Fayette County PA Archives Wills.....Jennings, Jacob May 12, 1812 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Beatty klbeatty@npgcable.com June 16, 2011, 9:38 am Source: Josiah V. Thompson Journals, Vol. 11, Page 316 Written: May 12, 1812 Will Book 1 Page 101 is the will of Jacob Jennings, early pastor at Dunlaps Creek & who earlier in life had served as a doctor in the Rev War from NJ. He wills: To my beloved wife Hannah (she is as his 2d wife, widow of Dr Adam S. Simonson of Uniontown Pa buried in old Pres g.y. & sister of Uncle Col John Carnahan & James Carnahan) in lieu of dower, full one third part of all my personal property, after payt of debts, thereout, also the mansion house & all the farm whereon I now live, during widowhood. He then gives: To my grandson Samuel Kennedy Simonson (might be her grandson) $120 if he gives evidence to Nathaniel Breading, one of my Exrs of reformation & states he is now at sea. Then gives bals of estate to his children ie: To Samuel Kennedy Jennings To Obediah Jennings To Jonathan Jennings To Anne, Mitchell, wife of David J. Mitchell To David Jennings & to my grandchildren, viz: To Samuel Carnahan Jennings To Maria Jennings To Jacob Jennings children of my deceased son Ebenezer Jennings 1/6 of the estate, they to receive their father's full equal share. Appoints friend Nathaniel Breading & son Obediah Jennings of the town of Washington (Pa) Exrs. Dated May 12, 1812 Jacob Jennings (seal) Witnesses: James Cunningham, Andrew Porter. Probated Feby 19, 1813 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb