In the Name of God Amen. I Walter Newman of Cecil County in the Province of Maryland Farmer calling to mind the Mortallity of my Body and Knowing that it is appointed for all Men Once to die do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament that is to say Principally and first of all I recommend my soul into the Hands of God that gave it and my Body to the Earth to be buried in Christian & decent like Manner at the Discretion of my Executor nothing Doubting but at the Equal Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God, and on touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Blefs me in this Life I demise dispose and bequeath of the same in the following Manner & form -
Imprimis I do appoint and ordain my well beloved Wife Mary Newman my sole Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament & I do order my Plantation with all my Moveables to be freely pofsefsed and Enjoyed by her during her Life -
Item I do appoint and ordain my plantation and all my Lands thereunto belonging as likewise my Buildings & other improvements now in my Pofsefsion to be equaly divided between my Two Younger Sons Samuel and Jonathan Newman when they come at the Age of Twenty One Years that is to say an Equal division in Quantity & Quality. Neverthelefs thay shall not Disturb or Molest their own Mother during her Life in the free Enjoyment and pofsefsion of all and singular the premifes above mentioned and in Case Either of my Two youngest Sons should happen to die without Ifsue then I do ordain that his Division or part of Inheritance so dieing shall be pofsefsed and Enjoyed by Walter Newman my Eldest Son in the same Condition and Tenor as it shall be pofsefsed by him so dying -
Item I do ordain all my moveables of what Kindsoever to be disposed of by my Executrix amongst the Rest of My Children according to her Own Discretion. And I do hereby revoke all other Wills & Testaments or Legacies by me in any Wayes heretofore made or bequeathed ratificing and Confirming this as my only Last Will and Testament in Wittnefs whereof I have Sett my hand and Seale this twentieth Day of November in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Twenty five -
On the Back of the foregoing Will thus Written fs -
Cecil County 1st Feby 1729 Then psonally appeared Thomas Moor and William Moor two of the Subscribing Evidences to the within written Will before me and on their Corporal Oaths Solemnly administred did declare that they saw and heard Walter Newman the Testator Sign Seale publish and declare the same as his last Will & Testament and that at the Time of doing therof he was of sound & disposing Mind Memory & understanding to the best of their Knowledge.
A true and Perfect Inventory of all & singular the Goods Chattles and Credits of Walter Newman late of Cecil County in Maryland Deced made, Valued and appraised the 7th Day of April in the year of our Lord 1730 by Enoch Jenkins & Howell James both of the County aforesaid farm. as followeth Vizt.:
Cecil County fs July 25: 1730. Mary Newman makes Oath that the within is a Just & perfect Inventory of all and Singular the Goods and Chattles which were of the Deced that came to her Hands at the Time of the making thereof and that what hath since or shall hereafter come to her Hands or pofsefsion she will return in additional Inventory that she knows of no Concealment of any Part or Parcel thereof by any person whatsoever and that if she shall discover any concealment or suspect any to be she will acquaint the Conry. General for the Time being or his Deputy with such Discovery or Cause of Suspicion that it may be enquired into and she will well and truly give an Account of all & every part of the Deceds personal Estate that shall hereafter come to her Hands Pofsefsion or Knowledge & Sworn before me