Wills: Thomas Kinton, 1819: Napier Twp, Bedford Co, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jeff Rinscheid, Mary Crisman, Rhonda Neibauer, Nancy Peche, Margo Knepp, Carson Brown, Eilene Moore, Charlotte Armour, and other Wertz researchers. jrinscheid@lucent.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. _____________________________________________________________________ WILL OF THOMAS KINTON Bedford, Bedford County, PA, Vol. 2, page 1. Will written: July 1, 1817 Probated: August 2, 1819 In the name of God Amen. I THOMAS KINTON of the township of Napier in County of Bedford and State of Pennsylvania former being sick and weak in body but of sound mind, memory and understanding, blessed be to God for the same, but considering the uncertainty of this transitory life and that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make constitute and appoint this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following to wit: Principally and first of all I command my immortal soul unto the hands of God who gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in decent and Christian like manner at the discretion of my executors here in after named and as to such worldly estate where with it hath pleased God to bless me in the life I give and dispose of the same in the following manner to wit: First I will and bequeath to my wife RACHEL KINTON all my personal estate after my debts is paid out of it, if she should survive me and any part of said personal estate that may remain is to be disposed of as she shall think proper at me decease. Secondly, I will and direct that the land where on I now live may be sold as soon after my decease as it can with advantage reserving unto my son JAMES KINTON the land he now lives on being about thirty-two acres purchased of me. Thirdly, it is my will that the purchase money of the said land whereon I now live when sold shall be divided into five equal parts one-fifth part shall be taken out of the first payment made for the said land which part shall be put in trust for the use of my said wife RACHEL KINTON and if the interest of said fifth part should not be sufficient to keep her she is to be allowed yearly as she will stand in need of the principal. The remaining other four parts is to be paid in manner following viz: One-fifth part to my son JOHN KINTON and one-fifth part to my son ROBERT KINTON, one-fifth part to my son JAMES KINTON, one-fifth part to my son SAMUEL KINTON. And further it is my will that if my before mentioned my son JAMES KINTON doth not pay over to my Executors the sum of twenty dollars per acre for the thirty-two or three acres where on he no lives then the said lot is to revert back to my estate he first being paid the value of his improvements and when sold the product thereof added to the part and divided as before and further it is my will that on the decease of my wife RACHEL KINTON should she survive me the before mentioned one-fifth part if the purchased money of my land reserved for her use shall be equally divided between my before mentioned four sons if remaining full if not what is left and I do hereby nominate and appoint my beloved son JAMES KINTON and friend Joshua PURSON [Pierson] my Executors of this my last Will with full power after my decease to sell and convey all my lands and do perform all things in law good justice hereby revoking all other Wills here to made by me. In witness were of I have here unto set my hand and seal this 17th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. In Presence of his John KINTON, Senior THOMAS [X] KINTON [Seal] JAMES KINTON, Junior mark Bedford County, S.S. Personally appeared before me the subscribed Register of Probate of Will and granting letters of administration in for said County JOHN KINTON, Senior, and JAMES KINTON, Junior, the subscribing witness to the instrument in writing who being duly Sworn do depose and say that they were personally present and heard and saw THOMAS KINTON the testator sign [by making his mark] seal publish and declare the within instrument in writing as and for his last Will and Testament. That at the time of doing whereof the said Testator was of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding according to the best of the dependents knowledge and beliefs and they subscribed as witness in presence of the testator. Sworn and subscribed this second day of August A.D. 1819. Before D___________Register John KINTON James KINTON, Jr. Filed 2 day of August A.D. 1819 Be it remembered that on the second day of August A.D. 1819 Letters Testimentary were granted to James KINTON & Joshua Purson, [Pierson] Executors in the foregoing will named they having been first duly qualified according to law.