Baltimore, MD
1834 pg. 158-159
Submitted by Sharon Witzke Reinhard
To
all Christian People to whom these presents may come. Know ye that I, Benedict
Peirpoint of Baltimore County, considering the uncertainty of this life do make
and declare this to be my last will
and testament in the following manner. I give unto my son, Charles Pierpoint
twelve dollars. I give to my grandson, William Thomas Pierpoint all my wearing
apparel. I give to my daughter Arietta five dollars and to Margaret Keller,
Elizabeth Keller, Matilda Kirby, Emelia Smith to each ten dollars and to
Angelina Pierpoint one hundred dollars. I give to Thomas Pierpoint that fourteen
acres of land that I bought of Walter Pierpoint for and during his natural life.
(he having not complied with our contract) and after his decease I give the same
piece of land to Milcah and Mariah Pierpoint them their heirs and assigns for
ever and if either should die without heirs the other to have the whole Item. I
give unto Angelina Pierpoint a piece of land lying on the given line of
Pierpoint's Defense called Partner’s Perch about eighteen acres. I give to my
daughter Flavella Henry all my books and to Angelina Pierpoint all my household
furniture beds and bedding. And my will and desire is that one half acre of land
where my wife was buried be kept for a family burying ground with a road to and
from the main road and I wish and desire my Executor in one year after my
decease to sell my lower place to pay all the above
legases and all the over plush to be divided between Milcah and Mariah
Pierpoint and Flavilla Henry them their heirs and assigns and should either of
them die without heirs to descend to the other survivor or survivors of the
three last named girls. And I do constitute and appoint John H. Smith my
Executor in every case of this my last will and testament and be it known that I
do not owe one dollar in the world and I Benedict Pierpoint do acknowledge this
instrument of writing to be my last will and testament according to the true
intent and meaning thereof.
In
witness whereof I have set my hand seal this
day in
the year of our lord eighteen hundred and thirty four.
Benedict Pierpoint
Note:
Elizabeth Pierpoint married John Keller, Jr.
June 7, 1832
Flavilla Pierpoint marrried James
Henry May 27, 1832
Methodist Records of Baltimore City,
Volume 2