Welcome to Allegany County, Maryland Will Abstracts for Allegany County Allegany County, Maryland Old Estate Book #1, A-259 Dated 9 February 1826, Proved 1827 Will of CHARLES UHL In the name of God Amen I CHARLES UHL of Allegany County in State of Maryland being in perfect health of body and of sound and disposing mind memory and understand Considering the Certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof and being desirous to Settle my worldly affairs and thereby be the 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 that 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 Executors herein after named and after my debts and funeral Charges are paid I devise and bequeath as follows. Item I give and bequeath unto my dear wife CATHERINE all my personal property and the plantation whereon I dwell known by lots Numbered part of Lot No. 3363 all of lot No. 3361, and all of Lot No. 3362 and part of a tract Called Addition and part of a tract Called Luberland in all Containing one Hundred and Seventy two acres more or less lying and being in Allegany County State of Maryland during her natural life and from and after her decease. Item I give and bequeath the Same to my youngest son ARCHIBALD that is above bequeath, to my wife when he the Said ARCHIBALD Shall arive to the age of twenty one years two horses and two pair of gears one waggon the wind mill the pipe stove a harrow one Barshear plow and the log chain to him the said ARCHIBALD and the heirs of his body Lawfully begotten the residue of my personal property to be sold and the money arising thereon to be equally divided among my sons and daughters to them their heirs and Assigns in equal portion Share and Share alike Except ELIZABETH, DANIEL, PETER and CATHERINE which is not to have as much by fifty dollars each, all the grain on the Land at the time my son ARCHIBALD Shall arive to the age of twenty one years Shall be his own except one third part to my wife CATHERINE if She Shall be living if she is dead then the one third part with the rest of the grain to my son ARCHIBALD after my wifes decease the Above plantation to be appraised by three discret men two of them to be chosen by my son ARCHIBALD the other one Chosen by my Executors herein after named it is requested that the Land Shall not be appraised high or the payments above Seventy five dollars yearly untill they are all made Equal. Item I give and bequeath unto CHARLES and JACOB my two sons, the half section of land in the state of Ohio whereon they both dwell to them the said CHARLES and JACOB and the heirs of their bodys lawfully begotten at two dollars and twenty five cents an acre. Item I give and bequeath unto WILLIAM my son a quarter section of land in the State of Ohio at two dollars and twenty five cents per acre to him the said WILLIAM and the heirs of his body Lawfully begotten. Item I give and bequeath unto GEORGE my son a quarter section of land in the State of Ohio whereon he dewls at two dollars and fifty cents per acre to him the said GEORGE and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten. Item I give and bequeath unto SAMUEL and JESSEE my two sons one half section of land in the State of Ohio in the district of Zanesvill at one dollar and seventy five cents per acre to them the said SAMUEL and JESSEE and the heirs of their bodys lawfully begotten and Each of them a Horse a piece. Item I give and bequeath unto DANIEL and PETER my two sons the quarter section of land entered at Stubenvill at one dollar and Seventy five cents per acre to them the said DANIEL and PETER and the heirs of thire bodys lawfully begotten. Item I give and bequeath unto JOHN my son the plantation whereon he dwells which will more fully appear by a reference to a Deed to the Said JOHN my son in the Spring of the year Eighteen hundred and twenty three to him the said JOHN and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, whereas JOHN my son being in my debt the sum not known at this time the same shall be in part of his share. Item I give and bequeath unto LYDIA my daughter as much house hold furniture as will make her Equal in portion with CATHERINE and ELIZABETH. And lastly, I do hereby Constitute and appoint my two sons JOHN and DANIEL to be Sole Executors of this my last will and testament revoking and annulling all former wills by me made heretofore ratifying and Confirming this and none other to be my Last Will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this Ninth day of February in the year of our lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty six. CARL UHL {actual signature} Signed Sealed published and declared by CHARLES UHL the within named testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of Each other have subscribed our names witness thereto. JOHN ARNOLD, JOHANNES GROSS? (signed in German), PETER BARE [Submitted by Margaret Gagliardi] Allegany County, Maryland Old Estate Book #1, A-705 Dated 2 May 1849, Proved 26 June 1849 Will of DANIEL UHL In the name of God amen. I DANIEL UHL of Allegany County in the state of Maryland, being of a sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, considering the certainty of death, and the uncertainly of the time thereof, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs, and thereby be the 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 that 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 executors hereinafter named, and, after my debts and funeral charges are paid, I devise and bequeath as follows. I give and devise unto my dear wife MARY, my plantation whereon I now dwell, containing about three hundred and twenty five acres more or less, and one third of all my personal property during her mortal life. I give and bequeath after the death of my dear wife MARY, to my two youngest sons HIRAM and DANIEL, the farm which I now leave to my wife MARY, on condition as follows: (viz) That they my sons HIRAM and DANIEL are to pay to my executors herein after named twenty dollars per acre, for the three hundred and twenty five acres thus bequeathed to them in payments of three hundred dollars annually and without interest. The first payment to be made one year after the death of my dear wife MARY and to continue until the shares of all my children both sons & daughters are equal, But if in case that either of