WILL: Alanson Kenyon; Wirt, Allegany co., NY
surname: Kenyon

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Record of the Will of Alanson Kenyon Deceased

In the name of God Amen I Alanson Kenyon of the town of Wirt County of 
Allegany and State of New York of the age of Sixty four years and being of 
sound mind and memory do make, publish and declare this my last Will and 
Testament in manner following that is to say that I give and bequeath to my 
wife Mary L. Kenyon all my personal Estate of every name and kind whatsoever 
to be used by her as she may deem proper after the payment of all my debts.

Second I give, devise and bequeath to my said wife the sole use and occupation 
of all my real estate during the natural life of my said wife, giving and 
granting to my said wife full power to sell and convey by deed or otherwise 
all or any part of said Real Estate and using any part or the whole avails of 
said Real Estate and lastly I hereby appoint my said wife Executrix of
this my last Will and Testament.

Alanson Kenyon

Dated: Oct. 19, 1871

The above instrument consisting of one sheet was out the date thereof Signed, 
Sealed, Published and declared by the said Alanson Kenyon as and for his last 
Will and Testament in presence of us and who at his request and in his 
presence and in the presence of each of other have Subscribed our names as 
witnesses thereto.

Wm. H. King Residing in Friendship
C. W. King Residing in Friendship

Surrogate Court County of Allegany
In the matter of proving the
Will of Alanson Kenyon Deceased

County of Allegany … William H. King and Charles W. King of the town of 
Friendship in the County of Allegany aforesaid being duly sworn do depose and 
say that they are the subscribing witnesses to the last Will and Testament of 
Alanson Kenyon late of the town of Wirt in the County of Allegany aforesaid 
deceased and these deponents further say that the said Alanson Kenyon the said 
Testator did in the presence of these deponents subscribe his name at the end 
of the instrument which is now shown and exhibited to these deponents and 
which purports to be the last Will and Testament of the said Alanson Kenyon 
and which ____ date on the day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand 
eight hundred and seventy one and these deponents do further say that the said 
Testator did at the said time of subscribing his name on aforesaid at the end 
of said Will declare the said instrument so subscribed and now exhibited to be 
his last Will and Testament and these deponents in the presence of each other 
did thereupon subscribe their names at the end of the said Will as attesting 
witnesses thereto in the presence and at the request of the said testator and 
these deponents further say that at the said time when the said Testator 
subscribed his name to the said last Will as aforesaid and at the time of 
these deponents subscribing their names as attesting witnesses thereto as 
aforesaid the said Testator was of sound mind and memory, of full age to 
execute a Will and was not under any restraint, and that the said will now 
appears in all respects as when so executed without any alteration whatsoever.

W. H. King
C. W. King

Subscribed and Sworn
This 3d day of March
1876 before me
J. S. Green, Surrogate of Allegany County

Allegany County
Surrogate Office

It appearing from and upon the proofs taken in respect to the last Will and 
Testament of Alanson Kenyon late of the town of Wirt in the County of Allegany 
and State of New York deceased that the said Will was duly executed and that 
the said Alanson Kenyon the said Testator at the time he executed the same was 
in all respects competent to devise real and personal estate and was not under 
any restraint. The said last Will of the said deceased with the proofs and 
examinations taken therein are herewith duly signed, certified and recorded in 
this Office pursuant to the provisions of the revised Statute of the State of 
New York this 3d day of March 1876.

J. S. Green