Wills, Adair County KY: Archibald SKAGGS 1832 Submitted By: Jemima Gee Morse Submission Date: 1999 In the name of God Amen.I Archibald SKAGGS, Senr. of Adair County & State of Kentucky being weak in body but of sound sense & do publish this my last will and Testament in the manner following. First it is my desire that my beloved Wife Barbara SKAGGS live on and occupy the farm where she now lives during her natural life also to possess all my estate both real & personal during her life time. I desire to be sold after my decease so much of my personal property as will pay my just debts, also my sons Charles and Archibald to occupy the land they now live on and my son Thomas to live with and take care of his mother as long as she lives & keep all my property together & after her death. I want the land to be Equally divided between my three sons (viz) Charles, Archibald, & Thomas SKAGGS, to be divided in such a manner as for each one to possess the same land he now Occupys, Thomas to have his part where his Mother lives including house, spring, orchard &c. I wish the negroes to remain in the possession of my wife duering her life time and at her death I want Sam to be liberated and Made free. I want Delph and her increase to be given to my daughters Rachel & Malinda Equally Between the two & if one of them die without an heir the sd. Delph & increase is to be the property of the surviving one. To my son Thomas, my Daughters Rachel & Malinda, to Each one I give one bed & furniture, one cow & calf to Each. I give to my son Thomas one Bay horse caled Bluster, also the Bluster filly. I give to my Daughter Rachel one gray mare. I give to my Daughter Melinda Comet's colt. Which property they are to receive now. To Lewis TOMLIN I give one sorrel colt which he is to have when he becomes twenty one years old. And after that, if he remains with his Grandmother, I wish him to have one bed & furniture and receive some part of the crop for his servises after the death of my wife. It is my desire for all my remaining property such as stock, farming tools, house hold furniture &c to be sold and the money Equally Divided among all my children. I also confirm the gift to Daniel HEISTON; Heir Eliza HASTON of one Dollar. It is my desire that after the death of my wife the negro boy named George shall be the property of my son Thomas to be possessed by him for him any use benefit in consequence of his paying ninety Dollars which I owe to Daniel HASTON heirs and all other just debts due from me. I appoint Thomas H. GAINES, my sons Charles & Thomas SKAGGS Executors to this my last will and Testament. In witness whereof I have this 1st day of June 1832 set my hand and seal. Archibald SKAGGS his X mark Seal Witness:Thomas H. GAINES, James A. RICHARDSON, Muitt HAMILTON State of Kentucky & Adair County Sct.At a County Court began & held for the said County the Courthouse in Columbia on Monday the 6th day of May 1833. This last will & Testament of Archibald SKAGGS dec'd. was produced in Court and proven in due form of law by the oaths of Meit HAMILTON & James A. RICHARDSON subscribeing witneses there to and ordered to be recorded and, on the motion of Charles SKAGGS & Thomas SKAGGS two of the Executors therein named, the execution of the said will was granted them they having taken the oath required by law & executed & acknowledged bond in the final sum of two thousand Eight hundred Dollars with Thomas H. GAINES & William H TINSLEY their securities conditioned as the law directs. Test Wm.CALDWELL, C.A.C.C. Surnames: CALDWELL, GAINES, HAMILTON, HASTON, HEISTON, RICHARDSON, SKAGGS, TINSLEY, TOMLIN *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Commercial entities must ask for and receive permission from submittor before downloading. ***********************************************************************