ABaileywill.htm

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Will Book 2

1824 - 1854

Page 68
In the name of God amen, I Abraham Bailey of the county of Franklin and State of Kentucky being weak in body but of sound mind and memory for which I think god and
being disposed to dispose of my worldly Estate as it has pleased god to bless me with in manner following to wit
Item 1 it is my will and desire that my just debts and funeral expences be paid. 2nd that my man slave Godfrey at my death shall be free and that my executors give him
my horse whipperwill and fifty dollars in money. 3d that my son Archibald Bailey get his notes and accounts that I hold on him and no more which amount to more than
his equal portion of it. It is my desire that my son Benjamin get one hundred dollars and no more. 5th it is my wish that my property both real and personal be sold and
equally divided except as mentioned above and what may be named below I wish my daughter Susan to have my young black mare and her equal proportion and of Polly
Browns portion ther must be forty five Dollars deducted.
6th my sons Jeremiah George and Jesse being dead their heirs is to their equal proportion and if my daughter Obedience is living at the time of distribution she is to come in
for a share but if she should be dead as she has no children her heirs is not to get anything it is to be understood that Susan has a bed and some other property here of her
own and lastly I do appoint Friend John Mayhall as my executor to carry this my last will and Testament into effect hereby revoking all other wills heretofore made in witness
whereof I have set my hand this 4th day of March 1835.
Abraham Bailey {seal}

PS if the notes of Archibald Bailey is or may be displaced my executors is to give him a clear receipt against all demands
A. Wilson
J. Milam
John Brown
Lewis Brizendine

Franklin County May Term 1835
A writing purporting to be the last will and Testament of Abraham Bailey decd. was produced in court and proven by the oaths of Alexander Wilson J. Milam
John Brown & Lewis Brizendine the subscribing witnesses thereto which is ordered to record which is done accordingly.
A. H. Rennick cfcc

Submitted by: Michelle Woodham
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