Mary Saffell Will
In the name of the God Amen. I Mary Saffell of Montgomery County in
the Providence of Maryland, Planter and beong of a sick disposial of povety
but of perfect mind and memory thanks be ginento God and calling to mind
the mortallity of my body and know it is appointed for all flesh once to
die do make and ordain this my last will and testament in princepally and
first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God
that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent
Christian Burial and as touching such worldly estate as in halt please
you to bless me with in this life. I dispose in the following manner-----1st
I bequeath to my son Charles Saffell all of my land the bed in which he
lies on the gray mare the young bay mare one dish and five platters and
old dutch oven and like is the cart wheels--2nd I bequeath to my daughter
Sarah the bed which I now lie on---3rd I bequeath to my son Joshua Saffell
one iron pot----4th I bequeth to my grandson Hezekiah Saffell my -------
--5th I bequeath to my son Charles Saffell one red bow and for him pay
the following provisions----6th I bequeath to my son John Saffell my deceased
five shillings---7th I bequeath my son William after my deseaced five shillings----8th
I bequeath my son Samuel Saffell after my deseaesed five shillings----9th
i bequeath to my son James after my deceased five shillings ---10th I bequeath
to my daughter Ann after my deceased five shillings and I bequeath to my
daughter Elizabeth after my deceased five shillings.
And I do hereby conistitute Charles my son to be the whole and sole
---- of this my last will and testament. I witness where I have ---set
my hand and seal this 29th day of June in the year seventenn hundred and
eighty five.
Mary (X her mark) Saffell
Signed sealed published and decloried
by the said Mary Saffell as her last will
and testament in the presence of us who
in his presence and in the presence of each
have hereto subscribe our names
John Kelly----Ben B. Kelly----Clerine Green
Montgomery County April 10th 1787. Then came Benjamin Kelly and Clerine
Green two of the subscribeing witnesses to the within the last will and
testament of Mary Saffell late of the said County deceased and severall
do oath on the Holy Evangelists of Allmighty God that they did see the
---- herein named sign and seal this last will and that they heard her
publish pronounce and declare the same to be her last will and testament
and that at the time of her so doing she was the best of ----apprehension
of sound and disposing mind, memory and under ----and that they and John
Kelly the other subscribing witness ---will subscribe thier names thereto
as witnesses in the presence ---at the request of the testator on in the
presence of each other
Certified by
Sam Gusner Registor