Frederick County, MD Wills: The Will (1798) and Final Account (1806)
of Peter Troxel
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Will of Peter Troxel
Frederick County Wills Liber/Folio GM-3-271
Frederick County Court House
Frederick County, Maryland
In The Name of God Amen the fifteenth day of December in the year of
our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight I Peter Troxel of
Frederick County and State of Maryland being weak in Body but of sound
mind and memory thanks be unto God calling unto mind the mortality of
my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do
make and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner following
Principally and first of all I recommend my Soul into the hands of god
that gave it and for my Body I recommend it to the Earth to be Buried
in a Christian and decent like manner at the Discretion of my
Executors nothing Doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall
receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as Touching such
worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased god to bless me with in this
life I give devise & Dispose of the same in the following manner and
form Imprimis my will is that all my Just Debts and funeral expenses
be in the first place fully satisfied and paid out of my Estate; Item
I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Modelena Troxel one hundred
and fifty pounds Current Money to be paid her by my Executors out of
my Estate as soon as Possible after my Decease also the back room in
the Stone part of the House to live therein during her life Together
with her bed and bed clothes one Desk one Table six pewter plates four
pewter Dishes two Iron pots one Copper Kettle also firewood as much as
she will want to be cut and hauled to the House by my son Frederick
Troxel and further my will is that each of my sons George and
Frederick Troxel is to give unto my beloved wife Annually five Bushels
of Wheat and three Bushels of Indian Corn also that she is to Have the
Apples of one Row of my Apple Trees wherever she may choose During her
life and the one half of the garden and a creature to ride when she
pleases from my son Frederick Troxel also one Cow to be kept by my son
Frederick for her use___ Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Son
John Troxel five Shillings Current Money___ Item I give and bequeath
unto my beloved daughter Barbara Martin five Shillings Current
Money___Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Jacob one hundred
pounds Current Money___Item I give and Devise unto my beloved son
George Troxel the plantation next to John Crabs containing Two hundred
acres of Land, on payment of Four hundred pounds to my Executors for
the use of the Legatees herein mentioned in manner following Forty
pounds at the Expiration of twelve monthsafter my Decease, Forty
pounds at the end of two years after my Decease and so on Annually
until the whole Sum be fully paid___ Item I give and Devise unto my
beloved Son Frederick Troxel the plantation I now live on containing
two hundred and Seven Acres of Land on payment of Four hundred__
hunded pounds Current Money to my Executors for the use of the
Legatees herein mentioned in manner following Forty pounds at the
expiration of twelve Month after my Decease Forty-- pounds at the end
of two years and so on annually untill the whole Sum be fully paid.
Item I give and Devise unto my beloved son Peter Troxel my House and
Lot in Emmitsburgh also a lot of Ground near Emitsburgh containing Ten
Acres of Land, also Two hundred pounds Current Money out of my Estate
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughters Modlena Coon and
Elisabeth Crise to each one Two hundred & fifty pounds Current Money
out of my Estate, Item I give and Devise unto my beloved Sons Jacob,
Peter George and Frederick each one an equal part of my Mountain Land
that I may Die Seized of to be by them Divided as they shall see cause
And further my will is that my two Daughters Modelena Coon and
Elisabeth Crise are to receive first each one Forty pounds Current
Money, then my son Peter, to have Eighty pounds Current Money then my
son Jacob to receive forty pounds Current Money then my Daughters to
receive Each one forty poundsCurrent Money that is Modlena Coon and
Elisabeth Crise and so on as my Executors may Judge in this case untill
the whole of the Legatees are paid and if any remainder of the Estate
after the Legatees are paid and if any remainder of the Estate after
the Legatees are paid to be given by my Executors to my beloved wife
Modelena Troxall And Lastly I do hereby nominate constitute and
appoint my Trusty and well beloved Sons Jacob Troxell and Peter Crise
whole and Sole Executors of this my last will and Testament
Disannulling and making void all other Former Wills and Testaments by
me heretofore made confirming this and no other to be my last will and
Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the
day and Year first within written
Signed Sealed Published and
Declared by the above named P__t_r troxel (seal)
Peter Troxel to be his last Will and
Testament in the presence of us who have
hereunto Subscribed our Names as Witnesses
In the presence of the Testator
Wm Emmit, F___nand Lays, Henrietta Emmit
Frederick County February 7th 1799 Then came Jacob Troxell and Peter
Crise 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 Peter Troxall late of Frederick County Deceased that hath
come to his hand and possession
Geo Murdock Regr.
Frederick County Feby 7th 1799 Then came William Emmit and Ferdinand
Lays two of the Subscribing Witnesses to the aforegoing last will and
Testament of Peter Troxel 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 and that they heard him
Publish pronounce and Declare the same to be his last will and
Testatment 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 Henrietta Emmit the other
subscribing witness subscribe her name as a witness thereto in the
presence and at the request of the Testator and all in the presence of
each other.
