Susannah (McPherson) Nally (bef. 1724)

In the name of God Amen, I Susanna Nally of Charles County Being weak in body but in perfect mind and memory doth make & appoint this my last will & testament in manner & form as follows Viz I leave the use of my land (?) being part of Georges (illegible) to my son Barnaby Nally, Catherine Nally, Winifred Nally for the space of four years & no more then the said (illegible) to be sold by my son Leonard Nally to the ighest bidder and a (illegible) the land (?) (illegible) for to be equally Divided among my three sons Leonard, William and Barnaby Nally to them & their heirs. Item I leave the use of negro James to maintain my two Daughters Catherine & Winefrede Nally and in case my Daughter Catherine should marry or Die then the whole use of negro James goes to my Daughter Winifriede during her natural life and after her decease the said James to my son Barnaby Nally & his heirs. Item I leave to my Daughter Ann Coomes (Combs/Coombs) one shilling sterling. Item I leave to my Daughter Henrietta Simpson one cow and calf & one feather bed and furniture. Item I leave to my Daughter Catherine Nally one feather bed and furniture and one cow & calf, one bed & furniture. Item I leave to my daughter Winifriede Nally one bed & furniture & one cow & calf & all my hogs. Item I leave the remainder part of my personal Estate to be equally divided amongst my three children Barnaby, Catherine & Winifriede Nally. Item it is my last will & (illegible) that if my Daughter Henrietta should come to great want (?) my two Daughters Catherine & Winifriede Nally should help bear for as they are able. I do hereby appoint & ordain & constitute my son Barnaby Nally whole & sole Executor of this my last will & testament. In testimony hereof I do set my hand & affix my seal this second Day of April 1774 Signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of us Leonard Boarman } Susannah (her mark) Nally Jn. McPherson (illegible) Walter Boarman }

On the back of the foregoing will as thus Endorsed to wit, Charles County (illegible) 19th Day of May 1774. Then came Leonard Boarman & John McPherson (illegible) two of the subscribing witnesses to the written last will & testament of Susanna Nally (illegible) of said County deceased and severally (severely) made oath on the holy Evangels of almighty God that they did see the Testater therein named sign & seal this will and that they heard her (illegible) & pronounce and Disclose the same to be her last will & testament that at the time of her so doing she was to the best of her (illegible) apprehensions (?) of sound & disposing mind & memory and understanding and they respectively subscribed their names as witnesses to this will in the presence & at the request of the Testator and in the presence of each other. Certified by Dan (illegible) (illegible) I further certifee that Leonard Nally (illegible) (illegible) at law to the deceased signified from under his hand that he has no objection to the written will being proved but desired that it might.