James Combes, MD, 1772, Will

James Combes Aug 1772 Wills Liber TA 1 page 637

In the name of God Amen the Twentieth day of August seventeen hundred and seventy two. I James Combes of St. Marys County in the province of Maryland being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefore calling into mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die. Do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say, principally, and first of all I give and Reccomend my soul into the hands of God, that gave it, and my body I reccomend to the earth to be buried in Christian and decent burial at the discreation of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection, I shall  receive the same again by the power of Almighty God, as touching such wordly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in this life I give Demise & dispose of the same in the following manner & form. ____,
... I give  and bequeath unto my loving brother, William Combs, one negro man called Ned, and one Negro Women called Terry, and her future increase to him and his heirs forever.
... Item I give and bequeath unto my loving brother Phillip Combs, one negro man called Will and one negro woman called Lucy and her future increase to him and his heirs forever.
... Item I give and bequeath unto my loving sister Susanna Cooper two negro boys, the one named Barn the other named mut., oand one negro girl named _oll to her and her heirs forever.
... Item I give and bequeath ten barrels of corn to be distributed among the poor by Edward Spinke.
... Item I give and bequeath unto my loving brothers, William and Philip Combes they paying to my loving sister Susanna Cooper an equal share of all and singular my moveable Estate after my just debts are duly paid.
... Lastly I constitute appoint and ordain my loving brother William Combs & Philip Combes whole and sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament, and hereby utterly disallow Revoke, and disannul all and every other former Testament by me heretofore made, Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my  last will and Testament, In Testimony wherof I have hereunto set my hand, and seal, the day and year above written. Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us

James Combes seal

George Howard

Saint Marys County to wit, on the twenty second day of  Edward Spinke September 1772 came George Howard, Edward Spinke and William Russell William Russell, the three subscribing witnesses to the within Testament & last will of James Combs deceased, and severaly made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that they did see James Comes the Testator therein named, sign and seal this will, and heard him publish & declare the same to be his last will and Testament, and that all the time of his so doing he was to the best of their and each of their apprehensions of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding, and that they Respectively subscribe there names as witnesses to the said will in the presence and at the request of the said testator, and in the presence of each other.
Sworn before JA Thomas

This was all of the will, the clerks name may be incorrect it was difficult to make out the name. This will is of James Combs son of son of William Combs born 1662or 1672 who died 1742. William Combs being the son of Enoch Combs Sr. And Barbara______.

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