Henrietta CLARK
Marriage(s)/Children
Born: Abt. 1764 - Place: Frederick Co., MD
Died: Abt. 05 May 1823 - Place:
Burial: ............ - Place: ..............
Father: Henry CLARK, Senior
Mother: Ann Nancy Unknown
!Liber N-Folio 337:
In the name of God Amen, I Henrietta Pearce
of Montgomery Co. in the State of Maryland being sick, and weak in body but of
sound 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 shall please God
to call me hence, do therefore make and publish this my last Will and testament
in manner and for 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 Executor - hereinafter
named and after my Debts and funeral charges are paid, I devise and bequeath as
follows- I give and devise unto my son William Pearce all my right, title and
interest unto the Plantation whereon I now dwell, to him the said William Pearce,
and his Heirs, and assigns, in fee simple -
Item I give unto my aforesaid son William Pearce,
in trust for the use of my son Walter Pearce, the following property, a negro
man name John, a woman called Sophia and two children named Lloyd and George,
two Horses call Rock and Davey, one cow, a ord & furniture, a small breakfast
table, half a dozen green Windsor chairs, two dozen earthen plates, tow earthen
dishes, the whole set of cups and saucers, one tea pot, half a dozen of the oldest
Silver tea spoons, the negroes to be hired out or otherwise disposed of according
to the discretion of my said son Willaim, and the proceeds applied by him towards
the maintenance & support of said son Walter Pearce, & for no other purpose
whatever. -
Item I give to my son James Pearce the following
negores- Dorothy, Lattie, Abraham and Eliaz. - Item I give to my son William Pearce,
all the remaining part of my property, consisting of the following negroes: Benjamin,
Nelly and her children, Bill, Patrick, Dick, Jacob, Ben, Sarah & Peggy, Stock
of every kind, plantation - utensils, crops of all kinds, house and kitchen furniture,
Debts etc.
Lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son
William Pearce sole Executor of this my Will and Testament, In testimony where
of I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal this third day of May, in
the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and twenty three. (3 May 1823).
/s/ Henrietta Pearce (SEAL)
Signed, Sealed, published and declared by Henrietta Pearce, the above named testatrix
as and for her last Will & Testament in the presence of all who at her request
in her presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names
as Witness thereto.
/s/ Cephas Lazenby, James Lazenby, John Bowie -----
Montgomery County Sct. on the 5th day of June 1823 came Cephas Lzenby, James Lazenby
and John Bowie all three of the subscribing witnesses to the within last Will
and Testament of Henrietta Pearce late of said County deceased and severally made
oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that they did see the Testatrix therein
named sign and seal this will that they heard her publish pronounce and declare
the same to be her last Will and testament, and that at the time of her so doing
she was to be best of their apprehension of sound and
disposing mind memory and understanding, and that they respectively subscribed
their names to this will as witnesses in the presence and at the request of the
Testatrix, also in the presence of each other. ---
Certified by /s/ Solomon Holland Registrar
Henrietta Pearce, guardian to Ann Pearce, now Daws, delivers 13 shares of stock
in the Bank of Columbia, 5 shares of which valued at $112. each and 8 at $111
each, total value $1448.
Will Book M, page 261, Montgomery County.
Ann Pearce married Edward Daws on 22 July 1815. License, Washington DC.
15 April 1830, Walter Pearce, James Pearce and Edward Daws and Ann his wife
convey to William C. Pearce parcels of land which of James Pearce died seized.
A tract called St. Winneburg, Po...r Po... and Snowdens addition 329 acres.
Book B. S. 2, page 506, Land Office, Montgomery Co.
William C. Pearce married Lousia Valdenon on 19 April 1829. License, Montgomery
Co., Page 67.