WILL: John MOORE, 1730, Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, PA

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Source: Lancaster County Historical Society
Written: November 29, 1730
Recorded: December 11, 1730

Will of John Moore
Lebanon Twp., Lancaster County, PA
November 29, 1730     December 11, 1730

        In the name of God Amen the 29th day of November in the year of our 
Lord God one Thousand seven Hundred and Thirty John Mor of the township of 
Leabanon and County of Lancaster Farmer being very sick and weak in Body but 
in Perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefore calling into 
mind the mortality of any 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 ______ of 
God that gave it and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a 
Christian like and descent manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing 
doubting but at the general ___________ I shall receive the same again by the 
mighty Power of God and as Touching such worldly Estate so here with it hath 
pleased God to bless me in this life.  I give and bequeath and dispose of the 
same in the following manner and form:
Imprimus I give and bequeath to Sampson More Eldest Brother or the heirs of 
his body the sum of Twenty-five pounds of Sterling Money
I give my well beloved John Miller living near the English church in Peque and 
Thomas Morison of Lebanon Township and both in the county afforsaid whom I 
likewise constitute, make and ordain my only sole Executors of this my last 
will and testament all and singular my Plantation together with all my 
Household goods and moveables by them freely to be _________ and enjoyed and I 
do hereby utterly disallow revoke and _____ all and every other former 
testaments will legacies requests and _________ by me in any way before this 
time named willed and bequeathed ratifying and conferring this and no other to 
be my last will and testament.  In writing whereof I have here unto set my 
hand and seal the Day and Year above written.

John Moore (seal)

Signed, sealed published  _________ and declared by the ___________ as his 
last will and Testament in the presence of us the subscribers viz. William 
Morison, William Sanderson John Robeson

Lancaster the Eleventh Day of December ann. Domi 1730 then personally appeared 
William Morison, William Sanderson, John Robison the witnesses to the within 
written will and on their solomn affirmation according to law did declare they 
saw and heard John Moore the testator within named sign, seal, publish and 
Declare the same will to be his last will and testament and that at the doing 
thereof he was sound of mind memory and understanding to the best of their 
knowledge.

Corain La Blunston Deputy