3rd attempt: Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 20:29:38 -0400 To: [email protected] From: William R Mattingly <[email protected]> Subject: Henry Mattingly of Charles COunty Henry Mattingly made his will on 11-20-1858; it was proved on 12-28-1858. It reads: Charles County Wills, J. S. 17, 242): "In the name of God Amen. I Henry Mattingly of Charles County in the state of Maryland being sick and weak 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 to be 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 this is to say. First and principally I commit my Soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter to be named and after my debts and funeral charges are paid I devise and bequeath as follows: I will and devise unto Benj. Henry Mattingly, Zora Sophia Mattingly, and Ann Celestia Mattingly, my three children all of my real and personal estate to be divided in equal proportions share and share alike after all of my just debts are paid and funeral expenses. I devise and bequeath to my wife Eliza E. Mattingly five hundred dollars. But in case she should set up any claim in or to my estate and establish or recover them, this five hundred dollars shall be void. I constitute and appoint Benedict L. Higdon gardine to Benj. Henry Mattingly, Zora Sophia Mattingly, and Ann Celestine Mattingly, my three children and do hereby constitute and appoint Benedict L. Higdon 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 set my hand and seal this 20th day of November in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty eight. Henry Mattingly Witnesses were Benj. H. Jameson, John L. Budd, and William L. Shirburn." Henry Mattingly Eliza E. Goodrick had entered into a marriage contract on 9-13-1850 and this is recorded in the Charles County Land records, liber R. H. M. 1, page 675. I will post that contract tomorrow but suffice it to say that this Eliza was his 2nd wife and not the same wife who bore his children (first wife was Elizabeth Sophia (Dent) Higdon.