Wills: James Kinton, 1854: Napier Twp, Bedford Co, PA

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WILL OF JAMES KINTON (1854)
Napier Twp., Beford County, Pa.
Will Book IV.
Page 125 & 126.
Written:   March 8, 1854
Probated March 18, 1854 

In the name of God Amen.  I    JAMES KINTON   of   Napier Township,   Bedford
County in the State of Pennsylvania being sick and weak in body but of sound
mind and memory and understanding praised be God for it considering the
certain of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof and to the end I may
be the better prepared  to leave this world whenever it shall please God to
call me hence do therefore make and declare this my last will and testament in
manner following that is to say, just and principally  I commend my soul unto
the hands of Almighty God my creator, and as to such worldly estate wherewith
it hath pleased God to entrust me I dispose of the same as follows.  I give
and bequeath until my beloved wife  MARY KINTON  one cow in addition to her
dower granted by the laws of this Commonweath, I also give and bequeath each
of my four daughters, viz:   MARIA,   MARY JANE,   REBECCA,   and   ROSEANNA
each one cow, I give and bequeath unto my son  JEREMIAH KINTON  seventy-one
acres of land with the usual allowances to be taken off of that part of my
olds [farmment ?]  and adjoining a piece which I sold to my son  ALLEN KINTON
and for which as deeds have   been executed and I direct that my son  JEREMIAH
KINTON  shall pay as consideration of one hundred dollars to my executors in
these years after my decease out of and for the land which I bequeath to him
above .  I also give and bequeath unto my my son  SIMON KINTON   all the
balance of my real land estate with the buildings and improvements thereunto
belonging and out of and for which I direct that he  SIMON  shall pay to his
two youngest sisters; viz:  REBECCA  and  ROSEANNA  each  one hundred dollars
as follows: fifty dollars to be paid each in two years after my decease and
fifty dollars to be paid each in three years after my death, and I also direct
that my son   SIMON  shall pay my funeral expenses and that he shall maintain
and support his mother during her natural lifetime and at her death bury her
decently and he is also to pay all just and legal demands against my estate
into the hands of my son  ALLEN  whom I do hereby nominate ? and appoint
executor of this my last will and testament and I also give unto my son
ALLEN  the [?]  [?]  and unto my son  SIMON  [?] [?] [?].   I also direct that
one hundred dollars to be placed by  JEREMIAH  into the hands of my executor
shall be appropriated towards paying my just debts and should anything be left
after paying my estate, it should be paid to  SIMON  who is first [?] to all
my debts and I do hereby revoke and make all other wills by me made [?] and
declare this only to be my last will and testament.  In witness whereof I the
said [?] have to this my last will and testament set  my hand and seal the 8th
day of March A.D. 1854.

Signed, sealed, published and declared by		JAMES [x] KINTON
the ? testator us and for the last will and			his mark
testament in the presence of us who 
in his presence and at his request and in
the presence of each other have subscribed
our names as witness thereunto.		THEODORE KINTON
						SIMON KINTON

Bedford County, 
Personally appeared before the Register for the probate of wills for ? County,
THEODORE KINTON   and   SIMON KINTON  subscribing witnesses to the foregoing
instrument of writing who being duly sworn according to law do depose and say
that they were present unto law the testator  JAMES KINTON  signed his name by
marking his mark to the same and heard him pronounce and declare and witnessed
of writing to be his last will and testament that he desired them to sign
their names as witnesses thereto and at the time of doing he the said testator
was of sound mind, memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge and
belief.
Sworn & Subscribed the 18th day of 
March A.D. 1854      Before 			THEODORE KINTON
	D.Washabough, Regt. 			SIMON KINTON