Kate’s notes: Although Magdalena Gillelan’s name is spelled in a number of ways throughout these records, her tombstone confirms the correct spelling as Magdalena and her maiden name was Hockensmith. She died in 1874, just two years after the original writing of the will but as William had made provisions for her possible death, no revisions of the will were necessary before probate.
    A number of this family are buried at the St. Elias Lutheran Church Cemetery in Emmitsburg, Maryland. A report on this cemetery, including photographs and genealogical notes, may be found in the Gilliland Trails library.

Source:
Maryland Register of Wills 
Frederick County
Wills 1880-1888, Vol. 19
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The Last Will & Testament of William Gillelan
Frederick County, Maryland
1872-1880

William Gillelan
Will
Hezekiah D. Mehring
Executor.

In the name of God, Amen. I William Gillelan of Frederick County in the State of Maryland, being weak of body, but of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and feeling desirous to settle my worldly affairs before it should please Almighty God to call me by death, do make and publish this my last will and testament, in manner and form following, viz:
    I give and bequeath to my wife Magdalana Gillelan, in trust, for her natural life time only all that Lot or parcel of land upon which I now reside, situate in the County aforesaid, and containing Seventeen and one half acres of land more or less, 
    I give and bequeath to my wife Magdalana Gillelan in trust, for and during her natural life time only, all my household and Kitchen property of every kind whatsoever – And at the death of my wife Magdelana Gillelan, I give and bequeath the Real Property as herein bequeathed to her my said wife, to my son George L. Gillelan for and during his life time only, and at the death of my said son George L. Gillelan, said property to go to the children of my said son George L. Gillelan, share and share alike
   And at the death of my wife Magdelana Gillelan, I give and bequeath the personal property as above bequeathed to her my said wife to my daughter Hannah J. Gillelan. I give and bequeath to my son Jacob W. Gillelan my two Mountain Lots lying and being in the County aforesaid, adjoining lands of Thomas Claubaugh and others, and containing seven acres of land in the aggregate more or less. I do order and direct, authorize and empower my Executor as hereinafter named to do the following acts and things as soon as may be convenient after my death, to wit: To disperse of at public sale my farm or tract of land lying in the County aforesaid, upon which my son David [S] Gillelan now resides, and containing One hundred and fifty three acres of land more or less, and also my Wood lot adjoining lands of Samuel Motter and others, and containing eight acres of land more or less. And when sold, to convey the same to the purchasers thereof by good and sufficient deed, as I might or could have done, and from the proceeds of said sales of said Real Estate, after deducting the necessary expenses attending the same. I give and bequeath the entire residue of the whole purchase money arising from said sales of said Real Estate as follows to wit: -- First, I give and bequeath to my wife Magdelane Gillelan the sum of Five Hundred dollars. Second, I give and bequeath to my daughter Hannah S. Gillelan the sum of Seven Hundred Dollars. Thirdly, I give and bequeath the entire residue of the whole purchase money arising from the sale of the above mentioned Real Estate, to my son David S. Gillelan, And to my daughters Hanna S. Gillelan and Mary M. Simons, wife of Joseph E. Simons, share and share alike. 
    I do further order and direct, authorize and empower my Executor hereinafter named, to do also the following acts and things as soon as may be convenient after my death to wit: To dispose of at Public Sale the entire residue of my Personal Estate __ To collect by suit or otherwise all monies due and owing to me, and from the proceeds of said sale, and from Collections of debts due, as also what money I may leave at the time of my death, which may come into the hands of my Executor. After the payment thereof and [thereout] all my just debts, the charges of my funeral &c ., I give and bequeath the entire residue of my whole Estate, to my son Jacob W. Gillelan and my daughter Hannah S. Gillelan, share and share alike.
    And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my friend Hezekiah D. Mehring to be the sole Executor of this my last will and testament, revoking all former wills by me heretofore made, ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament.
    In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this sixth day of September in the year Eighteen hundred and seventy two.
                                                                                               William Gillelan  {seal}

Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by William Gillelan, the above named testator as and for his last will and testament, at whose request, in whose presence, and in the presence of each other, we have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.
                                                                                                G. T. Motter
                                                                                                Joseph M. Thomson
                                                                                                Benjamin Shunk

Maryland, Frederick County, to wit:
On the 14th day of September, 1880, came Hezekiah D. Mehring, and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that the aforegoing instrument of writing is the true and whole Will and Testament of William Gillelan, late of Frederick County deceased, that has come to his hand and possession, that he received the same from John [McKelliss], and that he does not know of any other of a later date.
Test: James P. Perry
         Register of Wills for Frederick County.

State of Maryland, Frederick County, to wit:
On the 14th day of September, 1880, came Joseph M. Thomson and Geo. T. Motter two of the subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing last Will and Testament of William Gillelan, late of Frederick County, deceased, and made Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that they did see William Gillelan the Testator therein named, sign and seal this Will; that they heard him publish, pronounce and declare the same to be his last Will and Testament; that at the time of his so doing, he was to the best of their apprehension of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding; and that they respectfully subscribed their names as witnesses to said Will, in the presence of and at the request of the Testator, and that they did also see other subscribing Witnesses sign his name as Witness to said Will at the request of  the Testator in his presence, and all in the presence of each Other; and further, that Benjamin Shunk, one of the subscribing witnesses is deceased; and that they are each familiar with the handwriting of said deceased, and that the above signature is his true and genuine signature.
                                                                                           James P. Perry
                                                                                           Register of Wills of Frederick County.

In the Orphans Court of Frederick County __ The Court, after having carefully examined the above last Will and Testament of William Gillelan, late of Frederick County, deceased, and also the evidence addressed as to its validity, Ordered and Decree, this fourteenth day of September A. D. 1880, that the same be admitted to probate in this Court as the true and genuine last Will and Testament of the said William Gillelan deceased.
                                                                                           John T. Lowe
                                                                                           Daniel Castle of T.
                                                                                           Augustus W. Nicodemus
Held September 14th, 1880.                                                        Judges of the Orphans Court
                                                                                                    Frederick County, Maryland

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