In the name of God, Amen. I, Thomas Outten of Worcester County in Maryland, planter, being sick and weak, but in perfect mind and sound memory and calling to mind the uncertainty of life; do dispose of my Temporal Estate in manner and form following to-wit
Imprimis: I give and bequeath to my son, Thomas and his heirs one hundred and ten acres of land as laid off to the Southward of the Division line, more or less,
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Molley Toadvine, one Shilling Sterling to be paid by my executrix--
Item: I give and bequeath all my personal estate after my legal debts are paid, and a third part taken out for my wife to be equally divided between my nine children (to wit) Esther, Levi, Betty, Leah, Nanny, Thomas, Matthais, Samuel and Sarah. Only my will and desire is that my wife have the use of my said Estate during her widowhood--
Lastly I constitute and appoint my loving wife, Ann Outten, my whole and sole executrix of this my last Will and Testament--and I do hereby revoke all other and former will or wills by me made, Ratifying and confirming this to be my last Will and Testament. In testamony whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and affixed my hand and seal this 30th day of March, Anno Domini 1768.
Signed, sealed, published and declared by Thomas Outten as his last Will and Testament in the presence of
Benjamin Handy
his
John X McDaniel
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her
Elizabeth X Victor
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(This will is recorded at Snow Hill and Annapolis, Maryland)