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I, John B.
Farson, being of sound mind and capable of disposing of my worldly effects
and knowing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death do make this
my last will and
testament as
follows:
1. After
the payment of all my just debts, I will and bequeath to William C. Frayne,
son of Richard J. Frayne of Franklin County, Kentucky all real estate to
which I may become
entitled in consideration of my services
as a private in Company F "22" Regiment Kentucky Volunteers commanded by
Col. Daniel W. Lindsey now in the United States service.
2. I
will and bequeath to Nancy Marsh, fifty dollars out of my one hundred dollars
bounty money which will be due me by reason of my service aforesaid and remaining
fifty dollars
of
said bounty money. I will bequeath to Nancy Marsh the daughter of the
first mentioned Nancy Marsh. With the remainder of my estate consisting of
four months pay due me to
the
first of March 1862. I desire to be decently interred at Frankfort,
Kentucky with an appropriate head and foot stone placed at my grave and should
there be any money left
after
paying all my funeral expenses, I will and bequeath it to Richard J. Frayne,
whom I appoint my Executor to carry out this my last will and
testament.
John
B. Farson
Attest:
E. S.
Fletcher
H. A. Poage
D. K.
Weese
Franklin
County Court, March term 1864
A Writing
purporting to be the last will and testament of John B. Farson, deceased
with a statement of the deposition of E. S. Fletcher and H. A. Poage was
this day produced in
Court and being examined
the same is ordered to be recorded , which is done.
Att: A. H. Rennick, CFCC
The
Commonwealth of Kentucky
To any Examiner in and for Boyd County, Greetings
Know ye that we trusting in your fidelity and provident circumspection in
diligently examining E. S. Fletcher, H. A. Poage and D. K. Weese touching
the paper hereto annexed purporting
to
be the last will and testament of Jno. B. Farson, which has been offered
for probate to the Franklin County Court. We command you at such times
and places as you shall appoint
the
witnesses aforesaid you shall cause to come before you and then diligently
examine an oath touching the premises and their examinations unto our said
court is distinctly and plainly
without
delay you shall send and certify endorsed returning to us this writ.
Witness Alexander H. Rennick, Clerk of our said Court this 26 day of
January 1864.
A. H. Rennick, Clerk Franklin County Court, Kentucky
State
of Kentucky, Boyd County
The deposition of E. S. Fletcher taken on the 18th day of February 1864 at
the Examiners Office in the town of Ashland and state aforesaid in pursuance
of the annexed commission. The
despondent
being of lawful age and first duly sworn deposeth and saith that he recognizes
the will hereto attached purporting to be the last will and testament of
Jno. B. Farson as being
in
the hand writing of Daniel K. Weese. That he distinctly remembers that upon
a certain occasion (time not remembered) the said Weese asked despondent
to accompany him to the U. S.
Hospital
in the town of Ashland, which he did, and there met a person, to despondent
a stranger, but who was called John B. Farson, that the said Farson asked
the said D. K. Weese to
read
to him the contents of the will hereto annexed, that after reading the same
was completed. He impressed his satisfaction as to the statements therein
made and declared that to be his
last
will and testament, that he then attempted to write his name thereto, but
was not able to do so because of his great debility by sickness that he then
asked D. K. Weese to write his
name
for him (Farson) that after the same had been written by said Weese, he Farson
acknowledged it as his act of deed and then requested this despondent H.
A. Poage and D. K. Weese
to
witness the same. Despondent and the other witnesses then witnessed the said
will. Despondent recognizes the signatures of the other witnesses being
acquainted with all of them.
Despondent
believes the testator John B. Farson to have been in sound mind and of disposing
memory though physically very feeble and further despondent saith not.
E. S. Fletcher
Also
the deposition of Hugh W. Poage taken at the same time and place and for
the same purpose. Despondent being of lawful age and first duly sworn
deposeth and saith that he recognizes
the
instrument of writing hereto attached as being an instrument to which he
attached his signature as a witness at the request of a person in the Hospital
at Ashland, who called himself John
B. Farson
and who at the same time and place attempted to write his name but was unable
to do so, that he Farson then requested D. K. Weese to write his Farson's
name for him and after
the
same had been written acknowledged it as his act of deed, that he then requested
this despondent, E. S. Fletcher and D. K. Weese to sign the same as witnesses
which was then done
by each
respectively. Despondent recognizes the signatures of the other witnesses
being acquainted with all of them. Despondent believes that testator
John B. Farson to have been in sound
mind
and of disposing memory though physically very feeble and further despondent
saith not.
H. A. Poage
State
of Kentucky
Boyd County
I, A. C. Martin, Examiner within and for the county and state aforesaid duly
appointed and sworn, do certify that in pursuant to the commission hereunto
annexed on the 18th day of February
1864, I caused to
come before me at my office in the town of Ashland and state aforesaid E.
S. Fletcher and Hugh A. Poage, persons to me known, who after being first
by me duly sworn that
the statements they
should make should be th truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
did make the statements to which their names are respectively attached relating
to the last will and
testament of John
B. Farson, hereto to attached. Given under my hand the 18th day of February
1864.
A. C. Martin, Examiner for Boyd
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