Will of Jacob CASSELL (1818); Frederick County, Maryland

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surname: Cassell, Peters, Waggoner

Frederick County, Maryland      Wills
Will book Vol 8 page 153

        In the name of God, Amen.  I Jacob Cassell of Frederick County in the
State of Maryland, being far advanced in years but of sound and disposing mind
memory and understanding and considering the certainty of death and the
uncertainty of the time thereof and being desireous to settle my worldly
affairs and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world where it shall
please God to call me hence.  Do therefore make and publish this my last will
and Testament in manner and form following: -

        First and principally I commit my soul into the hands of almighty God
and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my
Executors herein after named and after my debts and funeral charges are paid. 
I devise and bequeath as follows: -

        Item.  I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Margaret Cassell all
my Household and Kitchen furniture and also all my personal property that I
may die possessed of, Except bonds, Notes and Cash to dispose as (Serveth) 
her good I also give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Margaret, the one third
part of the residue of my personal Estate that I may die possessed of  to
dispose of she may think  prosperous. 

        Item.  I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Peters The sum of
four hundred and seventy six pounds current money. -

        Item.  I give and bequeath unto my son John Cassell the sum of fifty
pounds current money. -

        Item.  I give devise and bequeath unto my son Joseph Cassell my House
and lott in the City of Baltimore it being the property convey'd to me by John
E. Howard by deed bearing date the fourth day of May Eighteen hundred and
three to him the said Joseph Cassell his heirs and assigns forever. -

        All the residue of my Estate I give and bequeath unto my sons and
daughters namely= to Henry Cassell, John Cassell, Abraham Cassell, George
Cassell, Joseph Cassell, David Cassell, Mary Peters and Rachel Waggoner to be
equally divided amongst them share and share alike - property to be deeded as
hereinafter directed. - And further it is my will and I hereby direct
authorize and empower my Executors hereinafter named, should I out live my
beloved wife, to nominate and appoint two disinterested persons of Credit to
value and allott to each of my heirs hereinbefore named, Such portions of any
Household furniture or personal property that I may leave at my death as near
equal as they in their Judgement shall conceive to each before named and such
valuation and allotment, shall be binding on the person or persons allotted to
receive the same. - 

        And Lastly I do hereby nominate, Constitute and appoint my sons Henry
Cassell and John Cassell sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament,
revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore, ratifying and
confirming this and none other to be my Last Will and Testament. - In witness
whereof  I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this fourth day of
February in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Eighteen. -
Signed, sealed, published and
declared by Jacob Cassell the                Jacob Cassell  <Seal>
within named Testator as and
for his Last will & Testament
in the presence of us who at
his request, in his presence
and in the presence of each
other, have subscribed our
names as witnesses thereto.
John Nicodemus
Nicholas Durbin
William Durbin Jr.

Frederick County, to wit,
        On the 20th day of April 1818, then came Henry Cassell & John Cassell
and made Oath on the Holy Evangely of almighty God that the foregoing
Instrument of writing is the true whole will and Testament of Jacob Cassell,
late of Frederick County deceased , that hath come to their hands and
possession and that they do not know of any other. -
                Sworn before Henry Steiner Reg't

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Frederick County, to wit,
        On the 20th day of April 1818, then came John Nicodemus & William
Durbin Jr. two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Last will and
testament of Jacob Cassell late of Frederick County deceased, and made Oath on
the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that they did see the testator therein
named Sign and seal this will, that they heard him publish, pronounce, and
declare the same to be his Last Will and Testament, that all the time of his
doing, he was to the best of  their apprehensions of a sound and disposing
mind memory and understanding, that they together with Nicholas Durbin the
other subscribing witness, respectively subscribed their names as witnesses
to this will in the presence and at the request of the Testator and all in the
presence of each other. -
                Sworn before Henry Steiner Reg't