Adair County KyArchives Wills.....Craig, James B.  December 14, 1859
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Source: Ancestry.com Adair County, Kentucky, Will Book G 1854-1862 P. 498
Written: December 14, 1859
Recorded: April 1660

Kentucky Adair County Sct.
		County Adair term 1860	 

	December 14, 1859 ~ I, James B. Craig of Adair Cty and State of Kentucky being
feeble in body but of 
sound mind, and memory, and knowing the uncertainty of human life do in the name of
God Amen make this 
my last will and testament in the manner and form following (Towit) First I give and
bequeath my Soul and 
Body to God who gave them to me. Second after all my burial and funeral expenses and
just debts are paid I 
give to my beloved wife Margaret E. Craig all of my estate both real and personal
until my youngest child 
arrives at the age of twenty one years, then her legal share yet upon this condition
that my son Robert O 
Craig be permitted to live on the farm and all work together as one family until the
youngest child is of age or 
should my widow marry before that time then she is only to have her legal share of
my estate the rest to be 
divided among my six children as follows~ I give to my son James B Craig a negro man
named Henry but he is 
to pay to the estate two hundred dollars. To the other five children (to wit) Joseph
M Craig, James B. Craig, 
Nancy B. Craig, Ann T Craig and Elizabeth B. Craig I give the residue of my estate
to be divided equally 
among them first giving to my daughters Nancy B, Ann T, and Elizabeths B Craig one
hundred dollars each. 
Lastly should anything of her dower be left at the death of my widow I wish it
divided equally among my six 
children named in this will~ Given under my hand &c
Witnesses								James B Craig
George Yates
Lewis F Walker
James H Wilmore

Additional Comments:
Transcription of will of James B(eaver). Craig, b. 24 June 1803, Adair d. 26 March
1860, Adair. Son of Robert 
Craig and m. Margaret Emily Nelson, daughter of Joseph O’Bannon Nelson and his 1st
wife (probably) 
Susannah Kester
Order mentioned in will:
Wife Margaret E Craig
Son Robert O. Craig
Son Joseph M Craig
Son James B. Craig
Daughter Nancy B. Craig
Daughter Ann T. Craig
Daughter Elizabeth B. Craig
Transcribed by Karen M. Stetler, granddaughter of Ann T(Taylor) Craig m. Cager Creel
Yates
The original record is available as noted above at Ancestry.com, but is not indexed.

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