Susannah Roby

Other Events:

• Will: 5 Oct 1799
• Probate: 11 Feb 1800

Notes:

Will:

In the Name of God Amen I Owin Roby of Washington County and State of Maryland being weak in body but of sound understanding thanks be to God for the Same Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to depart this life. I do on this fifth day of October 1799 Constitute and ordain this my last Will and Testament and none other. First I recommend my Soul to Almighty God who gave it hoping forgivnance of all my Sins past, and to inherit eternal life through the merits of Jesus Christ - and now for setting my temporal estate and such Goods and Chattels as it hath pleased God to bless me with I settle in the following manner.
First I Will and order that all those Debts I owe in right and Contenice I will that they shall be paid in a Convenient time after my Decease. First I give and bequeath unto my Son William Extrawnary the whole of my plantation on sideling hill Creek Called Graesa Cabbin also my Negro Sam, one horse Saddle and Bridle the Choice of my Stock After he Comes of age, his heirs and assigns.
I give my Daughter Mary my Negro Sall.
I give my Daughter Ann my Negro Lews and to the heirs of their bodies my Son James is now and infant and from his appearance has no altogether natural understanding if it should be adjudged After he becomes growng up still to be in the Situation I give him my two Negros Extrawnary Vigl. Jerry & Rachel after the death of my widow, and my widow to have the use of them during her natural life or her widowhood but if my Son James becomes to have in every Case the abilities of a man then he is not to have the aforesaid two Slaves but they shall fall unto the whole estate.
I give and bequeath unto my well beloved Wife Susannah all the remaining of my estate during her widowhood she paying out of my estate to each one of my Children heretofore not mentioned at their Marriage in household furniture and Money the sum of Fifty pounds and after my widows Death or marriage that then my whole estate what is not already billed away shall be sold at Publeck Sale and I Will and order that my Widow shall not be Accountable for any loss in the estate and the whole of the money shall be equal Divided Amongst all my Children and that there shall be no praisement or a Count given off my personal estate to the Commissary, if my Wife and the whole of my Children agree that my plantation should be sold at any time After my Decease they may do it provided they wish to make some other purchase of Lands.
I appoint and nominate my Wife Executrix and my Son William Excutor of this my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereunto I have hereunto set my hand and Seal as my last Will and Testament
Owin (his mark) Roby
Signed Sealed in the presence of us the words life, his heirs and assigne of the money enterlined before Signed.
James Eareckson, Joseph Rogers, Jonas Hogmire

Otha married Susannah Bartholow about 1766 in Maryland, British Colonial America. Susannah was born in 1747 in New Hampshire; died on 7 Apr 1815 in Washington County, Maryland, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]