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Kent County Register of Wills, 1781-1790
Volume 738, Page 90   View pdf image
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    In the name of God amen I Joseph Wicks son of Benjn.
   Wicks of Kent County in the State of Maryland being very
   sick and weak in body but blesed be God of sound + perfect
   memory, do by these presents make ordain and declare this
   my Will and Testament as follows —
   First I give and bequeath unto Simon Wicks Surveyer, my –
   Negro Man Stepney and within four Weeks after my death I desire
                                                                            Stepney
   my Friend Simon Wicks to sell the said Negro Man ^ free by executing
   such writings agreable to Law and have it Recorded as will present
   him or any other person from making a Slave of the said Negro Man
   Stepney —   Secondly after my Just Debts and paid funeral
   charges are paid, I bequeath all the rest of my Estate to my
   wife Margaret Wicks, and in Case it Necessary to Administer
   upon my Estate, my Will is that my wife shall be my whole and
   Sole Executor as Witness my hand and Seal this fifteenth day of
   April Anno Domini 1784. —
                                                                      Jo: Wickes son }
                                                                        of Benjn  . . .  } {seal}

   Signed Sealed in}
    the presents of. } William Grainger, George Hanson ~
    August 18th. 1784 Then Came William Grainger + George —
   Hanson the two Subscribing Witnesses to the within last Will and
   Testament of Joseph Wickes late of Kent County deceased and Severally
   made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that they did See –
   the Testator herein 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 tha they Respectively subscribed their names
   as Witnesses to this Will in the presence, and at the Request of the
   Testaor, and in the presince of each other . ~
                                                                            JNicholson Regr
    Recorded pr JNicholson Regr
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