In the name of God, Amen. I Anthony Manning of Dorchester County and State of Maryland being weak in body, but of Sound, disposing mind, memory and understanding and being desirous to settle and arrange my worldly concerns and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to Call me hence, do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following to wit.
First and principally I commit and commend my Soul to Almighty God hoping that he will receive it through the merits of Christ.
Secondly, I give and devise to my Son William Thomas Manning the store house lots at or near the Drawbridge with all and Singular the improvements thereon including granary and wharf. beginning for the outlines thereof at the foot of the drawbridge and wharf thence running with the County road to a corner of a ditch which was cut to bank in said lots. So as to include the locust trees on the aforesaid lots. thence with the Said ditch to the edge of the marsh, thence with the said Marsh opposite and near the back comes of said lots, that is nearer the river, then with a straight line to the nearest of the river, then with the river to the beginning of the foot of the bridge and wharf, to him and his heirs forever.
Item 2nd. I give and devise to my Son William T. Manning and my two daughters namely Elizabeth Vincent wife of Col Jno Vincent and Emily L. Vincent wife of John F. H. Vincent the following tracts, parts of tracts and parcels of land known by the name of the Brick house farm or Plantation near the Drawbridge which I have resurveyed and called Mannings Gift, except that part which I have herein devised to my Son William T. Manning foresaid to them and their heirs forever share & share alike - and also my Pound farm share & Share alike. --
Thirdly. I give and devise to my Son Anthony L. Manning my house plantation where my son William T. Manning now lives, including the following Tracts or parts of tracts of land to wit, all my timbered land on the west side of the County road leading from Middletown to the Drawbridge up to a line beginning at the end of Six perches from Harry Lee's gate (Leaving from the House to the County road) and running from thence a South course across my said Lands until it intersects the lands formerly belonging to Colonel Thomas Pitt called Copartnership I also give & devise to my Son Anthony all my timbered lands on the East side of the County road leading from Middletown to the Drawbridge commencing at the South end of a Lot of ground near the corner of the farm where Nicholas Langford lives on which the school house formerly stood and from thence running due East course across the timbered land until it intersects the land belonging to Col. John Newson on the land formerly belonging to Charles Hodson's heirs including all the timber to the south of said line and no more to him and his heirs forever. I also give and devise to my said Son Anthony my Brick House and lot as it is now laid off in East New Market to him and his heirs forever, I also give to my said son one Negro man Aaron Seve and my negro boy John, my secretary and books and my Gold watch and clock --
Fourthly I give and divide to my daughter Eugenia my Farm on which Harry Lee lives and all the timbered lands lying to the west of a line beginning at the end of six perches distance from Harry Lee's gate and running across to the intersection of Colonel Thomas Pitt's lands as described in the devise to my Son Anthony to her and his heirs forever. I also give and devise to my said daughter Eugenia the House and Lot formerly belonging to the Heirs of Thomas Troth and two small pieces adjoining which I purchased to her & her heirs forever & my negro man James and my negro Girl called Amy and my Negro woman Ann and child Mary Lizzy, and one Silver coffeepot –
Fifthly I give and devise unto my son Geo. Washington Manning & my Daughter Rosaline M. Manning my farm where Nicholas Laryford now lives and all the lands adjoining thereto, not therein before devised to my other children, to them and their heirs forever - I also give and bequeath to my said Son Geo. Washington my negro man Aaron Jr. and my negro boy Charles.
I give and bequeath to my said daughter Rosaline M. Manning my negro woman Hannah-
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Anna Rebecca one negro boy Zachariah -- I also give and devise to my said daughter Anna Rebecca my Farm lying near Buck Town which I purchased of Geo. Scott to her and her heirs forever.
I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Vincent my negro man Jack my negro woman Eliza and girl Hester and 2 doz. silver, Table Spoons --
I give and bequeath to my daughter Emily L. Vincent my negro woman Sarah and one lot of Silver Table Spoons marked NCM (?) and a silver stand and cup and one large Mahogany chair.
I give and bequeath to my son William T. Manning my negro man Dick my negro man Moses, and my negro woman Ebb & child Asbury - It is my will and desire that my Executors herein after named should have the graves of my former wives and my own Bricked up above the surface of the earth with front or press bricks and suitable Slab, bought and the graves covered therewith, and it is also my will and desire that after all my just debts are paid and the expenses of settling my estate and my wife's things are taken out that the rest and residue of my Estate should be equally divided between all my children share and share alike –
And lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint my son William Thomas Manning and Col Jno Vincent sole executors of this my last will and testament, revoking and annulling all other wills by me heretofore made and ratifying this and none other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I do hereto set my hand and affix my Seal this Twenty Seventh day of March in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty nine.
Signed sealed published and declared
by Anthony Manning the Testator as and for
his last will and testament in presence of who Anthony Manning Seal
at his request in his presence & in the presence
of each other have subscribed our names as
witness thereto.--
James Thompson
Wm. M. Edmondson
Nicholas Langford
1852, November 20th. From the proof before me this day I have ascertained, and do hereby adjudge and determine the within and foregoing instrument of writing to be a genuine copy of the Last Will and Testament of Anthony Manning late of Dorchester County, deceased, which was on file in the office of the Register of Wills of Said county. There was no dispute before me as to the genuiness of said copy----
Dave M. Henry
Commissioner
State of Maryland
Dorchester County, to wit: In testimony that the aforegoing copy of the Last Will and Testament of Anthony Manning, deceased, and the endorsement of the Commissioner is truly, and correctly copied from the proceedings had before said Commissioner and by him returned to the Orphan's Court and now on file in my office for record I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the said Court this twenty second day of December in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and fifty two.
Thomas H. Hicks
Register of Wills for Dorchester County