John Harper's Will

In the Name of God Amen the twenty fifth Day of May in the
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty four I
John Harper of Harpersfield in Tryon County and State of New York
Gentleman being ---------- in body but by the Goodness of God of Sound
mind and Memory calling to mind the mortality of the body and knowing
that it is appointed to man once to die Do make and Ordain this my
last Will and Testament in manner following. That is to Say First
I do resign my body to the dust to be desently buried at the at the discretion
of my Executors in hope of a Glorious Resurection through the Merit
of Jesus Christ at the last day and I resign my Soul to God who
gave it ––– Imprimes? I do give and Bequeath to my Beloved Wife
Rebeuak? fifty pounds nw York currency to be paid her by my
Executors also two cows and four Sheep and all the Houshold furniture
which She brought with her Also I do give and bequeath to my Daughter
Abigail one lott of land in Harpersfield Number three containing one
hundred and twenty five acres to be desposed of for her life at the
discretion of my Executors Also I do Give and bequeath to John Teidle?
and to his wife Eunice daughter of my Said Daughter Abigail one
lott of land in Harpersfield containing Eighty eight acres Number
one hundred and forty Six; furthermore I do Give and Bequeath all
and Singular the Remainder of my lands Intrest and Estate To be
Equally divided between my Sons William John Alexander and
Joseph and my Daughters Mary Margaret and Meriam after
the payment of the legacy to my wife and the discharge of my
lawful debts Lastly I do Constitute and appoint my Son Alexander
and my Son in law William McFarland my only and Sole Executors
of this my Last Will and Testament and I do hereby Utterly disallow
Revoke and disannul all and evry other Will Testament Bequeath
and Legacy Rattifying and Confirming this and no other to be
my last Will and Testament In Witness where of I have hereunto
Set my hand and Seal the day and Year first above written and in
the Eight Year of the Independence of the State–––––––––––––
Signed Seald pronounced and declared to be
the last Will and Testament of the Said
John Harper in presents of Us who in
his presents and in the presents of
Each other have hereunto Subscribed John Harper (Signature)
our Names –––––– –––––––––––
David Earll?
Uihu Curtis?
Josiah ThroopAnother page
County of      |
Montgomery  | ss 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 Christo-
=pher P. Yates Surrogate of the said County Joseah Throopp of
Johnstown in the said County Surveyor, and being duly sworn
on his oath decloseth, that they an(they an crossed out) he did see John Harper sign
sign and seal the within written Instrument, purporting
to be the Will of the said John Harper bearing date the twenty
fifth day of May one thousand seven hundred and eighty four
and heard him publish and declare the same as and for his last
will and Testament; That at the Time thereof subton? said John
Harper was of sound disprosing? mind and memory to the best of
the knowledge and Belief of the deponent; And that this 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 daniel Earll and Elihia
Curtis the other Witness to the Will, subscribe their–
Names as Witnesses thereto in the Testators Presence.
Cris. P. Yates Surrogate
County of      |
Montgomery  | ss _ Be it also remembered that on the same Day and
year Alexander Harper and William McFarland the
Executors of the within written Will of John Harper likewise
appeared before me the said Christopher P. Yates and were
duly sworn to the ture Execution and performance of the said
Will by personally taking the Oath of An Executor as by
Law appointed before me
Cris. P. Yates Surrogate