Will of Captain Alexander BEALL (1759) Frederick County, Maryland

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                              " WILL OF CAPTAIN ALEXANDER BEALL "
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                                   Frederick County, Maryland
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In the name of God, Amen. This Ninth day of April One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty-nine,
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I, Alexander Beall of Frederick County in the Province of Maryland being sick and weak in body,
but of perfect minde and Memory and calling unto minde the Mortality of my Body do make and 
ordain this my last Will and Testament as followeth: And first I give my Soule unto the Hands
of God, my heavenly Father, hoping for Forgiveness of all my Sins through the Righteousness
of Jesus Christ,my Redeemer, and my Body, I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a Christian
like manner at the Discretion of my Executrix,nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection
I shall renew the same again, by the mighty power of God, and for such worldly Estaten where 
with it has pleased God to bless me in this Life with, I give and dispose of the same in the 
manner and Form following, viz.: 

Imprimis.--I give and devise unto my Son, Leonard Beall, his Heirs and assigns for ever, all 
that Tract or parcel of land called Fyffe whereon he now lives. 

Item.--I give and devise unto my Daughter, Sarah, her heirs and assigns forever, all that Tract
 of Land now in the occupation of Elizabeth Harding, containing eighty four acres. 

Item.--I give and devise unto my Son, William Magruder, his Heirs and assigns for ever, all 
that Tract of Land called, King Cole, but if he should die without Lawful Heirs, that then the
 afs'd Tract of Land to be sold and the money to be equally divided between my Daughters, 
Sabrina, Mary and Martha. 

Item.--I give and devise unto my Son, Edward, his Heirs and Assigns forever, all that Tract of
 Land called, Joval Ramble, and also one other Tract of Land Called, Jacobs Cowpen, 
But if my afs'd Son, Edward, should Die before he arrive at the age of twenty-one years or 
have lawful Heirs, that then the afs'd tracts of Land to be sold and the money to be equally
 diveded between my Daughters, Sabrina, Mary and Martha. 
Item.--I give unto my Son, Edward, his heirs and assigns for ever, all my other Lands that 
I have any Right, Title or Interest to, except what Lands I may have a right to by my Wife, 
Sarah, and also a Tract of Land that I have sold by a verbal agreement to George Ross. 
Item.--And whereas I have sold by a verbal agreement with George Ross, the plantation and 
tract of Land called, Discovery, containing two hundred and sixty acres, for the sum of
one hundred and ten pounds Currency, my Will and pleasure is that if the said George Ross 
should pay the afs'd sum of one hundred and ten pounds Currency, that, then my Executrix do
make over unto the said George Ross, his Heirs and assigns, by Deed of Conveyance all the
afs'd two hundred and sixty Acres of Land, but if the afs'd George Ross should relinquish 
the afs'd agreement, I made with him that then my Executrix hereafter mentioned to sell the
afs'd Land and the money arrising thereon to be applied to discharging my Debts. 

Item.--I give and devise unto each of my children namely,William Magruder,Elizabeth,Sarah,
Edward, Sabrina, Mary, and Martha, the sum of twenty pounds Currency, each to be paid them 
as they respectively arrive at Age or marry, but if it should happen that any of the said 
Children should die before they arrive at Age or marry, that then his, her or their respective 
Sum or Sums of money above devised to them, I give unto my Wife, Sarah. 

Item.--I give and devise unto my Wife, Sarah, her Heirs and assigns for ever all the Remainder
of my real and personable Estate I have received with her or have any Right, Title of Interest
to, by marrying her. 
And lastly, I do hereby constitute, ordain and appoint my well beloved Wife, Sarah, my whole 
and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament, revoking and making null and void all
other and former Wills, Legacies and Bequeaths by me in any wise before this Time made and
bequeathed. Rattifying and confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament, 
In Witness, whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed my Seal the Day and Year above
written. 

                                           ALEX'R BEALL. [Seal.] 
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                                           Probated, May 5th, 1759
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Signed, Sealed, published and pronounced by the afsd Alexander Beall, before us, whose names
are subscribed as Witnesses at the Request and in the Sight of the Testator. 
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  Jos. Wood. 
  Casper Shaaf. 
          her 
  Agnis A. G. Paul. 
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  Liber A, No. 1, folio 127. Frederick County, Md.