Def.t
Cross interogatoryes heretofore Administred to Edmund Dermott
And Richard Dalton Witness produced of behalfe of John Quigley
Concerning the last will and Testament of John Decry deceased
for and on the behalf e of Garrat Vansweringen Adm.r of the said
John Decry before the Judge for probate of Wills &.C
Imprimis. Were you present in Company with John Decry the
day of his death were you with him when he dyed and how Long
were you with him did he Voluntary desire any person and whome
|
||||
|
| ||||
|
| ||||
| Volume 51, Page 512 View pdf image (33K) |
|
Tell Us What You Think About the Maryland State Archives Website!
|
An Archives of Maryland electronic publication.
For information contact
mdlegal@mdarchives.state.md.us.