Will of Peter Carrico of Charles Co., MD, 1764

The Will of Peter CARRICO of Charles Co., MD, 1764

Source: Homer E. Carrico. 1981. "The Carrico Family." Pp. 215-250 in Genealogies of Kentucky Families. Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD (originally published 1951 in the Filson Club Historical Quarterly, v. 25, pp. 217-252; subsequently published as Broderbund CD-185). [This article is known to contain errors; consult with caution.]

Charles County Wills, Liber A D No. 5, Fol. 320, 321, pp. 249-250 (boldface and color added; single paragraph broken into four paragraphs for improved readability).

In The Name of God, Amen, The 14th day of April

I Peter Carrico of Charles County planter in the province of maryland being in health and of sound & perfect memory Thanks be to Almighty God for it and calling to remembrance the uncertain State of This Transitory life and that all flesh must yield unto Death when it please God to Call do make Constitute Ordain and declare This my Last Will and Testament in manner & form following Revoking & Annulling by these presents all and every Testament and Testaments--will and wills heretofore by me made and Declared wither by work or writing and this to be taken only for my Last will and Testament & none other and first being penitent and sorry from the Bottom of my heart for my sins past most humbly Desiring forgiveness for the same I give & Commit my Soul unto almighty God my savior and Redeemer in whome and by the merits of Jesus Christ I trust and believe assuredly to be saved and to have Remission of forgiveness of all my sins and that my soul with my body at the General Resurrection shall Rise again with Joy and through the merits of Christs Death and passion possess and inherit the kingdom of heaven prepared for his elect and Chosen and my body to be buried in such placee and where it shall please my friends hereafter named to appoint my loving wife Margrit my loving son John my Loving Thomas Ignatius, my loving son James, my Loving Son Bartholomew, my loving son Bazzil--

Item I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Marget Carrico all that tract of Land Called Maidstone during her natural life and she is Dead to be equally divided among my four Sons that is to say John Thomas Ignatius and Bartholomew and Bazzil--

Item I give and bequeath to my loving wife Margit a tract of Land Called Carricoes hope during her natural life and when she is dead to my loving Son James.

In Witness hereunto have set my hand & fixed my seal This 14th day of April in the year of our Lord 1764.

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Test: John / Gates PETER CARRICO (SEAL)

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Test: John V Armstrong

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(On the back of the foregoing will was endorsed the follg. probt to wit)

Charles County Tst 18 October 1765 Came John Gates and made Oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that he saw Peter Carrico the Testator sign and seal the within Will and heard him publish and Declare it to be his last will and testamt. and that at the time of his so doing was to the best of his apprehension of sound and Disposing mind and memory and that he together with James Armstrong the other witness Severally Subscribed as witnesses to the said Will in the presence of the testator & at his request.

4½ sides D. Jenifer D Co.

(It is presumed that all five sons, here mentioned, were the children of Peter's second marriage.)

Transciber's Note: There is no foundation whatsoever for the author's statement that all five sons were Margaret's or even presumed to be Margaret's. I'm not convinced we know, yet — or ever will know — precisely who was the mother of each child.

Family Group Sheet of Peter CARRICOE

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