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(1735 - 1810)
Will of Thomas Greenwell. State of Maryland, St. Mary's Co. In the name o f G od Amen; - I, Thomas Green well of the State and County afores aid, be ing of very -weak body but sound of mind and memory thanks be to G od f or it and calling to mind, the mortality of ay body and knowing tha t, i t is allotted for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my l ast w ill and testament. I give and recommend my Soul unto the hands of A lmi ghty God who gave it to me and my body I recommend to the Earth to b e b uried in a decent and Christian manner at the discretion of my E x ecutor hereafter mentioned. Nothing doubting but at the general resurr e ction I shall re- ceive the same again by the Mighty power of Go d , and as touching such Worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to b l ess me in this life, I give and depose of in the following manne r and f orm; First, I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Allethair e Gree nwell, one cow and calf, and two ewes, and lambs to be paid t o h er out of my estate by my executor her and her heirs forever-and als o o ne Negro girl by the name of Milly, to her and her heirs forev er . Item I give and bequeath to my son Joseph Kirkley Greenwell two pig s i n part of my estate. Item I give and bequeath to my daughter E lizabet h Swan Greenwell, two pigs in part of my estate. Item I give and b eque ath to my son William Francis Greenwell, one cow and calf, two ewes a n d lambs, and one bed and furniture, the one that he com- monly lies on , t o him. and his heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my son Tho ma s James Greenwell, one cow and calf, two ewes and lambs, one bed and f u rniture to him and his heirs forever. Item I give and my will is t h at all the remaining part of my estate, not willed to be equally divid e d amongst my children hereafter named, both real and personal, after m y j ust debts are paid, that is to say my sons, Philip Greenwell Samuel G r eenwe11, Lewis Greenwell, William Francis Greenwell, Thomas Jame s G reenwell, Allathaire Greenwell, Abel Simmond Greenwell, Joseph Kirkl ey G reenwell, and Elizabeth Swan Greenwell, to be equally divided among t h em, and I also nominate and appoint my son Philip Greenwell, my whole a n d sole Executor of this my last will and testament-and I do utterly di s allow- revoke ,and disannul-all and every other former Testament, Will , L egacies and Bequests, by re or any wise named, Wills, and Bequeathed , R atifying and and confirming this; and no other to be my last Will ai d T estament-on wit- sees hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal th is t he third day of Feb- ruary, Eighteen hundred and Twelve. Signed, se ale d and delivered in the presence of us-to be his last Will and T e stament. Henry Ford; B. Hutchins. St. Mary's Co., to wit the 11th day o f F ebruary 1812. Thomas Greenwell (Seal) Then came Philip Greenwell and m a de Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that the within instrumen t , of writing is the true and whole Will and Testament of Thomas Greenw e ll dec'd. that hath come to his hands or pos- session and that he doth k n ow 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 H u tchins the two subscribing witnesses to the last Will and Testament of T h omas Greenwell late of St, Mary's Co., dec'd. and made oath on the Hol y E vangels of Almighty God, that they also saw the Testator there- in n am ed sign and seal this Will, and that they heard him publish, pronounc e a nd declare the some to be his last will and Testament, that at the t im e of him so doing, he was to the best of their apprehension of sound a n d dispos- ing mind, memory and understanding, and that they subscribed t h eir names as witness to the Will in the presence at the request of the T e stator, and in the presence of each other. Certified by James Forrest- R eg. of Wills for St. Mary's Co.,Md,.
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| Birth | 1735 | St Mary's, Maryland, United States | | | |
| Birth | 4 Sep 1754 | St. Mary's Co., MD | |  | |
| Birth | 4 Sep 1754 | St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States | | | |
| Marriage | 1784 | Eleanor Abell | | | |
| Marriage | 1 Dec 1797 | Living | | | |
| Marriage | 1 Dec 1797 | St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States - Mary Milburn Simmonds Abell | | | |
| Death | 1810 | St Mary's, Maryland, United States | | | |
| Death | 1812 | St. Mary's Co., MD | | | |
| Death | 1812 | St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States | | | |
| Death | Feb 1812 | St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States | | | |
| Will | 11 Feb 1812 | St. Mary's Co., MD | | | |
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