On the day above being 24th(?) of March 1759. Came Elizabeth Edge widow of the testator Joshua Edge before me the Subscriber and made her Election on the within will and desires to relinguish any claim by the will, but to be wholly co….  by the third of both  . . . . and Personal Estate______  Nehemiah King DC

In the Name of God Amen. June the forteeen Day on thousand, seven hundred & fifty Eight I Joshua Edge of Summersett County in the Province of Maryland Copper(?). Being very sick and weak in Body, but in perfect mind and memory Thanks be given to God, therefore calling unto mind the Mortality of my Body Knowing that it is appointed for all men Once to Die I do Make and Ordain This my last Will and Testament that to say Princeplay and first of all I give an Recommend my soul into the hands of god that gave it and for my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a Christian …..d manner all at the discretion of my Executor. Nothing doubting but at the go. . . . Resurrection I shall be the same again.  through the mighty power of God and as touching Such things as my Worldly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to bless me with in this life I give divide and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. Impremes I give and bequeth unto Elizabeth Edge my Dearly beloved wife whom I constantly make and ordain my land and moveable Estate during the time of her widowhood and after her decease being a widow I give bequeth unto Nemiah Edge my dearly beloved Son my Plantation and all my lands and my only and Sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament and the Boat which belongs to me of the … Son to him as is Legal being their Security. Item I give unto my son Joshua Edge all my wearing Cloths and .. pounds ten Shillings to be … out of the Estate and to be applied to the …. giving of those Abigail Schooling. Item and after the dower of Elizabeth my wife being  a widow the Estate to be Equally divided amongst all my Children. I do …. utterly Disannull revoke and Disannull all and Every other former Testaments Wills and Legal and Executors by me in any way before this Time Named willed and beguethed  Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have the presents of  … Judge Jones John Hilly  William Jones (his mark).       Joshua Edge  (seal)

March the 23 1759 Came Isaac Jones and John Hilly two of the Subscribing witnesses to the within will and made Oath on the Holy Evangells of Almighty God that they saw the testator Joshua Edge Sign and Seal and heard him Publish pronounce and order(?) the within Instrument of . . . . .

Registrar of …. Office Somerset Co., Maryland Book 4, Page 59