Westmoreland County PA Archives Wills.....KILGORE, Daniel June 7, 1839 ************************************************ 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 December 4, 2006, 4:26 pm Source: Josiah V. Thompson Journals Written: June 7, 1839 Will of Daniel Kilgore Will Book 3 Page 268 NO 19 of 1850 recites: I, Daniel Kilgore Sent of Mt Pleasant Tp being in perfect health & Second my beloved wife Rachel to have full possession of our dwelling house & the farm on which we live during her lifetime. To have her choice of two best horses & wagon & harness, plow & harrow, her choice of four cows, twelve sheep, twelve hogs & all household & kitchen furniture. Third My daughter Polly now intermarried with Samuel Fullerton has recd certain articles valued at $110, & is to have a horse worth $66 & $1 in full for her share. Fourth To my son Joshua, I have deeded one half quarter section of land in state of Ohio & have given him as shown by my book of entries $130 & give him now $1 to be pd in 1 yr & to be in full. Fifth To my son James, I have deeded the other half of quarter section of land in Ohio & now gives him his horse saddle, bridle Etc. Sixth, To my son Daniel, I have given hose, bed & bedding to value of $60 & now give him $1. Seventh To my son William, I have given a good bed & bedding & a gold watch to value of $60 & now give him for a garden a lot adj him off plantation on which I live 66 by 50 feet. Eighth To my daughter Sarah I will one good bed & bedding one good horse, saddle & bridle. Ninth To my daughter Rachel the same Tenth To my daughter Violet the same Eleventh To my daughter Rebecca the same Twelfth To my daughter Jane the same Thirteenth To my daughter Nancy the same Thirteenth [there are ditto marks under Thirteenth] It is my will that all my unmarried daughters so long as they remain unmarried make their home with their mother on the farm on which I live & be supported therefrom, but to contribute nevertheless to their own support by their industry. Fourteenth After the death of my wife Rachel, I allow any of my daughters that are then unmarried to have possession of s'd house & farm until their marriage & if not married until their death & then exrs to sell farm & divide proceeds into seven equal shares & gives two shares to Sarah one to Rachel, one to Violet, one to Rebecca, one to certain articles valued at $110, & is to have a horse worth $66 & $1 in full for her share. Fourth To my son Joshua, I have deeded one half quarter section of land in state of Ohio & have given him as shown by my book of entries $130 & give him now $1 to be pd in 1 yr & to be in full. Fifth To my son James, I have deeded the other half of quarter section of land in Ohio & now gives him his horse saddle, bridle Etc. Sixth, To my son Daniel, I have given hose, bed & bedding to value of $60 & now give him $1. Seventh To my son William, I have given a good bed & bedding & a gold watch to value of $60 & now give him for a garden a lot adj him off plantation on which I live 66 by 50 feet. Eighth To my daughter Sarah I will one good bed & bedding one good horse, saddle & bridle. Ninth To my daughter Rachel the same Tenth To my daughter Violet the same Eleventh To my daughter Rebecca the same Twelfth To my daughter Jane the same Thirteenth To my daughter Nancy the same Thirteenth [there are ditto marks under Thirteenth] It is my will that all my unmarried daughters so long as they remain unmarried make their home with their mother on the farm on which I live & be supported therefrom, but to contribute nevertheless to their own support by their industry. Fourteenth After the death of my wife Rachel, I allow any of my daughters that are then unmarried to have possession of s'd house & farm until their marriage & if not married until their death & then exrs to sell farm & divide proceeds into seven equal shares & gives two shares to Sarah one to Rachel, one to Violet, one to Rebecca, one to Jane & one to Nancy. If wife & six daughters wish, can put certain personal property to sale. Lastly appoints beloved son William Kilgore & trusty friend Blackson Hurst Exrs. Dated June 7, 1839 Daniel Kilgore Proven May 6, 1850 by George Mechling & Jacob Christman before E.J. Keenan Reg. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 4.6 Kb