Before Geo Murdock Regr.
The final Account of Peter Crise surviving Executor of Peter Troxell
late of Frederick County Deceased
This Accountant charges himself with Currt Money Currt Money
the Inventory of the Deceased Personal
Estate Including current money left 372.15.2 1/2
by the Deceased amounting to____
Also with ___ Increase on the Sales 98.6.11 1/2
Also with a list of Seperate Debts 329.10.6
800.12.8
And this Accomtant Prays an Allowance
for the following payments & Disbursemts etc
For current money due this Accountant
p account proved & appears___ 4.12.3 1/2
For Ditto paid Philip Calf p acct.
proved and receipt appears___ 0.10.7
For Ditto paid Abner Ritchie late Shff
p accot. & receipt appears___ 0.10.10 1/2
For Ditto paid Ditto p Do & Do app___ 0.2.6
For Ditto paid William Emmit for
Stamped paper for Inventory also
for qualifying appraisers & rect. app. 0.4.8
For Ditto paid Jeremiah Browning
for appraising Deceased Estate
p rect. app. 1.10.0
For Ditto paid Ferdinand Tays for coming
to Fredk. Town & proving Decd will
p rect. app. 0.13.9
For Ditto paid to the Revd. Mr. Lewis
Hinck for one Years Subscription by
the Decd. p acct. appears 1.7.6
For Ditto paid Ferdinand Tays p acct.
proved & appears 3.7.6
For Current Money paid John Crebs assee
Of Michael Hockensmith by Jacob Troxel,
Deceased _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26.15.0
For Ditto paid by this
Accountant to Ditto _ _ _ 28.6.3 55.1.3
For Ditto paid John Crabs assee of
Michael Hockensmith by Jacob
Troxel Decd. 25.5.0
For Ditto paid by this
Accountant to Ditto _ _ _ 32.10.0 57:15:0
For Ditto paid by Jacob Troxel Decd.
to John Crabs p acct. proved &
rect app. 1.17.6
For Ditto paid by Ditto to Christian
Smith p receipt appears 2.7.6
For Ditto paid John Crebs assee Michael
Hockensmith by Ditto p Bond proved
and receipt appears 50.0.0
For Ditto paid William Emmit by Ditto
p accot. and receipt appears 1.19.4 1/2
For Ditto paid William Gibson by Ditto
p acct. proved & rect. appears 0.5.1
For Ditto paid John M Bayard by Ditto
p acct. & receipt appears 1.10.4
For Ditto paid John Harris by Ditto for
appraising Deceased Estate p rect. apps. 0.15.0
For Ditto paid John Martin by Ditto
p acct. proved & appears 5.6.8
For Ditto paid George Whitmore by Ditto
for crying Sale Deceaseds Estate
p rect. app. 3.15.0
For Ditto paid Geo Stossman assee Richd.
Wells by Ditto p acct. proved &
rect. app. 1.12.6
For Ditto paid D__ John Buchanan by
Ditto p acct. proved & recet. app. 6.7.3
For Ditto paid Jacob Tanner by Ditto
p acct. proved & rect. app. 3.12.3
For Ditto paid Geo Ream by Ditto p acct.
proved & rect. appears 3.5.7 1/2
For Ditto paid Edward McCulloch by Do.
p acct. proved & rect. appears 0.8.6
For Ditto paid for funeral Expences by Do. 3.15.0
For Ditto paid Christian Smith by Do.
p acct. proved & rect. appears 0.15.9 1/2
For Current Money paid William Lowe by
Jacob Troxel Decd.__
p acct. proved & rect. apps__ 5.12.4
For Ditto paid Geo Murdock late
Regr. by Ditto for Granting Letters
Testy & recordg Decd will p rect.
appears 1.10.11
For Ditto paid Richd Butler Regr. for
Stating this acct. by Peter Crise
this accountt 1.2.1
For Ditto paid Ditto for Eleanor
Murdock Admr. Geo Murdock late
Regr. for recordg Decds Iny by Do. 0.4.6
222:19:1 1/2
10 p Cent com. On 297.15.2 1/2 is 29.15.6 252:14:7 1/2
Bala 547.18.0 1/2
Frederick County to wit on the 19th day of June 1806 then came Peter Crise
Surviving Executor of Peter Troxel late of Frederick County Deceased and made
Oath on the holy Evangels of Almighty God that the foregoing Account is Just and
True as it stands Stated to the best of his knowledge and that he has paid or
secured to be paid the several Sums of money for which he claimed an Allowance
Whereupon after due Examination is passed by the Orphans Court
Test Richd. Butler Regr.
Distribution agreeable to Deceased will
Widow of the Deceased 150.0.0
John Troxel 0.5.0
Barbara Martin 0.5.0
Jacob Troxel 100.0.0
250.10.0
Balance to the Deceased's Widow's representatives 297.8.0 1/2
547:18:0 1/2