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50 In the name of God Amen, I Thomas Love of Frankfort and state of Kentucky do make and declare this my last Will and Testament in manner following towit: After the payment of my funeral expenses the residue of my estate both real and personal wherein situated shall constitute general stock and ____ for the payment of my debts for the maintain and education of my children until they severally attain the age of twenty on years or marry and for the support of my wife until she shall again marry or my youngest child then living shall attain the age of twenty one years or marry and the remainder shall be equally divided between my wife and each of my children each taking an equal portion which is to be in lieu of my wifes dower in my estate. Should any of my children die under the age of twenty on years and without lawful issue the portion of such decease child shall hereafter be taken and considered as part of the general stock aforesaid, but if such deceased child shall leave legitimate issue living, such issue shall be entitled to the part which the parent would have taken if living. In case my wife shall again marry before my youngest child shall arrive at the age of twenty one years in that event her equal portion shall be forthwith divided from the general stock and yet apart to her and her claim to any part of the residue shall then cease and if any of my children shall attain the age of twenty one years or marry such child shall then be entitled to an advance of such part of his or her proportion of my estate as in the estimation of my Executors may be made without injury to the residue keeping in view an equal distribution to be completed when my youngest child then living shall attain the age of twenty one years or marry. It is my will and devise that my Executors hereinafter named shall be authorized and empowered to settle all disputes relative to my estate, real or personal by first arbitration or compromise as they shall deem best, also to full exchange or otherwise dispose of my estate as they shall deem best for this purpose of effectualing the intentions aforesaid. Also to make and execute deeds of conveyance and all other writing necessary for carrying the ___ into effect. I do hereby appoint my wife to be the guardian of the persons and estates of my children in full confidence that she will give due attention to their education and to their morals. I do hereby nominate and appoint my wife Elizabeth Love, Executrix and John Allen, John Brown Wm. Waller and George _____ Executors of this my last will and testament, they as a majority of such of them as for the time being shall be qualified and acting Executors to perform and execute the powers and trust hereby specified and delegated. And if at any time there shall not be a qualified and acting Executor or Executors it is my desire that the administrator with this my will annexed shall be authorized to effectuate the powers and trust aforesaid. I do hereby revoke and annul all former and other wills by me made and do publish and declare this to be my only last Will and Testament. In testimony whereof I do hereunto subscribe my name and affix my seal this 14 day of July 1809. Thos Love
Published
and declared in our presence and subscribed by us in presence of each
other:
Franklin
County County Court, November the 20th, 1809 |
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