HIKES, JACOB - Jan. 17, 1857 — Nov. 23, 1857                            To wife Julia, one-third estate for life; remainder of estate to daughters, Rosannah Harbison, wife of Alexr. Harbison; Ann Eliza Bryan, wife of Wm. Bryan of Jefferson County , Mary L. Gibson, wife of Will Gibson of Indiana; and sons John Frederick Heikes(sic) and Geo. G. Heikes(sic);  portion of estate left to son Geo. G. Heikes(sic) to be held in trust by William Bryan and Alexander Harbison.

Executors:  None.

Witnesses:  James Speed, Sam’l B. Smith.

(Original will signed Hikes). ( B5, p207)

WILLIAMS, EBENEZER - Apr. 20, 1857 — Nov. 30, 1857

     To daughter Leah Ann Atmore, wife of Charles P. Atmore, property and four slaves; to daughter Sally E. Suit, wife of S. T. Suit property and certain slaves.

Executors:  None

Witnesses:  Ch. J. Clarke, H. T. Breeden.

(At recording Ch. J. Clarke made oath H. T. Breeden, witness had departed this life.) (B5, p209)

JONES, JOHN - June 4, 1857 — Dec. 14, 1857

     Tanner;  to John J. Sanders, son of William Sanders, plantation on which his mother, Lucinda Sanders, resides, property purchased of Louisville Chancery Court subject to Widow’s dower rights; to Mary Miller, wife of Robert H. Miller property including tract on Turnpike Road, slaves; to William Kendrick, property purchased of Willis Stewart and slaves; to daughter-in-law Elizabeth H. Jones widow of Daniel E. Jones $3000 in property provided she relinguihes(sic) dower right in land with which Samuel E. Jones “died seized”, except 240 acres where John Harbison formerly lived; to his six grandchildren John, Robert M., Julia, Daniel, Elizabeth and William Jones, children of deceased son, Daniel E. Jones, all residue of estate.

Witnesses:  John Jones, Ann Jones, Henry R. Myles, Jennie Jones, Horace Camp.

 

Codicil dated Oct. 8, 1849 .  Edward Jones appointed trustee to sell slave devised to Mary Miller and purchase another more suitable; to her also certain land and slave; should she die without heirs then her portion to John and Robert Jones, two oldest children of his son, Daniel E. Jones.

 

Executors:  George Heaffer, Edward Jones

Witnesses:  John Jones, Jamie Jones, Horace Camp (B5, p210)

TERRY, ELIZABETH - Oct. 24, 1855 — Dec. 21, 1857

     Wife of Wm. M. Terry, late widow of John C. Beeler, deceased, devises estate under marriage contract with husband Wm. M. Terry; to her son Thomas M. Beeler all estate which she possesses at death.

Executor:  None.

Witnesses:  Robert G. Vance, Hamilton Pope

(Original will in envelope marked Frey in Will File Box)(B5,p 212)