Will Book 3

1855 - 1880

Page 52 In the name of God amen, I Mary C. Gore of the City of Frankfort do hereby make and ordain this as my Will and Testament in manner and form following, to wit: 1  After my death I desire my Executor herein after named to have my body decently interred in my lot in the Frankfort Cemetery and to place a neat substantial tombstone over my grave. 2  I direct that all my slaves to wit: Lann and Maria and her four children, Lewis, John, Alice and America an their increase be set free at my death and also direct my executor to purchase Albert and Charles the two boys purchased from H. J. Todd at the sale of my deceased husbands estate and since sold by Capt. Todd to some person residing in Henderson County, KY.  Said boys when purchased by my executors are to be set free in like manner as those of whom I may die possessed.  And my executor is hereby directed to defray out of my estate such sum or sums as may be necessary to purchase the two boys, Albert and Charles and also to defray the expenses of removing them all thus set free and purchased namely; Lann and Maria, Lewis, John. Alice, America, Albert and Charles with their increase or such of them as may be living at the time to the Republic of Liberia and I give to the said slaves or such of them as remove to Liberia a sum sufficient to support them for six months after their arrival and also a present of ten dollars to each one of them after they arrive in Liberia.  In the event of the above named slaves or any one of them being unwilling to remove to Liberia my wish and desire is that they be removed to some free state or territory of the United States with the same provision for their support as if they went to Liberia. 3rdly  I give to Nelson Heffner and his heirs forever the house and lot in which I now reside and one half my lot in the Frankfort Cemetery desiring the same to be kept in good order. 4th  For the purpose of purchasing the two men Albert and Charles and removing them with the slaves named to Liberia or some other free state or territory my executor is fully authorized and empowered to sell my Bank Stock and other personal property and to collect all debts due me at the time of my death. 5thly and lastly  I hereby constitute and appoint Edmund H. Taylor of Frankfort Executor of this my last Will and Testament revolking all other and former Wills by me heretofore made. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of March 1860. Mary C Gore Witness: H. Wingate Geo. W.Gwin State of Kentucky Franklin County Court May Term 1860 A writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Mary C. Gore, deceased was produced in Court and was proved by the oaths of H. Wingate and Geo. W. Gwin the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and the same is truly recorded in my office. A. H. Rennick, CFCC