James Harvey

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  • WILL OF JAMES HERVEY Decd.
    In the name of God Amen. I James Hervey of Buffalo township, Washington County and State of Pennsylvania being weak of Boady but of a sound judgment and memory thanks be to God for his marcey and calling to mind the mortality of boady do establish this as my last will and testement in form and maner folling first I recmend my soul to God hoe give it to me and my boaday to be inteared in the earth in a cristian like maner at the direction of my executors herein after named and as tuching my real and parsonell estate that it hath pleased God to blesse me with I will dives and bequeth in maner followin I will and bequeth that all my just debts and funeral charges be payed I allso will dives and bequeath unto my dereley beloved wife Elisabeth all my real estate that I now live on and allso my house and loot that I have in Cleavelland allso all my house hold furniture and farming utelsels and all my horses and cowes and sheep and Hoges and all my cash and notes and I allso alow my Executors to sale all my real estate at publice sale as son after my decease as my executors shall think it well anser for the most benefit and allso all my property that my derelery beloved wife shall think proper and allso all my real and parsonal property that I have mentioned my dereley beloved wife is to give hure consent to the sale of said property and I allso will and bequeath that George McLerath that is bound with me shall be free and geate his Indenters up and I allso constute Hugs Craig and Willim McGuffey to Execute this as my last will and testament making void and disenulling all other willes and establishing this as my last will as witness my hand and seal this 27 day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four.
    James (his mark) Hervey {Seal}
    Witness present John McMillen John McKahan
    Washington County ss. On 16 February, 1835, before John Grayson, Register for the probate of Wills, came John McMillen and Joseph McKahan, witnesses to the foregoing will who swore that they were present and saw the testator execute this will and that he was of sound and disposing mind, memory, and understanding.
    
    February 16th 1835, Letters testamentary with copy of the will and probate annexed, issued to Hugh Craig and William McGuffey executors, who on same day were duly sworn. Registered and compared with the original February 16th, 1835.
    
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