In the Name of God Amen, I Richard Wells Seenr, of Harford County and State of Maryland being somewhat infirm in the Body but of Sound Disposing mind and Memory and considering the certainty of Death and the uncertainty of time, and being desirous to Settle my worldly affairs and thereby 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 & 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 hereafter mentioned and after my Lawful Debts and funeral charges are paid I desire and Bequeath as follows
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Item I give and Bequeath unto Richard Wells my eldest Son one Hundred and fifty acres of my Land at the North End of my whole Tract where he now lives to be laid of by a straight line across the Same to him the Said Richard Wells his heirs Executors and administrators of assigns for Ever and no more.
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Item I give and Bequeath unto William Wells my youngest Son my Negro man named Isaac and likewise the remainder and remainders of all my Land that I now possess after my above Said Son Richard Wells has his one hundred and fifty acres laid off as above said. Said Land being part of a Tract or Parcel of Land known by the name of Arabia Patra to him, his heirs Executors and administrators or assigns for Ever.
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Item I give unto my Daughter, Cassandra Ward a Negro girl named Cate during her natural life and after her Death to her Son Richard Ward.
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Item I give unto my Daughter, Susanna Downing a Negro girl named Pat during her natural life and after her death to her Son Richard Downing.
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Item I give unto my Daughter, Frances Henly my Negro man named London.
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Item, I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Rienshaw my best feather Bed and Furniture.
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And Lastly my will and Pleasure is that all the remainder and remainders of my Personal Estate be Equally divided between my following children, William Wells, Cassandra Ward, Susanna Downing, Frances Henly and Elizabeth Rienshaw, and I do hereby appoint my Son William Wells and Edward Ward the Sole Executors of this my last will and Testament and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and Every other, former Testament Wills Legacies Bequests and Executors by me in any ways before named willed and Bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal this third Day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty two.

Signed Sealed Published Pronounced and
Declared, by the Said Richard Wells as
his last will & Testament in the Presence
of us who in his Presence and in the                                his
Presence of each other have hereunto                 Richard X Wells (seal)
Subscribed our names --                                               mark

Joseph Wilson, Junr
Josf Wallis
Thomas Wells

Be it remembered that I Richard Wells of the County of Harford and State of Maryland Farmer considering the uncertainty of time in this world and having hitherto through Du[blank space]d been favoured with the use of my rational Faculties think fit this twentieth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred & Eighty four to make this my last will and Testament in manner following for disposing of that Temporal Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to bless me in Order to Prevent as much as Possible all Controversies that mite otherwise arise concerning the Same or any part thereof.

Imprimis my will is that all my Just Debts and Funeral Charges be well and truly paid in a convenient time after my Decease

Item I give and Bequeath to my beloved wife Jane Wells my Negro girl Jane also the one third part of all my Real and Personal Estate of Every nature and kind whatsoever.

Item I give and Bequeath to my Son Richard Wells the one half part of all my Real Estate that to be divided by Indiferent Persons and then he the said Richard Wells to take his first choice also my Negro man Jack

Item I give and Bequeath to my Son Samuel Wells all the residue of my Real Estate.

Item I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Cassandra Hawkins my Negro girl Rachael.

Item I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Drusilla Wells my Negro girl Cate.

Item I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Mary Wells my Negro girl Hannah, also my Negro boy Bobb.

Item I give and Bequeath all the rest residue and remainder of my Estate of Every nature and kind whatsoever, that is not herein otherwise Disposed of that is to say, to Cassandra Hawkins, Lurannah Hawkins, Elizabeth Barnes, Susanna Prigg, Richard Wells, Drusilla Wells, Samuel Wells, and Mary Wells my Children, Share & Share alike.

And Lastly I hereby nominate constitute and appoint my beloved wife Jane Wells to be my Sole Executrix of this my last will and Testament. And I do hereby utterly dislow revoke and disanul all and Every other will and wills Legacies and Bequests and Executors by me at any time heretofore named willed or Bequeathed ratifying 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 and Year before mentioned.

Signed Sealed Published Pronounced and
Declared by the above named Richard Wells
As and for his last will and Testament             Rich: Wells (seal)
In the Presents of us who have hereunto
Subscribed our names as witnesses thereto
In the Presenceof the Said Testator
And in the Presence of Each other.

Josf Wallis
Wm Wells
James Fisher

June 29th 1784 Harford County came Jane Wells Executrix of the last will and Testament of Richard Wells late of Harford County Deceased and made oath in the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that the within is the true and whole will.