Transcript  of  the  Will of
John Kirkpatrick

In the name of God Amen, I John Kirkpatrick of West  Nottingham Township  County of Chester  Province of Pennsylvania being weak in Body but of perfect mind & memory, blesses be God therefor & calling to mind my mortality, & that it is appointed to all men once to die do make and appoint this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and disannulling all other or former wills made by me.  And first of all I do commit my soul to God who gave it , & my body to the Earth to be buried in a decent manner at the Discretion of my Executors nothing doubting I shall receive the same again at general resurrection by the mighty power of God and touching my worldly good wherewith it hat pleased God to bless me in this life I dispose of  give & bequeath in the manner following.

IMPRIMIS  I order and appoint that my estate both personal  & real be sold at the discretion of my executors except my wearing apparel I mean that  they sell the whole   save if above exception either by public or private sale as soon as to them shall appear convenient.
ITEM out of said estate disposed of I give & bequeath to my grandson William Givens the sum of ten pounds Pennsylvania currency.
ITEM I give & bequeath to my son Hugh Kirkpatrick the sum of five pounds of said currency
ITEM I give & bequeath to my granddaughter  Hannah Welch the sum  ten pounds of said currency.
ITEM  I give & bequeath to my grandson John Given the sum of five pounds of said currency.
ITEM I order and give ten pounds of my estate to be laid out for the use of the congregation  to which I have belonged or otherwise for pious & public uses as my executors shall see meet
ITEM After my above legacys (sic) are paid off & also all my just debts & funeral charges, I order & appoint that the whole of my remaining estate, except my wearing apparel , be divided into five equal shares & given to my children & grandchildren as follows, & in the following manner viz
ITEM It is my will that my son John Kirkpatrick & my Daughters Margret Evans and Elinar Evans shall have each of them one of said five parts.
ITEM I order and appoint that one of said five parts be kept in the hands of my executors for my grand-children James Boyd, John Boyd, William Boyd, Hannah Boyd, Mary Boyd & Jean Boyd and be equally divided among & given to said children such of them as shall survive until they come  of age or marry & at such time.
ITEM it is my will that said last of  said five parts be kept in the hands of my executors  for my grandchildren viz Lattice Charlton Kirkpatrick, John Kirkpatrick & William Kirkpatrick children of my son William Kirkpatrick & be equally given them as they shall be of age or to such of them as shall live to said time.
ITEM it is my will that my wearing apparel be divided among my children or grandchildren at the discretion of my executors
Lastly I constitute ordain and appoint my sons-in-law Robert Evans & my son in law James Evans said whole and sale executors of this my last will and testament to ???? same executed according to said tract? Intent thereof, as witness my hand and seal this eighth  (ink smear) day of November anno domini one thousand seven hundred seventy one 
Signed sealed and declared
The said John Kirkpatrick 
To be his last will and testament
In the presence of us
James Finley                                        John  Kirkpatrick      
John Carmichael
Robert Caldwell