WILL: John MOORE, 1730, Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Kathryn Payne kpayne@nyc.rr.com Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/lancaster/ _______________________________________________ Source: Lancaster County Historical Society Written: November 29, 1730 Recorded: December 11, 1730 Will of John Moore Lebanon Twp., Lancaster County, PA November 29, 1730 December 11, 1730 In the name of God Amen the 29th day of November in the year of our Lord God one Thousand seven Hundred and Thirty John Mor of the township of Leabanon and County of Lancaster Farmer being very sick and weak in Body but in Perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefore calling into mind the mortality of any 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 into the ______ of God that gave it and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and descent manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general ___________ I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God and as Touching such worldly Estate so here with it hath pleased God to bless me in this life. I give and bequeath and dispose of the same in the following manner and form: Imprimus I give and bequeath to Sampson More Eldest Brother or the heirs of his body the sum of Twenty-five pounds of Sterling Money I give my well beloved John Miller living near the English church in Peque and Thomas Morison of Lebanon Township and both in the county afforsaid whom I likewise constitute, make and ordain my only sole Executors of this my last will and testament all and singular my Plantation together with all my Household goods and moveables by them freely to be _________ and enjoyed and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and _____ all and every other former testaments will legacies requests and _________ by me in any way before this time named willed and bequeathed ratifying and conferring this and no other to be my last will and testament. In writing whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal the Day and Year above written. John Moore (seal) Signed, sealed published _________ and declared by the ___________ as his last will and Testament in the presence of us the subscribers viz. William Morison, William Sanderson John Robeson Lancaster the Eleventh Day of December ann. Domi 1730 then personally appeared William Morison, William Sanderson, John Robison the witnesses to the within written will and on their solomn affirmation according to law did declare they saw and heard John Moore the testator within named sign, seal, publish and Declare the same will to be his last will and testament and that at the doing thereof he was sound of mind memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge. Corain La Blunston Deputy