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06 Dec 1703-13 Jul 1704 (3. 242. ) The Last Will of John WISEMAN. In the name of God Amen, the sixth day of December, Anno Seventeen hundred and three, I John WISEMAN of St. Mary's County in the province of Maryland being sick of body but of good & perfect memory, thanks be to Almighty God, and calling to rememberance the uncertaine Estate of this transitory life, and that all flesh must yeild unto death when it shall please God to call, doe make constitute, ordaine, and declare, this my last will & Testament in manner and form following. Jusp. I give and commit, my soul unto Allmighty God my Savior & Redeemer in ____ and by the merits, of Jesus Christ, I trust, and believe, assuredly, to be saved and my body to be buried, at the Chappell of St. Maries; and now for ___ setting, my temporall Estate, I doe order give and dispose the same in manner and Form Following. 1st I give & bequeath unto my eldest son John WISEMAN, all the plantation & Land I now live on, together with the one, _orty of land I bought of Hugh HOPEWELL, next adjoyning to the same to him the said John WISEMAN, his heirs, and assignes forever. 2ndly I give & bequeath, unto my youngest son Robert WISEMAN, the uppermost half of the land I bought of Hugh HOPEWELL, to him & his heirs forever. 3rdly I give unto my youngest daughter, my youngest negro boy, to be delivered to her at the age of eighteen or day of marriage and in case if said boy should, dye before she arrives at __ age of eighteen or day of marriage, then my will is that she be paid by my Executrix, the sum of ten pounds Sterling 4thly my eldest negro boy I give unto my eldest son John WISEMAN, to be delivered him, at the age of one & twenty. 5thly I give my negro man and Woman with all their future, encrease, to be equally devided, between my two sons, to be delivered them at the age of one and twenty years. 6Thly I give unto my Daughter Mary WISEMAN one hundred acres of Land, being near anomak [Accomack] Valley on Pattux out [Pattuxent] maine Roade to her & her heirs forever. 7Thly and lastly I leave my loving wife Catherine WISEMAN, my whole, and sole Executrix and the whole management of my personall Estate for the good of herself, and my children, during her widowhood. And in case she marry, then my will is, that she give good & suffiecient, secrity for two thir[d]s, therof, to be delivered, and paid, equally to my two youngest children, at ages, herein before mentioned, for the performance, whereof I leave my son in law, Cornelius MANNING Trustee to demand, require, and see, the same Legally performed according to the true intent, and meaning of this my last will, and testament, In Witness wherof I have hereunto, sett my hand, and seall, the day, and year, first within mentioned. Signed sealed & dd July 18th 1704 in presense of Tho COURTNEY, George MASON, Gilbert ROBINSON, C. BUTLER. Then came Thomas COURTNEY, & George MASON, Gilbert ROBINSON, three of the witnesses to the within witten will, and made Oath, that they saw the above, named John WISEMAN the testator, signe seale publish and declare the above and within written, to be his last will and Testament, and that at the doing thereof, he was of, sound perfect, mind & memory. Jurat die & anno Sup Corann me Maryland Regr ls Prerogative. Eldest son, John, underage.