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year
1769

Whereas the Honorable : Benjamin Tasker Esquire late of the
City of Annapolis in the Province of Maryland
deceased did by his last Will & Testament in
writing bearing date the 15th day of February in
the year of our Lord 1766 did devise & bequeath for
the Uses & Trust therein mentioned the Estate of
his late Son the honorable : Benjamin Tasker Junior
as follows Vizt Whereas my dear Son Benjamin
Tasker deceased did by his Will give & devise
to me all his Lands & real Estate to be by me
sold & disposed of and the monies & the produce
thence arising to be by me applied in the manner
therein mentioned & directed upon & for the Use
Trust & Confidence expressed in his Will I do
therefor hereby Will devise & bequeath unto my
Daughter Mrs Anne Ogle, Mr C. Lowndes Mr
Robert Carter & the Survivor of them & the Heirs of
such Survivor all the Estate Real & Personal
devised & bequeathed to me in & by the Testament
& last Will of my dear Son in Trust to & for
the Uses & purposes mentioned in the same Will
And I do hereby nominate & authorize the said
Anne Ogle C. Lowndes & Robert Carter or any
two of them the Survivor of them and the Executor
or Executors Administrator or Administrators
of such Survivor or such person as such
Survivor shall appoint to do execute and
perform all & every Act Matter & Thing
that I myself could or ought to do under
or by virtue of the said Will Now be it
known that I the Subscriber Christopher Lowndes
being one of the three Persons to whom the Estate
of Benjamin Tasker the Son is by said Tasker
B.T. devised & bequeathed for the Uses Trust
& purpose, mentioned in the Will of B.T. the
Son by reason of my not having leisure
without detriment to my own private
affairs to attend manage or concern myself
with the said Estate & for other considerations do
renounce & for myself & my Heirs Executors
& Administrators relinquist all & every Right