"First and principally: I command my soul to God that gave it assuredly believing that I shall receive full pardon and free remission of all my sins and be saved by the precious death and merits of my blessed Savior Jesus Christ, and my body to be buried in such decent order as to my executrix hereafter named shall be thought meet and convenient. And as touching such worldly estate as it hath pleased God in his mercy, hath been pleased to bestow upon me, my will and meaning is (that after my real and just debts be paid) that the same be disposed of as by this my last will is expressed, and first I do hereby revoke, renounce and make void all former wills by me made and declare and appoint this to be my last will and testament.
"Item. - I give and bequeath my whole estate both real and personal to be equally divided between my loving wife, Mary Hearne and my son William Hearne to be delivered to my son when he shall arrive to the age of twenty-one years. And whereas my said wife being now with child, if it should please God that the child or children with which my said wife now goeth with should live, then my will and pleasure is that my said estate both real and personal be equally divided between my said wife and children when by said children shall arrive at the age of one and twenty years, then to have and receive their said parts, and portions paid them. And in case my said child or children should depart this life before they arrive at the age aforesaid, then my said estate to be equally divided between my said wife and the surviving child or children. And I do hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint my said loving wife, Mary Hearne, to be my executrix of this my last will and testament. And Mr. Francis Jenkins and Mr. John Cornish overseares of this my last will, whom I request to help and assist my said executrix in the performance of my said will.
"In testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 28th day of March, Anno Domini 1691.
"Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of
William Hearne (seal)
William Mead
Catherine Trubshan, X (her mark)
Peter Dent.
"MARYLAND, SOMERSET COUNTY, St.
"William & Mary, by the grace of God of England, Scotland, France and Ireland King & Queen defenders of the faith &c. to Mary Hearne of Somerset County Greeting. Whereas William Hearne of Somerset County gent, deceased. We doe therefore give and grant unto you the said Mary Hearne full power and authority to administer all and singlular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased, and to demand select and leavy and in legal manner require and receive any and all manner of debt and debts due and owing to the said deceased and well and faithfully dispose of the same. And out of the goods, chattels and credits of the deceased which have, may or shall come to your hands or possession well and truly to Admr the same, and to make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased, which have, shall or may come to your hands, possession or knowledge (Appraised in money) and a true and just account of and upon your administration therein and to exhibit both into our County Court where wills are proved.
Touching which inventory you are presently assigned to perform or at furtherest at or before the second Tuesday in June next after the date hereof and account within twelve months from the date of these presents. And lastly we do hereby constitute ordaine and appoint you the said Mary Hearne Administratix of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased.
"Signed per order of Court this tenth day of November in the fourth year of their Maties Reign, Wm. & Mary King & Queen over England &c. And in the year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred ninety-one."
MARYLAND SOMERSET COUNTY, Sct.
"We do hereby empower you Mr. William Hanner and Mr. John Emmett to appraise the goods and chattels of William Hearne Gent, deceased, you having first taken your oath before Mr. George Layfield one of their Maties Justices of the Peace for this County, and you are to certifie the true value of the said goods and chattels (Appraised in money) under yr hands and seals into our County Court to be holden the second Tuesday in June at the furtherest next after date hereof. This perorder of Court dated the tenth day of November in the fourth year of their Maties Reign William and Mary by the grace of God of England, Scotland, France & Ireland King and Queen defenders of ye faith &c. And in the year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred ninety and one.
Know all men by these presents that we, Mary Hearne, Mr. Thomas Jones, Mr. Joseph Gray - all of the County of Somerset and Province of Maryland, doe acknowledge and confess ourselves to owe and are indebted unto their Maties William & Mary King & Queen over England &c., the just sum of five hundred pounds Sterling Money of England which we promise to pay to their Maties or to their successors for use of the orphants of the deceased William Hearne late of this County Gent. And for the true performance of the same to be well and truly paid we bind us and each of us our heirs executors and Admrs jointly & severally in and for the whole to their said Maties &c firmly by these presents: In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this seventh day of December in the 3d. year of their Maties Reign and in the year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred ninety and one.
