John Wiseman Jr. (abt. 1691 - abt. 1716)

Born about 1691 in St. Mary's, Maryland

Ancestors

Biography

John Wiseman Jr.^[1]

Will

• 26 January 1716

The Last will of John Wiseman. In the name of God Amen, the twenty sixth day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred, and sixteen.

I john Wiseman of St. Maries County in the province of Maryland, being very very sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God therefore, calling to mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men, once to die, do make this my & ordain this my last will and Testament, that is to say principally & first I give and reccomend my soul unto the hands of God, that gave it, and for my body I reccomend it to the earth to be buried in Christian like manner, at the discretion of my Executors hereafter mentioned and as touching the worldly estate it hath pleased to bless me with, in this life, I give and dispose of in manner and form following:

Jusprimis I give and Bequeath, my negro boy, George, and my negro girl Jenny to my father Richard Shirly, and my mother Catherine, his wife during their Natural lives, and after their decease to return to my brother Robert Wiseman, and his heirs, but my will is that if my brother Robert Shoould dye without issue that the negro Jenny shall return to my brother Richard Shirly to his heirs forever, and the nego boy George to return to my sister Catherine Greenwell, and to her heirs forever.

Item I give and Bequeath to my brother Robert Wiseman, my old negroes, Sam & Betty to him & his heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath unto my brother Robert Wiseman my two negro boys, Andrew and Will, to him and his heirs forever.

Item I give and bequeath unto my sister Catherine Greenwell, my negro girl Bess and to the heirs of her body and if it should please God that she dies without issue, then said negro girls to return to my brother Robert Wiseman and to his heirs forever.

Item I give and bequeath unto my brother Richard Shirly, my negro boy Charles to him & his heirs forever.

Item I give my horse to my brother Robert Wiseman.

Item I give my mare with all her increase to my father Richard Shirly,

Item I give all my wearing Clothes to my cousin Francis Miles.

Lastly I constitute and ordain my father Richard Shirly my soul Executor of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I hereunto put my hand and seal this day and year first above written.

John Wiseman Seal

Sealed and declared in the presence of Nich. Richardson April 18 1716 then came NicholasRichardson, and Francis Myles Mary Miles two of the witnesses to the within will Mary Myles and made oath that they saw, the withinnamed, John Wiseman sign seal and deliver the same as his last will and testament, William Aisguith Deputy Commissioner

Sources

1. ↑ #S508 Page: 201

• S508: The Ark and the Dove Adventurers: By the Society of the Ark and the Dove Author: George Ely Russell Publication: Name: Genealogical Publishing Company; Date: 2005; Repository: #R8 Kim Myers Library

Changes...

• Wiseman-334 Ancestry Audrey Harrington.ged on Nov 14, 2012 by Kim Myers.