In the name of God
Amen, I James Manship of Caroline County and State of Maryland being
sick and weak of body but sound disposing mind memory and understanding,
and calling to mind the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time
thereof, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby be
the better prepared to leave this world when it shall pleas God to call
me, hence, do make and ordain this my last will and testament ____?_____
and form following that is to say.
First and principally I commit
my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it and my body to the earth
to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executrix therein after named
and after my funeral charges and just debts are paid I desire give and
bequeath as follows.
Item I give and bequeath
to my beloved wife Hester Manship during her natural life
(or widowhood) the use and benefit of all the balance of my personal estate,
after my just debts are paid and also the use and benefit of all my lands
and real estate which I now own, hold or ___?___during her natural life
(or widowhood) as aforesaid enjoining it one her, to make no waste or distraction
in either the personal estate or timber (some sort of mark here) one said
Sands and after her death or marriage, which ever may first happen, my
will and desire is that all my lands, which I now hold, own or ___?___
shall immediately descend to my son Henry Manship his heirs and
assigns forever, upon condition that he pay to my son George Manship,
the sum of Fifty dollars current money in a reasonable time, after the
decease of my said wife Hester Manship, (should the said George
live
till that time) or apply the same in any proper manner for his use and
benefit and my particular request to my son Henry Manship is that
he should endeavors to take care of and maintain my said son George
Manship till he arrives at the age of twenty one years exclusive of
the Fifty dollars here in before mentioned and I hereby will and bequeath
to my son William Manship for and in consideration of his part of
my land and real estate thirty five dollars to be paid to him his heirs
or assigns by my son Henry Manship immediately after the death of
my wife without fail.
Item I also give and bequeath
to my daughter Margarett Wadman wife of Thomas Wadman Jun. one good
cow and calf to be delivered to her out of my personal estate by my Executrix
soon after my decease and no
money.
Item my will and desire is
that after the death (or marriage) of my wife Hester Manship all
the personal estate, there remaining shall be equally divided between my
sons and daughters namely Elizabeth Manship, William Manship, Rebecca Manship
and George Manship or the survivors and their heirs.
Item, I hereby ordain constitute
and appoint my beloved wife Hester Manship to be executrix of this
my last will and testament requesting that she execute the same according
to the true intent and meaning thereof.
In testimony that the aforegoing
is my only true and last will and testament I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed my seal this Tenth day of August Eighteen hundred and
twenty-four.
James Manship X (his mark)
Seal
Signed sealed published and
declared by James Manship the Testator to be his last will and testament
in the
presence of each other have
hereto subscribed our names as witnesses.
Tho. Pearson, Andrew Manship,
Samuel Fountain
Caroline County to wit the
17th August 1824
There came Samuel Fountain
who offered the aforegoing instrument for probate and made oath on the
Holy
Evangelo of God that the
same is the true and whole will and testament of James Manship late
of Caroline County deceased that hath come to his hands or prossesion and
that he doth not know of any other of a later date.
Certified by Geor. A. Smith
Regr. of wills for Caroline
Caroline County Court
The 17 August 1824
There came Thomas Pearson,
Andrew Manship and Samuel Fountain the three subscribing witnesses
to the
aforegoing last will and
Testament of James Manship late of Caroline County deceased and
severally made oath on the Holy Evangels of God, that they did see the
Testator therein named make his mark to 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 sound and disposing mind memory and understanding and that they respectively
subscribed their names as witnesses to this in the presence and at the
request of the Testator and in the presence of each other.
Certified by Geo. A. Smith
Regr. of wills for Caroline County.
