In the name of God Amen. I Zacheriah Harris of the County of Posey and State of Indiana, being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God; Calling into mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my sole into the hands of Almighty God that gave it, and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian burial, at the discretion of my friends. Nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again, by the mighty power of God. And as touching sutch worldly estate where with it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I gave demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. --- First I give and bequeath to Milly my dearly beloved wife, my plantation Farming utentials - household goods Corn & meat, Mare & Colt, two Cows & Calves, Two Ewes and four Lambs and all my Hoggs during her lifetime or widowhood for the purpose of raising and educating my children --- the balance of my stock and sadle to be sold on a credit to the best advantage and as I have between five and six hundred Dollars oweing to me in trade and in different payments, I wish sutch property when due and colllected to be sold as above, and the money amissing from such Sale to be disposed of as follows --- That is Two payments yet to make for my Land. I wish the first money for that amount when collected to be paid in the receiversw office at Vincennes for the purpose of pattoning my land; and the balance of my money arising from such sales to be collected and put on Interest for the solde use and Bennifit of my children when they become of age; and the same to be equally divided amon them all to be conducted by Nathaniel Merrit if willing to serve as the Law may direct in all such Cases; --- And I do hearby utterly disallow, revoke, and disannul all and every other former testaments, wills legacies, bequeaths and Executors, by me in any wise before named willed and bequeathed; ratified and confirming this and no other, to be my Last Will and testament in witness whereof I have hear unto set my hand and seal this 24th day of May in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Eighteen. Signed and Sealed by Zacheriah Harris Zacheriah (X his mark) Harris(Seal) in the presents of us John Eaton Thomas (X his mark) Ashley *************************************** I believe that Zacheriah Harris is the son of Claiborne "Ned" Harris. Zacheriah was born Bet. 1775-1776 in North Carolina, and died Bef. January 1819 in Posey County, Indiana. He married Amelia "Milly" Cooper in 1808, in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. In 1800 he was living in Franklin County, Georgia, adjacent to Pendleton Dist., S.C. where Ned's line was. His known children were Stephen, Cooper, Zachariah, Susannah C., and Jeremiah. In the 1820 Posey County, Indiana census, Milly is listed as head of household with 4 sons and 1 daughter. Many of the children moved on to Iowa. *************************************** The above information came from correspondence with 2 of my "cousins", who are researching this line, and my personal research. Ira L. Harris III Evansville, Indiana