Montgomery-Frederick County MD Archives Wills.....BROWNING, EDWARD December 4, 1800
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Source: Montgomery Co., Md Wills Lds Film 0014231
Written: December 4, 1800
Recorded: January 21, 1801
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Will of EDWARD BROWNING, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Written 4th day of December 1800
Probated 21st January 1801
L.D.S. Film # 0014231
Montgomery Co., MD. Liber C-D 1792-1802
In the Name of God Amen I EDWARD BROWNING of Montgomery County & State of
Maryland Planter being of perfect and sound mind & memory do make and ordain
this my last will and & Testament
in manner and form following
Viz---- Imprimis it is my will that all my Just Debts shall be first paid-
Item I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved wife REBECCA BROWNING all my
Estate Real and personal except the Land which I hold on BENNETTS Creek during
her life in Widowhood but under the Care of WALTER MITCHEL both her and her
property as long as she may live-
Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter LUCRETIA MITCHEL and her Husband
WALTER MITCHEL all my tracts of Land whereon I now dwell Called SNOWDEN'S
MANOR enlarged and a small piece Called BROWNINGS FOLLY to them and their
Heirs for ever after the decease of my wife as also a yellow Girl called
Letty after the death of my wife to my Daughter LUCRETIA as long as my said
Daughter shall live and after her death to be free, and be it remembered that
all cuch children as she may bear during her state of servitude shall be the
property of my aforesd Daughter LUCRETIA MITCHEL & her heirs till they are
twenty five years of age and after that to be free-
Item I give and bequeath to my son EDWARD BROWNING all the Land which I hold
on BENNETTS Creek to become his property immediatily after my decease and
devolve to his heirs for ever -
Item I give and bequeath to Grand Son EDWARD BROWNING five Shillings Sterling
and to my Grand Son JOSIAH BROWNING the like sum--
Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter KIZEAH CASEY the sum of five shillings
sterlg also and the my Grand Son THOMAS son of SARAH and JAMES CASE the sum
of five shillings likewise in Sterlg Money-
Item to my Daughter DELILAH BEASHEARS the same sum, also to ANN MITCHEL the
sum of five shillings Sterlg
Item to ELIZABETH TUCKER the same sum
Item my will is Lastly that WALTER MITCHEL be constituted sole Excutor of the
my last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal this fourth day of December in the year of our Lord one
Thousand and eight hundred
signed sealed published prnounced and }
declared in presence of us who in the } EDWARD BROWNING SENR seal
presence of the Testator and in presence of}
each other have subscribed our names }
JAMES WILSON PERRY, BENJN WATERS, ARCHIBALD MASON, CHARLETON SMITH-
Montgomery County Scs On the 21th day of January 1801 Then came JAMES WILLSON
PERRY, BENJAMIN WATERS AND ARCHIBALD MASON three of the subscribing Witnesses
to the within last Will and Testament of EDWARD BROWNING SENR late of said
County deceased and made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that they
did see the Testator therein Named sign and seal this Will and that they have
heard him publish pronounce and declare the same to be his last Will and
Testament, and that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their
apprehension of Sound and disposing mind memory and understanding and that
they respectively subscribed their Names as Witness to this Will in the
presence and at the request of the Testator and in the presence of CHARLETON
SMITH the other Subscribing Witness and in the presence of each other----
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