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Will of Martin SMITH (1781) Frederick County, Maryland

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FREDERICK COUNTY MARYLAND WILL BOOK GM #1, p. 196-198, 12 Jan. 1781, checked 
against original will, MdHR 9493-B-1/57, Box 8 Folder 48.

In the Name of God Amen, This thirtyeth Day of December one thousand seven 
hundred & eighty I Martin SMITH of Frederick County and State of Maryland Farmer 
being sick and weak in Body but of perfect Mind & Memory thanks be unto God for 
the same and calling unto mind that it is appointed once for all men to die. I 
do make this my last Will & Testament and first I give and Bequeath my Soul into 
the Hand of Almighty God my Heavenly Father that gave it Hoping for the 
Forgiveness of all my Sins through the Merits and Intercesstions of Jesus Christ 
my Blessed Redeemer, and my Body I leave to be Buryed in a Christian-Like Manner 
at the Discretion of my Executor hereafter Named, Nothing Doubting but that I 
Shall receive the same again at the General Resurrection, and as for my worldly 
Estate wherewith it hath Pleased almighty God to bless me in this Life with I 
give and Dispose of the same in the Manner and Form following.

Imprimiss I Give and Bequeath unto my beloved Wife Catherine SMITH my Bed & 
Furniture, one Cow & two Sheep to her for and during her natural Life, and after 
her Decease to my Son Adam SMITH, to him his Heirs and assigns forever.

Item, Whereas I have assigned over the Lease of Land whereon I now live unto my 
Son Adam SMITH and for other Devises hereafter to be mentioned, it is my Will 
and desire that my Son Adam SMITH do Lett & Give unto my Wife Catherine SMITH, 
Liberty of liveing in the Dwelling House wherein I Now Live for and during her 
Natural Life, and allso that my Son Adam SMITH give unto my Wife Catherine SMITH 
yearly and every year for and During her natural Life, fifteen Bushells of Wheat 
two Bushells of Rye one hundred weight of Pork & to Sew one Quarter of an acre 
of Ground in Flax and Hay for one Cow and two Sheep and to have Liberty of using 
all the Household Goods for and during her natural Life & then to go to my Son 
Adam SMITH to him his Heirs & assigns forever.

Item I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Catherine PACKENNER Two hundred Pounds 
old Continental money or the Value thereof in New Continental Money to her & her 
heirs & assigns for Ever.

Item I give & Bequeath unto my Daughter Charity ALLBAUGH Fifteen Pounds old 
Continental Money or the Value thereof in new Continental Money to her & her 
Heirs and assigns for Ever.

Item I give and Bequeath unto my Son Adam SMITH all the Remainder of my Estate 
(Not Already Bequeathed) to him his heirs and assigns forever.

And Lastly I Constitute Ordain and Appoint my well Beloved Son Adam SMITH my 
whole and Sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revokeing all 
Former Wills before this by me made, Ratifying and confirming this and no other 
to be my Last Will and Testament. In Testamony whereof I have hereunto Sett my 
Hand and affixed my Seal the Day and Year above written.

[German Signature] Martin SMITH (Seal)

Signed Sealed Published and Pronounced by the Said Martin SMITH to be his last 
Will and Testament in the Presence of Joseph WOOD Junr, William HARTSOCK, 
Anglebert HARTSOCK, ABM his mark.

Frederick County Jany. 12. 1781.

Then came Adam SMITH and made oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that 
the aforegoing or within Instrument of Writing is the true and whole Will and 
Testament of Martin SMITH late of Frederick County decd that hath come to his 
Hands or possession and that he doth not know of any other. George MURDOCK Regr.

Frederick County Jany. 12. 1781.

Then came Joseph WOOD, William HARTSOCK and Anglebart HARTSOCK the three 
subscribing Witnesses to the aforegoing or within last Will and Testament of 
Martin SMITH late of Frederick County Decd & severally made Oath on the Holy 
evangelists 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 & 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 
that they respectively subscribed their Names as Witnesses to this Will in the 
presence and at the Request of the Testator and in the presence of each other. 
George MURDOCK, Regr.