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Legal Documents - Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Springfield  Township Page
Will of  Bela Kent 1851
Photo Of the Bela & Lucretia Kent Tombstones
 taken by Joyce M. Tice
in Grover Cemetery
This is a transcription of the "Will and Testament of Bela Kent of Springfield Township, Bradford County, PA by Ken Chapman

Subj: Bela Kent of Springfield
Date: 06/04/2000 4:22:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: KRCH2
To: JoyceTice

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

No. 764 of

BELA KENT

This is the last Will and Testament of Bela Kent of Springfield Township County of Bradford & State of Pennsylvania I give and bequeath unto my dear wife Lucretia all my personal Estated Effects whatsoever and what nature or kind sources subject to the payment of my just debts and funeral expences to and for her own absolute use and benfit and maintainance and I do give and bequeath unto her my dear Wife Lucretia Kent all my Real Estate for her use and maintainance and if necessary to be exposed to sale for her maintainance after her decease if any of my Estate and effects are remaining I give and bequeath what is left to my two daughters Cynthia Adams and Margaret Cooley Each to have one agreed share their own absolute use and benifit and I do hereby Constitute and appoint my dear wife and my grandson Bela Adams Executors of this my last will & Testament and I do hereby revoke all former and all other wills by me at any time heretofore made. Testamony whereof I said Bela Kent have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 15th day of December AD 1834

BELA KENT [SEAL]

Signed Sealed published and declared in presance of res

BELA A. ADAMS

JAMES MATTOCKS

Probate taken May 6th, 1851.