SoS_Will_Books_40_038

By the Govnr &
Lord Propr:[Proprietors] Dept[Deputies] }
To all persons Greeting in our Lord God Everlasting

Whereas it doth Sufficiently appeare to us that John Sturgeon
of this County is Dec'd, And hath made noe will, & his wife being
next o kin: that is Francis Sturgeon, & having prayed Letters of
Administracon, wee thereby doe inpower the said Francis
Sturgeon to Administr: on all and any the Estate of the aforesd
John Sturgeon & out of the same to pay all his Just Debts soe
farr as the sd Estate will Amount to, and a true Inventory of
the sd Estate as shall come to his knowledge into the Secretarys
office & thereof to be Accomptable when legally required he
having given in Security by and himselfe
for the performance hereof Given under our hands & seale of the
County the 6th: of Novembr: 1690
Thomas Jarvis
Tho: Harvey
Wm: Wilkinson
Francis Tomes
Benja. Lakers
G Hartby