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- Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Willbook 36, Page 205-207
In the Name of God Amen I John Ryan Senior of Anne Arundel County being Weak of Body but of sound and perfect mind and memory thanks be given God do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form as followeth viz -
Imprimis. My Will is that all my Debts and funeral Charges be paid and Discharged.
Item. I give and divise unto my beloved Wife my Dwelling Plantation containing one hundred and thirteen acres of Land after her Decease I devise the said Land to my Daughter Anne Ryan and to her Heirs for ever. Item.
I devise to my son Jacob all those two Tracts of Land called Lewis's Lot and Grimitts Chance but if my said son should die without issue then my Will is that the said land shall be sold at publick Vendue and the money arising by the said sale be equally devided among my five Daughters, (namely) Susannah, Rachel, Charity, Rebecca and Anne Ryan and to their Heirs forever or the Survivors of them.
Item. I Devise the Remaining part of my Plantation I now live on to be equally divided among my four Daughters (namely) Susannah, Rachel, Charity and Rebecca and to their Heirs for ever or the Survivors of them but my Will further is that the said Land remain in the Possession of my said Wife during the minority of my said Daughters Provided she continue a Widow.
Item. I give to my sons Benjamin, William and John Ryan one shilling current money and no more.
Item. I give to my Daughters Ruth Hanks, Mary Pen and Rachel Elder one shilling current money and no more. Item. I give to my Daughter Rebecca one Negro girl named Dinah and her Increase and to her Heirs for ever to be delivered to her when she comes of age or Day of marriage but if my said Daughter should die without issue that then the said Negro and her Increase be sold and the money be equally divided among my children Jacob Ryan, Susannah, Rachel, Charity and Anne Ryan or the Survivours of them.
Item. I give unto my sons Robert, and Joseph one Shilling current money and no more.
Item. I give all my Wearing apparel to be equally divided among my sons. Item. my Will is that all the remaining Part of my Estate when the Legacys are paid be equally divided between Jacob Ryan, Susannah, Rachel, Charity, Rebecca and Anne Ryan or the Survivours of them and my Will further is that my young Childrens parts remain in the Hands of my said Wife during her Widowhood and she only pay them as they arrive of age.
And Lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my said Wife and my son Robert Ryan Executors of this Will and do hereby revoke, abrogate and make null and void all other Wills made by me before In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixd my seal this twenty second day of October Anno Domini 1766.
John (his R mark) Ryan Senior {Seal}
Signd Seald Publishd and Declared
in the Presence of
Edmund Jenings
Charles Greenby Griffith
William (his X mark) Shahon
At the foot of the foregoing Will was thus Written Viz.
Anne Arundel Coty. to Wit August the 25th. 1767. Came William Shahon and Edmund Jenings two of the Subscribing Evidences to the within Will and made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that they saw the Testator therein named sign and seal the same and that they heard him Publish Pronounce and Declare the same to be his Last Will and Testament and that at the Time of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehensions of sound and Disposing mind and memory and that they Subscribed their names as Evidences to the said Will in the presence and at the Request of the said Testator, and that they did the same in presence of each other. They further say that they saw Charles Greenby Griffith one other of the Subscribing Evidences sign his name as a Witness to said Will in the Presence and at the Request of the said Testator.
Sworn before.
Elie Nattette Depty. Comty.
Augt. 25th 1767. Came Robert Ryan and refused to accept the Executorship of the within Deceased's Estate.
before Elis Nattette Depty. Comty.
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John Ryan, Sr. 97.41 AA £689.3.5 Mar 18 1768 Mar 23 1768
Appraisers: Benjamin Griffith, Nicholas Dorsey.
Creditors: William Shamis.
Next of kin: Jacob Ryan, Susanna Ryan.
Administratrix: Mary Warfield, wife of Vachel Warfield.
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John Ryan 5.354 D AA £784.6.2 Oct 10 1769
Sureties: Henry Griffith, Edward Norwood.
Legatees (children): Benjamin, William, John, Ruth Shanks, Mary Penn, Rachel Elder, Rebeccah, Robert, Joseph.
Distribution to: Widow (unnamed, 1/3). Residue to (equally): Jacob Ryan, Susannah Ryan, Rachel Ryan, Charity Ryan, Rebeccah Ryan, Ann Ryan.
Executrix: Mary Warfield, wife of Vachel Warfield.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
- 1767