St. Mary's County MD Archives Wills.....Tennison, Joanna February 23, 1769
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Source: St. Mary's County, Maryland Prerogative Court (wills) 37, Pages 252-254.
Written: February 23, 1769
Recorded: April 4, 1769

In the Name of God Amen the Twenty - third day of February Seventeen Sixty 
Nine.  I Joanna Tennison being very Sick and weak in Body but of perfect mind 
and memory thanks be Given unto God for the Same, that is to say, Principally 
and first of all,

I give and recommend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it, and for my 
body I recommend it to the Earth, to be Buried in a Christian like manner at 
the discretion of my Executor hereafter named.

In the first place I give and bequeath to my Daughter SARY DOXEY my best 
Cotton Gound and best Cotten Petticoat, one Muzlin cap and fine Hankerchief 
and an old fine Apron in full of my Estate.

Item:  I give and bequeath to my Son JESSE TENNISSON on shilling ????? in full 
part of my Estate.

Item:  I give and bequeath to my Daughter CHRISTIAN WHITE on Shilling Sterling 
in full part of my Estate.

Item:  I give and bequeath to my Daughter SABRA COSSAR one Shilling Sterling 
in full of my Estate.

Item:  I give and bequeath to my son ABRAHAM TENNISSON one Shilling Sterling 
in full part of my Estate.

Item:  I give and bequeath to my Daughter ANN TENNISSON all my wearing 
apperrell except what I give my Daughter SARY afores'd, also a Womans Side 
Saddle and Bridle a Leather Trunk in full part of my Estate.

Also I give to my well beloved son THOMAS TENNISSON whom I likewise Constitute 
make and ordain my only and sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, 
all and Singular my other Estate both Real and personal by him freely to be 
possessed and Enjoyed and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannull 
all and every other Former Testaments Wills, and Legacys, Bequeath's and 
Executors by me in any ways before this Time named and this and no other to be 
my Last Will and Testament.  In Witness where of I have hereunto set my hand 
and Seal the Day and year above written.

Joanna (her mark) Tennisson

Signed Sealed and Delivered 
In the Presence of
Denis Byrn
Joshua (his mark) Green
Aaron Davis


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