Lancaster County PA Archives Wills.....Ramsay, John April 27, 1785
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Source: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Written: April 27, 1785
Recorded: August 13, 1785

WILL OF JOHN RAMSAY Lancaster County Drumore Twp  Vol E. im 141                     
      

 In the Name of God Amen  I JOHN RAMSEY deceased of Drumore Township County of 
Lancaster being weak in Body and fare advanced in old age and calling to Mind 
the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed  for all men once to 
Die therefore I do make and ordain this to be my Last WIll and Testament and 
first I do recommend my Soul to God who gave it and my body to the earth to be 
buried in a Christian Like and desant maner at the discretion of my executors 
not doubting  but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again 
by the mighty Power of God and as concsarning my worldly estate where with it 
has pleased God to bless me with in this Life I shall dispose of the same 
after the
following maner and form.  Item I give to my Cousin Robert Ramsey son of 
Robert Ramsey all my wering aperal Item I give to Jean Ramsey my feather Bed  
Rug and the Sum of Five Pounds in money  Item I give to my friend William 
Antier that I now Live with all bond and books, debts or any other amounts 
that  is between him and me I say to him and his Heirs forever Item I give to 
my neice Margaret Ramsey and her children all the Bonds and Book debts that 
her husband Robert Ramsey decd is indebted to me to be equally divided between 
her and her children to them and their heirs forever Memorandum what money or 
amounts is in William McAntiers hands I give to Elizabeth Scott the sum of 
fifteen pounds and I five to Samuel McAnteir the sum of fifteen pounds and I 
do give to Isabella McAnteir the youngest daughter of William McAnteir the sum 
of twenty pounds and the three sums I do allow to be paid at the death of 
William McAntier.  Item I do give and bequeath all the remaining part of my 
estate to be equally divided into three shares I do give to Rachel Park one 
third part and I give to Ester Morison one third Part. I do give to Rebecah 
Donaghy one third Part and I allow her only the Interest of it for five years-
--then her part to be paid her in full and I do hereby appoint my true and 
trusty friend William McAnteir and Samuel Morison to be the whole and sole 
Executors of this my
Last Will and testament and I do hereby disallow revoak and disannul all 
former wills by me made heretofore ratifying and confirming this and none 
other to be my Last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set 
my hands and seals this 27 day of April in the Year of Our Lord One thousand 
Seven Hundred and eighty five .
                                                                                    
                  
JOHN RAMSEY (seal)
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Andrew McAntier and John Dolan (his 
mark)
Lancaster County  On the thirteenth day of August and Domini 1785 Before me 
the subscriber personally appeared - John Dolare one of the subscribing 
witnesses to the within will and on his Corporal Oath did depose and say that 
he was present and saw and heard John Ramsey the Testator therein Named Sign 
Seal Publish Pronounce and declare the within instrument of writing as and for 
his Last Will and Testament and that at the time of doing thereof he was of 
sound and well disposing mind memory and understanding to the Best of his 
knowledge observation and Belief and also that he saw Andrew McAteir the other 
subscribing witness sign his name at same time...  James Jacks Regt.  

Be it remembered that on the thirteenth day of August Anno Domini 1785 the 
Last Will and Testament of John Ramsey Late of Drumore Township deceased was 
proved in due form and Letters Testamentary thereon were granted to WIlliam 
McAntier and Samuel Morison the Executors therein named they having first been 
duly Qualified Well and truly to administer the estate of the said Deceased 
and especially to exhibit a  true and perfect inventory thereof into the 
Registers Office at Lancaster within one month from this date and to Render a 
Just and a true account of their Administration on the said Estate within one 
year or when thereunto lawfully required Given under the seal oif said office.
Recorded, Examd   JAMES JACKS Regt.


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