Wills: Will of Charles Fair 26 Mar 1792: Frederick County, MD

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Frederick County MD Will Docket GM-2

(428) I Charles Fair of the County of Frederick and State of Maryland
being Sick and weak inBody but of Sound and disposing Mind, Memory and
understanding do make, publishpronounce and declare this to be my last Will
and Testament in Manner andform following, that is to say, I Give and
Bequeath unto my Dearly beloved Wife Mary, all my Estate Real and personal
during her Natural life or Widowhood for thepurpose of Supporting my said
Wife and the Maintenance and Education of my Children, and after the
Decease or Marriage of my said wife. I give and Bequeath the said Estate.
To my Children, To Wit, Michael Peter, Mary, John, Charles, and Elizabeth.
to be equally divided between them my said Children, share and Share alike;
Whereas I have sold onto Peter Slider of Frederick County Fifty acres of
Land part of "The Resurvey on Brothers Agreement", lying in the County
aforesaid, I do therefore hereby authorise and empower my said Wife Mary:
to Convey unto the said Peter Slider his Heirs and Assigns for Ever the
said Land. so as aforesaid. Sold by me to him, and Lastly I do Hereby
Nominate ^ consumate(sp) and Appoint my Said Wife Mary. and the said Peter
Slider, Executors of this my last Will and Testament. hereby revoking all
Wills by me heretofore made ratifying and Confirming this and now other to
by my Last Will and Testament. InWitness where of I have hereto Set my
Hand and Seal this Eighteenth day of February Seventeen Hundred and Ninety
two
Signed Sealed published pronounced and Declared by 
His
the Testator(sp) as andfor his last Will and Testament 
Charles (X) Fair Seal 
In the presence of us who at his request and in his presence 
Mark
and in the presence of each other have Subscribed our 
Names as Witnesses thereto ____________________ her
Mary + Coontz, Leonhart Dill, Jn.o
Gwinn
mark
Frederick County March 26th 1792
Then came Mary Fair and Peter Slider and Made Oath that the aforegoing
Instru-ment of writing is the true and whole Will and Testament of Charles
Fair late of Frederick County deceased, that hath come to their Hands and
possession -------
Frederick County March 26th 1792 ------ Geo. Murdoch Reg.
Then came Leonhart Dill and Jno Gwinn two of the Subscribing Witnesses to
the aforegoing last 
Will and Testament of Charles Fair late of Frederick County Deceased and
made Oath on the 
Holy Evangels of Almighty God that they did see the Testator therein Named 
Leonhart Dill Jno Gwinn 
( Abbreviated names)
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
Apprehens-
sions of sound and disposing Mind Memory and Understanding that they
respectively (sp)
Subscribed their Names as Witnesses to this Will in the presence and the
request of the
Testator and that they did also see Mary Coontz the other Subscribing
Witness Sign her (Name)
(429) Name as a Witness thereto In the presence and at the request of the
Testator
and all in the presence of each other----- Geo.
Murdoch Reg.