Walt & Terri Sterneman's Family Pages
Person Chart
Parents
| Father | Date of Birth | Mother | Date of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
 Richard Wimsatt Sr. |
Abt 1665 |  Katherine |
Person Events
| Event Type | Date | Place | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 Birth |
Bet 1690 and 1707 | Smc, MD | |
| Death |
Feb 1752 | Smc, MD; Will Written 2/10, Probated 2/26 |
Notes
| WILL OF RICHARD WIMSATT In the name of God Amen, the tenth day of February in the year of our Lord, one thousand, seven hundred and fifty two I Richard Wimsatt Senior, in St. Mary's County being sick and weak of body but in perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God for it, therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body & knowing it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say principally & first of all I give my soul to almighty God that gave it & my body to the Earth from where it comes & to be buried in Christian like manner at the consideration of my executors hereafter mentioned shall see fit nothing doubting but that at the general resurection I shall receive the same again by almighty power of God, and as touching such worldly goods please God to endow me with I dispose of as follows VIZ... Item I give and bequeath to my first son, Richard Wimsatt a tract of land that was my fathers Called Williams Endeavor, one hundred and twenty five acres, & to him & his heirs... Item I give and bequeath to my two second sons, Robert and Henry Wimsatt my dwelling plantation containing two hundred and forty acres, called Wimsatt's Frollik to be equally divided to them & their heirs.. Item I give my fourth son Ignatius Wimsatt twenty pounds of Maryland... Item I give my four daughters VIZ, Mary, Monica, Dorothy, Sussana, Wimsatt's each a feather bed and furniture. Lastly I appoint my wife Theresa Wimsatt and my two first sons Richard and Robert Wimsatt my whole and sole executors of this my last will and testament, and so hereby disallow all other will or wills by me made, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal the day and year before written... Signed sealed & acknowledged to be the last will & testament of the said Richard Wimsatt in Richard Wimsatt presence of us the subscribors Peter Ford Ignatius Jarboe William Johnson Susanna Fenwick Robert R. Wimsatt ST. MARY'S COUNTY WILL BOOK 28 PAGE 249 |
Sources
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| GEDCOM file imported on May 13 1999. |
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