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LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF ALEXANDER McILROY

In the name of God amen I Alexander McILROY of Dublin Township, Huntington County 
who is frail in body but sound in judgment do make this as my last will and testament. 
I do here will and bequeath unto my son John McILROY my gray mere, saddle, bridle, 
collar, hems and chains and all my clothes.  And I give unto Robert TAYLOR my young 
bay mare and allow him in the course of five or six years to buy one saddle for his 
daughter Agnes and one for Margaret with the note he owes me and I allow him to choose 
three of my sheep that I give my grand daughter Mary TAYLOR. I give five pounds of wool 
to my daughter Mary TAYLOR and the other five pound to Mary Ann BIGAM - I give my grand 
son Alexander TAYLOR, my loom and Tacklings my shovel, plow, large bible - I give my 
Sister Agnes TAYLOR my other two sheep - It is likewise my will that my son Robert 
McILROY with the forty dollars and two cents he owes me as per note dated January second 
1813, to buy one saddlefor John McILROYs daughter Jane, and one for John SIMPSONs daughter 
Mary SIMPSON, In testimony that this is the will of the said Alexander McILROY wittnesses 
have set our hands & seals this twenty sixth day of December in the year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred and fifteen. 

James Spear (seal) 
Thomas Bigam (seal) 

Alexander X McILROY his mark


Huntingdon County 

	Before me William Steel Register for the Probate of Wills and granting letters 
of Administration in & for said County personally came James Spear and Thomas Bigam the 
subscribing witnesses to the within instrument of writing who being duly sworn according 
to law deposeth and saieth that they were present and did see and hear the within named 
Alexander Milroy sign seal publish pronounce and declare the within instrument of writing 
as and for his last will and testament and that at the said signing the said testator was 
of sound and disposing mind to the best of the deponants knowledge and belief and that 
they subscribed their names thereto as Witnesses in the presence of each other and in the 
presence of the Testator and at his request and further saieth not - sworn and subscribed 
the 1st day of April 1818.

Before 
William Steel, Reg
	James Spear
	Tho. Bigam