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[edit] SourceOriginal Source: Cumberland County Will Book C. [edit] RelatedLetterkenny Lineage: [edit] TextSome reformating, punctuation added, and paragraphing to improve readability. In the name of God, Amen. The twentyeth day of June 1750, I, James Walker of Hopewell Touwnship and county of Cumberland and Provence of Pennsylvania, being sick in Body but of Good and Perfect memory, thanks be to Almighty God and calling to Rememberance the uncertainty of this Transitory life and that all Flesh must yield unto Death when it pleases God to call, do make constitute ordain and declare this my last will and Testament in manner and form following. Revoking and annulling by these present and every Testament and Testaments Will and Wills heretofore by me made or declared either by word or Writing and this is to be taken only for my last Will and Testament and none other and find being penitant and sorry from the bottom of my heart for my sins most humbly desiring forgiveness for the same I give and commit my soul to Almighty God my saviour and redeemer in whom and by the merrits of Jesus Christ I trust and believe assurdly to be saved and to have remission and foregiveness of all my sins and that my soul with my body at the general day of Resurrection shall rise again with Joy and through the merits of Christ death and passion prossess and entered the Kingdom of Heaven prepared for his elect and chosen and my body to be buried in such a place where it shall please my Executors hereafter named to appoint and now for the settling of my temporal estate and such goods and chattels and debts as it hath pleased God far above my deserts to bestow upon me I do order give and dispose the saim in manner and form follows/That is to say/ first I will that all those Debets and dues as I owe in right or conscience to any manner of person or persons whatsoever shall be well and truly contented and paid or ordained to be paid within convient time after my decease by my executors hereafter named[.] |