WILLS: James JOHNSTON, 1814, 1817, Huntingdon County, PA

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Source: Will
Written: May 14, 1814
Recorded: March 28, 1817

Last will and testament of James Johnston deceased In the name of God amen on 
the fourteenth day of May in the year of our Lord 1814 I James Johnston being 
very sick and wake in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto 
God therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body that it is appointed 
for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament 
principley and first of all I give recommend my soul into the hands of god that 
gave it and for my body I recommend it to the earth to buried in a christian 
like and decent maner at the discetion of my executor not doubting but that I 
shall receive the same again by the might power of God and as tutching such 
worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give 
devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form to witt I do 
leave and bequeath to my dearly beloved wife Margaret Johnston my sleeping room 
and bed during her life and I alow my wife to be suported in a proper maner with 
virtualy cloathing and such other nesaceries and privileges in my house as may 
be proper for her comfort during her life and I do leave and bequeath to my well 
beloved daughter Jenent Jackson and her heirs all my tract of land situate in 
sinking valley and where Thomas Jackson now lives and joining the Cano mountain. 
And I do leave and bequeath to my well beloved son Adam Johnston five pounds pr 
yearly and every year when do manded the same to be paid to said Adam discreing 
Martha thirty dollars and I do leave and bequeath to my Grandaughter Ann Beaver 
to be paid to her when she arives at age the sum of two hundred pounds. And I 
leave and bequeath all the residue of my estate bothe reale and personal to my 
well beloved son Samuel Johnston to be free by proposed and enjoyed by him and 
under the above incumberance. And I do constitute make and ordain Doctor Peter 
Swine and the said Samuel Johnston be my whole and sole executors of this my 
last will and Testament and I utterly disallow revoke and disanual all and every 
other testaments wills and legacies requests and executors named willed and 
bequeathed by me before this time retifying and confirming this and no other to 
be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto seth my hand 
and seal the day and year above written. Signed sealed published  pronounced and 
declared by the said James Johnston in the presence of us the subscribers James 
Adams James Boggs John Adams signed James Johnston Before me the subscriber 
register for the probate of wills granting letters of administrations in and for 
said county personally appeared James Adams and James Boggs who being duly swown 
according to law desposeth and saith that they were present and did see and hear 
the above named James Johnston sign seal publish pronouce and declare the above 
and foregoing instrument of writing as and for his last will and testament and 
that's at such signing the said testator way of sound and disposing  mend and 
memory according to the best of thier knowledge belief and that they signed 
their names thereto as witnessed in the presence of the testator further saith 
not sworn and subscribed this 28th day March 1817 William Steel regt signed 
James Adams and James Boggs

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