Wills: James Lyon, 1865: Taylor Township, Fulton County. Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Michael Caldwell. Smockfaced@aol.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ James Lyon's will was written 1865 and proved 1872. Fulton County Willbook 1, page 329: Will of James Lyon I James Lyon of Taylor township Fulton County & State of Penna Do Hereby make this my last will & Tesetament as follows viz--to my son James G. Lyon I give & quit claim to him of all means monies &c which I have in any way at this time in the Wells Tannery property and store concern of the same -- (Recepts from my Deceast Son Jno. W. Lyon & from my Deceast daughter Margrett Ross by her husband D.C. Ross for their Respective Dowers in full are In hand) -- To my son Benjn A. Lyon I give & bequeath all property I now own whether Real personal or mixed he paying all my just Debts due by me -- and I do hereby make & apoint my son Benj A. Lyon Executor to this my last will & testament -- in witness whereoff I have & do subscribe the foregoing this 29th day of March eighteen Hundred & sixty five. {signed} James Lyon State of Pennsylvania, Fulton County S.S.: On this 2nd day of May, A.D. 1872, before me, R.A. McDonald, Register for the Probate of Wills &c, in and for said County, personally came Rowland Austin and James M. McClure, two good and reliable citizens of the said County, who being duly sworn according to law, depose and say that they are well acquainted with the hand-writing of James Lyon the testator whose signature appears above; that they have frequently seen him write, and that the signature of the said James Lyon, to the above and foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of the said James Lyon is, as they verily believe in the hand-writing of the said James Lyon, and his genuine signature; and also that the body of the will is in his own hand-writing. Sworn & Subscribed before me, this 2nd day of May, A.D. 1872, R.A. McDonald, Register {signed} Rowland Austin {signed} James M. McClure Will filed May 2nd A.D. 1872 & duly proven , Same day, copy of will certified to Benjn. A. Lyon, Exe'r named. R.A. McDonald, Register Tax .50 Stamps 9.00 Reg'r 4.00 $13.50 Pd.