Boone County, KY - Wills, Chambers, A. E., 1857

Thursday, 23 September 1999



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Will of A. E. Chambers - Boone County Kentucky, 15 July 1857: 

 

I Alfred E. Chambers of Boone County Kentucky being of feeble health, but of 

sound mind and memory and wishing to make division of my estate, do by 

therefore into make and divide my estate according to my own will and in the 

fear of the Lord write it.

It is my will that any debts which are few and small shall be all payed.  

That there shall be a lawful appraisement of all my estate.  It is my Will 

that my two children Mary and Alfred E. Chambers, shall inherit all my estate 

of every kind.

It is my will that Alfred shall have one half of my estate and his mother and 

Mary shall have the other half jointly so long as my Wife shall remain my 

Widow, if she should marry or not accept this provision, but claim her third 

it shall be layed of Mary's half if she consents to my will Mary shall have 

her third at her death, all of which is not to exclude Alfred from having one 

half of my estate.  I wish Jo. A. Gaines and E. M. Gaines my Executors and 

either of them be Guardian for Alfred E. Chambers and to transact his business 

as my friends and not suffer him to be raised in Town, but take him to their 

homes if need be and learn him to work and send him to school until he has a 

first rate education.  Written with my own hand this 15 day of July 1857. 

     A. E. Chambers



Boone County Court December Term 1857

This writing presenting to be the Last Will and Testament of Alfred E. 

Chambers deceased was this day presented in court and there being no 

subscribing witnesses thereto Edwin M. Gaines and M. Hamilton being sworn 

Certified that the said Written Will the signature thereto is wholly in the 

hand writing of the deceased and move upon the same is ordered as the Last 

Will and Testament of said deceased.  Wherefore the same is duly recorded.

     J. G. Hamilton, Clk.

 

A. Chambers Renunciation Will

Know all men by their presents that I Amanda Chambers and devisee of Alfred 

E. Chambers deceased of Boone County Kentucky do hereby renounce and 

relinquish all and ever after provisions made me by the Last Will and 

Testament of my deceased husband and do hereby claim my dower and third part 

of his estate according to the laws in such cases made & provided as Witness 

my name & Seal this 23 day of December 1857

     Amanda Chambers (seal)

A. Vest

Jos.C. Graves

J. D. Conner



Commonwealth of Kentucky pct.

I. G. Hamilton clerk of the county court in and for Boone County certify 

that the within renunciation was proved before me according to law by the 

oaths of Commissioners, C. Graves, and J. K. Conner subscribing witnesses 

thereto to be the act and deed of Amanda Chambers and the same and this 

certificate have been duly admitted to be recorded in my office.  

Witness my hand 4th day of January 1858

     I. G. Hamilton, Clk.

    by M. Hamilton D ------



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