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- Will of Daniel Kirkpatrick
Proven in Open Court 16th Oct 1826 by the two subscribing witnesses
Exec given in court
Exec pays 3.15
Lett of admin with copy of will
Will
Wayne Co. State of Ohio
In the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and twenty one July the 17th
In the name of God, Amen, I Daniel Kirkpatrick Senr. being of sound mind and judgment but weak in body and not knowing the day of my death, do make this my last will and Testament. And in the first place, as infinitely of the most importance, I commit myself soul and body into the hands of the Merciful Redeemer in whom I humbly hope I have been enabled to rely for my eternal salvation My soul when released from the frail body to be received to his glory?my body with decent funeral rites to be committed to the ground in the comfortable hope of a glorious resurrection at the last day. As it reflects the disposition of my worldly property amongst the surviving members of my family my will is to wit I bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah one half of the farm on which she now lives to include the mansion house and opportunences on said land said half to be the eastside of the quarter in its whole length to be hers and for her use until her death. To my son Daniel I bequeath the remaining half of the quarter on which I now live and at the death of his mother the whole to him and his heirs. on which I now live and at the death of his mother the whole to him and his heirs.
To my son James I bequeath all that piece or parcel on which he now lives and occupys. Further to my dear wife Sarah I bequeath my horses, cows and whatever stock of whatever kind, Books, household furniture and all of my moveable property of every description to be hers for her use and at her disposal, subject however to the following deductions & charges viz: (1) To pay whatever lawful demands shall come against the estate (2) To give my daughter Martha a horse in addition to what she has already received (3) to give my daughter Mary a horse and saddle, one cow, bed & bedding equal to what her other sisters have received (4) To give to my other children Ann, Peggy, George & Sally, in addition to what they have already received, one dollar each These legacies to be paid in time and manner so as not to distress or injure the comfortable subsistence of the widow And I hereby appoint my wife Sarah and my sons James and Daniel to be the executors of this my last will and Testament. Witness my hand and seal day and date above written
Daniel Kirkpatrick
Tested by
Thomas Barr (Bare?), Isaac Barnett
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