Will of James WALLACE (1774) Frederick County, Maryland Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Frank Wallace <frank.wallace@twc.com> Copyright. All Rights Reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/md/mdfiles.htm ********************************************************* Frederick Co MD Wills Vol 1 page 522 James Wallace probated 8 Nov 1774 In the Name of God Amen I James Wallace of Frederick County & Province of Maryland being weak in body but of sound mind and memory (blessed be God) to this sixth day of September one thousand seven hundred seventy & four make and publish this my last will & testament in manner following, hereby revoking all other wills contrary hereunto by me made, ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last will & testament. First, I give and bequeath to my son Herbert Wallace two hundred & seventy acres of land being part of a tractofLand called Brothers Industry and as laid out by Zachariah White on the plat, as also forty seven acres of a Tract called Magruder's Industry as also a tract of land called Piney Livel containing one hundred and thirty four acres. I also give him the said Herbert a Negro man named Cato, also a Negro woman named Dina & her children a girl named Beck & boy Jam & a mulatto boy named Tom say I give the above Lands Negroes & Mulattoes to my son Herbert Wallace his heirs and assigns forever. Item I give and bequeath unto my son William Wallace three hundred acres of land being part of the Brothers Industry as laid out on the plat by Zachariah White, as also a tract of land called Discovery containing eighty four acres more or less. I also give him the said William a mulatto man named Frank & a mulatto boy named George I say I give the above lands & mulattoes to my son William Wallace hisheirs & assigns forever. Item I give & bequeath unto my son James Wallace my Dwelling Plantation being part of Brothers Industry containing four hundred acres as laid out by Zachariah White. I also give and bequeath unto my son James the Plantation where he now lives on containing one hundred acres of land more ore less, also a negro man named Will, also a Mulatto man named Nat & mulatto boy named Alexander. I say I give the above lands Negro & Mulattoes to my son James Wallace his heirs and assigns forever. Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Eleanor Hopkins a Tract of land called the Weavers Denn containing two hundred acres more or less. And whereas I formerly give her a mulatto woman who is now dead I now give her the mulatto woman's two sons viz Rob & Sam least there should be any disputes I also give her a Negro woman named Pere I say I give the said land mulatto woman's sons & negro woman to my daughter Eleanor her heirs and assigns forever. Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Ann Douglas a Negro woman named Philis, also a negro man named Sam, also negro girl name Dell also a negro boy named Sam & a negro boy named Kitt. I say I give the said negroes to my daughter Ann her heirs & assigns froever. Item I give and bequeath unto my granson John Wallace Douglas a young negro woman named Cloealso a mulatto girl named Cate and a negro boy named Harry I say to him & hisheirs & assigns forever. Item I give and bequeath to my grandson Robert Douglas a negro boy named Tony and a negro boy named adam & a negro girl named Deoll I say to him & his heirs & assigns forever. Item I give and bequeath unto my aforesaid grandsons John Wallace Douglas & Robert Douglas one hundred pounds sterling each and it is my mind & will that the said money be put out at interest by my Execrs. & the interest yearly apply by them towards the support and education of my said grand children & when they attain the age of twenty one - then the principal money of two hundred pounds sterling to be paid them or the survivor of them. It is also my mind & will that if either of then should die before they come of age that the survivor shall have all the slaves & money I have willed to both & if they should both die then & in that case I give and bequeath the slaves and money willed to them to my daughter Ann Douglas & her heirs forever. Item I give negro Nan her freedom & leave her free & clear of all manner of servitude and Flora to have her choice of my children for a master or mistress. Item all the rest & residue of my estate real & personal whatsoever or wheresoever I will shall be equally divided amongst all my children in equal given proportions share & share alike. Lastly I constitute and appoint my sons Hebert William & Jaes Wallace Excrs to this my last Will & Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day and year first written. James Wallace (seal) witnesses: Martha Wallace Nathaniel Wallace Thomas Flint. This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/md/frederick/wills/wallace-j.txt