Re: Robert Bruce Polk: Attn Bill Polk
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In reply to:
Robert Bruce Polk: Attn Bill Polk
Betty K Price 10/12/08
Betty and All
Here is the will of James Polk, son of Robert (Bruce? NOT) Polk:
James' will, dated 8 Nov., 1726 (see my IRN P-188, copy of will), and probated 11 May, 1727, in Somerset County, MD., reads as follows:
In the name of God Amen the Eight day of November in the year anno 1726 I, James Polk of Somerset County in the Province of Maryland, Ship Carpenter, being very Sick and weak of body, but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given therefor unto God, therefore calling to mind the mortality of the body and knowing that it is appointed once for all men to die, I d make and ordain this my last Will and Tertament that is to say principally and first of all I recommend my sould to the hands of Almighty God, that gave it, and for my Body I recommend it to the Earth, to be buried in a Christianlike & descent manner, at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the resurrection the same to receive
again, by the mighty power of God, & for such wordly estate as it hath pleased God to bless men in this life, I give, devise & dispose of in the following manner:
Item--I give to my son David my now dwelling plantation to him and his heirs
forever.
Item--I give unto my son David the one half of all that Land & Marsh that I have
on Pidgeon House.
Item--I give unto my sons John & James the other half of the aforesaid Land & Marsh on Pidgeon House. Likewise I have a Warrant for one hundred acres of Land and one hundred acres of Land which my Cousin Charles is to make over, both which Land and warrant I give and bequeath to my son David one half of both Land & warrant, and the other half I give to my sons John & James, to them and to their heirs forever.Likewise I have two hundred acres of Marsh Lying on Samuel Jones Island, One hundred acres thereof I give and bequeath unto my Son Henry and the other Hundred acres of the aforesaid Marsh I give and bequeath unto my Cousin Edward Roberts, and to his heirs forever on the provision my Cousin Edward do deliver up the Bond that I past to him.
Item--I give unto my sons Henry & John & James all that Land I purchased of Thomas Layfold likewise all that Land I purchest of Richard Taton, both Tracts of Land lying on the head of Mintochrakinanock called John's Neck, to them my sons and their heirs forever, to be equally divided among them, and likewise I give and bequeath my sons Henry, John, & James all that parcel and Track of Land lying on or near the black walnut Landing at ye mouth of ye Norwest fork to them and their heirs forever, to be equally divided among them.
Item--I give and bequeath unto my daughters Mary & Sary & Margaret & Elizabeth & Magdalen & Jane & Anna ten pounds to each of them.Likewise I give and bequeath unto the Child my wife is now with ten pounds if please God it lives.And likewise I will that my well beloved wife may have full Privilege of my
dwelling plantation and Marshes during the time of her widowhood.And likewise I leave my sons David, Henry & John to be my Executors in full and do hereby utterly disannul all other wills orf Testaments and Legaceys by me in anywise before this time named, ratifying and allowing and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day & year first above written.
Signed sealed and delivered
in the presents of us,James Polk (Seal)
William Polk, John Pollet, Mary Pollet.
May ye 11th 1727.Then came John Pollett & Mary Pollett, subscribing evidences to ye within Will, who made oath upon ye Holy Evangelist of Almight God that they see ye within named James Polk the Testator sign and seal ye within instrument as his last will & Testament and that they heard him publish and declare ye same to be & that at ye time of his so doing he was of sound
disposing mind & memory, to ye best of their knowledge.
Sworn before me ye day and year above written,
John Tunstall, Depty Com'y of Somst
County, per Geo. Plater Reg'r.
Examined:Tes. Esme. Bayly, Reg. W. S. Co.
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Bill Polk, Kansas City, MO.