The Tombstone & Will of John Henry Lammot
Many thanks to Belva LaMotte for providing this picture and document for all of us who are researching this Lammot family. According to her, the stone below which is marked "H.L. 1803", is the tombstone of Johannes Heinrich Lammot. I read a piece on the internet which explained that in German naming traditions, a child is given a first, second and surname. The first name is said to be a family patron saint. Unlike our culture where the first name is usually the name the child is known by, it is the German middle name by which the child is addressed.
Maryland State Archives
Annapolis, Maryland
Will Book 7 - 161
John Lammot
Last Will and Testament In the name of God, Amen. I John Lammot of Baltimore County and State of Maryland being somewhat weake of body but of sound and disposing mind and memory and knowing the mortal life of my body and that it is appointed for all men once to die, I therefore make and ordain this my last will and testament in manners and form as follows. Then I give and bequeath to the heirs of my son Henry Lammot deceased one dollar to be equally divided between them and no more as my son Henry Lammot hath had his share of my estate already. Then I give and bequeath to my son Daniel Lammot and his heirs twenty five cents as he hath had his part of my estate before this time. Then I give and bequeath to the heirs of my son John Lammot twenty five cents and no more as he hath had his part of my estate beforehand. Then I will and bequeath to my son Francis Lammot and his heirs twenty five cents and no more as he hath had his full part of my estate beforehand. Then I will and bequeath to my beloved and trusty friend Joseph Bolinger and his heirs all the remainder of my estate. Real Personal or mixed, (not heretofore mentioned) And whereas I have a bond from my son Francis Lammot conditioned for the payment of one hundred and sixty five pounds specil on which bond I have received five pounds of the principal and the interest for one year. I will and order that if my beloved friend Joseph Bolinger shall receive that same sum scpecified in said bonds from my said son Francis Lammot then if a certain Jacobs Lozer shall ever apply to him or his heirs for fifty pounds that I justly owe to him, then my said friend Joseph Bolinger shall pay it, but not to be hereby bound to pay it out of his own estate and I do hereby constitute and appoint my said friend Joseph Bolinger my whole executor to this my last will and testament and I do hereby deigh renounce and revoke all other wills testaments legacies and executors by me in anywise made willd or appointed ratifying and owning this and no other to be my last will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this eighteenth day of January in the year of our lord eighteen hundred and three signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said John Lammot to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other hath subscribe our names
John Lammot
Alexcis Lemmon
Melcher Worner
John Carlinger
Baltimore County to wit on the 30th day of March 1803 came Melcher Worner and John Carlinger subscribing evidences to the aforegoing last will and testament of John Lammot deceased and made oath that they did see the Testator 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 apprehensions of sound disposing mind memory and understanding and that they subscribed their names as witnesses to this will in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other and of the other witness who subscribed his name in their presence sworn before me. Register of wills for B Coty. Sworn before me Register of wills for Pa Coty. Wm. Buchanan . END
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