Individual Details
John Abell
(Abt 1711 - Bef 5 Aug 1794)
Will of John Abell, Sr.
John Abell, Senr.
Signed: July 3, 1794
Proved: Aug 5, 1794
John Abell, Senr.
his last Will
In the name of God amen. I John Abell Senr of Saint Mary's County, in the State
of Maryland being of Sound mind memory, & understanding do make & ordain this to
be my last will & Testament in manner & form following hereby revoking all other
will or wills by me heretofore made ~~ First I give my Soul to almighty God who
gave it me, & my body to the Earth to be buryed at the discretion of my
Executors hereafter named ~ 2nd Item I give & bequeath to my grand daughter Jane
Abell daughter of John B Abell & Elizabeth Abell his wife all the Land I
purchased of George Abell, Samuel Abell Senr John B. Brown & Raphael Brown it
being the plantation whereon I now live, to her & her heirs forever, as also one
Bed & furniture one Desk, and Case & bottles, & one Iron pott to her & her heirs
forever. 3rd Item, I give & bequeath unto my grandSon Philip Hambleton Abell one
horse which he & myself are Jointly bound by Bond unto Cuthbert Abell to pay
for, the Said horse to be paid for out of my Estate. 4th Item I give & bequeath
all the remainder of my Estate both Real & personal to be Sold for money, &
after all my Just debts are paid the residue thereof to be equally divided
amongst my five Children & my grandson, Viz Edmund Abell, John Abell, Aaron
Abell, Eleanor Swails/ Elizabeth Abell & my grandson Philip Hambleton Abell but
Should my aforesaid grandSon Philip Hambleton Abell die before arrives to the
age of Twenty one years then my will & desire is that his part of the residue of
my estate Should be equally divided amongst my above five aforesaid children to
them & their heirs forever. 5th Item I give & bequeath unto my afsd. Son Aaron
Abell all my wearing apparel to him & his heirs forever ~ Lastly I nominate and
appoint my Son in Law John Booth Abell my whole & sole Executor of this my last
will & Testament hereby revoking all other wills by me made. In Testimo
whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed my Seal this third day of July
Seventeen hundred & ninety four ~~~
John S Abell (((Seal)))
Signed Sealed published & declared to be the last will & Testament of t
Testator John Abell Senr in the presence of us
Samuel Abell, William X Wimsatt, Elenor Greenwell
On the back of the aforegoing, was as follows, towit
Saint Mary's County, Ss, the 5th day of August 1794. Then came Samuel Abell,
William Wimsatt & Elenor Greenwell, the three Subscribing witnesses to the last
will & Testament of John Abell Senr late of Saint Mary's County, deceased, &
Severally made oath on the holy evangels of almighty God, that they did see the
Testator therein named, Sign & Seal this will, & that they heard his publish,
pronounce & declare the Same to be his last will & Testament, that at the time
of his Sodoing he was to the best of their apprehensions of Sound & disposing
mind, memory & understanding, & that they respectively subscribed their names as
witnesses to this will, in the presence, & at the request of the Testator & in
the presence of each other.
Certified by Jeremiah Jordan, Regr Wills
for Saint Mary's County
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Transcribed by Judith A. Burger March 12, 2001, from a photocopy of the original
court record, JJ 2, 95-96, obtained from Norma I. Dawson, Register of Wills,
Saint Mary's County, Maryland. The photocopy was good and the writing legible. I
made no corrections of any kind.
John Abell, Senr.
