Putnam County, West Virginia - Will of Moses Kelley - 1849 ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** Copyright 1996 James Denning Thanks to James Denning for submitting this file for the WVGenWeb Archives. This file may be freely copied but may not be sold. ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I Moses Kelley of the County of Putnam and State of Virginia being of sound mind and disposing memory(for which I thank God) and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life, and being desirous to dispose of all such worldly estates as it hath pleased God to bless me with. I do hereby give and bequeath the same in the manner following, to-wit: that is to say: First- after the payment of my just debts and funeral expenses, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Catharine Kelley, the use and possession of all my estate real and personal, including my land and slaves for and during her natural life, or so long as she shall remain my widow and live on the place and after her death I give and bequeath the same, that is to say, all my said estate real and personal including all my lands negroes and other estate of any kind and description whatever to my son Robert Kelley, for and during the term of his natural life, and after his death to his children and their heirs forever to be equally divided among them. Secondly, I give and bequeath to two daughters Elizabeth Melton and Mary Bailey the sum of five dollars each and no more, and the reason for my giving more to my son Robert than to my said two daughters above named, does not arise from favoritism or partiality, but from the fact that my said son has for years past contributed largely by his labor to the support of myself and wife, and because I have heretofore given to my said daughters as much as I intended to give them-Lastly- I hereby constitute and appoint my son the said Robert Kelley my sole executor of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all other and former wills or testaments by me heretofore made- In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 26th day of April 1849- his Moses X Kelly, (SEAL). mark Signed sealed published and delivered by Moses Kelley as and for his last will and testament in presence of, Matther Dunbar. Jesse Watton. Vincent R. Rust. John Vanden. Putnam County Court October term 1850 This the last will and testament of Moses Kelley was this day proved by the oaths of John Vanden & Vincent R. Rust withnesses thereof, and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of Robert Kelley the executor therin named who made oath, and together with John Vanden his security entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of $50. conditioned as the law directs, certificate is granted him for obtaining probate of the said will in due form. Teste: H.H. Forbs, Clerk. WEST VIRGINIA, PUTNAM COUNTY COURT CLERK'S OFFICE: June 10th, 1915 I J.M. Henson, Clerk of the County Court of Putnam County, West Virginia certify that the foregoin is a true copy of the will of Moses Kelley and the certificate therto annexed, as transcribed by me from original Will Book No. 1, Page 5. Teste: J.M. Henson Copyright 1996 James Denning Thanks to James Denning for submitting this file for the WVGenWeb Archives. This file may be freely copied but may not be sold.