Wills: James Sealls, 1797: Morgan Twp, Greene County, Pa.

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Wills:  James Sealls senior deceased, probated 13 day of May 1797, Morgan
Twp., Greene County, Pa.

In the Name of God, Amen.  I James Sealls, senior of Morgan Township,
Greene County and State of Pennsylvania being very sick and weak of body
but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God;  calling to mind
the mortality of my 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 hands of
Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth, to be
buried in decent Christan Buriel at the discretion of my Executors, nothing
doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again, by
the mighty power of God.  And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it
has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise, and dispose of
the same in the following manner and form.
First, I give and bequeath to Sarah my dearly beloved wife the Tenement
that I now live on during her natural life together with all my Houshold
goods, Debts and moveable effects, also I give to my son Samuel Sealls the
sum of five shillings---And I constitute, make and ordain my son Joseph
Sealls Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament, and I do hereby
utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other former
Testaments, Wills, Legacies, Bequests and Executor by me in any ways before
named willed and bequeathed: ratifying and confirming this, and no other to
be my last Will and Testament.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirty first
day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety
six.
Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and      James Sealls X Senior    SEAL
declared by the said James Sealls senior as              his mark
his last will and Testament in the presence
of us, who in his presence, and in the presence
of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names.
                                Joseph Sealls
                                David Smith
                                Samuel Hook
                                John Kennedy

Greene County ss.
    SEAL        On the 13th day of May 1797, before me John Boreman, Register for
the Probate of Wills & granting Letters of Administration in and said
County personally came David Smith and John Kennedy two of the subscribing
witnesses within named and on their solemn oaths did depose and say that
they were present and saw & heard James Sealls Senior the Testator within
named, sign, seal, publish, pronounce, and declare the foregoing & annexed
instrument of writing as for his last Will & Testament and that at the time
of doing thereof he was of sound & disposing mind, memory and understanding
to the best of their knowledge observation & belief and that they also saw
Joseph Sealls & Samuel Hook the other Witnesses subscribe their names
thereto.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year above                 David Smith
written before me.                                      John Kennedy
                        John Boreman, Register

Registered the 13th May 1797, and Letters Testamentary granted to Joseph
Sealls, Sole Executor the same day.