Frederick County MD Archives Wills.....Zimmerman, George June 15, 1793
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Written: June 15, 1793
FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND WILLS MD 11- 4 - 89
Liber GM No. 3 Folio 89
In The Name of God Amen I George Zimmerman
of Frederick County and State of Maryland being old but in Good
Health and considering the Uncertainty of this Life knowing that
it is appointed for all men once to Die do make this my last will
and Testament in manner and form following to wit First I give
and bequeath my Body to the Dust from where it came and
my Soul to Almighty god Beseeching his most Gracious acceptance
of it Amen Blessed be God ---
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife Catherine the
use and benefit of that part of a Tract of Land called Hussianhart (?)
containing Eighty Six acres whereon John Moore now lives during
her natural life Also all the personal property which I may be
possessed with at my decease / except to Bonds for the payment of
Money / to have full privilege of the said personal property
(except as before excepted / for and during her natural life never the less
my will is that she shall not be accountable for any part thereof
which she may be disposed to sell during her natural life and after
her Decease my will is that whatever may be left of the personal
property / she possesses / shall be sold by my Executors and the money
arising therefrom to be Distributed as I shall hereafter Direct
And Whereas I have heretofore Conveyed by Deeds / unto
my Six Sons to wit George, Michael, John, Andrew, Nicholas
and Benjamin certain portions or Mor'tgs of Land in the County
Referenced to the Land records of this County being had will more
fully appear, therefore do debar them from any other part
of my Estate more than shall be hereafter Expressed
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elisabeth
One hundred and forty two pounds to be paid in Mannor following
to wit Fifty pounds the first day of July Seventeen hundred
and ninety four fifty pounds the first day of July Seventeen
hundred and ninety Seven and forty two pounds the first day
of July Seventeen hundred and Ninety Nine
I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Catherine
now wife to Peter Wolf Fifty eight pounds to be paid in the
following manner fifty pounds the first day of July Seventeen
hundred and Ninety seven Eight pounds the first day of July
Seventeen hundred and Ninety nine I also give and bequeath unto
my Daughter Catherines Children by her first Husband Henry Brammer (?)
there being three Viz. Henry, John & Elisabeth the Sum of Twenty
Nine pounds ten shillings to be equally Divided among them
one year after the Decease of me and my Wife Catherine
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Elizabeth
now Wife of Elias Brunner the Sum of two hundred pounds to be
paid in the following manner Viz. One hundred pounds the first
day of July seventeen hundred and Ninety five Fifty pounds the first
day of July seventeen hundred & Ninety eight, fifty pounds the first
day of July Seventeen hundred and ninety nine
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Susanna Wife
Nicholas Holtz the sum of two hundred pounds to be paid in the
following manner to wit one hundred pound the first day of July
Seventeen hundred and Ninety Six, Fifty pounds the first day
of July seventeen hundred and ninety eight twenty five pounds
the first day of July Eighteen hundred twenty five pounds the
first day of July Eighteen hundred and one
Item I give and bequeath unto the Children of my Daughter
Peggy (who was Wife to Peter Bartell) the Sum of Fifty eight pounds
eight shillings and five pence to be divided equally amongst them
the Second year after the Decease of my self and my Wife Catherine
Item I Further give and bequeath unto my Youngest
Son Benjamin the sum of twenty five pounds to purchase
a Horse and Cow
Item my will also is that the Land heretofore Divided to my
Wife Catherine during her natural life Shall be the right and Estate
of my Son John his heirs and assigns forever from and after the
Decease of my Wife aforesaid on his paying the Sum of Two
hundred and fifteen pounds for the same and that in two Annual
payments after the Decease of my said Wife Catherine and in case
of his making Default in payment for the Same at the above
stated price and time my will in that case is that the said land
Shall be Sold by my Executor hereafter named whom I hereby
Impower to Convey and the Money arising from the Sale thereof as far
as may be necessary applied in Discharge of the Legacy heretofore Devised
Item my will also is that any part of my Estate not yet
made mention of in this my Will and the Ballance that may
be remaining in my Executors hands after the aforesaid Legacies
be paid Shall be Divided as follows Viz. my Sons George,
Michael, John, Andrew, Nicholas & Benjamin one Share each my
Daughters Elisabeth and Catherine one Share each my Daughters
Peggys Children one Share amongst them my Daughter Mary
Elisabeth and my Daughter Susannah one Share each my will
also is that the money arising from the Sale of such of the personal
property as may be left at the Decease of my Wife Catherine
Shall also be Divided in shares in the manner Just above
Stated Lastly I nominate and appoint my two Sons
George Zimmerman and Nicholas Zimmerman my whole and Sole
Executors of this my last Will and Testament ratifying this and
no Other In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my Seal this fifteenth day of June in the year of
our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and ninety three
Signed Sealed and Acknowledged
by the Testator as his lastGeorg Zimmerman{seal}
Will and Testament in
presence of
Lodowick Kemp Georg Yost
Jacob Kemp
Frederick county Nov'r 17th 1795 Then came George Zimmerman and
Nicholas Zimmerman and made Oath that the aforegoing Instrument
of writing is the true and whole Will and Testament of George
Zimmerman late of Frederick County Dec. that hath come to
their hand & possession and that they doth not know of any
Other --Geo Murdock Reg'r.
Frederick County Nov'r 17th 1795 Then came Lodowick Kemp &
George Yost two of the Subscribing Witnesses to the aforegoing
last Will and Testament of George Zimmerman late of Frederick
County Dec'd. and made Oath 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 & understanding
that they respectively Subscribed their hands as Witnesses to this
Will in the presence and at the request of the Testator and that
they did also see Jacob Kemp Sign his name as a Witness thereto
in the presence and at the request of the Testator and all in the
presence of each other
4 sidesGeo Murdock Reg'r.
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