Will of Ann Lyon (1845):  Charles County, MD

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Will of Ann Lyon
Written February 18th 1845 in Charles County, Maryland



     In the name of God amen, I Ann Lyon of Charles County in the state of 
Maryland being in bad health though of sound mind memory and understanding 
knowing the certainty of death and the uncertainty of time thereof to come being 
(?) to settle my  worldly affairs and that I may be the better prepared to meet 
my God when it shall please him to call me home. First I commit my soul into the 
hands of almighty God and my body to the earth from whence it was taken and 
after my just debts and funeral expenses are paid I give and bequeath the rest 
of my Estate both real and personal to the children of Thomas Chapman Lyon 
namely Ann Elizabeth Lyon, Teresa Lyon, William Henry Lyon, James Thomas Lyon 
and any other children whist the said Thomas Chapman Lyon may have here after by 
his present wife Sarah in equal proportion to them their heirs and assigns 
forever and I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint Thomas Chapman Lyon my 
sole administrator of this my last will and testament revoking and annulling all 
other heretofore made by me in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and 
affixed my seal this 18th day of February 1845 -
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of -               Ann Lyon {seal}
Benjamin Adams
William E. Burttes (?)
Joseph R. Burch

     On the back of the afore going Will it is thus written, Charles County Sct. 
September 14th 1855 then came Thomas Chapman Lyon executor of the last Will and 
Testament of Ann Lyon late of Charles County deceased and made oath in the Holy 
Evangely of almighty God that the afore going instrument of writing is the true 
whole last Will and Testament of said deceased that hath come to his hands or 
possession and that he doth not know of any other.
                                            Test: T. A. Smith - Reg. Of Wills
Charles County Sct. October 22nd 1855 then came William E. Burttes one of the 
subscribing witnesses to the afore going last Will and Testament of Ann Lyon 
late of Charles County deceased and made oath on the Holy Evangely of almighty 
God that he did see the testatrix therein named sign and seal this Will and that 
he heard him publish pronounce and declare the same to be his last Will and 
Testament and at the time of his passing she was to best of his apprehensions of 
sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding and that he together with 
Benjamin Adams and Joseph R. Burch they respectively subscribed their names as 
witnesses to this Will in the presence and at the request of the testator and in 
the presence of each other.

                                             Test: T. A. Smith Reg. Of Wills