The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-22
ed and respected, IN life he ruled.
in death he triumphed. Go and do
likewise"

Hannah
wife of
Dea. Cephas Kent
died Nov. 5, 1921
in her 95th year
She early professed the religion of
Christ and was the kind and faith
full helpmeet of her pious partner,
Dea. c. Kent during the years of
their earthly union. The meek re-
firing virtues were exemplified
with much uniformity through her
long earthly pilgrimage. Her end
was peace"
The last will and testament of Ce-
phas Kent with its quaint writing in
terspersed with the old of ancient
manuscripts, and its odd capitals and
spelling, is in the possession of Hon.
Charles B. Rent who occupies the
homestead owned formerly by his
father the IT, s. Kent aforementioned.
A copy of the will follows below. The
orchard lot" referred to applies to
the present orchard in the rear of
the home of Miss Humphrey who
now owns whatever remains of the
original Inn. only greatly improved
and disguised in its present surround
ings. yet the locality of which has at
last received fitting recognition in
the immaculate solid block of nat
i've marble with its simple inscrip-
ton, 1.-THE Site of the Cephas Kent
Inn. Where the First Convention of
the New Hampshire Grants was held
in 1775. Erected in 1912 by the Yer
mont Society of Colonial Danes"
Last Will and Testament of Dea. C.
Kent
I'm the name of God Amen, | Ce
phas Kent of Dorset in the County of
Bennington in the State of Vermont,
being in good helth and perfect Mem
DRY, Blessed be God therefor Do this
Eleventh day of May in the year of
our Lord 1895 Make and Publish this
my Last Will and testament in man
ner and form following, (that is to
say | commend my Soul into the
hands of Almighty God who gave it
me; and my body to the Earth from
whence it came. in hopes of Joyful
Resurrection through the merits of
my Saviour Jesus Christ and as for
that worthy estate wherewith II hath
pleased God to help me / Dispose
thereof as follows; First | give to my
Loving wife Hannah Kent the i'm
prCyement of my Real and Personal
Estate to hold to her during her nat
ural Life She making no Spoile
vast or destruction thereto and from
and after her death / give and devise
| hA 10 Inh
phas Kent, Moses Kent, Daniel Kent,
Alexander Kent and Martin and to
My Daughters, Hannah Manley, wife
of Nathan Manley and Mary Robin
son, wife of Moses Robinson, and to
their heirs 70 be equealy Divided be-
tween them after paying my Just
Debts and funeral Charges provided
always that it is my will and pleas
ure that My Son Martin Kent Shall
have all that certain piece of Land
on the West Sid of highway calld the
orchard Lot and the building thereon
Standing and also the Barn and about
one Quarter of an acre of Land In
GLIDING the yard and also the Dwell
ing House and the Land that II
Stands upon wher the Said Martin
now lives all which property and pri-
vilege is hereby given to the Said
Martin Kent and TO his heirs over
and above his eQueal part of the re-
naming Estate Real and Personals,
and furthermore il is my will and
pleasure that my son Martin Kent
Shall have the Privilege of Purchas-
ing any Part or all My Reale Estate
he paying his Brothers and Sisters
or there heirs the Just Value thereof
IN Meet Cattel and grain-and / make
constitute and ordain my Loving wife
Hannah Kent and My Sons, John
Kent and Cephas Kent to be. my eX
ecutors in trust and that they shall
retain all there Charges ana expense
Relating to there Said Trust and 1t
is my win that my Loving wife afore
said Shall have liberty to Dispose on
any of the profits arising to her from
the Improvement of the Divided es-
tate that She Shall not Stand In need
of for her Support the avails thereof
She may Deliver to any or all of my
Children above named according to
her pleasure taking his hers or there
receipts that Justice may be Done
according to my will.
in witness whereof | the Said Ce-
phas Kent have to this my last will
and Testament Set my hand and Seal
the Eleventh Day of May in the year
of our Lord one Thousand Seven
hundred and Ninety Five Signed
Seald and published and Declared by
the Said Testator as and for (Cephas
Kent his Last Will and testament
in Presence of us who at his request
in his Presence and i'm the presence
of each other have Subscribed our
Names as witnesses thereto.
Isaac $ Smith.
Isaac Farweii,
John Shumway"