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Johnston bearing date the twenty first day of December one
thousand seven hundred and ninety nine and heard him
publish and decare [sic] the same as and for his last will and
testaments [Thaps?] at the time thereof he the said David John
ston was of sound disposing mind and memory to the best
of the knowledge and belief of him the deponents and that
this deponents John Smith and Lewis Sutherland several
ly subscribed the will as witnesses thereto in the testators pre
sance. James Tallmadge Junior Surrogate

Whereas in and by my last will and testaments in the [?]
tained I have among other bequests given devised and bequeath
ed to my late daughter Mary Allen acertain [sic] [p?r?] [?] portion
of my estate both real and personal and whereas since the execu
tion thereof my said daughter has died leaving I Joice William
Allen and John Allen now for the better securing the sameto
the [said?] William Allen & John Allen ^[I...John Allen] I do hereby give devise & bequeath the [?] to Joice William Allen and John Allen their heirs and assigns
forever the said parts or proportion of my estate