Will of Mary Kerr 1836

Mary Kerr

In the name of God amen Know all who it may concern that I Mary Kerr being at present in a sick and weak condition of body but in perfect soundness of mind and judgment do hereby Constitute this my last Will and Testament, and first and chiefly I recommend my Soul to God who gave it and my body to be buried with decent Christian buriel. And as touching such Worldly property as it has pleased God to give me I will and dispose of it in the following maner, to wit the half of the money willed to me by my grand Mother at my mothers death I will and Bequeath to my husband John Kerr I also will and bequeath to my sister Esther Watson the sum of five hundred dollars and to my cousin John Barr Junior I also will and bequeath the sum of five hundred dollars, and to the Western foreign missionary society I also Will and bequeath the sum of five hundred dollars, and to my brother William Watson I will and bequeath my part of my fathers farm which would fall to me at my Mothers death and whatever balance my yet remain in my guardians hands of my share of my fathers personal Estate. I will and bequeath to my Husband John Kerr and if the above bequeath should be more or less at my Mothers death I allow them to be increased or diminished in proportion and I do hereby constitute and appoint John Park and John Barr of Washington County My executors to carry this my last Will into execution according to the same meaning and intent thereof witness my hand and seale and done at Pittsburgh this 21st day of November 1836.

In presence of
John Barr
Matthew A. Kerr
William C. Kerr

I John Kerr the husband of the within Testatrix do hereby agree to the within will and do hereby authouse and approve of it going to Probate and record witness my hand and seal this 22nd day of October 1841 John Kerr