Last Will and Testament of Valentine RINEHARD (1791), Carroll County, Maryland

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Will of Valentine Rinehard... Frederick County, Md. Courthouse, Folio GM2, 
                              Page 437-438

Transcribed by Richard Huneke, September 10, 2004

In the Name of God Amen.  The Twenteth (sic) day of June In the year of our Lord 
one Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety one, I Valentine Rinehard of Frederick 
County and State of Maryland being very sick and weak of Body but of Perfect 
Mind and Memory thanks be Given unto God therefore 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 that is to say Principally and 
first of all I Give and 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 like and 
decent 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 in 
this Life I Give devise and dispose of the same in the following Manner and 
form, Imprimis it is my will and I do order that in the first Place all my Just 
debts and funeral charges be paid and Satisfied.

I Give and Bequeath unto my well beloved wife Barbary all my Estate both Real 
and Personal during her life or as long as she lives my Widow but if she should 
Marry then she Shall have the Third part of my said Estate during her Natural 
Life, and at the death of my said Wife I Give and Bequeath to my well beloved 
Son George Rinehart one Hundred Acres of Land out of a Tract of land called 
Phillipsburgh it being the last Hundred Acres of that Tract which has never been 
platted of separate from the other parts of said Tract and also a Nother (sic) 
Tract of Land called London containing twenty five acres and also another Tract 
of Land called High Germany containing fifteen acres to him and his Heirs 
forever and he my said Son shall Give unto my said Wife Ten Bushels of Wheat and 
Ten Bushels of Rye every year as long as she lives my Widow and half the Hay 
that Grows on the old Meadow that is cleared on great Pipe Creek and to hall 
(sic) the same to her Barn and at the death of my said Wife that he my said Son 
shall Give to my four Daughters whose names is (sic) as follows Viz That is to 
say Elizabeth Sorries, Catrin Shaul, Christinor Snowfer, and Mary Weaver the Sum 
of Forty pounds Specie in Eaqual (sic) parts that is Tenpounds Each and the next 
year forty pounds in Eaqual Parts and so on per Annum forty pounds until one 
Hundred and Sixty pounds is paid and it is my Will and do Ordain that the rest 
of my Estate Real and Personal not heretofore Mentioned be Eaqually (sic) 
Divided amongst my Son and four Daughters abovementioned and I Give and Bequeath 
unto my Daughter Barbary Erter married to Daniel Erter the Sum of one Shilling 
Sterling which is to be with what she hath already Received of me infull of all 
my Estate both Real and Personal.  

And I constitute make and Ordain my well Beloved Wife Barbary and my Son George 
and Frederick Sorrier, my only and Sole Executors of this my last Will and 
Testament and I do utterly disallow Revoke and disannul all and every other 
former Testament Wills Legares and Executors by me in anyways before this time 
made Named Willed and Bequeathed Ratifying and 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 above Written.
Signed Sealed Published Pronounced and declared by the said Valentine Rinehart 
as his last Will and Testament In the presence of us the Subscribers.

Valentin Reinhardt (his signature) (his seal) [note different spelling in 
signature]

George Stump (his signature)
Jacob Baumgartner (his signature) [note different spelling in signature]
Thos. Durbin (his signature)


Frederick County, June 1st 1792
Then came Barbara Rinehart, George Rinehart and Frederick Surgar Executors of 
Valentine Rinehart late of Frederick County Deceased and made Oath that the 
aforegoing Instrument of Writing is the True and Whole Will and Testament of 
Valentine Rinehart late of Frederick County deceased that hath come to their 
Hands and Possession and that they doth not know of any other.    
Geo. Murdock Register

Frederick County, June 1st 1792
Then came George Stump and Jacob Bumgardner two of the Subscribing Witnesses to 
the aforegoing last Will and Testament of Valentine Rinehart late of Frederick 
County deceased, 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 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 Thomas Durbin the other Subscribing Witness 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.  
Geo. Murdock Register