In the name of God
Amen, I Charles MANSHIP Senior farmer of Caroline County
and state of Maryland, being weak in body but of perfect mind and sound
memory, thanks be to God, therefore calling to mind the mortality of my
body and knowing that it is appointed unto all men once to die, do make
and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following
viz (?):
Principally and first of
all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave
it and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent and Christian like
manner at the discretion of my executers and as touching such worldly estate
wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give and demise
and dispose of in form and manner following, that is to say, First I give
and bequeath unto my son James Manship one hundred acres of land where
he now lives, including the buildings together with all the improvements
thereon or in any wise thereunto belonging, to have and to hold to him
and his heirs forever--
Item, I give and bequeath
unto my son William Manship eighty acres of land lying on the North
side of the farm where I now live to be laid off in manner following, the
line to begin at a marked beach tree standing on the bank of the river
and run near and east course with the lane across my land so as to contain
only eighty acres and should it take the fence on the opposite side of
the lane the same to be moved off on its ownside or other part of the land
so that each part may have its own fence, to have and to hold to him and
his heirs forever-should he die without a lawful heir I give the same to
my
son Andrew Manship from and after his decease--
I also give to my wife
Ann Manship all the remaining part of my land where I now live together
with all and singular the improvements and appurtenances (?) there on or
in any wise thereunto belonging, to have and to hold to her during her
natural life, in lieu of her thirds or lawful dowry, she making no waste
or distribution thereon, and form and after her death I give and devise
the same to my son Andrew Manship to have and to hold to him and
his lawful heirs forever. Should he die without a lawful heir I give the
same to my son, Aaron Manship, to have and to hold to him and his
heirs forever--
I also give unto my wife
Ann Manship a Lot of ground lying and being in Caroline County at the
upper end of Denton, together with all the improvements thereon, which
lot was deeded to her, to have and to hold to her during her natural life,
and to be equally divided among my three children namely Sarah,
Joseph, and Foster Manship after her decease. Also
another house and lot at the town end of Denton, deeded as aforesaid to
have and to hold unto her the said Ann Manship during her natural
life and to my daughter Anne Manship and my son Charly Manship
after her decease to be divided as follows to wit Anne to have the second
story and garret of the house now builded thereon and one third of the
lot of ground, and Charly Manship to have the remaining part of
the lot and house thereon, together with all the rest of the improvements
thereon to have and to hold to them and their heirs forever--
I also give and bequeath
to my son Aaron Manship half a certain lot of ground on the upper
end of Denton aforesaid deeded to my self and the best house thereon to
have and to hold to him and his heirs forever and the other half of said
lot with the remainder of the improvements I give and bequeath to my
three daughters namely Elizabeth Manship Nancy Manship and Lydia
Manship to be equally divided among them, to have and to hold to heir
use forever:
I also give to my four
Eldest daughters each of them a good feather bed and furniture, to
wit, Mary, Elizabeth, Nancy, and Lydia Manship. I also give
to my daughter Sarah Manship a walnut desk and a horse colt called
Jack and to James and William Manship my wheat farm--
I also give to my wife
Ann Manship my Ball (?) horse and carriage to have and to hold to her
use during life, also her lawful thirds of all my stock farming utensils
and household furniture and as I have heretofore give unto my son Charles
Manship what part of my property I intended for him, I not (?) him
off with one shilling only, and the remaining part of my stock household
furniture and movables I leave to be equally divided among all my children
except Charles, James, William and Andrew Manship
who is to have no
part thereof--
I also leave my wife Ann
Manship and Frederick Hollbrook whole and sole executors of
this my last will and testament, will and truly to execute do and perform
all things herein written according to the true intent and meaning of this
my last will and testament. I also desire that each of my children may
have their part at the appraisement, to do with it as they may think most
proper and those who has had any part the same to come in their part of
the dividend--
In Witness whereof I the
said Charles Manship have to this my last will and testament set
my hand and seal this twenty eight day of November one thousand seven hundred
and ninety five--
Charles (X his mark) Manship
(Seal)
Signed sealed and acknowledged
by the said Charles Manship as and for his last will and testaments
in the presence of us who were present at the signing and sealing thereof
John
Erving, Edward Rhoads, Jesse Turner
Caroline County to Wit
The 8th December 1795:
Then came Ann Manship
and Frederick Holbrook the executor and executrix
named and appointed
in and by this will and made oath on the Holy Evangelis of Almighty God,
that the aforegoing instrument of writing is the true and whole will and
testament
of Charles Manship late of Caroline County deceased, that hath come
to their hands is (?) and that they doth not know of any other of later
date--
Caroline County set
the 8th December 1795:
Then came John Erving
and Edward Rhoads two of the subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing
last will and testament of Charles Manship late of Caroline County deceased,
and severally made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that they
did see the testator herein named sign and seal this will and 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 sound disposing mind memory an d understanding and 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 and Jesse Turner who they also saw subscribe his name as a
witness to this will in the presence and at the request of the testator.
Certified by J. Richardson
Regr.
Caroline County to wit:
the 15th January 1796
There came Ann Manship
widow of the within named Charles Manship the testator herein
named and renounced the divises and bequests made to her as to the seal
estate of the said deceased, and elects her dower or one third part of
all the deceased's lands in lieu thereof to which she is in dowable.
Cerftified by J. Richardson
Regr.
