William Gallt's (Sr.) Will

Proved, Montgomery County, December 19, 1785. New York

Probate issued March 28, 1786
Recorded

In the name of God Amen I William Gallt
Late of Chery Valy yoman being of grate age and infirm
of body but of perfect mind and memory than sher be
given to God calling to mind the mortality of my Body
and knowing that it is appointed for all men once
to die. Do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testa
=ment. That is to say principally and first of all I give and
recommend my Soul in to the hand of Almighty God
that gave it and my Body I recommend to the Earth, to
be buried in decent Christian Burial, nothing doubting but
at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again
by the mighty power of God. And as tuching such Worldly
Estate whare with it has pleased God to bless me in this
life, I give devise and dispose of the same in the follo
=ing manner, that is to say.
I give and devise to my well beloved Naturall Son
William whom I likewise constiute, make and ordain
the sole Executor and Administrator of this my Last Will and
Testament. All and singular my goods and chatels Bonds
nots booke debts or shuretyes monneys or other affects which
I posess or am in any way indebted to.
And also my Lot of Land in Chery Valy known by the nam
=e of Lot Number fifty-one on which I did yousally dwell
and inhabet with all and singular the orchards gardens and
tennements to him and his Heirs forever. And I do hereby
utterly disalow, revoke and disannul all and every othe
=r former Testaments, Wills, Legacies, Bequests, and Executor
=s By me in any Wayes named here to fore Willed or bequeth
=ed. Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my
last Will and Testament. In witness whar of I have here
un to set my hand and seal this forth day of March in the
year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred seventy nine.

Signed                         

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Signed Sealed Published Pronounced
and declared by the said
William Gallt as his last Will and          william Gallt
Testament in the presence of us who in  (signature above)
his presence and in the presence of
of each other have here unto Subscribed
our names.
    William Harper, Esq
    John Harper, Juner
    Henry Bogart
    Archibald Harper

County of Montgomery. Be it remembered that on the
nineteenth day of December in the year one thousand seven
hundred and eighty five personally came and appeared
before me Christohpher P Yates Surrogate of the said County Wil
=liam Harper of the said county Esquire and being duly
sworn on his oath says that he saw William Gallt sign
and seal the within written Instrument, purporting to
be the will of the said William Gault bearing date the
fourth day of March one thousand seven hundred and
seventy nine and heard him publish and declare
the same as and for his last Will(iam) and Testament.
That at the time thereof he the said William Gault was
of sound disposing mind and memory, to the best of his
Knowledge and Belief of him the deponent; and that
his Name subscribed to the said will, is of his proper
hand writing, which he subscribed as a witness to the said
will, in the Testators presence. And that he the Deponent
saw John Harper Junr, Henry Bogart and Archibald
Harper the other witnesses to the said will subscribe
their names as Witnesses to the said Will subscribe their
names, as Witnesses thereto, in the Testators presence.

Christopher P Yates  Surrogate              
(Signature)                                         

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County of Montgomery

Be is also remembered that on the nineteenth day of December one thousand seven hundred and eighty five William Gault the Executor of the within written Will likewise appeared before me te said Christopher Yates and was duly sworn to the true execution and performance of the said Will by taking the oath of an executor as by Law appointed, before me Chris. P Yates  Surrogate               (Signature)