Will, MD, Cecil, Dennis Obrien, 1722 In the name of the father and of the son and of the Holy Ghost, amen. I DENNIS O'BRIEN of Cecil County in the province of Maryland, planter, being sick of body but of sound and perfect sense and memory to make my last will and testament and the form and manner following, viz. IMPRIMIS I bequeath my soul into the hands of almighty God hoping in his infinite our seas and the merits of my Blessed Redeemer and Savior Jesus Christ, if he take it out love this life, he will take it to himself in life Everlasting, as to my body I require it for a time to the Earth to be buried and manner as my Executives Hereafter named shall think fit. AS TO MY EARTHLY GOODS I bequeath unto my daughter MARY O'BRIEN two negro Boys called and known by the name of TOM and WILL, and a feather bed, and bolster, two pillows, two pair of sheets, and one silk rug. IMPRIMIS I bequeath unto PENELOPE [O'BRIEN], my wife, the remainder of my estate that is to say to Negroes LAMBO and SUSANNA and all my other household goods with horses, cows, hogs, lands, bills, bonds, accounts and all other demands being due to me. Further which, is my will that, in case my wife moves out of this County that my daughter MARY shall be in the care of her Godfather GEORGE DOUGLAS until she is of the age of 16 with the above-mentioned effects left as above which said effects to be delivered unto the said MARY at the same age mentioned with the said particular and kind. And of this, my last will and testament, I appoint and ordained Mr. GEORGE DOUGLAS my executor to whose care I commit my daughter MARY with her effects left her as above. I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 15 stay of January 1722. DENIS O’BRYON {seal} Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us TERRENCE O'BRIEN {her O mark} NICHOLAS REYANALLS {his R mark} THOMAS BYRD On ye back of ye a foregoing will was this written viz Maryland Cecil County October 22nd 1723 Then came NICHOLAS REYANALLS and THOMAS BYRD two of the evidences to the within will before me STEPHEN KNIGHT deputy Commissary for Cecil County aforesaid and made oath on the holy evangelists of almighty God that they saw the within named DENIS O'BRYAN sign, seal, and deliver the within written will as his last will and testament. Sworn before me, STEPHEN KNIGHT, Deputy Commissary Page 1 of 2 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, MD, Cecil, Dennis Obrien, 1722 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 2 of 2 ** PAGE BREAK **