Will of Joshua Howard
3 July 1738
Probate
Records Of Maryland 1734-1742
SLC Family
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In the name
of God Amen. I Joshua Howard of Baltimore County in the Province of Maryland, Planter,
being sick and weak of body but of sound mind & memory Declare and Ordain
this to be my Last Will & Testament in manner following that is to say I ??
my Soul to God who gave to me & hope through the ??? of my be Lord and as
to my body I desire it may be buried in a Christian and decent manner at the
discretion of my Executor hereafter named as to my and my wish is that ? in the
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Item I give
and bequeath unto my son Francis Howard tract of land called Howards?
Inheritance containing the Hundred acres to him and the heirs of his body
lawfully begotten by him together with one Shilling Silver and no more. Where
as my son Francis ????? should not ?? his personal Appearance with a design to
? ? me ?? tract of land ?? my will & desire that the forsaid tract of land
called ? be my loving son Cornelius Howard & the heirs of his body lawfully
begotten for ever.
Item I give
and bequeath unto my son Edmund Howard one pair of ? ? ? and one Schilling
Silver and no more.
Item I give
and bequeath unto my Loving Daughter Sarah Gist one Schilling Silver and no
more.
Item I give
and bequeath unto my Loving Daughter Mary Gist one young cow and calf and one
Schilling Silver and no more.
Item I give
and bequeath unto my Loving Daughter Elizabeth Wells one young cow and calf and
one Schilling Silver and no more.
Item I give
and bequeath to my Loving Daughter Violet Gist one young cow and calf and one
Schilling Silver and no more.
Item I give
and bequeath unto my well beloved son Cornelius Howard my now dwelling Plantation
a tract of land containing one hundred and fifty acres called Howards Square?
To him and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever.
Item I give
and bequeath unto my said beloved son Cornelius Howard after all my just debts
& ? are paid all my whole personal Estate of what make and kind ?? it be to
him & his heirs ??? and assign forever.
Item I
appoint my said Loving son Cornelius Howard to be whole and sole Exect. Of this
my last Will and Testament in writing of the truth I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this third day of July 1738. Signed Sealed & Delivered by the hand
of Joshua Howard (seal) to be his last Will & Testament in Presence of us
the subscribers being Executors specially called for that purpose, Josephius
Murray, George Ogg, Jo. Murray Jr.
On the back
of the aforegoing Will was thus written Viz:
George Ogg
& Jo. Murray Jun. Two of the Subscribing witnesses to the above &
foregoing Will being duly sworn depos. on the Holy Evangelist that they saw
Joshua Howard the Testator sign the foregoing Testament & heard him Publish
& declare it to be his last Will & Testament. That at the time of his
so doing he was of sound & disposing mind & memory to the best of their
judgement & apprehension, that they subscribed names as witnesses in presence
of the Testator. Josephuis Murray being one of the people called & ? upon
his solemn affirmation doth affirm & declare that he saw the Testator sign
the foregoing and heard him publish & declare it was his last Will &
Testament. That at the time of his so doing he was of sound & disposing
mind & memory to the best of his judgement & Apprehensions and that
this affirmant subscribed his name as a witness to the said will in the
presence of the Testator. Sworn & affirmed before D Dulany Comms. 4 September
1738