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In the
name of God amen, I John Jones of the County of Franklin and state of Kentucky
of sound mind and memory, tho weak in body do make this my last will and
testament,
thereby
making void and of none effect all other previous wills by me
made.
Item
1st. I give my soul to God who gave it to
me.
Item
2nd. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Ann Jones (after paying
all my just debts) all my real and personal estate of which I am now in
possession together with all
bonds,
accounts or debts of any kind, subject however to the provisions hereafter
made in this my last will and testament for my
children.
ITEM
3rd. I given and bequeath unto my beloved son John J. Jones, one hundred
and thirty eight dollars, all of wihc sum he has reveived.
ITEM 4th. I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Mary C., now
Mary C. McIlvain the sum of $138 all of which has been
received.
ITEM
5th. I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Ann C. now Ann C.
Parker $138.00 all of which has been reveived.
ITEM
6th. I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Richard C. Jones
$138 of which seventy dollars has been received the balance to be paid as
explained hereafter.
ITEM
7th. I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Elizabeth M. Jones
$138, twenty five dollars has been received the balance to be paid as explained
hereafter.
ITEM
8th. I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Hamilton G. Jones $138
to be paid as hereafter explained.
ITEM
9th. I give and bequeath unto my beloved son George W. Jones
$138 to be paid as hereafter explained.
ITEM
10th. I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Frances B. Jones
$138 to be paid as hereafter explained.
ITEM
11th. I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Francis G. Jones $138
to be paid as hereafter explained.
ITEM
12th. I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Susan R. Jones $138
to be paid as hereafter explained.
It is
my will and desire that my beloved wife Ann Jones should be the sole executrix
of my estate and that so soon as sufficient funds can
be
reasonably
raised after my death, that she should pay off the several legacies that
have not been paid, when the children are of age and that as the rest become
of age and marry
that
she should pay them off also and educate our children as she thinks proper.
It is further my desire that my land and negroes should be kept together
until the death of my
beloved
wife and at her death that all the estate should be sold both real and personal
and if any of the above named legacies should not be paid off, that they
be first paid and the
balance,
if any, should then be equally divided among all my children to belong to
them and their heirs forever.
In testimony
whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this 8th day of January
in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty
nine.
John
Jones
Teste:
Lewis
R. Major
James
Bridgfford
Franklin
County Set. February Court 1829
A writing
purporting to be the last will and testament of John Jones, dec'd was produced
in court and proven by the oaths of Lewis R. Major and James Bridgeford,
the subscribing
witness
thereto which is ordered to be recorded.
Teste:
A. H. Rennick, Clk
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