Philemon Charles Blake, the testator, was the son of Charles Blake and Henrietta Maria Lloyd born circa late 1690s.
Charles Blake’s will was blogged earlier:
http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2017/01/will-of-charles-blake-of-maryland.html
Philemon Charles Blake married Sarah Frisby circa late 1740s. They had four children:
Philemon Charles Blake
Elizabeth Blake
Henrietta Maria Lloyd Blake
Charles Blake
Philemon Charles Blake died 6 Feb 1761. Since the administrator of the will was appointed by Sarah Blake (widow), now named Sarah Anderson, and named William Anderson, Philemon Charles Blake must not yet be 21 years of age at the time of probate in 1766.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 29 Jan 2017
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/792
Name of testator: Philemon Charles Blake
Place: Queen Anns County, Province of Maryland now Maryland, United States of America
Type of Record: Will
Dated: 13 Jan 1753, probated 3 May 1766
[In margin] Philemon Charles Blake
1 In the Name of God Amen
2 I Philemon Charles Blake of Queen Anns County in the Province
3 of Maryland being sick and weak in Body but of sound Mind and
4 Memory Thanks be to Almighty God do make this my last Will
5 and Testament in manner following Imprimis I give and devise to
6 my dear Wife Sarah Blake during her natural life any one of the
7 Tracts or parcels of Land I shall be possessed of at the time of my Death
8 she shall think fit to make Choice oft Item I give and devise to my Son
9 Philemon Charles Blake and to his heirs and assigns for ever
10 my Dwelling Plantation and all the Lands adjoining originally
11 consisting of several Tracts but lately reserved by my deceased
12 Father Mr Charles Blake and called by the general Name of Blakeford
13 and likewise that part of two Tracts or Parcels of Land called
14 Lloyds Meadows and Sharps Meadows Addition given to me by my
15 Aunt Alice Lloyd and lying near the head of Wye River Upon
16 Condition that he the said Philemon Charles Blake shall
17 within eighteen Months after my Decease in case he shall
18 then be of the age of twenty one years and if he be then
19 within Age that he shall within eighteen Months after he
20 shall arrive at full age dock and effectually cut of the Entall
21 of my Land lying on Corsier Creek called Bennetts Regulation
22 and in due and legal Manner convey the same in Fee Simple
23 to my Son Charles Blake his heirs and Assigns for ever
24 And if my said Son Philemon Charles Blake shall fail in the
25 Performance of this Condition Then I utterly revoke the devise
26 aforesaid of my Dwelling Plantation and Lands adjoining called
27 by the Name of Blakeford and of my part of this aforesaid
28 two Tracts of Land called Lloyds Meadows and Lloyds Meadows addition
29 And I hereby in such case give and devise the same to my
30 said Son Charles Blake and the heirs and Assigns forever
31 Item I give to my dear Wife Sarah Blake all my wearing
32 apparel and likewise my Linnen or other Goods she may have
33 by her at the time of my decease intended for her own proper
34 wear Item I give to the Reverend Mr James Bedwall a Suit of
35 Mourning and ten pounds current Money Item all the remaining
36 part of my personal Estate my Wifes one third part thereof
37 first deducted I leave to be equally divided amonge my four
38 Children Viz[ a vi]t Henrietta Maria, Philemon Charles, Elizabeth and Charles
39 And Lastly I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my
40 dear Wife Sarah Blake my whole and sole Executrix of this
41 my last Will and Testament In Testimony whereof I have
42 hereunto subscribed my Name and affixed my Seal this thirteenth
43 day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
44 hundred and fifty three Phil Chas Blake Signed Sealed
45 published and declared by the above named Phil Charles Blake
46 to be his last Will and Testament this thirteenth day of
47 January in the year of our Lord 1753 before us Susannah
48 Tilghman Juliana Carroll Edward Neale
49 On the third day of May in the year of our Lord one
50 thousand seven hundred and sixty six Administration with
51 the Will annexed of the Goods Chattels and Credits of Philemon
52 Charles Blake late of Queen Anns County in the province of
53 Maryland deceased was granted to William Anderson the
54 lawful Attorney of Sarah Blake widow the Relict of the
55 said deceased and sole Executrix named in the said Will
56 for the use and Benefit of the said Sarah Anderson now
57 residing in Queen Anns County aforesaid he having been first
58 sworn duly to administer
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