Will of Susanna Mareman (1811); St. Mary’s County, Maryland

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Will of Susanna Mareman
JJ3-494 to 496
12 March 1811 - 19 may 1818

Susanna Mareman's Last Will & Testament}
In the name of God, amen, I Susanna Mareman of Saint Mary's County in the State 
of Maryland being of sound & disposing mind, memory & understanding, although 
sick & weak in body, considering the certainty of Death & the uncertainty of the 
time thereof, & being desirous to settle my worldly affairs, & thereby be the 
better prepared to leave this world, when it shall please God to call me hence, 
do therefore make & publish this my last will & testament in manner & form 
following, that is to say - First & principally, I commit my soul into the hands 
of almighty God & my body to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion 
of my executor herein after named & after any Debts & funeral charges are paid. 
I devise & bequeath as follows - Item. I give & bequeath to my son James Mareman 
the sum of $1. Item. I give & bequeath to my son John Mareman the sum of 5 
shillings. Item. I give & bequeath to my son Joseph Mareman the sum of $1. Item. 
I give & bequeath to my son Thomas Mareman the sum of $1. Item. I give & 
bequeath to my daughter Mary Neale wife of Charles Neale $1. Item. I give & 
bequeath to my daughter Mary Attaway Leigh (wife of Lewis Leigh) $1. Item I give 
& bequeath to my daughter Ann Penny Hayden (wife of George Hayden) $1. Item. I 
give & bequeath to my daughter Susanna Price (wife of John Price) the sum of 
$20. I likewise give to my grandson William Price, son of my said dau Susanna 
Price, 1 feather bed & furniture & also give to my grand-dau Julian Price 2 
cows. Item. I give & bequeath to my dau Ann Mareman all my real estate, towit, 
the Plantation whereon I now live, to her & her heirs forever provided 
nevertheless in case she shall diue without any issue, then my will & desire is 
that the said land shall at her decease, become the right & Estate of my 2 grand 
children aforementioned to be equally divided between them & their heirs 
forever. Item. I give & bequeath to my said dau Ann Mareman all the rest & 
residue of my Estate whatsoever. But if she shall die without issue as aforesaid 
then my will is that my 3 negroes, to wit, Phil, Winifred & Harriott shall be 
equally divided in value between my 2 grandchildren above mentioned. In 
testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the 12th day of March in 
the year of our Lord 1811.
Susanna Mareman
((her mark))
Signed sealed published & declared by Susanna Mareman the above name Testator as 
& for her last Will & Testament in the presence of us, who at her request, & in 
her presence & in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as 
Witnesses thereto.
Ethelbert Cecil, Bennett Hopewell Edmund(?) Greenwall
(NOTE: She named no executor)

St Mary's County, the 19th day of May 1818. Then came Ethelbert Cecil & 
Edmund(?) Greenwall & on the 20th day of May 1818 came Bennett Hopewell etc etc
Certified by James Forrest Reg Wills
St Mary's County