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In the Name of God Amen I Thomas Humberston of the County of Allegany and the State of Maryland farmer being sick and weak in Body but in perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God. Calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, Do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament. That is to say, Principally and first of all, I give and Reccomend(sic) my Soul to Almighty God Who gave it, and my Body I recommend to the Earth, to be Buried in decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executors. Nothing Doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall Recieve(sic) the same against the Mighty Power of God ~ And as Touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to Bless me with In this Life, I give devise and dispose of in the following manner and form. Viz, First I give and bequeath to Jane my Dearly Beloved Wife at my death the whole of my Real and personal Estate for __?__ and support and the support of her younger children to remain to her in full as long as She remains my Widow and in Case of marriage One third grant till her Death Whom I likewise Constitute make and ordain Joint executrix of this my last Will and Testament. Secondly I give to my well beloved Son Thomas the Amount or Value of^the just sum of Five pounds Sterling money of Great Britain at his own Mothers' Discease(sic)------ Thirdly I give and bequeath to my wellbeloved(sic) Son George the amount or Value of the just sum of five pounds Sterling Money of Great Britain to be paid him at his own Mothers Discease(sic)-- Fourthly I give and bequeath to my Wellbeloved(sic) Son William all and Singular my lands and Tangibles to be delivered to him to his Own proper use at the discease of his own Mother ~ Fifthly, I Give and bequeath to my wellbeloved daughters Viz: Rachel, Mary, Esther, Hannah, and Jane Severally Equally and Distinctly (?) all my personal property Or Estate Viz: Cattle & Movables to be equally Divided among them at their Mothers Discease(sic). And sixthly - I give to my true faithful and trusty Friend Robert Thope(?) the sum of Fifteen Shillings Whom I likewise Constitute make and Ordain the other Joint Executor of this my Last Will and Testament by each or either of them to be faithfully executed performed and fulfilled11:30, 11 December 2010 (EST) and to each and Every [one]of them to be possessed and enjoyed ~ And I do hereby Utterly Disallow _ Revoke and Disannul(?) al and every other former testaments Wills Legacies bequest and Execution by me in any Wise beforenamed Willed or bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and no others be my Last Will and Testament ~ In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand and Seal this Twelfth Day of July it being the Twenty Seventh year of the Independance of America and in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Three!

Signed Sealed published pronounced and Declared by the Said Thomas Humberston as his Last Will And Testament in the presense(sic) of us who in his presense and the presense of each other have hereunto subscribed Our Names Viz Anthony Pitzer William Rose(?) Richard Corbry Reuben M. Randolph

His Mark X Thomas Humberston

Proved according to Law for it(??) March _?

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