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91 In the name of God Amen I Elizabeth Marley of Kent County in this State of Maryland being very sick and weak in Body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to Almighty God for the same, but calling to mind the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of this transitory life, do therefore commit my Body to the Earth to be buryed in Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my Exer hereafter named, and my Soul into the hands of God that gave it, and as touching such Worldly it has pleased the Almighty God to bless me with in this life I therefore dispose of the same in the following manner. Imprimis first of all my Will is that all my Just debts + funeral – charges be paid out of my Estate by my Exrs. Item I give and bequeath to my Grand Child Rebecca Marley the Sum of Twenty shillings common money Item I give + bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Priscilla Marley Daughter of Abraham the Sum of thirty shillings Specie Martha Conner Item I give + bequeath unto my dearly beloved daughter^ wife of James Conner the Residue + remainder of my whole Worldly Estate Real + personal to her & her heirs for ever. Lastly I constitute make & ordain James Conner my Son in Law whole & sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament disallowing & Revoking all former Wills & Testaments by me heretofore made, Ratifying + Confirming this and no other to be my last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this Twentyeth day of July in the year of our Lord Christ Seventeen hundred + Eighty four . 1784. her mark NB the above Errors was Scrachd. out} Elizabeth X Marley {seal} before the Ensealing of this Will . . . } whereof the Testatrix publishes the same in the presence of the Subscribers. his mark his mark his mark Wm. X Dodson, John X Nickoson, Thomas X Wells. August. 28th. 1784 Then came William Dodson + Thomas Wells two of the Subscribing Witnesses to the within Will and Testament of Elizabeth Marley late of Kent County deced, and made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that they did See the Testator therein named Sign + Seal this Will and that they heard her publish pronounce + declare the same to |
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