Signed: July 3, 1794
Proved: Aug 5, 1794
John Abell, Senr.
his last Will
In the name of God amen. I John Abell Senr of Saint Mary's County, in the State
of Maryland being of Sound mind memory, & understanding do make & ordain this to
be my last will & Testament in manner & form following hereby revoking all other
will or wills by me heretofore made ~~ First I give my Soul to almighty God who
gave it me, & my body to the Earth to be buryed at the discretion of my
Executors hereafter named ~ 2nd Item I give & bequeath to my grand daughter Jane
Abell daughter of John B Abell & Elizabeth Abell his wife all the Land I
purchased of George Abell, Samuel Abell Senr John B. Brown & Raphael Brown it
being the plantation whereon I now live, to her & her heirs forever, as also one
Bed & furniture one Desk, and Case & bottles, & one Iron pott to her & her heirs
forever. 3rd Item, I give & bequeath unto my grandSon Philip Hambleton Abell one
horse which he & myself are Jointly bound by Bond unto Cuthbert Abell to pay
for, the Said horse to be paid for out of my Estate. 4th Item I give & bequeath
all the remainder of my Estate both Real & personal to be Sold for money, &
after all my Just debts are paid the residue thereof to be equally divided
amongst my five Children & my grandson, Viz Edmund Abell, John Abell, Aaron
Abell, Eleanor Swails/ Elizabeth Abell & my grandson Philip Hambleton Abell but
Should my aforesaid grandSon Philip Hambleton Abell die before arrives to the
age of Twenty one years then my will & desire is that his part of the residue of
my estate Should be equally divided amongst my above five aforesaid children to
them & their heirs forever. 5th Item I give & bequeath unto my afsd. Son Aaron
Abell all my wearing apparel to him & his heirs forever ~ Lastly I nominate and
appoint my Son in Law John Booth Abell my whole & sole Executor of this my last
will & Testament hereby revoking all other wills by me made. In Testimo
whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed my Seal this third day of July
Seventeen hundred & ninety four ~~~
John S Abell (((Seal)))
Signed Sealed published & declared to be the last will & Testament of t
Testator John Abell Senr in the presence of us
Samuel Abell, William X Wimsatt, Elenor Greenwell
On the back of the aforegoing, was as follows, towit
Saint Mary's County, Ss, the 5th day of August 1794. Then came Samuel Abell,
William Wimsatt & Elenor Greenwell, the three Subscribing witnesses to the last
will & Testament of John Abell Senr late of Saint Mary's County, deceased, &
Severally made oath on the holy evangels of almighty God, that they did see the
Testator therein named, Sign & Seal this will, & that they heard his publish,
pronounce & declare the Same to be his last will & Testament, that at the time
of his Sodoing he was to the best of their apprehensions of Sound & disposing
mind, memory & understanding, & that they respectively subscribed their names as
witnesses to this will, in the presence, & at the request of the Testator & in
the presence of each other.
Certified by Jeremiah Jordan, Regr Wills
for Saint Mary's County
********************************************************************************
*******************************
Transcribed by Judith A. Burger March 12, 2001, from a photocopy of the original
court record, JJ 2, 95-96, obtained from Norma I. Dawson, Register of Wills,
Saint Mary's County, Maryland. The photocopy was good and the writing legible. I
made no corrections of any kind.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1711 | Maryland | |||
| Death | Bef 5 Aug 1794 | Maryland | |||
| Marriage | Jane Raley | ||||
| Marriage |  | ||||
| Reference No | A225 | ||||
| Abell Ref. # | 4-5-13 |
Families
| Spouse | Jane Raley ( - ) |
| Child | Jonathan Abell ( - 1779) |
| Child | Eleanor Abell (1730 - 1812) |
| Child | Edmund Abell ( - 1789) |
| Child | Aaron Abell ( - 1810) |
| Child | John "Youngest" Abell ( - 1794) |
| Father | John Abell (1680 - 1746) |
| Mother | Mary Usher (1695 - 1734) |
| Sibling | Samuel Abell (1710 - 1795) |
| Sibling | Enoch Abell (1714 - 1784) |
| Sibling | Edward Abell Capt. (1715 - 1807) |
| Sibling | Cuthbert Abell (1720 - 1786) |
Endnotes
1. Linda Townshend town@rivnet.net.