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( 13 ) In the Name of God Amen this twentieth day of November in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and Eig[hty] one I James Breward of Kent County and State of Maryland being very sick and weak in Body but of perfect mind and memory, Tha[nks] be given unto God, therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my Body, and that it is ordained for all men once for to die, do make an[d] ordain this my last Will and Testament, that is to say principa[lly] and first of all I Commend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and my Body to the Earth to be buryed in a Christian manner, And as for such worldly Goods and Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I dispose of the same in manner & for following. I give and bequeath unto Martha Breward my wife the plantation whereon I now dwell being Scituate on a Tract of L[and] called Chance by her freely to be possessed and Enjoyed during her natural life. Item I give and bequeath unto my three lawfull. Children after the decease of Martha Breward my wife the said tra[ct] of Land called Chance to be equally divided between them all, and either if in Case divided equally between the other two. Item I give and bequeath unt[o] my Wife Martha Breward my Crop of Corn that shall be on my dwelling plantation at the time of my decease, and then my Will is that all my Moveable Estate be equally divided between my three Children, I do hereby make and ordain this my last Will & Testamen[t] In Witness whereof I have hereto put my hand & Seal the day and year above Written his Signed Sealed & Acknowledged in James X Breward {seal} the presence of us the Subscribers by mark said James Breward to be his last his his Will and Testament. Rd. Taylor, Wm. Ð Price, Jam.s X Hollingsw[orth] mark mark February 16th 1782 Then Came Richard Taylor and James Hollingswor[th] two of the Subscribing Witnesses to the within Will of James Breward [and] |
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