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Will of David Kitch
In the name of God, Amen. I,
David Kitch of the township of Salem, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, being of good
health of body and of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and declare
this to be my last will and testament.
Item (1) I give and bequeath unto my
well beloved wife Elizabeth one half of all my personal property. And the
use of all of it during her natural lifetime. And also one third part of
the rents and profits of all my real estate.
Item (2) I give and bequeath in fee
simple subject to the bequest made to my wife, and also to the bequests herein
afterwards specified seventy acres of my real estate situate as afore said on
the township of Salem fifty acres with the allowance to be taken from the North
end of my farm and remaining twenty acres from South end without allowance to my
Grandsons Children of William Kitch, Samuel, Josiah and Martin in equal shares.
Item (3) I give and bequeath to my
beloved daughter in law Fannie, wife of my son William Kitch, deceased, the use,
occupation, rents issued of my farm in Salem Tp., subject to the bequest made to
my loved wife, to wit - One hundred and twenty five acres, the portion left- or
supposed to be left - after taking therefrom the seventy acres bequeathed to my
grandchildren before named. And after the decease of my said daughter in
law to become in fee simple the property (in equal shares) of my grandchildren
the heirs of the body of my son William and his wife Fanny to wit - Samuel,
Josiah, Martin, John William, Maria and D Anderson.
Item (4) I give and bequeath to my
son David the sum of One Hundred and Ninety dollars to be charged upon the
seventy acres bequeathed to my grandsons Samuel, Joseph and Martin and to be
paid by them.
Item (5) I give and bequeath to my
grandson David, son of my son Martin the sum of twenty five dollars in like
manner a charge upon the lands bequeathed to my grandsons Samuel, Josiah and
Martin to be paid by them.
Item (6) It is also my will that the
expenses of my and my wifes last sickness and our funeral expenses be paid by my
grandsons, Samuel, Josiah and Martin and is hereby constituted a charge upon the
lands bequeathed to them.
Item (7) It is my will that at the
decease of my beloved wife all the personal property then remaining shall be
sold at public sale at auction after due notice given by my executor and the
proceeds after paying the expenses of such sale be paid to my sons Jacob, David
and Joseph.
Item 8 I do hereby nominate and
appoint Robert Clark and Joseph Kitch of Salem Tp., County and State aforesaid,
executors of this my last will
Item 9 Revoking all other wills
made by me and declare this to be my last will and testament in witness I have
hereto set my hand and seal this 8th day of October 1849.
David Kitch <Seal>
Witnesses
M. C Moore
Frank G. Porter
Probated in Mercer County Pa and recorded in Will Book No "3" page
418
Copied from Record Oct 22, 1853
Copied from Copy Oct 30, 1888
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