Will of William Gallt


 
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
Testament. 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 
considule, 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 name 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 other former Testaments,
Wills, Legacies, Bequests, and Executors by me in any way as named here to
fore willed or bequested. Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my
last Will and Testament. In witness whereof 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.

Witness
Signed Sealed Published Pronounced and declared by the said William Gallt his
last Will and Testament 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 William
Harper of the said county Esquire and being duly sworn on his oath says that
he saw William Gallt bearing the 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 and Testament. That at the time thereof he the said
William Gallt 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 his presence. And that he the Deponent said John Harper Jun
Henry Bogart and Archibald Harper other witnesses to the said will subscribe
their names as witnesses there to, in the testators presence.


signed
Christopher P Yates

Will written March 4 1779 Recorded December 19 1785