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Lancaster County, Wills 1730-1773, A:19-20, John Gass Will; digital images, Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994, Lancaster County, Wills 1730-1773 Vol A-B, FamilySearch.org (www.familysearch.org : 18 Feb 2013), image 13; County Archives, Government Center, Lancaster.
Transcription:
Will of John Gass
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Wills 1730-1773, vol A, p. 19
Written 21 June 1834; Proved 31 December 1734
I am Secke in Bodey but Sound in Memory and Judgment Blessed be Almighty God for it
I make this my Last Will and and [sic] Testement Revking all all [sic]other wills and Testments Mad
by me I Beqeith May Soule to the Grate God who gave it to me and may Bodey to be desent
ly Bured in the Church Yard of Donigall as may Ex? sews fite alsow Gleave may Deare Wife
two Shildssparte of the whole after may just and Lawfull Detes is paid also if She Maris in
Eght of ten Yers she is to Leave the Plantation tomay Sons also may CHilder is not to Recive --
there parte for foure years after due also Gleave may Deare Wife and Benjben Gass Ex? and
Wilam Brayns and Sam Smith and Peters Rud Tuters to may wholle famley. - - - - - - - -
Signed Sealed and delivered in the Presents of use : and dated this 21 Day of June 1734 -----
Memerandem befor Singining that it is only the three Oldest of my Chil } Jon Gass [mark indicating seal]
=der that is to want ther parte for Foure Years after it is due ------- }
Archibald Woods. William Wallace Sa: Smith, William Bryan. }
Lancast Coty the 31 Day of Dec? 1734 Then Personally appeared Samuel Smith and William Bryan two of
the witnesses to the within written will and on their Solemn Affirmatons did Declare they saw and
Heard John Gass the Testator within Named Sign Seal and Declare the same writing to be his ----
Last Will and Testament and that at the doing thereof he was of Sound Mind and understanding to the
best of their Knowledge ---
Coram Sa: Blunston Dep: Regt
[penned flourish possibly indicating signature of above]
Be it Remembred that on the 3s Day of December Anno Dom 1734 the Last Will [shadow from microfilm]
Testament of John Gass Deced was proved in due form of Law and Probate and Letters Testamen [unclear]
tary were Granted unto [BLANK SPACE] Gass and Benjamin Gass having fisrt Sworn well and truly [?]
Administer the said Deceds Estate and bring an Inventory thereof into the Register Offisce in Lancat [?]
County on or before the 31 Day of JanJ next and also to render an Acct. when thereunto Lawfull Re
quired Given under the Seal of the said Office. --- P Sa: Blunston Dep. Register
[penned flourish possibly indicating signature of above]
[I believe the author likes to write with a flourish. Sometimes he makes a the number one as if it is an s and sometimes an 8. This has created much confusion as the dates vary from researcher to researcher. I believe it is a 1.} |
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