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In the
name of God amen, I, Zachariah O. Pulliam of Franklin County and State of
Kentucky being weak in body, but of sound disposing memory do make and constitute
this my last
will
in the following manner to wit: After my just debts are paid, I will and
dispose of the residue of my property as follows viz:
1st
The tract of land on which I now reside, I leave to my wife, Grace Pulliam,
except what I shall hereafter bequeath to my first wives children, during
her natural life, also all my
household
and kitchen furniture, farming utensils, my cart and oxen, one wagon with
the following horses; one gray mare called Dolly, on by called, Mack and
a bay filly, two years
called,
Dinah, one sorrell filly two years old called Blaze, one dark iron grey colt
called Owaldus, one black mare called, Puss, six first choice cows, also
one old work ox, four first
choice
of my yearlings, fifteen head of sheep, twenty five first choice of my stock
of hogs, all my hay, fodder, corn, bacon wheat and oats that may be on my
farm at my death and
at the
death of my wife. The land and stock that she may leave together with the
household and kitchen furniture, farming utensils, I wish to be equally divided
between my four sons
namely;
Thomas M. H. Pulliam, Zachariah O. Pulliam, George W. Pulliam, Edward M.
U. Pulliam. Item: I wish my library to be equally divided between my
son Thomas, Zachariah,
George
and Edward.
Item:
I leave to my sons by my first wife namely; Elijah Pulliam, Alanson
M. Pulliam and Milton Pulliam and my daughter Catharine Pulliam and my grandson,
Joseph Richard
Pulliam,
son of my daughter Mary Pulliam to be equally divided between them, thirty
two acres of land being apart of the tract on which I now live and bounded
as follows to wit:
Beginning
at a planted stone near a branch, thence south & east 98 poles to a planted
stone on a hillside, thence south 58 1/2 west fourteen poles to an panted
stone on the north
side
of a branch south 36 1.4 east 26 poles and ten links to a planted stone at
the northeast side of the graveyard, thence south 50 east 63 1/2 poles to
a planted stone on Oliver
Majors
line and with the same south 40 west 29 poles to a planted stone corner to
said Major and Edmond Vaughan and with Vaughan's line north 50 west 111 poles
to a planted
stone
and elm stump on the east side of the Versailles Road corner to Walker Vaughan
and with his line north 40 east 25 poles and 15 links to a planted stone
on the side of a branch
corner
to said Vaughan and down said branch with Vaughan's line and with its meadows
north 54 est 20 poles and ten links north 76 1/2 west 28 poles north 84 west
24 poles to a
locust
sugar tree elm and planted stone in the forks of a branch corner to Walker
Vaughan on Uriah Hollo__? original line to the beginning, it being a part
divided to them by their
mother.
I also give to my sons Alanson M. Pulliam, Milton Pulliam and my daughter,
Catharine Pulliam and my grandson, Joseph Richard Pulliam the lot I purchased
of John Smith
in
Prestonsburg to be equally divided between them the deed to the same is recorded
in the general court office of Kentucky. Item: I give to my son in
law, James Pulliam, who married
my daughter,
Martha Pulliam, on dollar to him and his heirs
forever.
Item:
I leave in addition to what I have left my son Elijah Pulliam , five
dollars to him and his heirs forever. Item: I leave in addition
to what I have left my son, Alanson M. Pulliam five
dollars
to him and his heirs forever.
Item:
I leave in addition to what I have left my son, Milton Pulliam ten
dollars to him and his heirs forever. Item: I leave to my daughter
Catharine Pulliam in addition to what I have
previous
given her ten dollars to him and her heirs forever. Item: I give
to my grandson, J. Richard Pulliam in addition to what I have previously
given him, fifteen dollars dollars to him
and
his heirs forever.
Item:
I give to my sons, Alanson M. Pulliam, Milton Pulliam, my daughter
Catharine Pulliam and my grandson, Joseph Pulliam to them jointly on negro
woman Jenny and her future
increase
to them and their their heirs forever.
Item:
I have a claim on Richard Bouleware, deceased estate, which is yet
settled. Should anything be recovered from said estate, I leave it
to be equally divided between my first wives
children
and my grandson, Joseph Richard Pulliam.
Item:
I give unto my wife a negro woman named Fanny and a negro boy named
William during her natural life and at her death said boy and woman with
her increase to be equally
divided
between my four sons by my last wife to them and their heirs forever. I
also leave to my wife during her natural life forty seven acres of land that
I purchased of Lewis R. Majors
and
eight acres I purchased of Levi Redmon and at my wife's death the said tracts
of land to be equally divided between my four sons by my las wife. I
leave my sons Zachariah O.
Pulliam,
one rifle gun with the equipment there unto belonging. All the residue
of my estate, not therefore bequeathed, I direct to be sold under the directions
of my executors and in
twelve
months after the date of said sale I direct my said executors to pay the
said sums heretofore mentioned in the foregoing part of my estate and lastly
I appoint my beloved wife,
Grace
Pulliam my executrix and my two friends, Edmund Vaughan and Walker Vaughan
my executors to this my last will and testament. In witness whereof
I have hereto set my
hand
and seal this second day of February 1834. Intentions on the 4th page between
the third and fourth lines, Pulliam and between sixth and seventh line, before
signing.
Z.
O. Pulliam
Signed
and acknowledged in the presence of:
Willis
Blanton
A. H. Rennick
Edward M. McIlroy
Franklin
County April Court 1834
The last will
and testament of Zachariah O. Pulliam, deceased, was produced in court and
was proven by the oaths of Willis Blanton, Alexander H. Rennick and Edward
M. McIlroy
the subscribing
witnesses thereto and the codicil there was proven by the oaths of Elzra
Richmond and John Townsley subscribing witness thereto both is ordered to
be recorded
which is done
accordingly.
A. H. Rennick,
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