Will of Jacob Sapp from Allegany Wills, MD Hall of Records In the name of God Amen. I Jacob Sapp of Allegany County, Maryland, being weak of body but of sound disposing mind and memory & willing and desirous to settle and dispose of my worldly estate do make and ordain this present Instrument of writing my last will and testament in manner and form following. This- I recommend my soul to God and desire that my body may have a decent & Christian like burial at the expense of and to be taken out of my estate.... I give and bequeath the plantation I now live on with all its ..lliments and profits to my beloved Christiana for and during the term of her natural life,and after her death it is my will that the said plantation with all its appurtenances be sold to the best advantage by my executor hereafter named (if alive) who is hereby authorized to convey the same by sufficient deed or deeds to the purchase and the money arising from the sale of my said plantation. I give and bequeath to my children to be equally divided amongst them, to wit, Daniel, John, Elizabeth Wynn, Henry, Eve Fouty, Catherine Wilcox, Sarah, Jacob, Christiana, and Isaac; But if my said executor should die before the land is sold as above directed, then in that case I will and desire that the Orphan's Court of Allegany County, should sell and convey the said land as above directed. I give and bequeath to my son Jacob Sapp the mare and two colts he now owns. I give and bequeath to my son Isaac the home he now owns. I give and bequeath to my two daughters Sarah and Christiana each of them a feather bed and furniture. The residue of my estate I desire may be sold by my executor & executrix and the moneys in the first place applied to the payment of my just debts, and should there be a surplus or more than is sufficient to pay all my debts, then I give and bequeath the balance to my beloved wife Christiana. I also give to my said wife and two sons Isaac & Jacob the grain in the barn and also all grain that is now sowed, and that will come off my lands the next and ensuing harvest. But-whereas my wife will not be able personally to cultivate the land, it is my will, wish and desire that my sons Jacob & Isaac (if they choose to do so) would stay with their mother as long as they conveniently can and cultivate the field, ..... crops ..... the share and they and their mother can agree. Lastly, I appoint my friend Daniel Tester my Executor & my beloved wife Executrix of this my last will and testament. In testimony wherof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this second day of October 1805. Signed, sealed, published, pronounced his and declared by the said Jacob Sapp as Jacob X Sapp SEAL his last will and testament in presence of mark John J. Jacobs Benoni Pierce her Elizabeth X Wagner mark Codicil to the written will.. I give and bequeath to my son John the use of the fields and place where he now lives during the life of his mother, provided he continues to reside thereon. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this day and date within mentioned.. signed, sealed, .. in presence of John J. Jacobs his Benoni Pearce Jacob X Sapp SEAL her mark Elizabeth X Wagner mark Allegany County on the 10th day of Dec 1805, Then came Daniel Tester & Christiana Sapp, Executor & Executrix, and made oath .. that the within instrument of writing is the true and whole will and testament of Jacob Sapp, late of Allegany County dec., that hath come to their hands or possession and that they do not know of any others. Sworn before G. Bruce, Register Allegany County, on the 10th day of Dec 1805. Then came Benoni Pearce and Elizabeth Wagner two of the subscribing witnesses to the within last will and testament of Jacob Sapp, late of Allegany County, dec., and severally made oath that they did see the testator therein named sign and seal this will and that they heard him publish, pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and testament, that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehension of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding and that they respectively subscribed their names as witnesses to this will in the presence and at the request of the testator and in the presence of each other. Sworn before G. Bruce, Register