Hatch DENT

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Will of Hatch Dent Sr. of Charles Co. MD
dated 19 May 1781
probated 10 Sep 1781



Charles Co. MD Will Book AF (No. 7), pp. 665-666



665
October Court 1781
Hatch Dent Senr. Will

In the name of God Amen this nineteenth day of May in the year of ourLord
one thousand seven hundred and Eighty one. I Hatch Dent Senior of CharlesCounty
of the State of Maryland Planter, Enjoying my wonted understanding byGods
blessing, tho' weak of body; but considering the uncertainty of humanlife, think
proper to commit to writing & constitute this to be my last Will &Testament
retracting and making void all Wills of my making prior to the datehereof ---
Imprimis I most humbly bequeath my soul to God who gave it, and my body
to the ground to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of myExecutor
hereafter nominated in hopes of a resurrection thro' the mercy of God andthe
merits of my blessed saviour to a happy immortality and as to whatworldly
Estate it hath pleased God to allot me I bequeath in the following manner---
I give and bequeath unto my Son Hezakiah the plantation whereon I now
live, called Dents Pallace, to him and his heirs forever; but upon thisproviso
that my beloved wife shall enjoy the use of said plantation during hernatural
Life ----
I give and bequeath unto my Son Hatch Dent four Slaves named Alee,Esther, Ann
& Jacob, also a bed and furniture & a desk to him and his heirs forever---
I give and bequeath unto the Heirs of my son John a Negro boy cally[sic]Harry
to them and their Heirs forever -----
I give and bequeath unto my Grand daughter Ann Dyson a Roan horse
two years old and a Chest a bed with furniture & a Cow & Calf to her andher
Heirs forever -----
I give and bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Margaret Dyson a Negroe
Girl Called Bess a bed and furniture, and a Cow and Calf, but if sheshou'd depart
this Life without an Heir of her body the said negroe to belong to myGrand
Daughter Ann Dyson to her and her Heirs for Ever -----
I give and bequeath to my other Childern[sic] not already mentioned allmy
other moveable Effects Goods and Chattels not already bequeathed asaforesaid, to
be equeally shared amongst them (excepting a negroe boy Called Coffee tobe given
and bequeathed as hereafter mentioned) but with this proviso that my wife
shall have the use of all my said moveable effects goods and Chattlesduring her
natural life ----
I give and bequeath unto my daughter Rody Turner the aforesaid excepted
negroe Boy Called Coffee to her and her heirs forever -----
My Will is that the Still shall go with my plantation as alreadybequeathed
I hereby appoint my son Hezakiah sole Executor of this my last will and
Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the
day and year aforesaid -----
Signed and sealed in presence of us --- Hatch II Dent Senior {Seal}
Bennett Dyson [mark]
Michael Dent On the back of the foregoing Will it
Thomas Dent is thus written -----
Charles County Sst. 10th Septr. 1781 Then came Hezakiah Dent Executor
of Hatch Dent Senr. and made oath on the holy evangels that the
within Instrument of writing contains the whole last will and
Testament of the deceased and that he doth not know of any other
Certd. Dan Jenifer Regr.

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666 OctoberCourt 1781 Continued

Charles County Sst. 10th Septr. 1781 Then came Bennet Dyson Michael
Dent & Thomas Dent the three subscribing witnesses to the within last
will & Testament of Hatch Dent late of Charles county deceased and
made oath on the holy Evangels that they did see the Testator therein
named sign and seal the said Will and that at the time of his sodoing
he was to the best of their apprehensions of sound and disposing mind
memory and understanding and that they respectively subscribed
their names as witnesses to this will in the presence of the Testator
at his request and in the presence of each other -----
Certd. by Dan Jenifer Regr. of Wills
I also certify that Thomas Hatch Dent the Heir at Law was present
at the taking the above probate who did not object to the same
Certd. by Dan Jenifer Regr.
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Hatch married in 1728 in Trinity Parish, Charles County Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John married Katherine TURNER. Katherine and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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