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188 I Richard Lloyd of Kent County in the province of Maryland being in perfect Health and of Sound Mind and memory do make ordain Constitute and appoint, this to be my last Will and Testament in manner following First. Whereas I have Given to my Daughter Ann Nicols by a Deed regularly enroled in the Records of Kent County all my two Tracts of Land lying on Chester River as also such a proportion of my Negroes and Stock as I intended for Her ;^itis therefore my Will, that she shall have no part of my remain= = ing personal Estate at the time of my Decease. Secondly – I Give and Bequeath unto my Son James Lloyd all my remaining Lands lying in of Kent County in the province aforesaid – to him, and his Heirs forever Lastly, My Will is that my Loving wife Elizabeth Lloyd shall have the use of my House and – plantation on the Bay side, as also my plantation on the Church Road near Mr. Wm. Moores during her Natural Life as a full Satis= = faction for the Thirds of my Lands, and a full Third part of all my personal Estate at the time of my Decease, and I do by these presents appoint my said Loving wife Elizabeth Lloyd my whole & Sole Executrix to Execute this my last Will and Testament in Testo= = mony whereof I have hereunto sett my Hand and Seal this day of July 1775 Richd, Lloyd Kent County Sst. The Deposition of James Tilghman Esqr. of Chester being sworn on the holy Evangels deposeth and saith that he was for a great many years intimately acquainted with Colonel Richard Lloyd late of Kent County aforesaid deceased, that he very well knows the hand writing of the said Richard Lloyd, having received many letters from him and having often seen him write that he hath carefully examined the annexed paper perepating to be the testament and last will of the said Richard Lloyd and exhibited in the Registers Office of Kent County aforesaid in order to be proved as such, and that he verily belives, and is Certain |
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