THE LAST WILL OF AMERICUS DUCKWORTH

IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN:

I, Americus Duckworth, of Allegany County, in the State of Maryland, being of sound and desposing mind, memory and understanding, considering the certainty of death and the uncertainly of the time thereof, and being desirous of settling my worldly affairs and thereby be better prepared to leave this world, when it shall please God to call me hence, do hereby make and publish this my last Will and Testament, revoking all former Will by me made, in the manner and form following, that is to say:

First, and principally, I commit my soul unto the hands of Almighty God and my body to the Earth, to be decently buried at the discreation of my executor, hereafter named, then after my debts and funeral charges are paid, I devise and bequeath as follows:

I give and hereby devise and bequeath unto my dear wife Rollena G. Duckworth, all my property, real, personal and mixed, of whatever nature and wheresoever located.

And I do hereby appoint and constitute my brother-in-law, John Barnard, of the Town of Westernport, Allegany County, State of Maryland, sole executor of this my last Will and Testament.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 7th day of March in the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Six.

Signed:  

AMERICUS DUCKWORTH (SEAL)

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named testator, Americus Duckworth, as and for his last Will and Testament, in our presence, who at his request and in his presence, and in the presence of each other have hereunto set our hands and seals as witnesses hereof:

Witnesses:

Wheeler D. Kight
Howard C. Dixon
P. A. Paugh