Antrim Wills: Kane, Alexander October 19, 1727 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Antrim Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Rosalind Dunning ros.dunning@outlook.com ANTRIM WILLS: KANE, ALEXANDER OCTOBER 19, 1727 Source: National Archives Kew England Written: October 19, 1727 Recorded: November 9, 2017 In the Name of God Amen the Nineteenth day of October One Thousand seven hundred Twenty Seven I Alexandr Kane of Lairn in the County of Antrim being very Sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God therefore calling to mind the Mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to dye Do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say Principally and first of all I recommend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it and for my body I recommend it to the Earth to be buryed in a Christian like manner in the Church Yard of Lairn at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting at the generall Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Mighty Power of God And as touching such Worldly Substance as it hath pleased God to bless me with in this Life I give bequeath and dispose in the following manner and form Imprimis after my just Debts are paid I give and bequeath unto Janet my dearly beloved Wife the third part of all my worldly Substance which at present is on my own Hands or the Hands of any other Person or Persons Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved Son John Kane the other two part of my worldly Substance and if it shall please God to call him of the World before the comes of Age I order that the one half of what is here bequeathed him be given to my Sister's Daughter Viz her eldest And the other half to my Brother in Law Wm Murphey and my dear Sister Mary Kane and Samuel Murphey their Son whom I order the one half to be given to viz of which is last bequeathed And I do nominate constitute and appoint Janet my loving wife to be the only Exrs of this my last Will and Testament And I likewise appoint James Jackson and John White both of the old Town of Larn to be my Exrs with my Wife aforesaid and that they inspect into all my concerns and take an Account of the same and see justice done according to this my last Will and Testament And I do hereby disallow revoke and disannull all and every other former Testament Wills or Grants by me in anyways before this time made ratifying this and no others to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my Hand and Seal the day and Year above written Alexandr Kane Proved at London 5 February 1733 by the Oath of Janet Reed otherwise Kane (Wife of Joseph Reed) Relict of the deceased power reserved to other Executors PCC Prob11/663