Will of Blasius NOEL (1831) Frederick County, Maryland

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11 October 1831 Frederick Co. MD Folios 385-386

In the Names of God, Amen. I Blasius Noel of Frederick County, in the State of 
Maryland, being sick and weak in body but of sound disposing mind, memory and 
understanding, do make and ordain this my last will and Testament, in manner and 
form following, to wit: I will and bequeath unto my wife Mary Ann, during her 
life only, of my goods and chattles as follows, to wit, Two cows, two hogs, her 
own choice, One ten plate stove and pipe thereto belonging, one bedstead, bed 
and bedding, her choice, one cupboard, and all the cups, saucers, tea spoons, 
knives and forks, one large table two iron pots, four chairs, one large rocking 
chair, five bushels of wheat five bushel of rye, six bushels of corn, four 
bushels of potatoes. I empower my Executors hereinafter named, soon as they 
convienently can after my death, to sell the residue of my goods and chattles at 
a public sale and to divide the money arising from such sale left in their hands 
after payment of my debts and funeral expences into nine equal shares which I 
will and bequeath as follows-One share to my son Joseph, one share to my son 
John, one share to my son Peter, one share to my son Jacob, one share to my son 
Blasuis, one share to my son Michael, one share to my four grand children, the 
children of my son Christopher, to be equally divided among them, shares alike; 
one share to my daughter Mary Magdalena, and one share to my daughter Catherine. 
I will and bequeath unto my wife Mary Ann all my real estate consisting of the 
following tracts of land, situate in Frederick County, Maryland, to wit: part of 
a tract of land called "Landstool" containing one hundred acres of land, more or 
less, now in the occupancy of Jacob Heis, and part of a tract of land called 
"Troublesome Job" whereon I now dwell, containing fifty acres and one half acre 
of land. To have and to hold my said real estate, ? the rights, liberties, 
priviledges and appurtances thereto belonging, and to have the management 
thereof, and receive and take the rents, issues, profits, and proceeds of the 
same unto my said wife Mary Ann, for and during her life only. I direct and 
empower my executors herein after named as soon as convienently may be, after 
the death of my wife Mary Ann, to sell my said real Estate, at public or private 
sale, and the same purchases likewise to sell at public sale all the the goods 
and chattels left at her death, which I herein before willed and bequeathed to 
her during her life only, and to divide the money arising from such sales into 
nine equal shares which I will and bequeath as follows: one share to my sons 
Joseph, one share to my son John, one share to my son Peter, one share to my son 
Jacob, one share to my son Blasius, one share to my son Michael, one share to my 
four grandchildren, the children of my son Christopher deceased, to be equally 
divided among them share and share alike; and one share to my daughter 
Catherine. And in case any of my said children or grandchildren entitled to a 
share of my estate, in virtue of this my last will and Testament, shall die in 
my lifetime, or before a distribution is made of the money, arising from the 
sales of my estate leaving issue, then the issue of the children or child 
grandchildren or grandchild to stand in the place and have the same proportion 
of money of my estate that the parent of such issue would if living have been 
entitled to and my executors to distribute accordingly And lastly I do hereby 
constitute and appoint my two trusty friends John Adelsperger and Jsoeph Wivell, 
jointly and severally executors of this my last will and Testament hereby 
revoking all my former wills or testaments In Witness whereof I have hereunto 
set my hand and affixed my seal this eleventh day of October Eighteen Hundred 
and thirty one.
Signed, sealed, published and declared by Blasius Noel

The above named testator as and for his last will and Testatment, in the 
presence of us, who at his request, in his presnce and in the presence of each 
other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto:
George Landameir Paul Eck Jacob Troxell
Maryland, Frederick County to wit: On the 27th day of August 1832, came John 
Adelsperger and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that the 
foregoing instrument of writing is the true whole will and testament of Blasuis 
Noel, late of Frederick County, deceased, that hath come to his hands and 
possession, that he received the same from William Baumgardner, with whom it had 
been left for safe keeping and that he does not know of any other of a later 
date. Test. G.M. Eichelberger, Register
Maryland, Frederick County, to wit: On the 27th day of August 1832 came Paul 
Eck, and Jacob Troxell, two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last 
will and testament of Blasuis Noel, deceased, and made Oath on the Holy Evangely 
of Almighty God, 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 apprehensions of a sound and disposing mind, memory and 
understanding that they respectively submitted their names as witnesses thereto 
at the request of the testator and in his presence and that they also saw George 
Landaman, the other subscribing witness subscribe his name as a witness thereto 
at the request of the testator and in his presence and all in the presence of 
each other
Test: G.M. Eichelberger, Register

I Joseph Wivell, named and appointed one of the Executors of the last will and 
Testament of Blasius Noel, late o f Frederick County, deceased, do refuse to act 
as such, I do therefore hereby renounce all my right title and claim to said 
trust in virtue of said appointment desiring at the same time that letters 
testamentary may be granted to John Adelsperger, one of the Executors named in 
said will. To the Register of Wills Frederick County 25 August 1832
signed: Joseph Wivell