In the name of God,
Amen I John Rumbold of Caroline County State of Maryland being of
sound and disposing mind and understanding do make, ordain and publish
this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form as follows
to wit~~~
Item first ~~~ I give devise
and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Margaret Rumbold the farm and
premises which I Purchased of Batchelder G. Chance and William
Chance whereon Jeremiah Reed now Resides ~ to her and her assigns
during her married Life ~~ also one years provisions for herself and child
and also all the property she owned before marriage ~ the above bequeath
to be taken in Lieu of Dower in accordance with the marriage contract entered
into by my said wife and myself before marriage ~
Item Second ~~ I give bequeath
and devise unto my son James B. Rumbold the Farm and premises on
which he formerly resided ~ also the Lands ~ and premises formerly belonging
to Henry Friend Negro deceased ~ and one half of Forty acres of
Land more or Less which I Purchased of Joseph Grey ~ now Laid off
adjoining the Farm above named ~ to him and his heirs forever ~~ I also
give and bequeath to him half of my wearing apparel ~~~~~~~
Item Third, ~~ I give and
bequeath and devise unto Elizabeth Stack my daughter and widow of
Levin
Stack deceased ~~~~~ my home Farm together with Eight acres of Land
which I ~ Purchased of Thomas Stack and added thereto to her and
her heirs forever
Item Fourth, I give bequeath
and devise unto my daughter Mary Hubbard, wife of Lemuel Hubbard
the Farm whereon the said Hubbard now resides, ~ being the Lands
I purchased of Joseph Grey ~ also the Lands and premises which formerly
belonged to Thomas Baker ~ deceased ~ to her and her heirs forever
~~~~~
Item Fifth, ~~~~ I give bequeath
and devise unto my daughter Martha Patten wife of
Mathew Patten the
Farm whereon the said Mathew Patten now resides which I purchased
of Perry Grey also the one half of Forty acres of Land which I Purchased
of Joseph Grey now laid off to her and her heirs forever ~~~~~
Item Sixth, ~~~~ I give bequeath
and devise unto my son John Rumbold the following Land and premises
(viz) the Farm and premises named in the first Item of this will mentioned
Subject to the Life Estate of his mother as provided in Said item First
~ also all the Lands I Purchased of James Stack, Byard Willis and
Alexander
Willson to him and his heirs forever provided nevertheless if my said
son shall die before he attains to the age of twenty one years ~ the Said
Lands and premises Shall be divided equally among my other children and
their respective heirs I also give and bequeath unto my said son my Silver
Lever watch one bed, bedstead and furniture one half of my wearing apparel
~ and one hundred dollars I also bequeath and devise that if my said son
shall arrive at the age of twenty one years ~~ that my daughters
Elizabeth
Stack Mary Hubbard and
Martha Patten Shall each pay over to
my Said Son John Rumbold the Sum of fifty Dollars Each ~ and that
the Land devise to Each of them Shall be bound for the payment of the money
~~~~~
Item Seventh, I give and
bequeath unto the children of my Late daughter
Leah Turner deceased
(viz) to Martha A. Sewell Lucinda Covey Leah Ette Insley Thomas H. Turner
John R. Turner and Mary E. Turner my Grand children the Sum of two
hundred and fifty Dollars Each ~~~
Item Eight, It is my will
and desire and I hereby direct that my negroes shall be free as follows
my negro man William Nichols at the Expiration of the year of my
decease ~~ and my negro Boy John Westly Dickinson to be free from
the first day of January A. D. Eighteen hundred and sixty Six
Item ninth ~ I give and bequeath
unto my said negro man William Nichols the house and lot of two
acres of Land whereon Richard Larrson now resides to him and his
heirs forever ~ also Six dollars per month from the date of my decease
to the end of the year then current and fifty dollars ~~~~
Item Tenth ~~ it is my will
and desire and I do hereby order and direct that all the residue of my
Estate real personal and mixed shall be sold by my Executer hereinafter
named ~ and after the payment of the Legacies herein before named I Give
and bequeath the proceeds thereof unto my children and their respective
heirs as follows (viz) to James B. Rumbold one sixth part thereof
~ to Elizabeth Stack widow of Levin Stack decd. One sixth
part thereof ~ To the Heirs of my deceased daughter Leah Turner
(viz) Martha A. Sewel, Lucinda Covey Thos. H. Turner John R. Turner
Leah Ette Insley and Mary E. Turner and their respective heirs one
sixth part thereof ~ To Mary Hubbard wife of Lemuel Hubbard
one sixth part thereof ~ to Martha Patten wife of Mathew Patten
one sixth part thereof ~ to my son John Rumbold one sixth part thereof
~~~
Lastly, I do hereby constitute
and appoint my son James B. Rumbold
if he be Living and able to
attend to the business (if not Mathew Patten) to be sole Executer of this
my last will and Testament and as full compensation thereof and in Lieu
of the Legal fees grant to him the Sum of one hundred and fifty dollars
and thereby revoke and annull all and Every will or wills by me heretofore
made ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my Last will and
Testament ~~ In witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
my seal this Eleventh day of January A. Domini Eighteen hundred and fifty
Eight
John Rumbold (Seal)
Signed sealed published and
declared by John Rumbold the Testator above named as and for
his Last will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and
in the presence of Each other have hereunto our names as witness thereto
Edward Hardcastle
John E. Hubbard
Caleb Clark
Caroline County to wit
The 25th day of
January 1859
Then came Mathew Patten Executer
named and appointed in the foregoing will and made oath on the Holy Evangelly
of Almighty God that the foregoing instrument of Writing is the true and
whole Last will and Testament of John Rumbold, Late of Caroline County
deceased that hath come to his hands or possession and that he doth not
know of any other of a Later date
Certby W. G. Nicholson Regr
of wills
for Caroline County
Caroline County to wit
The 25th day of
January 1859
Then came John E. Hubbard
& Caleb Clark two of the subscribing Witnesses to the foregoing Last
will & Testament of John Rumbold Late of Caroline County deceased and
Severally made oath on the Holy Evangelly of Almighty God that they did
see the Testator therein named sigh 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 apprehension
of sound & disposing mind memory and understanding and that they together
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