WILL: David Bowles, 1807 - Bourbon Co. KY ------------------------------------------------------------------- Contributed to the USGW Kentucky Archives by: BEVERLY J BOLES "VSPY66A@prodigy.com" August 03, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------- DAVID BOWLES I, David BOWLES, of the County of Bourbon and the State of Kentucky and being in sound mind and memory considering the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death do make my Will and first I surrender my soul to God who gave it and into the arms of Jesus Christ, trusting through his merits the pardon of my sins by who's righteousness I hope for salvation and hope to stand justified before God at the last day. My body I leave to be buried in the earth in a decent manner by which my surviving friends at the discretion of my executor whom I shall hereafter appoint in hopes of a joyful resurrection through my Lord and savior, Jesus Christ. As for my temporal estate or worldly goods wherewith it has half, please God to bless me. I give, devise and bequeath in manner and form the following. Imprimis, first I desire that all my just debts to be paid. Item. I lend to my beloved wife, Winnie BOWLES during her natural life the house and plantation whereon I now live with two hundred and twenty seven and three quarter acres of land being part of a tract of land I purchased of Chapman AUSTIN as his deed to me will more fully show. Beginning on a buckeye ash, and elm, my beginning corner standing in AUSTIN's pattant line on his west boundary thence south with AUSTIN's line two hundred and forty-eight and a half poles to a mulberry, elm, and sugartree, thence east one hundred and forty-seven poles to a corner thence north along a line of marked trees to a corner in Abraham Coffman's line two hundred and forty-eight and a half poles to ,,,,,,,,,, thence west one hundred and forty-seven poles to the beginning except so much as I may hereafter allot to her mother Molly RICE. Item: I lend, widow Molly RICE one negro boy named James to her, her heirs,her assignees forever. Item: I give and bequeath to my granddaughter, Elizabeth THOMAS a negro girl named Milley (daughter ofJames) to her, her heirs and assignees forever. And that she take possession of her immediately. Item: I give and bequeath to my great grandson, David THOMAS a negro girl named Sarah(Daughter of Hagen's) to him his heirs and assignees forever and that his father take possession of her for him immediately after my decease. Item:it is my will that if my wife should fly to her thirds and choose the place where my son Jesse BOWLES now lives which I have made over to him by deed of gift in such case that my son Jesse BOWLES should possess the place I lent to her where I now live during her life and no longer. It is my will and desire that the rest of my estate that I have not given be kept together under the care and direction of my executor and that he sell that part of my horses, sheep and that is not immediately necessary for cultivation and the necessities of my family for the support of my lawsuits family and education of my children till October eighteen hundred and nine at which time I leave to my wife Winney BOWLES one negro woman named Lucy during her natural life or widowhood, also so much cleared land in the plantation I now live on as will be sufficient for James to work, and timber sufficient for repairing the fence, firewood,building and other uses. But not to waste also I give to her her heirs and assigns forever one cow and calf, two ewes and lambs, one sow and pigs and provision for herself, James and the stock given, till she can raise a crop. . Item: I give bequeath and devise to my son, Nelson BOWLES one hundred and sixty-two acres of land joining the east boundary of my land and between the north and south boundary to adjoin William Halls and Jesse BOWLES's and parallel lines together with one negro boy named Joe, one featherbed, one cow and calf, to ewes and lambs and my oldest sorrel filly, which I have already given him, his heirs and assignees forever. Item: Igive, bequeath and devise to my son, Thomas BOWLES and daughter, Elizabeth BOWLES at the decease of my wife, Winnie BOWLES, the two hundred and twenty-seven acres I lent her during her life, likewise the ninety-seven acres line between said land and my son Nelson BOWLES's land to be equally divided between them, likewise to my son, Thomas BOWLES, I leave a negro girl named Mima and one featherbed, also to my daughter Elizabeth BOWLES I leave one negro girl named Judd and one featherbed to them their heirs and assignees, one negro girl named Peggy and one negro boy named Peter. One featherbed and its furniture the fourth part of my household and kitchen furniture, stock of horses, horned cattle,hogs and sheep to her heirs and assignees forever. Item: It is my willand desire that the rest of my estate not given to my wife Winnie BOWLES or lent to her during life be equally divided October 1809 between my three children, Nelson BOWLES, Thomas BOWLES and Elizabeth BOWLES to them their heirs and assignees forever. And likewise, James and negro man I lent to widow Molly RICE during her life or widowhood, at her decease or marriage and to return to the estate. .If she dies or marries before October eighteen hundred and nine, if after that time to be sold and equally divided at her death or marriage between my three children, Nelson, Thomas & Elizabeth BOWLES to them their heirs & assignees forever. And now I constitute and appoint my dear friend Richard THOMAS guardian to my children and executor of this my last will and testament and desire it may be received by all as such. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal this 20th day of February 1806. Will proved in Bourbon Co. 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