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do hereby Revoke and Disannul all and every other former Will and 

 Testament and do hereby make and ordain Saml. Holmes, John Poiloin 

 and Cornelius Garrison sole executors of this my last Will and Testament. 

 In Witness I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above 

 written. 



James Guyon [L. S.] 



Signed Sealed Delivered and Declar* by the said James Guyon .as his 

 last Will and Testament of us Philip Guyon, Joseph Holmes, John Daniel 

 the interlining between the eighteenth and nineteenth was done before 

 signing or sealing the word Sam" Holmes was wrote before the signing 

 or sealing. 



Last Will and Testament 



of 



James Guyon, 



Dated 28 July, 1823. 

 Proved, 26 February, 1824. 

 Recorded, C Wills, 895, Richmond 

 Co. Surrogate's Office. 



In the Name of God, Amen. 



I, James Guyon, of the County of Richmond and State of New York, now 

 having my usual health and memory, thanks be to God for it, and knowing 

 it is Appointed for all men Once to die, do make this my last Will and 

 Testament in the first place I commend my soul in the hands of God who 

 gave it and my Body to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and 

 decent manner ■ — As for such Worldly property as it has pleased God to 

 bless me with I dispose of in the following manner First I give and be- 

 queath to my beloved Wife Margaret Guyon Fifteen hundred Dollars to 

 be paid by my son Harmanus Guyon out of the Bonds I hold against him 

 Also my fight and title to the land her Father left her in the Western 

 part of this State Also the Cuboard with all my linen Also one bed bed- 

 stead Curtains and bedding with as much Furniture As she wishes for 

 one room And the Use of said room as long as she wishes to Occupy it. 

 Also all the Silver ware Also my Pew in the Church below stairs during 

 her life then to Go to my son James. Also my black woman Betty with 

 her bed and bedding untill she shall become free with the privilege of 

 remaining in the house. 



Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Addra Wife of Edward 

 Perine the sum of seventeen hundred and fifty Dollars. Item I give and 

 bequeath to my Daughter Margaret Wife of Stephen Seguine the sum 

 of seventeen hundred and fifty Dollars Item I give and bequeath to my 

 Daughter Mary Wife of Abraham V. D. Fountain the sum of seventeen 

 hundred and fifty Dollars. Item I give and bequeath to my three grand- 

 sons James son of Edward and Addra Perine James son of Harmanus 

 and Elizabeth Guyon and James son of Abraham and Mary Fountain One 

 hundred Dollars each. All the several sums to be paid by my Executors 



