Peter Montgomery

Will of Peter

In the name of God Amen.
Peter Montgomery of Charles County in the Province of Maryland being infirm of body but of sound and perfect memory do make this my last will and testament as follows.
Imprimis I bequeath my soule to God who gave it me, my body to the earth, after my departure to be decently buried at the charge of my estate and discretion of my executor hereafter named.
Item I will that my just debts and funeral charges be first paid.
Item I give and bequeath unto my loving son Francis Montgomery one shilling sterling
Item I give and bequeath unto my loving son John Montgomery one shilling sterling
Item I give and bequeath unto my loving son Peter Montgomery fifty six acres of land beginning at the first bounds _____ and lay it out on the same sides of a Branch that the tree stands on to him and his heirs forever. Also one feather bed and covering and one cow and calf.
Item I give and bequeath unto my loving son Joseph Montgomery fifty six acres of land to be laid out on the West side of a branch joining to his brother____ the branch to divide them to him and his heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath to my loving wife Margitt Montgomery the plantation I know dwell upon with one hundred and twelve acres of lands joining there unto during her natural life and after her decease to my loving son William Montgomery to him and his heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my loving daughter Mary Magduline Higdon and my loving son Elisha Montgomery all the remaining part of my land to be equally divided to them and their heirs for ever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my loving son James Montgomery one shilling sterling
Item I give and bequeath unto my son Richard Montgomery one feather bed and covering and one cow and calf.
Item I nominate constitute and ordain my loving wife Margitt Montgomery whole and sole executix of this my last will and testament to whom the aforesaid Margitt my wife I give and bequeath all the remaining part of my estate. I ordain that this present will to be my last will and testament in witness hereof I have set my hand and fixed my seals this the 16th day of January in the year of our lord 1752

Peter Montgomery

witness
Edward Turner
Jacob Moreland
John Hunt

On the back of the foregoing will was thus written viz
Charles County 26th December 1754 came Edward Turner, Jacob Moreland and John Hunt the three subscribing witnesses to the foregoing will who being duly and solemnly sworn on the holy evangelist of the almighty God that they saw the testator Peter Montgomery sign and seal the aforesaid will and heard and publish and declare the same to be the last will and testament and that at the time of his so doing was to the best of their apprehenions of sound and disposing mind and memory and that they sevirally subscribed their names as witnesses to the said will in presence of the testator and at the request ______ ______ was taken after Franccis Montgomery heir at law had signified he had no objections

____ ______ of Charles County