Wills: Will of John Lohr (1782): Frederick County, MD
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Will of John Lohr
Will Book: GM-1; page 288, 289,290, 291
Frederick County Courthouse
Frederick, Maryland
[transcribers note: spelling retained, some punctuation added for clarity]
Date Written: 3 November 1782
Date Recorded: 10 December 1782
Page 288
In the Name of God Amen, I, John Lohr of Frederick County in the State of
Maryland, yoman, being sick and weak of Body but of sound & disposing Mind
and Memory & Understanding blessed be God for the same & calling unto Mind
the Mortaliy of my Body and knowing it is appointed for all Men once to die,
do this third Day of November in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred & eight two make ordain this my last Will & Testament in the Manner
and Form following, Viz: Principally and first of all I recommend my
immortal Spirit into the Hands of the great Creator [unreadable] in the
M[unreadable] of Jesus Christ my Redeamor for Pardon and Remission of all my
Sins and an happy admission into
Page 289
into the Regions of Bliss and Immortality and for my Body I Recommend it to
the Earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent Manner as the
Discraition of my Executors nothing doubting but I shall receive the same
again by the Power of the almighty God and touching such worldly Substance as
it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give, Bequeath & dispose
of the same in the following manner and Form, Viz: Item, I give, devise and
Bequeath unto my dearly beloved Barbara all that Land which I have in the
County of York, State of Pennsylvania with all appurtenances thereunto
belonging to be her sole W[???] and at her disposal. Item, I give and
Bequeath unto my oldest Son, John, if he return, the Sum of fifteen pounds
hard Money and to my son, Henry, if he return, the Sum of ten pounds in the
like money, and my son, Jacob, ten pounds, and my Dauter, Francina, ten
pounds, and my Son, Christian, ten pounds, and Susannah, ten pounds when they
come of proper age, to be paid out of my Estate lying in Frederick County,
State of Maryland. Item, my desire is that my two Executors, namely, John
Shilling & John Jones as soon as convenient after my Death to take an
Inventory of all my Lands, Chattles, Tenements together with all Household
Furniture with all Stocks of Cattle, Horses, Hoggs and Sheep together with
all plantation utensills. And to have the same appraised and entered upon
Record. Item, my Will is that my two Executors may sell and dispose of all
Lands and personal Estate lying in Frederick County and State aforesaid to
the Use of paying off all just debts and Legusy's of my forenamed six
children before mentioned. And my Executors to grant Execute, Seal and
deliver all such rights as I have of the Lands aforesaid and the Purchaser
thereof in [??] as fully and to such Interst and purpose as if I myself were
per[????]. Item, my Will is that the Remainder of my Estate after my Wife's
Donny [could be Dowry] to be equally divided among my ten Children namely
that is to say, Catherina, Barbara, Elizabeth, John, Henry, Mary, Jacob,
Franciana, Christian and Susannah and to their Heirs and assigns, and lastly,
I do conclude and appoint my
Page 290
my trusty Friends, John Shilling and John Jones my only and sole Executors of
this my last Will and testament and frther hereby revoke, Disallow and
Disannull all former Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made, Willed or
ordained Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be and ordain this my
last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand &
Seal the Day and Year above written
John
[his mark] Lohr (seal)
Signed, Seal'd, published, pronounced and declared by the aforesaid John
Lower [sic] to be his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have
hereunto subscribed out Names as Witness in the presence of the Testator and
at his Request the Words pounds in the foregoing Enterlined and the words my
son Henry if he return [?]ast out before signed & seal'd hereof George Adam
Bowersaux[?], George Martin, George Adam Cobble
Frederick County Decb. 10th, 1782
Then Came John Jones and made Oath on the hold Evangelist of Almight God that
the aforegoing Instrument of Writing is the true & whole Will and Testament
of John Lower [sic] late of Frederick County, decd. and that hath come to his
Hands or Possession & that he doth not know of any other.
Geor. Murdock, Reg.r
Frederick County December 10, 1782
Then came George Adam Bowersaux and George Martin, two of the Subscribing
Witnesses to the aforegoing last Will & Testament of John Lower [sic], late
of Frederick County deceased and made Oath on the holy Evangits of Almighty
God that they did see the Testator herein named sign & Seal this Will & that
they heard him publish pronounce and declare the same to be his last Will &
Testament, that at this Time of his so doing eh was to the best of their
apprehensions of sound and disposing Mind, Memory and Understanding that they
respectively subscribed their Names as Witnesss to this
Page 291
this Will in the presence and at the Request of the Testator and that they
did also see George Adam Cobble the other subscribing Witness subscribe his
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.r
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John Lohr, Final Accounting of Estate
Administration Accounts,
Liber. G.M. No. 1, 1777-99 Vol. 3, Pages 139, 140
Maryland Room, C. Burr Artz Central Library
5340 Spectrum Drive, Suite A, Frederick, Maryland [Temporary Location]
Page 139
1783 The Final Account of John Jones, Executor for John Lowr late of
Frederick County deceased ________
This accountant chargeth himself with amount of an Inventory...............102.9.10
Also with Cash rec.d for 85 acres of Land Sold by order of the Testator ......86.0.0
Also with Cash Rec.d of Geo. Dicky for rent ..................................2.16.6
Also with Cast Rec.d of Lodwick Sharret ......................................-.15.0
Also with Cast Rec.d of the Philip Miller .....................................1.2.6
and This accountant prays to be allowed for the following payments &c -----.193.3.10
Cash paid Samuel Owing & Bond & account prod. & Rec. appears..... .......68.2.2
Cash paid Jacob Rudisell & Note prov.d & Rect. appears ........................3.1.0
Cash paid Henry Welch & Note prov.d & Rect. appears .........................-.17.10
Cash paid Casper Rinecar & acc.t prov.d & Rect. ppears.........................1.6.6
Cash paid Peter Welch & acc.t prov.d & Rect. ears.............................1.13.8
Cash paid Jacob Brumhard & acc.t prov.d & Rect. appears ......................-.11.0
Cash paid Philip Miller & acc.t prov.d & Rect. app.s .........................-.12.4
Cash paid James Jars & acc.t prov.d & Rect. appears ...........................1.9.0
Cash paid Andrew Lowr & acc.t prov.d & Rec.t appears ..........................1.6.0
Cash paid Alex.dr Forsyth & acct. prov.d & Rec.t appears ......................1.9.8
Cash paid Geo. Adams ?[Poiusox] for going to prove the will of the deceased...-.15.0
Cash paid Geo. Martin for tong to prove the Will of the ased..................-.15.0
86.13.2
..............................................................................
....................... .....193.3.10
Page 140
Amt. Bro.t.
Forward...........................................86.13.2.....193.3.10
Cash paid Charles Angel for Appraising the Effects of the eceased............ -.15.0
Cash paid Michael McGuire for appraising the Effects of the Deceased. .........-.15.0
Cash paid Geo. Scott Collector of Receipt .....................................3.11.0
Cash paid Geo. Murdock Reg.t ..................................................2.12.6
94.6.8
Commission of 10 PerCent ................9.8.8.....103.15.4
Ballance in Ext.rs hand........................... 89.8.6
Frederick County Novem.r 19th 1783
Then Came John Jones and made oath that the aforgoing account is Just and
true as it Stands Stated that he hath pair or Secured to be paid the Several
Sums for Which he Claims an allowance, thereupon after due Examination is
passed by
5 Sides Geo. Murdock, Reg.r