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The Last Will and Testament of Shadrack Bush [Jr.] of Baltimore Co., Dated 9 June 1826
In the name of God Amen! I Shadrack Bush of Balto Cty. the
state of Maryland being sick and week in body but of sound and disposing mind
memory 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 world when it shall please 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 into
the hands of the 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 give devise and bequeath as follows;
Item, I
give and bequeath unto my two sons John and Benjamin my dwelling plantation and
all my land in the state of Maryland to be equally divided between them, share
and share alike. And also all my stock and farming utentials together with all
my carpenters and blacksmiths tools, and all my household furniture as is herein
after devised. And it is my will that my aforesaid dwelling plantation, and
lands, and all my stock, farming utensils, and household furniture except such
parts as are herein after devised and bequeathed shall not be divided during the
natural life of widowhood of my wife but that she shall have an equal share and
inheritance of the same with my aforesaid son's John and Benjamin, during her
life or widowhood aforesaid. And it is my will that my four daughters shall have
a home in my dwelling house while they remain unmarried, industrious and behave
with propriety and decorum.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son David
ninety acres of land lying in the state of Ohio, Choshockton Cty. NE Quarter,
section 4, in township 5.
Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah
56 acres of land lying in the state of Ohio, Coshockton Cty. adjoining to and
being part of that quarter a part whereof, is herein devised to my son David and
so to be laid off as to include a part of the Thugar Camp and a proportional
value with David's part.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my son Daniel and
my daughter Rhoda all my tract of land lying in the state of Ohio, Coshockton
Cty, being a NE Quarter, Section 24, Township 5, Range Nine to be divided
between them as follows, Rhoda shall have 60 acres and Daniel the remaining
according to quality and quantity.
Item, and whereas I have deposited two
hundred dollars in the hands of a certain John Culison to purchase lands in the
state of Ohio for me, and it being certain whether such purchase has been made -
it is my will that if such purchase has been made it shall be equally divided
between my two daughters Kesiah and Elizabeth share and share alike - and if no
such purchase has been made then the aforesaid sum of two hundred dollars shall
be equally divided between them.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my four
daughters, Sarah, Rhoda, Kesiah, and Elizabeth, eight hundred dollars to be
equally divided among them in manner and form following, after my death the said
sum of eight hundred dollars shall be put out to interest on bond with good
securities by my executor and the profits arising therefrom to be applied to the
principal until they shall arrive at the age of nineteen years respectively,
there as they arrive at the age aforesaid they shall be entitled to their
respective shares of the profits thereof until they shall arrive at the age of
twenty-six years and then they shall be entitled to their respective shares of
the aforesaid sum of eight hundred dollars with the profits as aforesaid and if
either of my aforesaid daughters shall happen to die or decease without issue
born under wedlock, before they arrive at the age of twenty-six years as
aforesaid then and in that case her share, or their shares so dying shall
descend to the surviving sisters.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my son
Daniel the sum of forty dollars current money. Item, I give and bequeath unto my
daughter Sarah one feather bed and furniture. Item, I give and devise unto my
daughter Rhoda one feather bed and furniture. Item, I give and devise or
bequeath unto my family all the crop of, whatever kind it may be that now is or
may be growing on my dwelling plantation at the time of my decease and all the
grain, whether thrised or otherwise for their support generally.
Item, I
give and bequeath unto my son Daniel all the remainder of my estate real or
personal to him, his heirs, and assigns forever. And lastly, I do hereby
constitute and appoint my friend John May to be sole executor of this my Last
Will and Testament, revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore
made. Ratifying and confirming this and none-other to be my Last Will and
Testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal
the ninth day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred and
Twenty Six.
(signed with his S) Shadrack Bush
Contributed by Martha Bush-Blocker
Note: The above is a transcription of the version that was hand copied and sent
me (Martha Bush-Blocker) by Deborah Schaeffer, also Linda Goss and L. Spencer
Leister found this will. Shadrach's Last Will and Testament, dated 09 June 1826
was presented for probate in 12 Aug. 1826. Shadrach, the only child of Sara
(Osborn) and Shadrack Bush, Sr. was born on 23 March 1768 in Baltimore County,
MD. Shadrach BUSH and Magdalene BROWN were married in about 1799. Magdalene
BROWN was born 02 Feb 1771, her death was on 16 Oct 1846. Magdalene and Shadrack
BUSH, Jr. had eight children.
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