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Frederick Co MD
Vol 6 page 533
Jacob Stiers (or Stier)
probated 7 Jan 1815
In the Name of God Amen.
I Jacob Stiers of Frederick County in the State of Maryland, being in perfect
health of body & of sound disposing mind and understanding considering the
certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof and being desirous to
settle my worldly affairs and thereby be the better prepared to leave this wold
when it shall plase God to call me hence, do therefore make and publish this my
last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say.
First and principally, I commit my soul unto the hands of Almighty God and my
body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor herein
after named and after my debts and funeral charges are paid I devise and
bequeath as follows.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Henry Stiers five shillings to him the
said Henry Stiers or his heirs and no more of my Estate.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my three eldest daughters tow it Susannah
Williams, Elizabeth Fry and Rody Dored one bed and cow a piece which they have
had in their possession except Susannah Williams she has not had her cow yet.
Item I give and bequeath unto my youngest daughter, Mary Ann Stiers one cow and
bed and furniture and loome and one bed and furniture extraordinary.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Frederick Stiers one hundred pounds to be
paid to the said Frederick Stiers after my wife's decease.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Margaret Barbara Stiers all the
rest of my Estate Real and personally in during her natural life and at her
decease to be sold and equally divided between my sons and daughters to wit
Jacob Stiers, Daniel Stiers, Cornelius Stiers, William Stiers, Frederick Stiers,
John Stiers, Susannah Williams, Eliazbeth Fry, Rody Dored and Mary Ann Stiers.
And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Frederick Stiers, executor
of this my last will and testament revoking and annulling all former wills by me
heretofore made ratifying and confirming this to be my last will and testament.
In testimony whereof I have hereuto set my hand and affixed my seal the third
day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & fourteen.
Jacob Stier (seal)
witnesses:
Elasi Harding
Daniel (his mark) Hurley
John Poole Junr.
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