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40 John Eunick late of Kent County deceased and Severally made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that they did See the Testator therein 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 and disposing mind memory and Understanding And that they these deponants Together with William Gale the other Subscribing Witness within named Respectively Subscribed their names as Witnesses to this Will, in the presence and at the request of the Testator, and in the presence of each other. J Nicholson Regr Recorded pr JNicholson Regr. In the Name of God Amen I James Mc.Clean of Kent County In the State of Maryland being sick and weak of Body but of Sound & disposing mind and memory, and being desireous to Settle my Worldly affairs do therefore make and publish this my last will & Testament in manner and form following First and principally I committ my Soul into the hands of Almighty God and my Body to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors herein after named, and after my Debts & funeral Charges are paid I device and bequeath as follows. Item my Will and desire is that the Marriage Articles or Contract – with my dear Wife be complyed with by my Executors, and that they in one year after my decease do pay unto my said wife a Sum of money equal to one fourth part of my personal Estate as the same shall be appraised ( alld [?] Just demands being first Satisfied ) And in case ~ my wife should chuse such House furniture and plate as belonged to her at the time of our Marriage and what shall be remaining at the time of my decease and undisposed of ( the Clock excepted ) and also a Negro man called Will and likewise my Chaise & Chaire Horse in part of the said Sum that then my Will is that she shall have all or any of the said Articles at their Valuation or Appraisement in part as afd. and also such . |
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