Last Will and Testament of Robert NEWCOME (1790); Talbot County, MD

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Name on will:     Robert Newcome
Date written:     March 9, 1790 
Date recorded:    August 1, 1791
Source of record: Talbot County Register of Wills (Wills) MSA C1925-4, Liber 4, p. 182





    In the name of God amen. I Robert Newcome of Talbot 
County and State of Maryland being in perfect health of body and of 
sound and disposing mind memory and understanding calling to mind the 
uncertainty of this life, and the certainty of Death,  Do make and ordain 
this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is 
to say   I give my soul into the hands of almighty God who gave it me and my 
body to be decently Buried as my Executor hereafter mentioned shall 
think proper, and as to the disposal of my worldly goods which it hath 
pleased God to Bless me with I give and Bequeath as follows viz.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Grandson James Newcome the following 
      negroes to wit Old Harry and his two Sons Dick and Peter, and Rhoda 
      his Daughter, also Jack, Son of Jack, and Jack Son of Dick, and Rachel.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my Grandson Robert Newcome the follow
      -ing negros old Jem, Jude, Bill son of Jem, Harry son of Harry, Saul 
      son of Harry, Abe son of Harry, Kate and Jin Daughters of Jim and Jude.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Mary Newcome the
      following negros to wit negros Bet Daughter of Jude, Tom son of
      Bet, Rose Daughter of Bet, and Ann Daughter of Bet
Item. I give and Bequeath  all the remainder of my negros to be
      be equally divided between my two Grandsons Tilton and Joseph
      Newcome, together with all their Increas that I shall die possessed 
      of. It is also my will and desire that each of the above mentioned
      Legatees receive and have the Increase of the respective Neg
      -roes as above Bequeathed unto them, that may or do belong to 
      me at my Death.
Item. I Give and bequeath unto my aforesaid Grandson James Newcome 
      my Clock and Silver Tankard.  And the Remainder of my 
      personal Estate that is not already disposed of  I Give
      after all my Just Debts and Funeral Expenses are paid 
      to be equally Divided Between my above mentioned Grand 
      children namely James, Robert. Mary, Tilton and Joseph Newcome

Item  I Give and bequeath unto my aforesaid Grandson Robert Newcome 
      Sixty acres of Land to be laid off adjoining to Christopher 
      Sprys land and on the North side thereof and as compact as it 
      conveniently can be located and laid out, which I give to him 
      my said Grandson Robert and his Heirs forever.
Item  I give and bequeath unto my Grandson James Newcome my
      Dwelling plantation as fair as to his brother Roberts land
      as aforesaid to him and his Heirs for ever, and I do appoint my
      said Grandson James and Mr Jacob Gibson Junr Guardians
      to all my aforesaid Grand children that may be under age at my
      Death, and lastly, I do appoint my said Grandson James Newcome 
      my whole and sole Executor of this my last Will and Testa
      ment disallowing all other Will or Wills heretofore by me made
      acknowledging this to be my last will and testament
Signed Sealed and Acknowledged this ninth day of March 
Seventeen hundred and ninety in the presence of  .     .     .     .     .     .

    Test 	
  Henry Banning
  Nich{s} Benson                         Rob{t} Newcome [ seal]
  Anthony Kirby
         his
  William + Seamore
         Mark
Talbot County Sc{t}      }  Then came James Newcome the Extr 
1{st} day of August 1791 }  and made oath on the Holy Evangels
 of Almighty God, that the aforegoing Instrument of Writing is the the 
true and whole Will and Testament of Robert Newcome 
late of the County afs{d}  Deceased that hath come to his 
hands or possession and that he doth not know 

of any other.  Certified by

               Jn{o} Gibson Junior Reg{r} 
               of Wills for Talbot County

Talbot County Sct  	
{1}st day of August 1791  }  Then came Henry Banning Nich{s} 
Benson Anthony Kirby and William Seamore the four subscribing 
Witnesses to the within last Will & Testament of Robert New
come late of the County afsd  deceased, and severally made 
Oath on the Holy Evangels of almighty God, that they did
see the Testator therein named sign and seal this Will 
and that they heard him publish, pronounce and declare the 
same to be his last Will and Testament, that at the time 
of his so doing, he was, to the best of their apprehensions , of sound 
and disposing mind memory and understanding, and that 
they respectively subscribed their names as Witnesses to this Will 
In the presence and at the request of the Testator, and in 
        presence of each other.		
              Certified pr 
                     Jn{o} Gibson Junior Reg{r} 
                     of Wills for Talbot County.
	



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