Last Will and Testament of Alexander Boyd
Film # 13868 #3
Be it known to all Christian
people whom these may concern, that I Alexander
Boyd of West Nottingham in
Cecil Co. and State of Maryland, being weak in
body; but of sound, memory,
calling to mind my uncertainty in this life, Do
make my last Will and testament
in manner and form following Viz., First,
My
will is that Body maybe decently
buried in a plain an Christian manner, and
my Funeral charges and just
Debts be paid and discharged as soon as they can
be conveniently after my decease.
Secondly,
I leave unto my beloved wife Margaret Boyd, while she remains my
widow, all my Plantation whereon
I now live, Together with the remainder and
residue of my personal Estate
after my Just debts are discharged, To support
her in Bringing up and Schooling
my children; But in case my widow should
marry again My will is that
she shall have the one full half part of my
Personal Estate after my debts
are Discharged which she shall have and
receive in lieu of her Thirds
of my Plantation and Personal Estate.
Thirdly,
My will is that on my widow's marriage or Decease whichever shall
happen first, my Plantation
shall be sold at Publick Sale by my Executors
herein after Named and the
money thence arising from said sale, with the
other half part of my personal
Estate shall be equally divided among my five
children viz. my Daughter
Margaret Boyd and son's Robert Boyd, Hugh Boyd,
Francis Boyd, and Alexander
Boyd. But in case any of my said children should
die before they arive to full
age, the Share or shares of the Deceased child
or children shall be equally
divided among my surviving children.
Fourthly
and Lastly, I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my brother
Francis Boyd and Robert Finley
and Robert McDowell to be Executors of this
My last will and Testament,
hereby revoking, disannulling and disallowing
all other Wills, testaments,
Legacies and Executors by me made; and
confirming this, and this
only to be my last will and testament. In witness
where of I have hereunto set
my hand and seal the Twenty Seventh day of
November Anno Domini One thousand
seven hundred and Eighty.
signed sealed and declared
by the said Alexander Boyd to be his last Will
and Testament In the presence
of us.
Cecil Co. on the 14th
day of Dec 1780 came Margaret Boyd and acknowledged
herself to be well content
and satisfied that the oath of Francis Boyd and
affirmation of William Allen
be taken in Proof of the within Will of her
late Husband Alexander Boyd.
acknowledged before
David Smith Regr
Hope you all enjoy. This
is my earliest, known ancestor, perhaps someone
out there is part of this
line too or has a clue as to the family "across the pond"
Jane
Carroll Co. Oh