Will of Casper TRUMP (1815), Carroll 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 Schmieg, 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.