my before named sons (HIRAM & DANIEL) should died before they arrive at the age of twenty one years, I devise that the share of my deceased son shall be divided equally between my surviving children. And in case both should died before they attain their twenty first year, I devise that both their shares be divided equally between my surviving children. I give and bequeath to my son WILLIAM, a tract of land on which JOHN BEAL now dwells, containing about one hundred and seventeen acres more or less on conditions that he pays to the executors hereinafter named, the sum of twenty dollars per acre, in payments as follows (viz) one hundred and fifty dollars to be paid within the present year, and then one hundred and fifty dollars a year, to be continued until the shares of my sons and daughters are equal. I give and bequeath to my sons HIRAM and DANIEL one horse each to be of the value of sixty dollars each, when they attain their twenty first year. I give and bequeath to my daughters LEAR, SUSANNA and LYDIA, sixty dollars worth of furniture each. I give and bequeath to each of my sons JOSEPH, WILLIAM, HIRAM and DANIEL an equal share of all that remains of my estate after my debts and funeral charges are paid, and the before mentioned bequest are taken out. I give and bequeath to each of my daughters REBECCA, LEAR, SUSANNAH & LYDIA equal shares with my sons of the residue of all my effects after the former bequests charges and debts are paid. I give and bequeath to my grand son (DANIEL UHL MADDEN son of my daughter MARIA deceased) one hundred and fifty dollars, to be paid to him when he arrives at the age of twenty one year. But in case he should died before he attains the age of twenty one, then it shall be equally divided between my surviving children. And lastly – I do hereby constitute and appoint my sons JOSPEH and WILLIAM executors of this my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, this the second day of May in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & forty eight. Signed DANIEL UHL (actual signature) Signed, Sealed, published and declared by DANIEL UHL the above named testators, as and for his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who at this request and in his presence have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. JOHN P. KING __, ALEX KING, CHARLES HOLTZMEN Register Office, Cumberland, June 6, 1849 To the Heirs under the Will of DANIEL UHL, late of Allegany County, deceased, to wit: MARY UHL, widow, HIRAM UHL, DANIEL UHL, WILLIAM UHL, LEAR UHL, SUSANNAH UHL, LYDIA UHL, REBECCA UHL, JOSEPH UHL, DANIEL UHL MADDEN, Grandchild. You are hereby notified that the last will and Testament of DANIEL UHL, late of Allegany County, deceased, will be exhibited in the Orphans Court of Allegany County, to be held at the Office of the Register of Wills in the Town of Cumberland, for probate, on Tuesday the 26 day of June, 1849, at which time, if no objections be made or __ at entered, we shall proceed to admit the same to probate. Test W. R. McCULLY, Register of Wills for Allegany County, Maryland. To the Sheriff of Allegany County. [Submitted by Margaret Gagliardi] MCGREEVY, John James Sr. Last Will and Testament Allegany County, Maryland Wills In the name of God, Amen. I, John J. McGreevy, Sr. of Ocean, Allegany County, in the State of Maryland, being feeble of body, and of sound and disposing minds, memory and understanding, and considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs, and thereby be the 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, that 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 named. After my debts and funeral charges are paid, I devise and bequeath as follows: I give, devise and bequeath unto Bernard P. McGreevy, Mrs. Jas. Bryson, (my son and daughter) my eight room dwelling house and all the out buildings on the premises, located at Ocean, Allegany Co. Md. And also I give and bequeath all of the Household Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Pictures, etc. to Bernard P. McGreevy and Mrs. James Bryson. And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint Bernard P. McGreevy, 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 here to set my hand and seal this fifth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twelve. John J. McGreevy (Seal) Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named John J. McGreevy, Sr. as and for his last Will and Testament, in our presence, who, at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereto set our hands as witnesses hereto. John. J. O'Rourke Bernard P. McGreevy Mary E. O'Rourke State of Maryland Allegany County, to wit: On the 2nd day of December, 1914 came Bernard P. McGreevy, the Executor named in the aforegoing last Will and Testament of John J. McGreevy, Sr. late of Allegany County, Maryland, deceased, and made oath in due form of law: that he received the said Will, for safe keeping, from the hand of John J. McGreevy, Sr. the testator, on the 5th day of March 1912, the date of the signing and sealing thereof. And the said Bernard P. McGreevy, further made oath, that the aforegoing instrument of writing is the true whole last Will and Testament of the said John J. McGreevy, Sr., deceased, that hath come to his hand or possession and does not know of any other Will and Testament of the deceased aforesaid. Test: Hervey W. Shuck Register of Wills State of Maryland Allegany County to wit: On this 8th day of December 1914, came John T. O'Rourke, Bernard P. McGreevy and Mary E. O'Rourke, the three subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing last Will and Testament of John J. McGreevy, Sr. late of Allegany County, Maryland, deceased, and made oath in due form of law; that they did see John J. McGreevy, Sr. the testator, sign and seal said Will; that they heard him publish, pronounce and declare the same to be his last Will and Testament; that at the time of so doing he was, to the best of their apprehensions of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, capable of executing a valid deed or contract, and that they respectively subscribed their names as witnesses thereto, at the request of John J. McGreevy, Sr. the testator, in his presence, and all in the presence of each other. Test: Hervey W. Shuck Register of Wills © Genealogy Trails