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In the name of God amen, I MATHEW CARRAWON of Doroster County
being (__?__) sick and weake of body but of a (__?__) and perfect mind
make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, furst I give and
Command my Sole unto the hands of God Allmighty and my body I beqathe
unto the earth to be desontly buried ~~~

All my land I give and bequeath unto my too sons JOHN & MATTHEW
and the male aros (sic) of their boddy lawfully begotten and for want of
such. I give to the garls JANE and MARY and the aros of their body lawfully
begotten for cows but that they shall not disavow my WIFE but to have the
full youse and manichment during her widowhood and after words to have
hur thurds and I likewise make my wife my hole easechortary of this my
last Will & Testament as witness my hand and Seal this 4^th day
of Janewary An^o. Do^m. 1716 ~~~

MATT. KIRWAN

Tests:
William (his X mark) COOKE,
Edward ELLIOTT

And on the back was Endorsed:
June 17^th, 1717 -- Then came Edward ELLIOTT and William COOKE
subscribing Evidences to the within Will and made Oath upon the holy
Evangalist of Allmighty God that they see the within named Mathew
KIRWAN Sign and Seale and heard him publish and Declare the within
Instrument of writing as his last Will and Testament and at the time of
his so doing he was to the best of their apprehention of perfect sense
& memory ~~~

Sworne before me --
(__?__) RODEMAN
Dep^ty. Co^m. of Dor^ch. County

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