In the name of God amen: The tewenty eigath of June 1772 I Roger Snell of County of Tyrril planter being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefore calling unto the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christen bural at the durection executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mite power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give dismis and dispose of the same in the following maner and form

Imprimas - I give and bequeath to Susane Snell my dearly beloved wife one mare bridel and sadel only her increase to my beloved son Mott Snell al the moveble part of my estate during her life or widowhood and only such things as hearafter

Item - I give to my well beloved son Mott Snell all my mesutgs lands and tenements together with my hunting gun to pot tramels one pear of hand forms one feather be and furniture one hand mill one ovel table three potts two cowes and yearlings and thier incerse one large bible two cheasts two large puter basons by him and his heirs freely to be porsest and engenjoued.

Item - I give and bequeath to my well beloved brother John Snell all my part of the tools that was my fathers by him freely to bee porsest whom I likewise constitute and ordain my souls executor and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disanul all and every other former Testements Wills Legacies and Bequeaths and Executors by me in any wise before named willed and bequeathed ratefying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament in Witness hearof I have hearunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written

Roger Snell (Seald)

Signed Published & Declared
by me Roger Snell as his last
Will and Testement in presence
of us the Subcribers.

Jasper Chapman
Mary Sivets
Ann ( her -x- mark) Chapman

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