Thomas Greenwell

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  • Will of Thomas Greenwell. State of Maryland, St. Mary's Co.
    In the name of God Amen; - I, Thomas Green well of the State and County
    
    
    
    
    
    
    aforesaid, being of very -weak body but sound of mind and memory thanks be
    to God for it and calling to mind, the mortality of ay body and knowing that,
    it is allotted for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will
    and testament. I give and recommend my Soul unto the hands of Almighty God
    who gave it to me and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a
    
    
    
    
    
    
    decent and Christian manner at the discretion of my Executor hereafter
    mentioned. Nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall re-
    
    
    
    
    
    
    ceive the same again by the Mighty power of God, and as touching such
    Worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I
    
    
    
    
    
    
    give and depose of in the following manner and form;
    First, I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Allethaire Greenwell,
    
    
    
    
    
    
    one cow and calf, and two ewes, and lambs to be paid to her out of my estate
    by my executor her and her heirs forever-and also one Negro girl by the
    
    
    
    
    
    
    name of Milly, to her and her heirs forever.
    Item I give and bequeath to my son Joseph Kirkley Greenwell two pigs in
    
    
    
    
    
    
    part of my estate.
    Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Swan Greenwell, two pigs
    in part of my estate.
    Item I give and bequeath to my son William Francis Greenwell, one cow and
    calf, two ewes and lambs, and one bed and furniture, the one that he com-
    monly lies on, to him. and his heirs forever.
    Item I give and bequeath to my son Thomas James Greenwell, one cow and calf,
    two ewes and lambs, one bed and furniture to him and his heirs forever.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Item I give and my will is that all the remaining part of my estate, not
    willed to be equally divided amongst my children hereafter named, both real
    and personal, after my just debts are paid, that is to say my sons, Philip
    Greenwell Samuel Greenwe11, Lewis Greenwell, William Francis Greenwell,
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Thomas James Greenwell, Allathaire Greenwell, Abel Simmond Greenwell, Joseph
    Kirkley Greenwell, and Elizabeth Swan Greenwell, to be equally divided among
    them, and I also nominate and appoint my son Philip Greenwell, my whole and
    sole Executor of this my last will and testament-and I do utterly disallow-
    revoke ,and disannul-all and every other former Testament, Will, Legacies
    and Bequests, by re or any wise named, Wills, and Bequeathed, Ratifying and
    and confirming this; and no other to be my last Will aid Testament-on wit-
    sees hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the third day of Feb-
    ruary, Eighteen hundred and Twelve. Signed, sealed and delivered in the
    
    
    
    
    
    
    presence of us-to be his last Will and Testament. Henry Ford; B. Hutchins.
    St. Mary's Co., to wit the 11th day of February 1812.
    Thomas Greenwell
    (Seal)
    Then came Philip Greenwell and made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty
    God that the within instrument, of writing is the true and whole Will and
    Testament of Thomas Greenwell dec'd. that hath come to his hands or pos-
    session and that he doth know of any other. Certified by-James Forrest,Reg.
    of Wills for St. Mary's Co.,-the 11th day of February 1812. They, came Henry
    Ford and Bennet Hutchins the two subscribing witnesses to the last Will and
    Testament of Thomas Greenwell late of St, Mary's Co., dec'd. and made oath
    on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that they also saw the Testator there-
    in named sign and seal this Will, and that they heard him publish, pronounce
    and declare the some to be his last will and Testament, that at the time of
    him so doing, he was to the best of their apprehension of sound and dispos-
    ing mind, memory and understanding, and that they subscribed their names as
    witness to the Will in the presence at the request of the Testator, and in
    the presence of each other.
    Certified by James Forrest-Reg. of Wills for St. Mary's Co.,Md,.