Will of John BADEN (of Thomas), Prince Georges Co., MD 13 May 1805

Author: Transcription prepared by Michael Hait, African-American Genealogy Examiner & Hait Family Research
Title: Will of John BADEN (of Thomas)
Location: Prince Georges County, Maryland
Description: Will of John BADEN (of Thomas), Prince Georges County, Maryland
Date: 13 May 1805

In the Name of God Amen.  I John Baden (of Thomas) of Prince Georges County and State of Maryland being Sick and well knowing the certainty of Death and the uncertainty when it may come, do make this my last will and Testament in manner and form following –
First and principally I commit my Soul to Almighty God in hopes of a Joyful Resurrection.
Imprimis, I give to my loving Wife Margaret Baden during her life or widowhood, all my Real and personal property that I am now possessed of.
Item, I give to my son Thomas Noble Baden and his heirs for ever, part of a Tract of land called Marshams Rest lying on the South Side of the Road (leading from John Warings land to Susanna Magruders) he paying my Daughter Rebecca Dent Noble, the Sum of Three Hundred Dollars, at the end of one year after he gets possession of the Said Land.
Item, I give to my Son John Tarvin Baden and his Heirs for ever, part of a Tract of land called Marshams rest, part of a Tract called Exchange and part of a Tract called Masoonscon[?], lying on the South Side of Rutherford branch, he paying my Daughter Eleanor Baden or her Heirs the Sum of four Hundred Dollars at the end of one year after he gets possession of the Said Land.
Item, I give to my Son Clement Baden and his heirs for ever, my Grist Mill and Mill Seat on Rutherfords branch and including a small piece of land I purchased of John Baden Senr. also my part of a Grist Mill and Mill Seat on the main branch of deep Creek – he paying my Daughter Ann Baden or her Heirs the Sum of Two Hundred Dollars, and to my Daughter Elizabeth Baden or heirs the Sum of Two hundred dollars at the end of Two years after he gets possession of the Said Mills and Mill Seats.
Item, I give to my Son Joseph Noble Baden and his Heirs for ever, the plantation whereon I now live called part of Exchange, he paying to my Daughter Margaret Baden the Sum of Three Hundred Dollars at the end of Two years after he gets possession of the said Plantation.
Item, I give to my Daughters, Eleanor, Ann, Elizabeth, and Margaret Baden, one Negroe woman named Sil and her future Increase.
Item, I give to my Daughter Ann Baden and her heirs one Negroe man named Jem.
Item, I give to my Daughter Elizabeth Baden and her heirs one Negroe Lad named Nace.
Item, I give to my Daughter Margaret Baden and her heirs one negroe boy named John.
My will and desire is that my loving wife Margaret Baden have the use and benefit of the Negroes Sil, Jem, Nace and John (which I have given to my Daughters) during her life or widowhood.
Lastly I do hereby Constitute and appoint my Sons Clement Baden and Joseph Noble Baden, Executors of this my last will and Testament.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed my Seal this thirteenth day of May in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and five.

John Baden of Thos.

Signed, Sealed, published, pro-0
nounced & declared to be
the last will of John Baden (of Thos.)
in presence of

Robert Baden
John Baden Junr.
John Tarvin

Prince George’s County to wit }
June 11th 1805   }
Then came Robert Baden and John Baden two of the subscribing Witnesses to the foregoing last Will and Testament and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that they did see John Baden, of Thomas, the Testator therein named sign and seal this Will and 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 apprehensions of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding and that they together with John Tarvin the other subscribing Witness respectively subscribed their names as Witnesses to this Will in presence of the Testator at his request and in the presence of each other.

Sworn Before
Trueman Tyler Register
of Wills for Prince George’s
County –

CITATION SOURCE: PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Estate Papers) John Baden (of Thomas) will, dated 13 May 1805, prob. 11 Jun 1805; estate file, MSA C2119-2-4, MdHR 50,822; Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland