Will of John Harper


 
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 Gentleman being weak 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 decently buried at the definition
of my executors in hope of a Glorious resurrection through the merits of Jesus
Christ; at the Last Day I resign my soul to God who gave it_______Imprimes I
do give and bequeath to my beloved wife Rebeccah fifty pounds New 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 beloved Daughter Abigail one lott of land in Harpersfield number three
containing one hundred and twenty five acres to be disposed of for her use at
the definition of my executors. 

Also I do give and bequeath to John Tiedle and to his wife Emmie Daughter of
my said Daughter Abigail one lott of land in Harpersfield containing eighty
eight acres number one hundred forty six; furthermore I do give and bequeath
all and singular the remainder of my Lands Interest and Estate to be Equally
divided between my Sons William John Alexander and Joseph and my Daughters
Mary Margaret and Miriam after the payment of the Legacy to my wife and
discharge of my Lawful Debts. Lastly I do constitute and aprove my Son
Alexander and my Son-in-law William McFarland my only and sole executors of
this my last Will and Testament and do hereby utterly disavow Revoke and
disannul all and every other will testament bequeath and legacy and confirming
this and no other to be my last Will and Testament.

Witness where of I have here unto set my hand and seal the day and year for it 
above written and in the Eight years of Independence of the States__________
                                         signed
                                        John Harper

Signed sealed pronounced and declared to be the last Will and Testament of the 
said John Harper in presents of each other have here unto subscribed

Daniel Earll
Elihu Curtis
Josiah Troop

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
Christopher P Yates Surrogate of the said county Josiah Throop of Johnstown in
the said county Surveyor, and being duly sworn on his oath declareth that he
did see John Harper Eqs sign and seal the within written Instrument purporting
to be the last Will of 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 he the said John Harper was of sound disposing mind and memory to the
best of the knowledge and belief of the deponent and that his name subscribed
to the said will is of his proper handwriting, which he subscribed as a
witness to the said will in the testators presence. And that he the deponent
saw Daniel Earll and Elihu Curtis the other witness to the said Will subscribe
their names as witnesses thereto in the testators presence.
                                           Signed

                                          Christopher P Yates Surrogate 

Written May 25 1784  Recorded December 19 1785