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Kent County Register of Wills, 1781-1790
Volume 738, Page 33   View pdf image
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        In the name of God Amen I Archibald Wright of Kent
   County and State of Maryland being sick and weak in Body but of
   Sound mind and memory, First and principally I committ my Soul into
   the Hands of Almighty God, and my Body to the Earth to be decently
   buryed at the discretion of my Executrix here in after named, and —
   after my Debts and funeral charges are paid it is my Will & desire as —
   follows.   First that my wife Margaret shall Injoy and possess all my —
   real property in the County afd during her life, after her decease
   to decend to my Sons John Wright & William Wright in manner & form ~
   following that is, that the real Estate shou’d be as equally   divided —
   between the said John and William as may be, and that after my beloved
   wife Margaret taking one third^partof my personal property, It is my Will &
   desire that the remaining part of my personal Estate should be Equally —
   divided between my Children John, Mary, Ann, Suly, and William, And
   lastly I do appoint my dear Wife Margaret Wright to be sole Executrix of
   this my last Will and Testament, revoking & Annulling all former Wills by
   me heretofore made Ratifying and Confirming this & none other to be may —
   last will & Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand &
   Seal this 24 day of January 1783. — ——
                                                                       Archibald Wright (‡‡‡)
   Signed sealed published and declared by Archibald Wright the above
   named Testator as and for his last Will & Testament in the presence of
   us who at his request and in his presence have Subscribed owr names
   as Witnesses, William Henry, William Clark, John Voorhees ——
   February 20th. 1783 Then came William Henry and John Voorhees two of the
   Subscribing Witnesses to the within last Will and Testament of Archibald
   Wright late of Kent County deceased, and Severally made Oath on the Holy
   Evangels of Almighty God, that they did See the Testator thereing named
   Sign and Seal this Will, And that they heard him publish, pronounce
   and declare the same to be his last Will & Testament; that at the time
   of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehensions, of Sound +



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