In the name of God, I, Christiann Zimmerman of Carroll County, in the State of Maryland, being sick and weak in body, but of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding considering the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs, and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence do therefore make & publish this my last will and testament, in manner and form following that is to say. First and principally, I commit my Soul unto the hands of Almighty God, and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter named, and after my debts and funeral charges are paid, I devise & bequeath as follows.
     Item. I give devise & bequeath unto my beloved daughter Caroline intermarried to Samuel Zepp all my personal property together with all my real estate, situate in Carroll County, and adjoining lands of Jacob Seilers, John Rickey and others and containing about twenty acres of land more or less, to her, her heirs, and assigns forever upon condition, that she confortably support, maintain and pay proper attention to me in Sickness, during the remainder of natural life.
     And whereas I have money standing out, I will and direct that my Executor hereinafter named collect the same and pay all of my debts & funeral charges out of the same, and the balance of said money to be equally divided among my Ten children their heirs and assigns share and share alike Viz: Elizabeth intermarried to Henry Keller, Polly intermarried to Andrew Miller, George Zimmerman, John Zimmerman, Lydia intermarried to William Runk, Christian Zimmerman, Henry Zimmerman, Sarah Ann intermarried to Jacob Rumler, Adam Zimmerman and Caroline intermarried to Samuel Zepp, to them, their heirs and assigns, as a full portion of all my estate, both real personal & (?).
     Item. I further will and direct that all the expenses that may accrue in the settlement of said estate, together with the aforesaid debts and funeral charges be paid out of my outstanding money and then the balance of said money to be equally divided among my ten children as aforesaid, their heirs and assigns share and share alike. And all the aforesaid real & personal estate to my said daughter Caroline her heirs and assigns forever, free, clear and discharges from all expenses whatsoever arising from the settlement of said estate.
     And lastly, I do by here constitute and appoint my son in law Samuel Zepp to be sole Executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking and annuling all former wills by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed my Seal this twenty eighth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one.

Christiann Zimmerman (Seal)

     Signed, Sealed published and declared by Christiann Zimmerman the above named Testative as and for her last will & testament in the presence of us, who at her request, in her presence & in the presence of each other have subscribed our names.

James Kelly
Joseph Lippy
Samuel Snyder

Src: Register of Wills
Carroll County, MD.
Liber JB #1
Folio: 630
Presented to the Orphans Court by Joseph Lippy January 12, 1852.