Bath County KyArchives Wills.....Sorency, Jacob January 11, 1817
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Source: Will Book, Courthouse
Written: January 11, 1817
Recorded: April 14, 1817

In the name of God Amen I Jacob Sorency now sick and like unto Death and in my
proper mind and memory I now resign myself to the will of the great and first
Causer of all things and making this my last will and Testament Revoking all
others that have heretofore* been made and acknowledged this to be my desire and
wish in the distribution of my Real and personal Estate as follows to wit
I will and Bequeath unto my beloved wife Jeanny Sorency the land and tennements
House and household furniture whereon I now live horses cattle hogs and Sheep
Negroes named Ails Harison Meriah George Edney Franky Rachel and Josephus which
is all for her Behoof and use during her nateral life the Negroes to be disposed
of at her death as She the said Jeanny Sorrency may think proper, Excepting Ails
Which I wish at her death to be set free the others named Negroes above at her
disposal I also will and Bequeath unto my Beloved Brother David Sorency ten
dollars also John and Silas Sorency sons of my Brother David five dollars
allwhich is to be paid out of the before mentioned Estate and I Jacob Sorency
doth affirm this foregoing will my Last and appoint and Constitute my beloved
wife Jeanny Sorency an Ecetrise to the same and no other this Twenty Sise year
of the Commonwealth of Kentucky January 11th Eighteen hundred and Seventeen
D B Boyd
Joel Thomas (his mark)                     Jacob Sorency
Lewis Corbin

At a court held for Bath County on the 14th day of April 1817 This instrument of
writing perporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Jacob Sorency Deceased
was proven in open court by the oaths of Joel Thomas and Lewis Corbin, witnesses
thereto subscribed and ordered to be recorded and established on the motion of
Jinny Sorency the Executrise in Sd Will named who made oathe as the Law directs
It is ordered that probate be granted her in due form of Law giving Security
whereupon She together with Joel Thomas and John Arnett entered into and
acknowleged bond in the penalty of $4000 Conditioned for the due and faithfull
Administration of Sd Decdents estate and performance of his will
Test
William M Sudduth Clerk
Bath County Court

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