Will of Margaret SNOOK (1827); Frederick County, MD

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In the name of God, Amen.  I Margaret Snook of Frederick County in the state of 
of [sic] Maryland being in good health in body and of sound disposing mind 
menory and understanding , but considering the certainty of death and the 
uncertainty of the time thereof and being desirous to settle all my worldy 
affairs and thereby to be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall 
please God to call me hence I therefore make and publish this my last will and 
testament in manner following to wit, first and principally I commit my soul 
into the hands of Almighty God who gave it, and my body to the earth to be 
decently buried, and after my just debts and funeral charges are paid by my 
Executor hereafter named I give and bequeath as follows.  Item I give and 
bequeath unto my sons John and Frederick and two daughters Mary and Philipene 
fifty dollars to each and every one of them, and my beds & beding to be equally 
devided between the aforementioned John, Frederick, Mary & Philipene.  Item I 
give & bequeath unto my daughters Mary & Philipene my body clothing to be 
equally divided between them.  Item it is my will that my Executor hereinafter 
named to make sale of my personal property not herein before bequeathed, and 
after the aforesaid legacies paid off if any remaining of my estate to be 
equally divided share and share alike among all my children namely Catharine, 
John, Frederick, Jacob, Mary, Philipene, and lastly I constitute and appoint my 
trusty friend Henry Hemp, Jun. to my Executor of this my last will and 
testament, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this nineth 
day of March Eighteen hundred and twenty seven

Signed sealed published and declared by Margaret Snook the Testator as her Last 
Will and testament who at her request and in her presence have hereunto set our 
names as witness thereto -- Jacob Cramer, Eli Cramer

[executed 28 April 1828]