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  Last Will & Testament, St. Phillip, dated 17 August 1709 
 
To my wife  Elizabeth Harrison all my real estate with the use of my household stuff and  two cows during her life. To my son Andrew Harrison after his mother's death  one-half of my land and four slaves. I direct that Andrew shall help his  brother John to build a house with the timber growing on his land and it shall  be 30 feet long and 13 feet wide.  
 
My grand-daughter,  Mary Parsons  
to be put to  school for three years at the expense of my estate.  
 To my niece, Dorothy Pickering 20/- 
   To my grand-daughter Mary Pickering,  20/-.  
   To my niece, Susanna Stoute 40/-.  
   I appoint my  sons John and Andrew Harrison executors. Sgd. John Harrison. 
   Witnesses: Joshua Gittena,  
  John Pickering [son-in-law?],  
   William  Pickering [brother-in-law?]   -   
 
 
 
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