Maryland Will Book Volume 30, 1750-1760, page 483:

WILL OF THOMAS FELPS

In the name of God Amen. The second day of April in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred & fifty-eight. Thomas Feips of Baltimore County,
Planter, being very ill but in perfect mind & memory, thanks be to God for it,
therefor ___________ my ___________ mind the mortality of my Body & knowing
that it is appointed for all men once to die, make & ordain in this my last Will &
Testament that is to _____ of _____ pal_____ & first of all, I give and
recommend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it of my Body. I
recommend it to the ___________ to be buried in a Christian Like & decent
manner at the discretion of my ___________, nothing doubting but at that general
Resurection, I shall make the same again by the mighty Power of God & as
___________ such wordly estate wherewith I hath pleased God to be
___________ in this life, I give, devise & dispose of the same in the following
manner & form_________. It is my will I do order that in the first place all my
just debts & funeral charges to be paid & Satisfied. First and foremost I give,
bequeath unto Roseannah, my Dearly beloved wife, all my ___________ with my
Household Goods & moveables to her during her natural Life whom I so devise,
constitute, make & ordain my only & sole Executrix of this my Last Will &
Testament all & Singular to her. Secondly, I give & bequeath unto Aventon
Felps, my beloved Son, after my Wife’s Decease, the Plantation where I now live
on & all the moveables which may be found and Thirdly, I will and bequeath unto
David Machswaine the Plantation where he now lives on, it being called Arabia
Petria which I bought of Isaac Webster, to him & his heirs forever and fourthly, it
is my desire that my negro man named Quibitt shall be free from Servitude after
my wife’s Demise & fifthly, I bequeath unto Hannah Mackswaine one mare and
colt of one year old and Sixthly, I leave Edward Morgan as Trustee after my
wife’s decease to take in Position every Thing which may be found which will
belong unto my son, Aventon Felps, that to take care of it till he can acquaint
him of the same willed & bequeathed satisfied and confirmed this & no other to
be my Last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof, I have here unto set my hand
& seal this Day and year above written.

Thomas Felps
T--his mark

Wit:	Thomas Doronos
William Hughs (X)
Joseph Johnson
~.j --his mark

Probated 25 April 1758.