Wills: Rachel Kinton, 1798: Napier Twp, Bedford Co, PA

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Will of Rachel (CARSON) KINTON
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WILL BOOK 1
Bedford County, PA.
Page 86.
Will written: February 10, 1798.
Probated: September 22, 1798

WILL OF RACHEL KINTON, 
[maiden name CARSON]
[wife of Thomas Kinton who died in 1779]

February the tenth one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight.  I give my
blessing and Gods blessing and Gods blessing to my children one and all and
what little effects I have  I allow to be divided as follows: Viz. One note
dated the eleventh day of December one Thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine
(11 Dec 1798).   One note dated December the fourteenth one Thousand seven
hundred and eight-nine (14 Dec 1798).  One note dated the fifth day of
September one Thousand seven hundred and ninety three (5 Sept  1793).  One
note dated  December the eleventh (Dec 11) and an order dated August the
twenty second One Thousand seven hundred and ninety-four by the hand of Jacob
Bonnett sheriff (Aug 22, 1794).  One note dated  March the eighteenth One
Thousand eight hundred and ninety-six (Mar 18, 1796.)  One note dated June the
seventeenth One Thousand eight hundred and ninety-six (June 17, 1796).  One
note dated the first day of February One Thousand eight hundred and ninety-
eight (1 Feb 1798) and my Mear [mare] is to be sold and price and all these
notes is to be divided equally except twenty five pounds of which I allow ten
pounds I give to  ANN  and   RACHEL McGAUGHEY   for their mothers share and
five pounds I give to THOMAS KENTONíS son   KENTON and five pounds I give to
ROBERT KINTON   and five pounds I give to   CARSON KINTON   and the rest of
the notes is to be divided equally amongst the other four girls and as for my
cow and calf and the stone of the Apple Mills I have given to   my son   SIMON
KINTON   for his share and my bed and the clothes that is at   RACHEL ADAMSíS
I give her beside her share of the notes and my little bed and bed clothes
that is on my bed.  I give to  JANE NIXON   beside her share of the notes and
if    JAMES  ANDERSON   will not allow his children     SARAH  and  SIMON
ANDERSON    to get his wifeís share, it must be divided between    RACHEL
ADAMS,    JANE NIXON,   RACHEL ROSE,     ANN and    MARY ROSE    who is to get
their motherís and my Mearís  [Mareís] coult [colt] that was coulted  in the
year of One Thousand seven hundred and ninety-six.  I have sold and given a
Bill of Sale of for value received of    THOMAS KINTON    who I allow for my
Executor. 
 
Signed and Delivered					RACHEL KINTON
In the presence of 
VALENTINE WERTZ
ROBERT LARIMER

BEDFORD COUNTY, S.S.
Personally came before me the subscriber Register for the probate of wills and
granting Letters of Administration in and for said county the above named,
VALENTINE WERTZ and ROBERT LARIMER, the subscribing witnesses in the within
Instrument named and being duly sworn did declare and say that they were
personally present and heard and saw the above named RACHEL KINTON sign, seal,
publish, pronounce and declare the within Instrument of writing as and for her
last Will and Testament and that the names above subscribed as witnesses are
the proper hands writing of them the said VALENTINE and ROBERT and that at the
time of executing the same the said RACHEL was of sound disposing and memory
to the best of these deponents knowledge and belief. 
 
Sworn and subscribed before me			VALENTINE WERTZ
this 22nd day of September 1798		ROBERT LARIMER
	JOHN ANDERSON
   			Register