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(from MM / LDS 0106376) - courtesy of Averil Roper
Ramsey 1741
About the month of April Last or in the beginning of
May John Howard happening to come in our Company
Whereupon Asking him how have you John a mind to
Settle your Effects not Knowing how soon you may Die
as you are a Lad that goes so often over Seas & some
mischance might happen you you say you are worth
a good Sume of money & what will it be amoung so many
you know you have two Sisters in London & your Sister
Ester with you Sister Betty & Wm. your Brother with all =
your Talk it will not be much amoung them all
I Desire of you ^Said he^ that youl, Remember that if any thing
shall happen yt. I [gave] my Sister Ester Sixpence
& both my Sisters in London with Sixpence a piece
to be Debarred from haveing any Share in my goods
after my Decease & the rest of my goods Equally between
my Brother & Sister Wm. and Betty as Wittness our hands
this the 9 of December 1741 __
Edwd. Corlett Junr.
Thomas Christian
At a Consistory Court in KK Michael _
Decr. 9th 1741 ~
The Witnesses have made Oath to the truth of
the above declaration ~ which is Accepted _
for the Last Will of John Howard - And thereupon
his Brother & Sister Vizt. Wm. & Betty Howard _
are Sworn Execrs. in form of Law _ And have
given pledges Vizt. The Witnesses of the Will _
Solvit - 12d ~ probatum est ~
C. C. John Cosnahan
Edv : Moore
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