Westmoreland County PA Archives Wills.....Kerns, Barnabas May 18, 1822
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Source: Family Search  Will Book 5 (image 98/174)
Written: May 18, 1822
Recorded: May 11, 1868

Will books ; will indexes: Westmoreland. Wills 1865–1870
Source: P. 187 Westmoreland Will book 5 (image 98/174)
Written: 1822
Recorded: 1868
No. 29 of 1868. Will of Barnabus Kerns 2757


Last Will and Testament of Barnabas Kerns I  the name of God Amen I
Barnabas Kerns of Franklin Township in the County of Westmoreland And
State of Pennsylvania being of Sound Mind Memory and Understanding but
considering the uncertainty of this life think fit to make this my last
Will and Testament in the following manner Viz I recomend my Soul into
the hand of God and my body to the earth to be buried in a Christian
manner and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God
to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the Same in the
following manner & form 

first I give and bequeath  to SAMUEL KERNS my
well beloved Son (Note: had to be 21) whom I constitute make and ordain the sole
Executor of
this my will and Testament all and Singular my lands messuages and
Tenements to Have and to Hold the same to his heirs and assigns forever.

Also I give to my well beloved Daughter MARGARET KERNS the sum of one
hundred Dollars Lawfull Currant Money. 

Also I give to MARY KERNS my
second daughter the sum of one Hundred Dollars Currant Money likewise 

I
bequeath to JEAN KERNS my  third Daughter the sum of one Hundred
dollars Currant Money. 

Likewise I bequeath to ANNE KERNS my well beloved
Daughter the sum of one Hundred Dollars Current Money 

this four Hundred
dollars is to be taken off of and deducted from my property and Given to
the four girls in the course of years.

 And I do hereby utterly disallow
revoke and disannull all and evry other former testament Legacies
Bequeaths and Executors by me in any ways before named willed and
bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will
and Testament PROVIDED THAT THE SAID BARNABAS KERNS IS TO HAVE HIS
MAINTAINANCE OR LIVING OFF THE PLACE. 

In Witness Whereof I have hereunto
Set my hand and Seal this Eighteenth day of May One Thousand Eight
Hundred and twenty two. Signed Sealed and delivered by the said Barnabas
Kerns as his last Will and Testament in the presence of William Anderson,
John Anderson [signed Barnabus Kerns]


11th May 1868. Will proved~~~  I believe it was probably AFTER son Samuel died (his
will Feb 1868)  No mention of land....or anything specific to Samuel. I think Samuel
and his sisters remained on the property until Samuel's death.

Additional Comments:
Mary (wife) was daughter of Samuel and Mary McNeil Hoy.
Married ca 1795. Mary Dead by this will.  
Daughter Ann married Peter Dice, but not married in this will.
Samuel, Mary, Jean/Jane buried in Poke Run Cemetery.  Margaret died Jan 1870 named
in Mortality list for Westmoreland Co. probably also buried in Poke Run.
I think Barnabas and his wife Mary Hoy probably are also buried in Poke Run
Cemetery.

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