Breckinridge County KyArchives Wills.....Moorman, James November 16, 1848 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cindy Courtier courtierwrites@sbcglobal.net July 4, 2021, 11:08 am Source: Copy Of Will From Breckinridge County Archives Written: November 16, 1848 In the name of God, amen, I James Moorman of the county of Breckinridge and state of KY having arrived to old age, being feeble and infirm in body, but sound and disposing mind and memory Do hereby make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form to whit In the first place I wish all my just debts paid out of my estate that may remain unpaid at my death, out of any money or property belonging to said estate at my death by my Executor(?) Item 1 whereas I have given to each of children that have married left me certain property, (Towit I have given to my son A C. Moorman a negro boy Edmund, 100 acres of land a horse saddle and bridle a bed and furniture and furniture for house keeping to him and his heirs forever 2nd I have given to my daughter Martha Dean, a negro girl named Massey a fine mare saddle & bridle a bed and furniture and furniture for house keeping to her and her heirs forever 3rd I have given to my daughter Mildred a negro girl Emmily a horse saddle and bridle a bed and furniture and furniture for house keeping to her and her heirs forever, 4th I have given to my daughter Elizabeth a negro girl Harriet a horse saddle & bridle a bed and furniture and furniture for house keeping to her and her heirs forever 5th I have [given] to my son Silas M. Moorman a negro by name of Amos a horse saddle and bridle a bed and furniture to him and his heirs for ever 6th I have given to my daughter Sally a negro girl name Statira a horse saddle and bridle a bed and furniture and furniture for house keeping to her and her heirs forever 7th I have given to my son Thomas Moorman a negro boy named Henry a horse saddle and bridle a bed and furniture and two hundred dollars worth of land and furniture for house keeping to him and his heirs for ever 8th I have given to my son William Moorman two hundred dollars worth of land a horse saddle and bridle a bed and furniture and furniture for house keeping to him and his heirs forever, which is in full of his portion of interest of my estate on a final division after my death his having recvd his full portion. 9th I have given to my son Alfred Moorman $200 worth of land a negro girl name Moriah a horse saddle and bridle a bed and furniture and furniture for house keeping to him and his heirs forever. 10th I have given to my son John Moorman two hundred dollars worth of land a horse saddle and bridle, a bed & furniture, a negro boy by name of Fortuna and furniture for house keeping to him and his heirs for every. 11th I have given son Robert G. Moorman the land he has sold his brother John & the said Robert paid me in part therefor $202 and in lieu of a negro boy I have and shall pay him $500 not having a suitable one to give him also a horse saddle and bridle and a bed and furniture to him and his heirs forever. Item 12th I give and bequeath to my son James H Moorman the tract of land I now live on although it is more land than I gave my other sons and it is much worn and he has to take care of his mother and myself during life also the vacant lands deeded to me by John Dean. But his mother is to have the land during her life & James to live with her. I have given him a horse saddle and bridle a bed and furniture & bed stead a cow and calf sow and pigs and a ewe and lamb and my Negro man Julius the old clock is to stay to the house with a request that he take care of his mother to him and his heirs forever. My wish and desire is that my son James live with and take care of his mother agreeable to an agreement between him and myself before my death. And that my Exec allow him for his services what I have agreed to give him. And whereas a certain Blackstone Berryman married my daughter Dorcus and for reasons known to myself I never gave her a negro but gave her certain sums of money (to wit) I gave her in money at once $50 at another $40. I gave her $12 to buy and a cow and calf I gave them a bed & furniture I paid Dr. M Creerys amt(?) $18, I gave them $10 to hire a hand to work, and after the death of my daughter I took their infant child some 3 or 4 weeks old and raised her fed clothed and schooled her until about 15 years old. Until she would go off with her uncle to Mouzera (Missouri) and many years come back with a family of children. I then gave her a bed and furniture and when she first went off I gave her a fine ladys saddle I gave $28 for, all those sums with the raising schooling and clothing my granddaughter is more than I can give to each of my other children and it is in full of my said daughter Dorcas legacy or part of my estate on a final division. And Exter is hereby directed to pay nothing more they having been dead weight and continuous expense to me ever since said Berryman married my daughter Dorcas. And whereas my wife Nancy Moorman is old and very infirm and feeling it to be my duty to make ample provision for her support and maintenance for life. Therefore I devise and will to her during her life time or widowhood the following property and slaves (To wit) Charles Jupiter Dowry Anny Clem Mary Kitterry and Orange. The plantation whereon I live, plantation utensils household and kitchen furniture, all my stock of horses, hogs, sheep and cattle wagon geer. But if my wife and executors should at any time think it advisable to sell part of the stock they can do so on 12 months credit apply the money to paying of debts, or divide it among legatees. And whereas my wife’s father will a certain property to her and her heirs that I have no control over I therefore say nothing about them as its not subject to my disposal. And whereas my wife and myself made an exchange of negroes, I gave her Mournings, Anthony and Sandy for