Frederick County MD Archives Wills.....Charles FAIR, February 18, 1792
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Source: Frederick County Md Will Docket Gm-2
Written: February 18, 1792
Recorded: March 26, 1792

Frederick County MD Will Docket GM-2

(428) I Charles Fair of the County of Frederick and State of Maryland being 
Sick and weak in Body but of Sound and disposing Mind, Memory and understanding 
do make, publish pronounce and declare this to be my last Will and Testament in 
Manner and form following, that is to say, I Give and Bequeath unto my Dearly 
beloved Wife Mary, all my Estate Real and personal during her Natural life or 
Widowhood for the purpose of Supporting my said Wife and the Maintenance and 
Education of my Children, and after the Decease or Marriage of my said wife.  I 
give and Bequeath  the said Estate. To my Children, To Wit, Michael Peter, 
Mary, John, Charles, and Elizabeth. to be equally divided between them my said 
Children, share and Share alike; Whereas I have sold onto Peter Slider of 
Frederick County Fifty acres of Land part of The Resurvey on Brothers 
Agreement, lying in the County aforesaid,  I do therefore hereby authorise and 
empower my said Wife Mary: to Convey unto the said Peter Slider his Heirs and 
Assigns for Ever the said Land. so as aforesaid. Sold by me to him, and Lastly 
I do Hereby Nominate ^ consumate(sp) and Appoint my Said Wife Mary. and the 
said Peter Slider, Executors of this my last Will and Testament. hereby 
revoking all Wills by me heretofore made ratifying and Confirming this and now 
other to by my Last Will and Testament.  In Witness where of I have hereto Set 
my Hand and Seal this Eighteenth day of February Seventeen Hundred and Ninety 
two
Signed Sealed published pronounced and Declared by
 His
the Testator(sp) as and for his last Will and Testament  
Charles (X) Fair  Seal
In the presence of us who at his request and in his presence
Mark
and in the presence of each other have Subscribed our 
Names as Witnesses thereto ____________________               
         her
Mary + Coontz,  Leonhart Dill, Jn.o Gwinn
         mark
Frederick County March 26th 1792
Then came Mary Fair and Peter Slider and Made Oath that the aforegoing Instru-
ment of writing is the true and whole Will and Testament of Charles Fair late 
of Frederick County deceased, that hath come to their Hands and possession  ----
---
Frederick County March 26th 1792 ------             Geo. Murdoch Reg.
Then came Leonhart Dill and Jno Gwinn two of the Subscribing Witnesses to the aforegoing last 
Will and Testament of Charles Fair late of Frederick County Deceased and made Oath on the 
Holy Evangels of Almighty God that they did see the Testator therein Named     
Leonhart Dill Jno Gwinn
          ( Abbreviated names)
this Will. that they heard him publish pronounce and declare the same to be his last Will 
and Testament, that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their Apprehens-
sions of   sound and disposing Mind Memory and Understanding that they respectively (sp)
Subscribed their Names as Witnesses to this Will in the presence and the request of the
Testator and that they did also see Mary Coontz the other Subscribing Witness Sign her

(Name)
(429) Name as a Witness thereto In the presence and at the request of the Testator
and all in the presence of each other-----Geo. Murdoch Reg.                    




Additional Comments:
This Will has been transcribed by Donald H. Fair on (September 30, 1999), from 
a copy of the original Will as recorded at the Frederick County Courthouse, 
Frederick, MD.  


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