Wills: Will of Casper Trump, March 8, 1815: Frederick County, MD

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Liber HS 1 or 2, Folio 17 - 20;  Maryland State Archives

Will of Casper Trump, March 8, 1815.  Transcribed by Roger Nale

In the name of God, Amen.  I Casper Trump of Frederick County in the State of 
Maryland, being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, but considering the 
uncertainty of this life, do make and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and 
form following, to wit;  First, I commend my Immortal Soul into the hands of God who 
gave it, and commit my Body to the Earth, to be buried in a Christian like manner at the 
discretion of my Executors, hereinafter named and as to my worldly estate I give and 
dispose of the same in the manner following, to wit;  I order and direct, and it is my wish 
that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid and discharged as soon as convenient 
after my decease, Item, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Catharine all my Estate 
real and personal, during her natural life, provided she remains my widow, And after the 
death of my wife (or other marriage/ as the case may be), I give and bequeath my said 
property whereon I now reside (containing two hundred and ten acres more or less) unto 
my beloved Son Frederick his heirs and assigns forever, he paying out of the same, the just 
and full sum of eight hundred pounds lawful money in the manner hereafter mentioned, 
and after the decease of my said Wife, it is my will that all my personal property (which 
may then be remaining) shall be disposed of at public sale, by my Executors, and the 
money arising therefrom together with the eight hundred pounds which my son Frederick 
has to pay out of the place, shall be divided amongst my heirs in the following Manner.  
One hundred and seventy pounds shall be retained thereout for my Grand Children to be 
divided in the following manner, Fifty pounds to Daniel Wunder son of my daughter 
Magdalana (deceasd) Fifty pounds to George Lippy and the like sum to Susana Lippy 
Children of my daughter Christiana (decd) and the remaining twenty pounds to Elizabeth 
Eldest daughter of my daughter Susana (deceas'd) and the remainder of the money to be 
disposed of as follows, my son Frederick to pay Fifty pounds one year after the decease of 
my said wife to my son Henry - Fifty pounds two years after her decease to my daughter 
Elizabeth Intermarried with John Summer, Fifty pounds three years after her decease to 
my daughter Ann Maria and fifty pound to the Children of my daughter Susanna (decd) 
Intermarried wigh Abraham Coppersmith (namely Elizabeth, Lydia, Polly, Sophia, & 
David) to be equally divided amongst them, and so on in yearly payments of fifty pounds 
and in rotation as above with all the aforesaid remaining money to be equally divided and 
paid to my Heirs last above mentioned - And further it is my will that my Executors 
appoint some trusty person for Guardian of my aforementioned Grand Children, into 
whose hands these money shall be paid immediately after my wife's decease and by him 
put on Interest until the said Children become of age when he the said Guardian shall pay 
it to them with the interest as they become of age - And lastly I do hereby appoint my 
beloved son Frederick and my Trusty Friend Valentine Erhart Executors of this my last 
Will and Testament, hereby making null and void all other will or wills heretofore made by 
me ratifying this and no other to be and remain my last Will and Testament - In Testimony 
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this eight day of March in the 
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen.

Signed, sealed, pronunced
and declared by the Testator{Johanes Casper von Trump}  Seal
as his last Will
and Testament in
presence of ______

Peter pfusing (?), Daniel Busher, James Shriver

Frederick County, 5th June, 1815, Then came Frederick Trump one of the Executors 
named in the foregoing Will and made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that 
the foregoing Instrument of writing is the true whole will and Testament of John Casper 
Trump late of Frederick County, deceased, that hath come to his hands and possession and 
that he doth not know of any other.

Henry Steiner, Regr.

Frederick County 5th June, 1815, Then came Peter Schmieg, Daniel Bucher & James 
Shriver the subscribing Witnesses to the foregoing last Will and Testament of John Casper 
Trump, 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 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 subscribed their names 
as Witnesses to this Will in the presence and at the request of the Testator and all in the 
presence of each other.Henry Steiner, Regr.