WILL: Mary Major;  Perth, Fulton co., NY 
surname: Major, Clark, McQueen

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Source: Sampubco.com
Fulton County,ny Will Book Vol 4 Page 96
Written: February 10, 1840
Recorded: September 23, 1850

Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Karen Mitchell

Will:

I Mary Major of Perth in Fulton County do make and publish this my last will and 
testament.  First I give and bequeath unto George Clark my son-in-law and Mary 
Clark his wife all my household furniture, beds and bedding. And also all notes 
& moneys belonging to me at my decease.  I also give & bequeath to said George & 
Mary all monies due me at my decease from my son Peter Major of Galway.  If said 
George & Mary shall be dead at my decease then the above property & chores in 
action are hereby bequeathed to the survivor of them.  If said George & Mary 
shall both die before my decease, then the said property & chores in action are 
hereby bequeathed  to the heirs at law of said George or such of them as are 
living at my decease.  Second, I give and bequeath unto my daughters, Elisabeth 
McQueen, Ann McQueen & Mary Clark, all the wearing apparel belonging to me at my 
decease to be divided between them equally.  I appoint Joseph Major & James 
Major, my sons, executors of this my last will & testament.  Feby 10th 1840

							Mary Major
Signed published & declared by said Mary Major as her last will and testament in 
the presence us who at the request of said testator her hereunto subscribed our 
names as witness thereto this 10th of February 1840.  Nicholas Hill, Jr of 
Amsterdam, Montgomery County  Barney Stiles of Amsterdam, Montgomery County 

Depositions: Surrogate court Fulton County.  In the matter of proving the last 
will & testament of Mary Major deceased. 

Fulton County:  Nicholas Hill Jr and Barney Stiles being duly sworn and examined 
before John Wells County Judge of Fulton County do each of them for himself 
depose & say that he was acquainted with Mary Major now deceased, and the said 
Nicholas Hill says that he was present as a witness & did see said Mary Major 
subscribe her name at the end of the instrument in writing now produced & shown 
to the deponents hearing date the 10th of February, 1840 purporting to be the 
last will and testament of the said Mary Major deceased.  That declared the said 
Mary Major at the time of the making of said subscriptions declared the said 
instrument to be her last will & testament requested this deponent to sign his 
name as a witness thereof, and the said Barney Stiles says that the said Mary 
Major acknowledged to this deponent that she had executed the said instrument & 
that the subscription of her name thereto at the end thereof was made by her and 
at the time of such acknowledgement she declared the said instrument to be her 
last will and testament and requested the deponent to sign his name as a witness 
thereto, and these deponents both say, that at the said request of said deceased 
the each signed his name as a witness at the end of the said instrument.  These 
deponents both say that the said Mary Major at the time she so executed the said 
instrument was a citizen of the United States of full age of sound mind & memory 
in all respects competent to dispose of her estate & not under restraint. 
						Nicks Hill Jr
						Barney Stiles

Subscribed & sworn before us 
This 23rd day of September 1850
	Judge Wells County Judge 

County of Fulton so recorded the preceding last will and testament of Mary Major 
as a will of personal estate together with the proofs taken in the Surrogate 
Court of the County of Fulton relating to the said last will & testament , which 
record is hereby signed & certified by me pursuant to the provisions of the 
revised statute this twenty third day of September, one thousand eight hundred 
and fifty

							John Wells, County Judge