William JONES of ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, dated 1 May 1705

Last Will and Testament of William Jones of Anne Arundel 
County, dated 1 May 1705 

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN --- the thirty-first day of 
May One thousand Seven hundred and five I William 
Jones Gent of the County of Ann Arundel in the province 
of Maryland Planter being sick and weak in Body of Sound 
and perfect Memory thanks be to God for the Same and 
Calling to mind the uncertain State of this life and that all 
must goeth unto Death when it shall please God to call Doe 
make and sine constitute and appoint and Declare this my 
Last will and testament in Manner and form following 
revoking annulling and making void all other will and wills 
by me hereto made either by word of mouth or writing and 
this only to be Taken for my Last will and noe other and 
first Commit my Soul into the hands of God that gave it 
hoping through the Merits of my blessed lessons to be 
Eternally loved and my body to the Earth to be Decently 
buried by my Executive hereafter named and for my 
Temporall Effects which it hath pleased God to bless me 
with I Dispose as follows 

Item I give and bequeath to my Dear and loving wife 
Elizabeth Jones all that Plantation whereon I now Dwell 
Together with the land belonging to the home During the 
terme of her Naturall life and pass on after her decease to 
the use and ________of my son William Jones and his heirs 
forever except what is hereafter given to Mary 
Beddingfield and Anthony Beddingfield 

Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth 
Duvall the wife of John Duvall unto my Daughter Jane 
Clarke the wife of Neale Clarke and unto my Daughter 
Ann Cheney the wife of Charles Cheney the sume of one 
Shilling Cash to be paid by my Executive hereafter named 

Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary 
Beddingfield and Anthony Beddingfield a piece or parcel 
of land whereon they now Dwell it being piece of a tract 
Called Johns Cabin Ridge which is to begin at a 
______Spanish Oaks in a line Janey land __________land 
Wm Jones and running to est North west Cross the land to 
an ______bounded with twelve_____ and be bounding on 
the land of Thomas Cheney to have and to hold the 
____land and the appertainces unto the land Mary 
Beddingfield and Anthony Beddingfield and their heirs for 
Ever 

Item I give and Bequeath unto my Granddaughter Mary 
Duvall the Daughter of John Duvall one cow and Calfe to 
be delivered in Time convenient after my decease by my 
Executive hereafter named 
and lastly I Give and bequeath unto my Law wife 
customary debts legacies and funerall Charges shall be 
paid all the remainder of my Estate whatsoever to be 
Equally divided between her my Law wife and my 
Grandson William Trogden share and share alike and my 
Law Grandson to remain with my Law wife till he Comes 
to the age of Sixteen at which time I will that he shall be 
free for himself and of this my last will I leave my Law wife 
my full whole and sole Executive in witness whereof I have 
hereunto Set my hand and Seal this Day and Year 

                                    his



Wm (X) Jones 
                                   mark 

Above written Signed Sealed and Published and Declared 
to being the Last will and testament of the late Wm Jones 
in the presents of 
Richard Duckett 
John Starkey - 
Powell Mary Powel 

(on the back of the will was written) 
Then came the witness' to the within written will and made 
Oath that they saw the within named Wm Jones sine seal 
and deliver the same as his last Will and Testament 
John Grossman (?) 

Will of William Jones, Gentleman Planter Ann Arundel 
Co., Maryland dated 31 day of May 1705 

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