Anderson County, KY - Wills: Nicholas Leathers, 1838 Tuesday, March 21, 2000 Submitted by Jackie Couture ************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************* Anderson County, Kentucky Will Book A, page 44 I Nicholas Leathers of the County of Anderson and state of Kentucky, being now diseased in body, but sound in mind and of disposing memory and knowing it appointed to man once to die now in Order to need these want dispose of my Earthly goods, with which it had Pleased Almighty God to bless me in the following manner and form towit: Item 1st I will that after my death all my just debts to be paid. Item 2nd I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Fanny Leathers, during her natural life or her Widowhood, all my estate of every description of which I may die possessed, but if she should marry then she is to have her thirds. Item 3rd And after the death of my said wife I will all my lands to my son Alfred Leathers, and his heirs forever, together with all my farming Materials[?], and one half of all the Stock that may be on hand at the death of my said Wife. Item 4th The remainder of my estate not otherwise here disposed of, I will to the Rest of my children and their heirs to be Equally divided amongst them. Item 5 I appoint my son John Leathers, Executor to this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all others heretofore made, In Testimony Whereof I have hereinto ___ my hand and seal this day of 1838. Witnesses Present John Busey Nicholas (his mark) Leathers Jeremiah Anderson State of Kentucky, Anderson County ___ I Jordan Walker, Clerk of the County Came for the County aforesaid, at the court house in the Town of Lawrenceburg, on Monday the 11th day of June 1838, this writing purporting to be the last will and Testament of Nicholas Leathers decd. Was produced in Court and proven by the Oaths of John Susey and Jeremiah Anderson the two subscribing Witnesses thereto, to be the act and deed of the said Nicholas Leathers, whereupon the said writing together with this certificate hath been duly admitted to Record in my office. Given under my hand this 13th day of June 1838. Jordan Walker, Clk. Submitted by Jackie Couture --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------