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Reports of Cases in the High Court of Chancery of Maryland 1846-1854
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428 HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY.
death to her children. To Laura Bevans, Mr. Harford's pic-
ture, set with diamonds, and I beg George Ogle Bevans may have
a gold watch as soon as lie is old enough to take care of it, and
my seals. All my sheets, table linen and quilt;?, I give to Mary
Bevans. To Laura my writing desk, and looking glass, and
dressing table, and two silver sauce-boats. The rest of my plate
I wish to be divided among the children of my daughter, Mary
Bevans, unless my trustees should think it most advisable to sell
it for their use. I appoint my above named trustees the exe-
cutors of this my last will and testament."
By a codicil, executed on the 23d of June, 1815, the testatrix
manumitted her negro man, Caesar, and gave him an annuity of
$20 per annum, during his life, also her negro man Orson, and
her negro cook, Nan Bowser, and gave each an annuity of $10
per annum, during their lives; also her negro girl, Nance,
whose freedom was to commence on the 1st of January, 1818,
and requested these devises to be scrupulously carried into
effect.
By another codicil, dated the 28th of July, 1815, the manu-
mission of the negro girl, Nance, was postponed until the 1st
of January, 1820, and her services in the mean time were be-
queathed to Laura Bevans and Mary R. Bevans, daughters of
Mary Bevans.
At the date of the above will, Mary Bevans, the daughter of
Mrs. Ogle, was the wife of George Bevans, who died during the
lifetime of the testatrix. The said George and Mary Bevans
had four children, George 0. Bevans, Laura Bevans, John T.
Bevans and Mary Ridout Bevans, all of whom, with their said
mother, were living at the death of the testatrix, who died shortly
after the date of the last codicil above mentioned.
On the 30th of August, 1815, the will was admitted to pro-
bate in the Orphans Court of Anno Arundel county, and the
other persons named in the will as trustees and executors hav-
ing declined those trusts, letters testamentary were thereupon
granted to Benjamin Ogle, who, on the 14th of September, 1816,
returned an inventory of the personal estate, and on the 24th
of February, 1816, passed a final account in said Orphans Court,

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