York County PA Archives Wills.....McFerran, John April 20, 1781
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Source: York County, Pennsylvania
Written: April 20, 1781
Recorded: October 22, 1782

In the Name of God Amen

I John McFerren of Cumberland Township County of York and State of Pennsylvania 
Yeoman being weakly of body but of perfect mind and memory – calling to mind 
the mortality of the body that it is appointed for all men and do die do make 
consulate and appoint this my last Will and Testament in manner following. 
First I allow all my debts and funeral charges to be paid the remainder of my 
Estate to be disposed of in manner following viz first I leave and bequeath to 
loving wife, Martha McFerran all my personal estate except one cow and one bay 
colt I leave to my son William and John McFerran five shillings sterling or the 
value thereof in Pennsylvania currency each. I allow my real estate to be sold 
within one year after my death at the direction of my Executors and the whole 
sum after payment of all debts to be equally divided into eleven parts among or 
between my wife and children Samuel, Andrew, John McFerran, my son Williams son 
my daughter’s Elizabeth, Mary, Jane, Agnes, Susanna, Martha and Annie each to 
receive an equal part as it shall come due by the articles of sale. I also 
constitute and appoint my loving brother Samuel McFerran and my trusty and well 
beloved friend John Flemming Executors of this my last Will and Testament. And 
I do revoke all other Wills or Instruments of writing that may hereafter be 
drawn in ignorance hereafter. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand 
and seal this Twentieth(?) day of April one thousand seven hundred and eighty 
one.
/s/ John McFerran
Signed, sealed and declared 
In presence of David Wilson and Henry Buchannan

York County,

Before me Archibald McClean Esquire Register for the Probate of Wills and 
granting letters of Administration in and for the County of York in the State 
of Pennsylvania personally came David Wilson one of the subscribing witnesses 
to the within and before written instrument of writing and on his solemn oath 
in the Common form of Law doth testify and say that he was personally present 
and saw and heard the within named John McFerran sign his name unto and seal 
and publish the within written instrument of writing as and for his last Will 
and Testament and that at the time of the doing thereof he the said John 
McFerran was of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding the best of 
his knowledge and belief and that he did subscribe his name thereto as a 
witness in the presence of the said testator and at his request and further 
that he did also see Henry Buchannan the other witness subscribe his name 
thereto as a witness at the same time.
/s/ David Wilson
Sworn and subscribed before me at York the 22 Day of Oct. 1782 
Arch. McClean, Register

York County,

Before me Archibald McClean Esquire Register for the Probate of Wills and 
granting letters of Administration in and for the County of York in the State 
of Pennsylvania personally came Henry Buchannan the other subscribing witness 
to the within instrument of writing and on his solemn oath in the Common form 
of Law doth testify and say that he was personally present and saw and heard 
the within named John McFerran sign his name unto and seal and publish the 
within written instrument of writing as and for his last Will and Testament and 
that at the time of the doing thereof he the said John McFerran was of sound 
and disposing mind memory and understanding the best of his knowledge and 
belief and that he did subscribe his name thereto as a witness in the presence 
of the said testator and at his request and further that he did also see David 
Wilson the other witness subscribe his name thereto as a witness at the same 
time.
/s/ Henry Buchannan
Sworn and subscribed before me at York the 3 Day of March 1783 
Arch. McClean, Register

A true copy taken from and compared with the original at York.

/s/ Arch. McClean, Register

Memorandum
That Letters Testamentary in Common Form was granted unto Samuel McFerran of 
the Estate of John McFerran late of York County deceased, inventory to be --?—
into the Register’s Office at York on or before the Seventeenth Day of October 
1784 and an account or reckoning on or before the seventeenth Day of September 
which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty 
five. Given under my hand and seal of office at York the Seventeenth Day of 
September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty four.
/s/ Arch McClean, Register


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