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5 In the Name of God Amen the Twelveth day of January one thousand Six hundred eighty & nine I William Coulbourne of Anamessex in y County of Somerset and Province of Maryland gent being Sick of body but of perfect memory and remembrance blessed by God: yet Calling to mind y uncertainty of estate of this Transitory life doe make Constitute and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and forme following revoking and dissanulling all former and other wills, by these presents by mee made and this only and none other to be my last will & testament And first being penitent and heartily Sorry for all my Sins past I doe Comit my Soule unto Almighty God in hopes through the meritorius dayes and passion of Jesus Christ my Saviour to receive full pardon and forgivenes of the Same next I Committ my body to y earth to be buried in a decent Christian manner according to descretion of my executor hereafter Named And as to the Setling of my temporall estate which it hath pleased God to bestow upon me far beyond my deserts, I doe give & bequeath in manner & forme following But first I will that all those debts and Legasies I owe in right and Conscience to any manner of Person or persons whatsoever Shall be well and truly paid within Convenient time after my decease Impr:mis I give & bequeath unto my Eldest Sonn William Coulbourne my ful and Sole executor the plantacon whereon I live now and all the land belonging thereunto excepting Two Tracts of land: with three negroes vizt Emanuell Betty and Abraham as also my owne horse Saddle; bridle pistolls and holsters; one press Standing in the outer roome with the table and Settle bedstead a pare of Andirons and one Chest of drawers in the inward Lower roome; Six draught oxen with Plow & necessaryes belonging ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ Secondly I doe give & bequeath unto my Sonn Robert Coulbourne one percel of land Called Harts ease Con taining Two hundred acres and another percel of land Called Harts Content Containing fifty Acres to him & his heires for ever also one Negroe Called Jack with one young Sorrel horse with a blaze downe his face with one Chest of drawers being in the Chamber with Two Thousand pound of tobacco Thirdly I doe give and bequeath unto my daughter Ann Taylor and John Taylor and to the heires of their bodies for ever one percel of Land which the Said John Taylor has Cleared upon beginning at a marked oak deviding it from my Son Williams Land and Soe running up my Creeke to the land I formerly gave my Daughter Penellopie with one Moletta boy Called Well and one Mare Called Sweet Lips and I order that my Grandaughter Dorothy have her first Mare Colt And also I give my four Grandaughters Ann: Jane: Dorothy and Mary Taylor each of them one Cow Calfe and Dorethy one ewe lamb - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ ffourthly Also to my Daughter Anne Taylor I give one wanscoat Chest and one Chest more that is in the Store house with Two Thousand pounds of Tobacco - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ ffifthly I give & bequeath unto my daughter Penelopie Holland one hive of bees and Twelve pence in Silver the full of her Legacies and Portion Sixtly I further give unto my aforesaid Sonn William Colebourne my house that is in Towne as also my ffeather Bed I lye on with its ffurniture thereto belonging with a bell Mettle Pott and Two Brass pans Item I give unto my grandaughter Anne Coulbourne one yearling heifer ~ - ~ Seventhly I give unto my Cossin John West one Cow and Calfe ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ eightly I doe desire that what other personall estate is left when the Legaties are paid be equally devided amongst my Two Sonns and Daughter vizt William Robert And Ann Ninethly It is my will & desire that my Sonn Robert & John Taylor have the priviledge of my great pasture for ther Cretures duering their life times they helping to keepe the fence in repair ~ - ~ in sight Signed Sealed Wittnessed pronounced and declared to be my last will and Testament^and prsents of Thomas Everndon William Murton Lancelott James Signum George Madux John West William V Coulborne (Seale) This will proved in open Court the 11th. day of March 1689/90 Maryland Sommerset County Ss Signed pr ordr pr Jno. West Deputy Cler Cur County Somr set William and Mary by the Grace of God over England Scotland france & Ireland King & Queen defendr of the faith &c. To William Coulbourne of Sommr:set County greeting: Whereas Collo William Colebourne of the Said County deceased: Wee doe therefore give and grant unto you the Said William Colebourne full power and Authoritie to administer all & Singular the goods Chattles and Creditors of the Said deceased and to demand Collect and Leavy ~ and in Legall manner require and receive all and all manner of debt and debts due & oweing to the said deceased and well & faithfully to dispose of the same and out of the goods Chattles & Creditts of the Said deceased which have may or Shall Come to yor hands or possession well & truly to pay the debts due by the Said deceased So far forth as the Same will extend and the Law will Charge you according to the true vallue the
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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1691-1692
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