Will of PAUL ANDRISS (1804) Frederick County, Maryland

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Liber GMRB-1, Folio 91

In the Name of God Amen.  I Paul Andriss of Frederick County being mindfull of 
the shortness of Human life but being of sound and disposing mind memory and 
understanding do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner & 
form following. Imprimis after my just debts and funeral charges are paid & 
discharged I give and bequeath to my wife Charaty Andriss all the remainder of 
my property both real and personal to her, her heirs or assigns forever and 
lastly I do ordain constitute and appoint my wife Charaty Andriss whole & sole 
Executrix of this my last will & testament hereby revoking all former wills by 
me made and declaring this and none other to be my last will & testament.  In 
witness whereof I have hereunto set my mark and seal this twenty fifth day of 
October Eighteen hundred and four.
Paul (his V mark) Andriss

Signed Sealed Published and Pronounced by the Testator to be his last will & 
Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at his request and in 
the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witness.
Joseph Gordon
Thos Todd
Z____rif Stimmal

Frederick County January 23rd 1805
Then came Charity Andriss and made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God 
that the aforegoing instrument of writing is the true & whole will and testament 
of Paul Andriss late of Frederick County deceased that hath come to her hands 
and possession and that she doth not know of any other.
George Murdock Reg

Frederick County January 23rd 1805
Then came Thomas Todd one of the subcribing witnesses to the aforegoing last 
will & testament of Paul Andriss late of Frederick County deceased and made oath 
on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that he did see the testator therein named 
sign & seal this will that he heard him publish pronounce and declare the same 
to be his last will and testament that at the time of his __ing [looks like 
soding] he was to the best of his apprehension of a sound & disposing mind 
memory & understanding that he subscribed his name as a witness to this will in 
the presence and at the request of the testator and that he did also see Joseph 
Gordon & Henry Stimmel the other subscribing witnesses sign his name as a 
witness to said will in the presence and at the request of the testator and all 
in the presence of each other.
George Murdock Reg