WILL OF WILLIAM MORGAN

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Date: Sun, 27 July 2003 
Submitted by : Karen Zach kzacho@qserve.net
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Bath County Court - last will & testament -- In the name of God, Amen, I, 
William Morgan and state of Kentucky being weak in body but sound and 
disposing of mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and 
testament in manner and form following: First, after my inst. debts and 
funeral expenses are paid I give my wife, Sally Morgan, one bay mare and 
colt, one cow and calf, six sheep, six hogs , one bed and bedding and 
such articles of household and kitchen furtniture as she shall deem 
necessary to keep and all that part of my land and farm included in 
the following boundary: Beginning at the southwest corner of my land 
to Wilson Hunts and running north with my line and fene to the end of 
the cross fence that runs across my pasture and continuing an easterly 
couse with my cross fence to the roa  where it crosses the ford branch; 
thence up the branch to the line between my land and Wm. Stephens; thence 
with the south line and fence to the beginning.  All of which my said 
wife shall hold and possess for her own use and benefit during her 
natural life.

 Secondly, I give to my son James Morgan all that part of my land and farm 
which he has heretofore occupied for his own use and benefit during the 
natural life of my wife and all the remaining part of my land and farm 
not above devised.  i leave in the care and control and management of 
my said son, James to improve repair and keep the same free from being 
impaired in any way and to use the proceeds thereof for his own benefit 
during the natural life of my wife and then as soon after the deceas of 
my wife as circumstances will admit the same together with that part 
given to my wife and part first given to be sold with all my other 
landed estate in Kentucky for the best price and divided as herein 
after directd, and whereas my children have heretofore each of them 
received some part of my estate, some more and some less, do therefore 
first give and bequeath to my oldest son $80.
 I give and bequeath to my daughter, Betsy Roach to her and her heirs 
forever $20 and all that lot or tract of land lying and bein gin Park 
(sic) county in the state of Indiana lst being the west half of the 
southwest quarter of section no. 6 in township no. 17 north of range 
no.l 6 west containing 85 acres and 98 hundredths.  
 I give to my son William Morgan $60.
 I give to my daughter Sally Butcher and heir heirs $150.
 i give to my son Nathaniel Morgan $150
 I give to my daughter, Polly Jones and to her heirs forever $60 and 
all that lot and parcel of land on which she now lives, lying in 
Park county, in the state of Indiana, it being the west half of the 
southwest quarter section no. 6 west, it containing 85 acres and 98 
hundreds. (abutted Bety Roach's property)
 I give  to my daughter, Lucy Arrasmith $160
 I give to my son Ambrose Dudley Morgan $160 
 All the above mentioned legacies, money to be raised and paid first 
to each of the legatees out of my estate real and personal.  I give 
and bequeath all the remainin gpart of my estate both real and personal 
to my ten children above named. to be divided equally among them and 
their heirs forever.  I do hereby nominate and appoint my son Nathaniel 
Morgan of Indiana trustee for my two daughters, Betsy Roach and Polly 
Jones to receive hold and secure under his care and control all the 
estate herein willed and bequeathed  to each or either of them or 
their heirs to direct, govern and manage the whole of their estates 
to them willed and every part thereof herein given at his direction 
for the entire use, profit and benefits of the said  Betsy Roach and
Polly Jones and each of their heirs forever and I do hereby appoint 
my two sons James Morgan and Nathaniel (James for the Ky. part and Nath. 
for Parke Co. lands -- Nath. was to oversee his two sisters -- perhaps 
William did not trust their husbands??) the sole executors of this my 
last will and testment hereby revoking all former wills by me made.  
Witness whereof  I have hereto set my hand and seal this 24th day of 
Oct in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and forty three 
(almost 7 years before he died)

--I, William Morgan of the County of Bath, State of Kentucky do 
hereby emancipate and set at Liberty my negro man, "Gabriel" from and 
after the present date in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand 
and seal this 12th June, 1837  William Morgan  (evidently he did not 
believe in slavery as this is almost 30 years before he would have 
been required to set Gabriel free!