James Barton Mattingly (abt. 1743 - bef. 1812)

Born about 1743 in St Mary's Co., Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Jemima (Stricklin) Mattingly — married 9 Mar 1796 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland

Descendants

Died before 3 Mar 1812 before about age 69 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland, United States

Biography

James Barton Mattingly's Last Will & Testament

1. St. Mary's Co., Maryland

In the Name of God Amen. I James Barton Mattingly of the Parish of St. Andrew, St. Mary's County State of Maryland being at this time Sick in Body but Sound mind to that I easily think that that Lord God hath appointed shortly to lead me out of this World I therefore have determined to make this my Testament and commit the Same to writing my last Will in the form following as touching the Slender Patrimony Which God hath given me concerning Which I have determined that to dispose Imprimis; I give to my Daughter (Pann) after my my death & my Wife that is today if my wife Should be the longest lived my land that I now possess comprehending & called Truth and Trust (plesant devils?) and (St. Maryarett ?) my meaning is that during my Wife's Widowhood She Shall be possessed with the Land but if She marries again or dies then my Daughter Pann, Shall be (undiably?) be put in possession of the Land together with the one Eight of my personal Estate The balance of personal Estate I give to my other Children that is today Stephen/ Ann/ Thomas/ John and my grand children Joseph and Mary Johnson.

Lastly I make and constitute my friend W. Thomas Morris Executor of this my last Will & Testament Written this 14th day of September anno Domini 1807.

James Barton X Mattingly

Sealed published and declared by the Said

James Barton Mattingly and as his last will and

Testament in the presence of

Thomas Morris~~Matthew Morris~~Thomas Norman X Martin

2. Saint Mary's County to wit, The 8th day of March 1812.

Then came Jemima Mattingly and made oath, that the within instrument of writing is the true and whole will and Testament of James Barton Mattingly, late of Saint Mary's County deceased, that have come to her hand or possession, and that she doth not Know of any other.

Certified by James Forrest Regr Wills

for Saint Mary's County

3. Saint Mary's County, to wit: The 8th day of March 1812. Now came Matthew Morris and Thomas Norman Martin two of the three Subscribing Witnesses to the within last Will and Testament of James Barton Mattingly late of Saint Mary's County deceased, and Severally made oaths on the Holy Evangels, of Almighty God, that they did See the Testator therein named Sign & 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 apprehension of Sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, and that they respectively Subscribed their manes as Witnesses to this Will, in the presence and at the request of the testator, and in the presence of each other; also that they did See Thomas Morris the other Witness to the Same, Subscribe his name as a Witness to the Same in the presence and at the request of the Said Testator.

Certified by James Forrest Regr Wills

for Saint Mary's County

4. I Jemima Mattingly Widow of James Barton Mattingly late of Saint Mary's County deceased do hereby renounce and quit all claim to any bequest or device made to me by the last Will of my Husband, exhibited & proved according to Law, and elect to take in lieu thereof, my dower or legal Share of the estate of my Said Husband James B. Mattingly. Given under my hand this 23 day of April 1812.

Jemima X Mattingly

5. Distributions:

Mentions widow

Daughter Panny

Son Stephen

Daughter Ann

Son Thomas

Grandson Joseph Johnson

Grandaughter Mary Johnson [1]

Sources

Will [2]

• Source: S-781676472 Repository: #R-1197866539 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=65838841&pid=335

Acknowledgements

• Mattingly-360 was created by Hannah Rush through the import of Rush Family Tree (1).ged on Jun 11, 2014.