Testator

The Testator was the grantor; the five witnesses and the libripens were present; and the place of grantee was taken by a person known technically as the

Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society Henry Sumner Maine 1855

Making a Will allows you (the "Testator") to dispose of your property after your death according to your wishes.

Irish Blogs 2009

Russell Witness — John Pepper Witness — This Will was shewed to me by the Testator and acknowledged by him some few days before his death to be his last Will Ita Testor John Morris S Th D.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Testator to his Executors, privately informing them of testamentary intentions on his part which he has not thought proper openly to acknowledge in his will.

No Name 2003

Testator executes a will, leaving his widow sole executrix, with a legacy of eighty thousand pounds.

No Name 2003

A fee simple, upon fee [illegible] but a Testator may very legally and sensibly devise Lands to one in fee, and then say, in Case Death or any other Accident should happen to incapacitate the Devisee to take, then the Lands shall go to another.

John Adams diary, June 1753 - April 1754, September 1758 - January 1759 1966

If a Testator should devise 20 to one, and all the Rest of his personal Estate to another, and it should happen that this particular Legacy could not pass to that Legatee, the Residuary Legatee shall have that 20 before the Executor.

John Adams diary, June 1753 - April 1754, September 1758 - January 1759 1966

Tis absurd, to for a Testator to say, after he has devised his

John Adams diary, June 1753 - April 1754, September 1758 - January 1759 1966

If some Witnesses do depose that the Testator was of perfect

John Adams diary 9, includes notes and draft essay, 1 - 11 February 1763, [June - July 1763] 1961

And therefore, it is not sufficient for the Witnesses to depose that the Testator was mad or besides his Wits: unless they render a sufficient Reason to prove this their Deposition as that they did see him do such Things or heard him speak such Words as a Man having Reason would not have done or spoken.

John Adams diary 9, includes notes and draft essay, 1 - 11 February 1763, [June - July 1763] 1961