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Will of James Lewis In re James Lewis deceased In the name of God Amen: I James Lewis, of New-town Holyrood Planter, being weak in body, but sound in mind and memory, and knowing that it is ordained for once that all men to die, I do ordain and make this my last will and testament, and according to my estate of wich the almity god have blessed with in this life.
Signed sealed and delivered by the said James Lewis as his last will and testament. Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of witnesses This 16th day of April A. D. one thousand nine hundred and seventeen. James his X mark Lewis. Aaron Lewis. Wm. Maher. Correct William F. Lloyd (Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
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Note: The wills in those will books are NOT actual wills.
They are hand-written copies of a, "last will and testament," written
by the court clerk, after the death of the testator, when the executor
presented them to the court for probate. The court clerk didn't list
the signatures at the bottom, he (or she) just put them in the book
in whatever order they were in, on the original document, no spacing
most of the time, no punctuation. The originals were kept by the executor.
We who have typed these wills, have made every effort to include all the errors that were on the microfilm, in order to avoid destroying the integrity of the originals, where ever they may be. |
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