Will of Michael Maintzer - 1801,Frederick County, Maryland, Copyright (c) 2001 by Suzanne S. Bettac. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. Suzybettac@juno.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net Frederick County, Maryland Will Book GM 3, folio 475-477 In The Name of God Amen I Michael Maintzer of Frederick County & State of Maryland being Sick and Weak in Body yet of a Sound and disposing mind memory and understanding And considering the Certainty of Death and the uncertainty of the time thereof being desirous to Settle my Worldly Affairs thereby ---- better proposed when it shall please the God to call home do therefore make and publish this my last Will &and Testament in manner and form following Viz - First and principally I commit my soul into the hands of the Almighty God and my Body to the Earth to be Decently Buried at the Discretion of my Executor herein after named and after payment of my Just Debts and funeral charges I Give and bequeath as follows (to wit) Whereas by reason of the Improvident Conduct of my Son in Law Peter Spitler I Give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary wife of the said Spittler and to her heirs the Sum of Seventy five pounds current Money It being an Obligation from son Samuel to me For the sum of Seventy five pounds And bearing date May Thirtieth day Eighteen Hundred and one payable on the first day of April Eighteen Hundred & Six The said obligation being now Lodged in the care of my Son Michael for the use and benefit of my Daughter Mary and her children to be paid them in the following manner VIZ - That in case the said Peter Spittler should Survive my Daughter Mary Then it is my Will and desire that the sum aforementioned with the interest that may Arise there from be paid unto my Grand Children the Children of my Daughter Mary to be pd' them share & share alike as they come to Lawful Age or Marry which may first Happen But in case my Daughter Mary should survive her present Husband It is my will and desire that the said Sum of Seventy five pounds with the Interest that may accrue thereon be paid unto her my sd' Daughter And I order and direct that no part thereof be paid her during his lifetime Item I Give and bequeath all the rest and residue of my Estate both real & Personal to all my Children to be Divided Amongst them equally in Equal Portions Share and Share alike and Lastly I do hereby constitute and Appoint my two Sons Michael and Samuel to the be Executors of this my last will and Testament revoking and Annulling all former Will by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and none Other to be my last will and Testament In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this 30th day of August Anno Domini one thousand Eight Hundred and one Signed Sealed Published and Declared by Michael Mensor the above named Testator as his last will & Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence have subscribed our names as witness thereto Michael Maintzer (seal) [note:signature in Gothic German] Georg Beudenbach [ note: signature in Gothic German] Conrad X( his mark) Smith Jo Miller Frederick County November 3rd 1801 Then came Michael Mensor and Samuel Mensor and made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that the aforegoing Instrument of Writing is the True and Whole will and Testament of Michael Mensor late of Frederick County Deceased that hath come to their hands and possession and that they do not have of any other George Murdock,, Regr Frederick County November 3rd 1801 Then came George Beckenbaugh and Conrad Smith two of the Subscribing Witnesses to the aforegoing last Will and Testament of Michael Mensor late of Frederick 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 that they heard him Publish Pronounce & Declare the same to be his last and Testament that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their Apprehensions of a Sound and disposing mind memory and understanding that they respectively Subscribed their names as witnesses to this will in the presence and at the request of the Testator And that they did also see Joseph Miller the Other Subscribing Witness Sing his name as a Witness to said will in the presence and at the request of the Testator and all in the presence of each other. George Murdock, Regr.