ITEM, I give and bequeath to dearly beloved wife my house and land during her widowhood and afterwards I bequeath the above said house and land to my son Elijah and the residue of my estate to be equally divided among all my children. And lastly I constitute and ordain this my last will and testament and my dearly beloved wife executrix of this my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 19th day of December 1767. Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared to be the last will and testament of the said Isaah Cheney in the presents of Joseph Leche, Philip Chambers and Francis Givin. {This was signed 'Isaiah Cheney' who placed his seal on the document.}

On the back of the aforegoing was thus written, viz: Ann Arundel County to wit March the 3rd 1768 came Joseph Lecke, Philip Chambers and Francis Givin the three subscribing evidences to the will and made oath on the Holy Evangel of Almighty God that they saw the testator therein named sign and seal the same and that they heard him publish pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and testament and that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their several apprehensions of a sound and disposing mind and memory and that they subscribed their respective names to said will in the presence and at the request of the said testator and in the presence of each other. Sworn before the county clerk. There is also written: Ann Arundel County, to wit: March 9th 1768 came Rachel Cheney the widow of the within testator and renounces the legacies bequeathed to her in the aforegoing will and claims the one third part of the estate of her said husband's estate.