Barren County KyArchives Wills.....Snoddy, Robert C. August 26, 1820
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Source: Copy Of Original Will
Written: August 26, 1820
Recorded: October 1820

I  Robert Snoddy of the County of Barren and State of Kentucky of lawful age 
and disposing mind, and memory, being mindful of the certainty of death, do 
make and ordain this my last will and testament.  

First I give to my daughter Nancy Lewis, one Negro girl named Mary estimated 
at four hundred and fifty dollars and one Negro girl named Usley estimated at 
four hundred and fifty dollars.  Also I do hereby forgive my son inlaw John 
Lewis a debt of eighty dollars which he owed me for that amount paid for her 
to James Jett .  Also a further debt of fifty dollars due me by said Lewis in 
the exchange of wagons,  and I do further will to my said daughter one debt 
due me by bond 
on Hartwell Epps of Virginia for five hundred and fifty-two dollars together 
with the interest thereon from the 15th Nov. 1817 amounting now to six hundred 
and thirty dollars, which several lega__ is amount-in all to sixteen hundred 
and sixteen dollars. Nevertheless if it should happen that the above named debt
on Epps cannot be collected owing to insolvency or otherwise,  that then and 
in that event  my will  is that the amount or so much as maybe so lost shall 
be made of to my said daughter out of my estate at the final division there of 
as is
herein after directed. 

Second.  I have heretofore given my daughter Elizabeth Thurman of Virginia the 
following articles which I do hereby confirm towit, one Negro girl named 
Silvey  estimated at four hundred and fifty dollars, also four hundred dollars 
in cash and also a part of the tract of land on which I lived in Virginia 
estimated at eight hundred dollars, which several sums amount  in all to 
sixteen hundred and fifty
dollars.

Third.  I give to my son Cary A. Snoddy  one Negro boy named Lewis estimated 
at four hundred dollars.

Fourth.  I give to my son John Snoddy  one Negro boy named Isaac estimated at 
two hundred and fifty dollars.

Fifth. I give to my daughter Polly Snoddy one Negro girl named Charolotte 
estimated at three hundred dollars.

Sixth. I give to my son Robert Snoddy the saw mill and land that I bought of 
Jeremiah Everetts together with all the land I own on the North side of the 
South Fork of Beaver Creek, being a part of this tract where on I now live.  I 
also give to my son Robert Snoddy one Negro boy named Reuben estimated at five 
hundred dollars value; to him and his heirs forever.

Seventh. I give to my grandson Robert Hawkins Lewis one Negro boy named 
George (being Jane’s youngest child) to him and his heirs forever.

Eighth. I give to my dear wife Sophia during her life , the whole of the tract 
of land 
where upon I now live, lying on the South side of the south fork of Beaver 
Creek and at her death to be equally divided between my sons Cary and John in 
such manner as they may agree.  I also give to my wife for and during her 
life, all the remainder of my estate goods and chattles household and kitchen 
furniture; stock of every kind together with the following Negros, towit,  
Tom, Jim, Daniel  and Joe, Jane, Esther, Letty and Pinder, these and Singular 
the (primeses ?) I give to my said wife for and during her life, for her 
maintance and support of such of the children as may choose to live with her, 
and at the death of my said Wife, or as soon as thereafter as maybe:  my will 
is that all my estate of every kind as above innumerated and not disposed be 
divided amongst my four youngest children in such proportion as having regard 
to the amount herein given: the final and total amount of each child’s portion 
will be equal and of the same amount if upon the final distribution the 
portion of the four youngest is should amount severally to more than the 
portions of each of the eldest, then in that case , the two oldest will come 
in for and equal share of the remainder and if it shall so happen that my sons 
Cary and John or either of them shall marry and not live with their Mother, 
but shall become farmers and need help my will is that they make choice of 
some one of the Negro men last above named and take such Negro on loan until 
the time of general or final division and that the same be returned and 
disposed of as aforesaid, and if Polly shall marry and so desire my will is 
that Esther be loaned to her until the time of distribution aforesaid, and 
that she be then returned and put into the general stock for division.

Finally and lastly-I do herefore appoint my sons Carey and John Snoddy and my 
friend Thomas Bransford my true and lawful Executors to carry this my last 
Will 
And testament into effect given under my hand this 26th day of August 1820.

                                                                               
                          R. Snoddy
Alleste

R. P. Beauchamps
Horatio Cleland

Barren County ____ October County Court 1820.  The forgoing writing purporting
to be the last will of Robert Snoddy was produced in court and Robinson P. 
Beauchamps and Horatio Cleland  subscribing witnesses thereto being sworn 
saith that said Robert Snoddy delivers the said writing as his last will, and 
that they believe he was in his proper sense and of a disposing mind and 
thereupon the said writing was ordered to be recorded as the true last will of 
the said Robert Snoddy deceased.

                                                                               
             Teste   W. Logan, clk


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