Will of William A. Williams (1854) Frederick County, Maryland This file was contributed by Laura Lewis <Watkins_Lewis@msn.com> ************************************************************************ * USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. ************************************************************************ William A. Williams, 1787-1854, Frederick County, MD Source: Frederick County Wills, Vol. TS - 1, p. 288 William A. Williams Dec'd Will James H. Williams, Extr In the name of God Amen, I William A. Williams of Frederick County in the State of Maryland being sicke and weak in body, but of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, considering of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and being desirous to settel my worldly affairs, and thereby be better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me home do therefore make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say: First and principally ~~~ I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God, and my body to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter named, and after my death and funeral Charges are paid I devise and bequeath as follows ~~~~~ Item 1, I give and devise unto my dear bloved wife my home farme whare I now reside known by the name of Pardenner Ship and dis__a_ [illegible], Containing Eighty Seven Acres of Land more or less, With the Buildings and Appurtainances thereto which she is to hold for her use during her single or nattural life, and after her death the above name farm is to go to my three Children named Sarah Spurrier, Ann C. Davis and Basil E. Williams. I also give and bequeath my tract of land known by the name of Pardennership, containing Containing Sixty Six acres more or lest to the three above named Children. I also give to the said Three Children Six Acres of land known by the name of Lowise [or "Louise" - illegible] to be equally divided among them, namely Sarah Spurrier, Ann C. Davis and Basil E. Williams. Item 2, I will and bequeath to my two Sons James H. Williams and John T. Williams my tract of land known by the name of Sollomans Flowr lying North East of my residence Containing One hundred and fifty Acres more or lest to be Equally divided between them. I also will and bequeath Twenty Acres of Land known by the name of Sollamans Flowr lying and running to Eli Davis[?] Line [?], Spring [?], to be sold by my Executor at Publick Oction for to help pay my debts ~~~ Item 3, I will and bequeath to my dear Wife her bed, bedstead and bedding. Also I give to my Wife my brownn mare named rose. Also I give to my wife two Cows, which she is to take Choict ov. Also I give and bequeath to my Wife one thirds of all the product of my Real Estate, at my death ~~~ Item 4, I will and bequeath to my Five Children the residue of my Real and Personly property to be Equally divided Share and Share alike namely Sarah Spurrier, James H. Williams, John T. Williams, Bassil E. Williams, Ann C. Davis to them their heirs and assigns forever ~~~~~~ And Lastly, I do hereby Constitute and Appoint my Son James H. Williams to be Sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, revoking and annuling all former Wills by me heretofore made, ratifying and Confirming this and make ___ [illegible] to be my Last Will and Testament ~~~~ In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this fifth day of January in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Fifty Four ~~~~ Signed, sealed published and declared by William A. Williams the above named testator, as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us, who at his request in his presence and in the presence of Each Other have Subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto ~~~~ | | William A. (X) Williams Eli Davis, Philemon H. Griffith, Eli Price [mark] [seal] State of Marylnd, Frederick County, to Wit On the 30th Day of January 1854 came James H. Williams and made oath on the holy Evangel of Almighty God, that the foregoing Instrument of writing is the true whole will and testament of William A. Williams late of Frederick County dec'd, that came to his hands and possession and he does not know of any other ~~~~ Test Geo. Hoskins, Reg'r State of Maryland Frederick County to Wit On the 30th day of January 1854 came Eli Davis and Philemon H. Griffith, two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament of William A. Williams late of Frederick County, deceased and made oath of the holy Evangel 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 Sound and Disposing mind, memory and understanding and that they respectively subscribed their names as Witnesses thereto, and they also did see Eli Price the other subscribing witness sign his name as Witness to the said will, at the request of the testator and in his presence and all in the presence of each other~~~~ Test Geo. Hoskins Reg'r [Note: Wife of William A. Williams was Harriet Hood, daughter of James Hood of Howard County, MD. Father of William A. Williams was John Williams of Frederick Co., MD. Source: Frederick Co., MD, marriage and burial records, and Scharf's History of Western Maryland, Vol. I, p. 607].