Transcript: Frederick Bewig's Last Will and Testament, 1873 Baltimore

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Frederick Bewig's

Last Will and Testament

In the name of God Amen I Frederick Bewig of Baltimore

City in the State of Maryland being of sound and disposing mind

memory and understanding 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 please God to call me hence, do therefore make and pub-

lish 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 Executrix hereinafter named

after my debts and funeral charges are paid.

I give devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife Henrietta Bewig the use and income of

all my Estate for and during her natural life, and at her decease,

I give devise and bequeath unto my children namely Maria Dorothea Wohlber wife of

John Wohlber, Johanna Wilhelmina Knoble wife of Werner Knoble, Sophia Fredericka Rench

wife of Nicholas Rench Johanna Henrietta Schaub wife of John Schaub, Henry Bewig and

Augusta Fredericka Parsinger wife of John Parsinger their heirs executors administrators and

assigns all the residue and remainder of my Estate real personal and mixed wherever

situate or being without reservation or exception share and share alike, and Lastly I do

hereby constitute and appoint Henrietta Bewig to be the sole Executrix of this my last Will and

Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me made and declaring this to be my only one.

            In Testimony Whereof I the said Frederick Bewig have hereunto

subscribed my name and affixed my seal this Eighteenth day of February in the year of

Our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and Seventy three

Test: Henry Cashmyer Frederick (his X mark) Bewig (seal)

Signed sealed published and declared by Frederick Bewig the Testator to be his last Will and

Testament in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each

other have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses

            Henry Cashmyer No 137 Bank Street

            Heinrich Will Port Street

            John Bürger No 22 Port Street

Baltimore City SS. On the 4^th day of June 1873 came Henrietta Bewig and made oath on

the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that she doth not know of any Will or Codicil of Fredericka

Bewig late of said City deceased other than the above Instrument of writing and that she received

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the same from the testator and has held possession thereof since the execution of the same

That the testator departed this life on the 12^th day of April 1873.

                              Sworn to before the Subscriber

             J. Harman Broun Register of Wills for Baltimore City

Baltimore City SS. On the 4^th day of June 1873, came Henry Cashmyer, Heinrich Will

and John Bürger the three subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing last Will and Testament

of Frederick Bewig late of said City deceased and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty

God that they did see the Testator sign to be his last Will and Testament, that at the time of his so doing

he was, to the best of their apprehension of sound and disposing mind memory and under-

standing: and that they subscribed their names as witnesses to this Will in his presence,

at his request, and in the presence of each other.

                              Sworn to before the Subscriber

             J Harman Brown Register of wIlls for Baltimore City

             In Baltimore City Orphans Court:

                                             The Court after having carefully examined the above last

Will and Testament of Frederick Bewig late of Baltimore City deceased and also the evidence

adduced as to its validity Orders and Decrees this 4^th day of June 1873, that the same be admitted

in this Court as the true and genuine last Will and Testament of the said Frederick Bewig

deceased.

        (signed) Bolivar D. Daniels

                      Geo. Wm. Bishop

                      G. W. Lindsay