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LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF ALEXANDER McILROY
In the name of God amen I Alexander McILROY of Dublin Township, Huntington County
who is frail in body but sound in judgment do make this as my last will and testament.
I do here will and bequeath unto my son John McILROY my gray mere, saddle, bridle,
collar, hems and chains and all my clothes. And I give unto Robert TAYLOR my young
bay mare and allow him in the course of five or six years to buy one saddle for his
daughter Agnes and one for Margaret with the note he owes me and I allow him to choose
three of my sheep that I give my grand daughter Mary TAYLOR. I give five pounds of wool
to my daughter Mary TAYLOR and the other five pound to Mary Ann BIGAM - I give my grand
son Alexander TAYLOR, my loom and Tacklings my shovel, plow, large bible - I give my
Sister Agnes TAYLOR my other two sheep - It is likewise my will that my son Robert
McILROY with the forty dollars and two cents he owes me as per note dated January second
1813, to buy one saddlefor John McILROYs daughter Jane, and one for John SIMPSONs daughter
Mary SIMPSON, In testimony that this is the will of the said Alexander McILROY wittnesses
have set our hands & seals this twenty sixth day of December in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and fifteen.
James Spear (seal)
Thomas Bigam (seal)
Alexander X McILROY his mark
Huntingdon County
Before me William Steel Register for the Probate of Wills and granting letters
of Administration in & for said County personally came James Spear and Thomas Bigam the
subscribing witnesses to the within instrument of writing who being duly sworn according
to law deposeth and saieth that they were present and did see and hear the within named
Alexander Milroy sign seal publish pronounce and declare the within instrument of writing
as and for his last will and testament and that at the said signing the said testator was
of sound and disposing mind to the best of the deponants knowledge and belief and that
they subscribed their names thereto as Witnesses in the presence of each other and in the
presence of the Testator and at his request and further saieth not - sworn and subscribed
the 1st day of April 1818.
Before
William Steel, Reg
James Spear
Tho. Bigam