Wills: Last Will & Testament of Charles Merryman, (1724) Baltimore County, Maryland

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Last Will & Testament of Charles Merryman
of Baltimore Co., dated 16 Jan 1724 Probated 14 Jan 1725

In the Name of God Amen. The sixteenth day of January one Thousand seven Hundred 
and Twenty four. I Charles Marryman of Baltimore County & Province of Maryland 
planter being of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God for & calling to mind 
the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for man once to die, Do make 
and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say 
first and principally I give my soul into the hands of God who gave it to me and for my 
body I command it to the Earth to be buried in Christian and decent manner nothing 
doubting but altho general I ? I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God 
and as touching my worldly Estate is herewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I 
give, devise and I signeth and dispose the same in manner and form following. 

Item: I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my true and beloved wife Mary 
Marryman to be my whole and sole Executrix to see all my lawful and just debts be paid.

Item: I give and I bequeath my dwelling plantation with the land and woods thereunto 
belonging jointly and equally between my wife Mary Marryman and my daughter Elizabeth 
Cox jointly and equally to be enjoyed by the said parties during the natural life of my said 
wife and at her decease ?/ to my daughter Elizabeth Cox and the heirs of her body lawfully 
begotten for ever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my said Executrix all and singular my personal Estate 
remaining after my just debts are paid and do hereby Impower her my said Executrix ? to 
will I bequeath, devise and dispose the same as she shall think fit peaceably and give 
authority to enjoy or dispose of the same without any manner of lott hindrance or 
molestation from any person or persons whatsoever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my grandson Marryman Cox one hundred acres of land 
beginning at the Tanners Run and running up the said run with my outward line till it 
comes to one Hundred acres.

Item I give and bequeath unto my Eldest son John Marryman one piece of money to the 
value of one shilling Sterling.

Item I give and bequeath to my youngest son Samuel Marryman one piece of money to the 
value of one shilling sterling.

And I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and annull all and every other former Testament, 
Wills, ? , Requests and Executors by me in any wise before this time namely Wills I 
bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last Will and Testament. 
In witness thereof I have hereby set my hand and seal this day and year above mentioned. 
Signed

his

Charles (CM) Marryman (his Seal)

mark

Signed Sealed Published Pronounced and Declared by the said Charles Marryman as his 
last Will and Testament in the presence of us:
Edward Cook,
Johns (J his mark) Robinson,
James Powell,
Mordicai (M his mark) Price,
John ( X his mark) Welch,
Hannah (H her mark) Cox.

At the foot of the foregoing will was thus written Viz: Maryland for Baltimore County Jan 
14th 1725 came Edward Cook & James Powell Johns Robinson & Hanna Cox subscribing 
witnesses to the aforegoing Will and made oath on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God 
that they saw the Testator Charles Marryman sign and seal and heard him publish and 
Declare this as his Last Will and Testament at that at the time of his so doing he was to the 
best of their knowledge and apprehension of sound and disposing mind and memory and 
that the subscribed the said will in presence of the said Testator sworn to before me Tho. 
Sherirdine D. Com. Baltimore County.

Extracted from: SLC Family History Microfilm 0012847 Probate Records of MD Vol 
17-18 1721-1726