. alf of the Plantation that John Cigar lives onto him and his heirs and assigns, to be divided equally between my Daughter HannahCigar and my son Michael at the Discretion of my executors. All my movable stockthat is not Bequeathed I give unto my son John, also any sum or sums of Moneythat should remain as over-plush after the Discharging of the Bequeathments to beequally divided amongst my sons and Daughters. My son John and my son in lawAbraham Stoner to be my whole and sole executors of my last Will and Testament, inWitness where
. alf of the Plantation that John Cigar lives onto him and his heirs and assigns, to be divided equally between my Daughter HannahCigar and my son Michael at the Discretion of my executors. All my movable stockthat is not Bequeathed I give unto my son John, also any sum or sums of Moneythat should remain as over-plush after the Discharging of the Bequeathments to beequally divided amongst my sons and Daughters. My son John and my son in lawAbraham Stoner to be my whole and sole executors of my last Will and Testament, inWitness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty-eighth Day of Sep-tember, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four 1784. Signed Sealed in the Presence of his Elias Davison Hans Michael x Millar markher Henry Pawling - Elizabeth x Millar mark Edward Crawford was also commissioned justice of the county, Septem-ber 15, 1784. Six days after the county was formed, the first county courtconvened, the justices being Humphrey Fullerton and Thomas Johnston, for. ^^t^£i^^v^ Ov>^ HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. 199 Antrim Township, and James Finley, of Letterkenny Township—all of themformerly justices of Cumberland County. There were no jurors summoned tothis first court, no causes for trial, and the strong inference is, no lawyers werepresent, except John Clark, of the York bar, who appeared to plead guilty tothe crime of matrimony, and by the court was married to Miss Bittinger,daughter of Nicholas Bittinger, of Mont Alto Furnace. He appeared incourt, and upon his own request was admitted to the bar, the first attorneyso admitted in the county. The second session of the county court convened Thursday, December 2,1784. in the second story of John Jacks stone tavern, which stood whereMillers drugstore now is. This building was burnt in 1864. The judges pres-ent were William McDowell, of Peters; Humphrey Fullerton, of Antrim; JamesFinley. of Letterkenny. Crawford was clerk. Talbot
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