Fortune, Dory and Albert her heirs have all ratified and confirmed the exchange in a writing to that effect. And after the death of my wife my estate is to be sold and equally divided among all my children except my son William who has received his part of said estate. And as I have raised all the negroes I have and have a feeling for the situation it is my wish that they have the privilege of making choice out of the legatees whom they are willing to live with and they are not compelled to go to any other person, and either of the children the negros makes choice of is to have one and two years to pay for it in ongoing(?) bond and security and to be well treated. I do hereby will and bequeath to William White Moorman as trustee in trust for the sole and separate use of Mary A Moorman wife of my son William Moorman and what children she may have, or at present has by her present husband during her natural life, and then to be equally divided the following property to wit one negro boy named Albert one bed and furniture and two hundred dollars without interest and one 12th part of my estate or a childs part, on a final division of the same among such of her said children as may be then living and the issue of such as may be dead if any and if not convenient for my friend to attend to this trust in person he is at liberty to appoint any body else he thinks proper to do it for him that he may wish. And whereas my son John and myself made an exchange of some lands John is to come no lower down than a red oak and white oak mark “J M” on the south west side of Long Lick Creek he is to begin at an ash his and my line and run down with the meander of the creek to the Hardfordroad corner & elms(?) and to run along the road to a large white oak mark thence along the mark line to the mouth of a branch running up said road to his and my lines. All my lands in that bounds I give him and his heirs forever. I had given my son Clark Patsy and Mildred a negro man Jack that is lately dead its not necessary to say more about it. I have a small slip of land between Tods(?) line and Flemmings line. I have & bequeath to to my son Clark Moorman. Having the utmost confidence in the honesty and integrity of my sons A.C. Moorman John Moorman and James Moorman I do hereby appoint them Extr to this my last and testament and request the count not to hold them to security, and my only reason for appointing those named they all live at the spot(?). And lastly I do hereby declare this my only and last will and testament written with my own hand and pen this 16th day of November 1848. James Moorman (Seal) P.S. My family is to take good care of my old negro man Daniel and not let him suffer. Codicil to this my last will and testament to wit, In order to do as near equal as I can between my children, as my wifes children have now five negroes at her death belonging to them and equally divided among them and the negroes that belonged to my first wife have all dyed off doing a liberal share in raising all my last children until grown, now I will and bequeath to my son A C. Moorman two hundred dollars to him and his heirs forever. Also I will and bequeath to my daughter Patsey Dean two hundred dollars to her and her heirs forever. Also I will and bequeath to my daughter Mildred Owen two hundred dollars to her and her heirs forever now be it fairly understood that those several sums allotted to my son and to his two sisters are not to be paid until a full settlement and division of my estate is made. We have a poor unfortunate negro woman (Ann) that has fits a negro I wish treated well and not suffer attention she has been valuable should she outlive me. I hope my children won’t let her suffer for attention and who every keeps and takes care of her is to be compensated for their trouble out of my estate. Let all things be done in peace, have no disputing over the little I may leave behind, take it and try to add to the little I leave you. May God bless you all. I have willed in the foregoing will and preamble all of my negroes stock during her life but we think it most advisable that an alterations be made so that my wife Nancy have Jim(?) or Dorey which she may choose and Kitterey or Clem (?) as she may choose Nancy having two ____ children two horses or more if necessary as many cows as is necessary sheep hogs or as may do for family use and at her death to be equally divided among all my children. The sum of $200 given to my first children is intended to make them about equal with my last children and then all to have one share of all my estate. Written with my own hand this 18th day of June 1852. James Moorman (Seal) P.S. My hand shakes & I cant see that you can surely read it. Kentucky Breckinridge County Sct County Court August Term 1852 The foregoing writings purporting to be the last will and testament of James Moorman Dec was produced in court and duly proved by Francis Peyton and John McClarty who severely swore that they were well acquainted with the hand writing of said decedent, having frequently seen him write, and that they verily believe that the foregoing will and codicil statement annexed were written entirely by said testator. Which is therefore ordered to be recorded. Additional Comments: James Haden Moorman was the son of William Moorman Sr. and Jane/Jeanie Hayden. He married 1st on 27 Dec 1796 in Campbell Co., VA, his cousin Elizabeth "Betsy" Moorman with whom he had five known children: Nancy, Andrew, Dorcas, Martha/Patsy and Mildred. He m. 2nd on 10 Jan 1810 in Breckinridge Co, KY Nancy Ann Owen with whom he had 11 known children: Elizabeth, Silas Mercer, Sallie Owen, Thomas Owen, William, Alfred C. John, Robert Grant, James Hugh Lewis, Allen B and Margaret. He died 9 August 1852 in the Planters Hall area of Glen Dean, Breckinridge Co., KY. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/breckinridge/wills/moorman595gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/