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WILL of MARGARET WADKINS, 24 February 1813 |
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Caroline County, Maryland, Liber JR #C, Folio 250 Wit: Daniel Chezum, Thomas Hopkins and Peter Wadkins |
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| Submitted by Adina Watkins Dyer | |
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In the name of God Amen I MARGARET WADKINS of Caroline County in the
State of Maryland, being sick and weake in body but of sound and
disposing mind and memory and understanding, considering the certainty
of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and being desirous to
settle my worldly affairs and thereby be the better prepared to leave
this world when it shall please God to call one hence, do therefore make
and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form that is
to say: First and principally, I commit my sole into the hands of
Almighty God and my body to be dessently buried, then after that I leave
my property as follows: ~ I first give and bequeath the sum of thirty dollars unto a child by the name of JACOBB DESHEALD if he shud live to come to the age of twenty one years, also with legal interest on the same untill paid. Second, I give and bequeath the remainder of the money that my brother THOMAS WATKINS is due me unto my sister EASTER WADKINS ~ Third, I also give and bequeath the whole remainder of my property to my said sister EASTER WADKINS to her and at her disposal, as Witness my hand and seale this 24th day February 1813 ~ her Signed: MARGARET x WATKINS {seal} mark Test his DANIEL CHEZUM, THOMAS HOPKINS, PETER x WADKINS mark Caroline County Court } Then came DANIEL CHEZUM who offered this will for probate and made The 22d March 1814 } oath on the holy Evangels of God that the aforegoing instrument of writing is the true and whole will and testament of MARGARET WATKINS late of Caroline County deceased that hath come to his hands or possession and that he doth not know of any others of a later date. ~ Certified by RICHARDSON RYLE ~ |
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