The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bound Mary Hearne, doe well and truly observe and satisfie all and every of the will of William Hearne deceased, which will beareth date the twenty eight day of March Anno Domini 1691 as well as to pay all and every the debts of the said deceased, upon order had and obtained from their Maties Justices of the Peace in Court sitting as also to observe the clause and clauses in the said letters of administration to her granted. And lastly to keep harmless and indempnified the Justices of the Peace of the sd County for probate of wills and granting of administrations and all other the offices therein concerned that then this obligation to be void and of none effect, otherways to be and remain in full power force and virtue.
MARY HEARNE (sealed.,)
THOMAS JONES (sealed.,)
JOSEPH GRAY (sealed.,)
"Signed sealed and delivered in the sight and presence of THOMAS NAOBOLD, IRA JENKINS
| Item | Value | Item | Value |
| Nigro Simon | 20:00:00 | Brought from other side | 168:01:10 | nigro Jesse | 20:00:00 | a Gun | 00:16:00 |
| nigrio Susan | 17:00:00 | 29:ounces troy silver plate | 07:14:08 |
| nigrio Bette | 20:00:00 | 1:old bedd and bolster | 01:02:00 |
| nigro Yanaha | 20:00:00 | 1:chest of drawers and table | 03:00:00 |
| nigrio little Yanaha | 18:00:00 | 1:Rugg | 00:06:00 |
| nigrio Maroah | 18:00:00 | 1:looking glass | 00:10:00 |
| nigro boy Jack | 12:00:00 | 3:pictures | 00:01:06 |
| nigrio girl Sanny | 08:00:00 | 2 sifters | 00:01:04 |
| Gelding and sadle | 02:15:00 |
A set curtains & ballance 2 remnants callicos | 01:08:00 |
| 74:peuter at 8d p pound | 02:09:04 | Curtains, tall head cloth & quilt | 04:15:00 |
| 18:plates at 8d p piece | 00:12:00 | 2 boxes and two stands | 01:02:00 |
| 4:Wine measure | 00:06:00 | 9:pair damnified silk stockins | 01:02:06 |
| 1:Copper pott | 00:02:06 | a parcell damnified Ribbin | 00:05:00 |
|
5:brass candle sticks plate flat candle sticks & snuffers | 00:18:06 | aol Copper qt 94 at 1d pr | 04:14:00 |
| An old warming pan | 00:03:00 | 29:yds flowerd silk at 6d p yard | 08:17:00 |
| Copper Sauce pan | 00:01:06 | 146:½ yds silk | 14:13:06 |
| Lignum vite mortar and pestell | 00:02:00 | 11:yds Silk Crap_ at | 00:11:06 |
| 1:dripping pan | 00:05:00 | 3 yds stript fustian | 00:03:06 |
| 1 frying pan | 00:02:06 | a parcol of damnified buttons | 00:08:00 |
| 1 Spitt and racks | 00:03:00 | a doz'n napkins | 02:00:00 |
| Tongs and bellows | 00:04:00 | 6:table clothes | 01:10:00 |
| 2:Box Trens and heaters | 00:04:06 | 14:towels | 00:10:00 |
| 2 Saws | 00:10:00 | 6:pair pillow cases | 00:09:00 |
| A parcel of carpenter tools | 00:10:00 | 11:pairs sheets at | 03:06:00 |
| Coopers tools | 00:10:00 | 3:large and 1:course hammocks | 03:08:00 |
| 9:old bill hoes | 00:09:00 | Some Earthen ware | 00:02:08 |
| 15:new grubbing hoes and old | 00:15:00 | 2 poor Calves | 00:08:00 |
| 1 brass for horse mill | 00:02:00 | 10:sheep at | 03:15:00 |
| 2 old axes | 00:01:06 | a cart & wheels | 00:12:00 |
| 2 old bed steads | 00:08:00 | a bay horse | 01:00:00 |
| 2 potts and pott hooks | 00:15:00 | a gray horse | 00:18:00 |
| old lumber | 00:02:06 | 3:Cows | 04:05:00 |
|
a parcel of books 5:fo 4 oct & 9:h___ small at | 02:10:00 | 2:heifers | 02:00:00 |
| The 11th:wor_ __ ___ | 1:2:6: | a pair millstones | 02:10:00 |
| 168:01:10 | ******************** | 244:17:00 |
["Note: The above amounts are expressed in British pounds sterling, and are given in pounds, shillings, and pence. All the above records are on file at the State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland."]