In the name of God Amen. I Lucy Beall of Allegany County and state of Maryland being weak of body and sound of disposing mind memory and understanding considering the certainty of death and the understanding of the time thereof ….
Item beloved brother Josiah Beall…
Item I give and bequeath unto Priscilla Beall, daughter of my sister Verlinda Beall deceased…
Item I give and bequeath unto Lucy Beall daughter of my sister Verlinda Beall….
Item I give and bequeath unto Ann Beall daughter of my sister Verlinda Beall deceased…"
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"Item I give and bequeath unto Ann Juliet Beall daughter of Aza and Elizabeth Beall one negro girl named Nance to her and her heirs and assignees for ever...
Item I give and bequeath unto Lucy Beall, Ann Beall, Elizabeth Beall and Priscilla Beall daughters of my sister Verlinda Beall deceased….
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved brother Josiah Beall….
And Lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my beloved brother Josiah Beall to be my Executor….27 day of April 1799"
Lucy Beall's will is pivotable in proving the children of her father, Josiah Beall of Frederick County, Maryland who died in 1768 without leaving a will. Josiah Beall's oldest son, Thaddeus Beall was the executor of his father's will. Verlinda Beall was mentioned in the will of Josiah Beall's mother, Verlinda Magruder Beall. Lucy's will names her brother, Josiah as the executor.
In the name of God Amen. I Lucy Beall of Allegany County and state of Maryland being weak of body and sound of disposing mind memory and understanding considering the certainty of death and the understanding of the time thereof ….
Item beloved brother Josiah Beall…
Item I give and bequeath unto Priscilla Beall, daughter of my sister Verlinda Beall deceased…
Item I give and bequeath unto Lucy Beall daughter of my sister Verlinda Beall….
Item I give and bequeath unto Ann Beall daughter of my sister Verlinda Beall deceased…"
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"Item I give and bequeath unto Ann Juliet Beall daughter of Aza and Elizabeth Beall one negro girl named Nance to her and her heirs and assignees for ever...
Item I give and bequeath unto Lucy Beall, Ann Beall, Elizabeth Beall and Priscilla Beall daughters of my sister Verlinda Beall deceased….
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved brother Josiah Beall….
And Lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my beloved brother Josiah Beall to be my Executor….27 day of April 1799"
Lucy Beall's will is pivotable in proving the children of her father, Josiah Beall of Frederick County, Maryland who died in 1768 without leaving a will. Josiah Beall's oldest son, Thaddeus Beall was the executor of his father's will. Verlinda Beall was mentioned in the will of Josiah Beall's mother, Verlinda Magruder Beall. Lucy's will names her brother, Josiah as the executor.
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