Richard , Jr. Wimsatt 107
- Born: Between 1690 and 1707, Smc, MD 109,111
- Died: Feb 1752, Smc, MD; Will Written 2/10, Probated 2/26 109,111
 General 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
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