John Hiser - 1839

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Will Bk. 3 Page 147 J. Hiser will 

In the name of God Amen. I John Hiser of the county of Barren, being & weak 
in body but of sound mind & disposing memory for which I think God, but 
knowing the uncertainty of human life and being desirous to dispose of such 
worldly goods as it has been pleased God to bless me with I make this my last 
Will & testament in words following that is to say first. I desire 
my Executors herein after named to sell immediately after my decease all of 
or as much of my perishable property as will pay 
all of my just debts & payment be made 2nd I will and bequeath to my beloved 
Wife Sarah Hiser all & Singularly the remaining balance of my estate 
consisting as follows that is to say the Survey & farm on which I now live 
containing by Survey one hundred & fifty acres. All my Stock of Horses Cattle 
Sheep & Hogs also all of the money due to me from the United States which 
stand in the books of the Treasury of the War department also all the money 
due me from the Commonwealth of Kentucky which stand in the books of the 
Treasury of the Commonwealth of Ky & all other property belonging to me that 
may not be herein named. I give to my beloved wife to have and to hold for 
her use throughout her natural widowhood life if my beloved wife after my 
decease should see proper to & join wedlock matrimony I then desire my 
Executors to immediately Sell all my property and divide the monies arising 
from Such Sale between my bloved children herein after named as though my 
beloved wife had deceased, but if my beloved wife should live throughout her 
natural life a widow at her decease I desire my Executors to immediately 
after her decease to sell all my property that She may leave & divide the 
monies arising from Such Sale equally between my Ten Children hereinafter 
named namily Benjamin Hiser Jacob Hiser Elizabeth Jewell wife of Robt. Jewell 
Isaac Hiser Reuben Hiser the heirs of Rachael Faulkner wife of John Faulkner 
Aaron Hiser Mary Lisle wife of James Lile Rebecca Jewell wife of John Jewell 
Phebea Jewell wife of Elija Jewell all to have an equal portion of the monies
arising from the Sale as above stated & my further will is that if my executors should after my decease find that I have money on hand sufficient 
to pay all my just debts that they take such money and pay such debts & for 
none of my property to be sold but to remain with my beloved wife as before 
named and now I do ordain & appoint my beloved son Benjamin Hiser & my 
trusty friend Isaac Wilcoxen my Executors to sell and distribute my property 
& to divide & to divide the monies arising from such sale equally between my 
Ten Children before named In witness whereof I set my hand & Seal in the 
presence of those witnesses whose names stand here annexed this the Sixteenth 
day of February in the year of Our lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty 
nine his Teste John X Hiser {Seal} William Ratliff {Seal} mark Reuben Hiser 

{Seal} his John X Faulkner 
{Seal} mark John Jewell {Seal} 
Barren County April terms 1839 The foregoing writing purporting to be the last will of John Hiser was produced in court & proven in due form of law by 
the Oath of Reuben Hiser & John Faulkner subscribing witnesses thereto to be 
the true last will & testament of said John Hiser decd whereupon the same was 
ordered to be recorded 
Att TJ Helm 
C.B.C.C.