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| Notes for Benjamin Notley ("Notley") Mitchell | ||||||||||||||
| One way to confirm will be to see if he ever had property Greenchase Will The Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Notley Mitchell September 1784 In the name of God Amen. I, Benjamin Notley Mitchell, of prince Georges County in the State of Maryland, do make this my last will and testament. Item: I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Elizabeth Mitchell one hundred and forty one Acres of Land being part of a tract called "Thomas and Sarah" lying at the lower end where Richard Mitchell now lives for the Term of her own life and after her decease the aforesaid parcel of land to belong to my grandson Matthias Mitchell & his Heirs for ever. Item: I give and bequeath unto my aforesaid wife five negroes, to wit, Sue, Rachel, Nace, Davey & Hany & their increase to her and her heirs for ever. Also I give and bequeath to my aforesaid wife a Bay Mare six years old and her first colt two years old next spring and a bay horse called Selim. Item: I give and bequeath to my grandson Thomas Mitchell Mudd the remaining part of the tract of land called thomas and Sarah also a tract of land called "Mitchells Strife" containing thirty three acres more or less to him and his heirs for ever. Item: I give and bequeath to my grandson Bennett Mudd one negro girl named Look & her increase to him and his Heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath to my grandson Notley Mitchell one negro girl named Charity & her increase to him & his Heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath to my Grand Daughter Elizabeth Mudd, daughter of Thomas Mudd, four negroes, to wit, one woman named Lett, one girl named Sall, one boy named Phill and one boy named Harry and their increase to her and heirs forever but if in case she should die without Heir the aforesaid negroes and their increase to be equally divided between my two Grand Children Elizabeth Mudd and Tabitha Mud Daughters of Thomas Mudd & their heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath the remaining part of my Estate that is not mentioned in manner and form following Vize: one third part to my aforesaid wife and one third part to Thomas Mudd children and one third to Richard Mitchell's children in an equal division to them and their heirs forever. Lastly, I consitiute and appoint my wife Elizabeth Mitchell to be Executix and Thomas Mudd to be Executor of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto afixed my hand and seal this thirteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty four. Benj. Notley Mitchell (seal) Signed, sealed and acknowledged this to be my last will and testament in the presence of us - Francis Jenkins Ignatius Mudd Thomas Hagan (his mark) (at the foot of which will was thus written) Prince Georges County, October 23rd, 1784. Then came Francis Jenkins and Thomas Hagoan, the two subscribing witnesses to the within last will and testament of Benjamin Notley Mitchell, late of Prince Georges County, deceased and severally made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that they did see the testator therein named sign and seal this will and that they heard him publish pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and testament, that at the same time of his so doing, he was to the best of their apprehensions of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding and that they together with Ignatius Mudd, the other subscribing witness, respectively subscribed their names as witnesses to this will in the presence and at the request of the testator and in the presence of each other. Certified by High Lyon D.R. wills for Prince Georges County | ||||||||||||||
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| Fought in American Revolution ? (Maybe not, note that a Notley Mitchell born in 1763 son of Mordecai and Sarah Mitchell is listed in Maryand and Delaware Revolution Patriots). | ||||||||||||||
| Last Modified 8 Nov 2003 | Created 5 Sep 2005 by Charles Lee Mudd, Jr. using Reunion for Mac |