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Submitted by: psettle@yahoo.com Date: 17 Aug 2001 ****************************************************************************************** NOTICE: Extracted from Family Tree Maker, Abstract of early Kentucky Wills & Inventories, Bullitt County, Book A., copyright Broderbund Software, Inc., Banner Blue Division, July 25, 2001. ****************************************************************************************** Contributed by Brenda Woods, Transcribed by Pat Settle BULLITT COUNTY WILLS, BOOK A, 1799-1824 ALLISON, ENOCH. Inventory. Nov. 21, 1814. ALLISON, RICHARD. April 5, 1808. Sept. 1808. Sons: Elisha, John, Enoch, David. Daus: Barbara, Lilly (hus. John DAY), Eleanor (hus. Robert RICHETTS), Elizabeth (hus. Edward ARCHER), Gracy (hus. Harsh TUEL(?). Ex: Enoch ALLISON (son), Barbara ALLISON (dau.). Wit: Lemeck SWEARGEN, Landock HARRIS. BAIRD, DAVID. Inventory. Oct. 1818. BAYNE (BANE), THOMAS. June 6, 1822. Nov. 1822. Wife: Sarah. Sons: William, Walter, Henry, John. Daus: Rachel, Patsy, Elizabeth WALTERS, Sally WALTERS, Ann WALTERS. Son: Jesse. Gr.Child: children of dau. Polly (dec'd), and her husband Hendley MIDDLETON. Ex: William BAYNE, John BAYNE (sons). Wit: John HODGENS, Philip JOHNSON, Greenberry JOHNSON. BRASHEAR, NACY. Inventory. Nov. 21, 1821. BRISCOE, SAMUEL. March 20, 1822. August 7, 1822. Wife: Nancy. Sons: Harrison, Nicholas. Dau: Ruth. Wit: Joel HARPER, Francis BRADY, Robert PATTERSON. BROWN, JOHN. Feb. 6, 1817. April 1817. Estate to be equally divided between my children. Ex: Alex. BROWN, Samuel BROWN (sons). BROWN, MARY. Nov. 7, 1817. April 3, 1820. Sons: Thomas, Nicholas. Gr.dau: Mary BROWN. Ex: Thos. BROWN, Nicholas BROWN (sons). Wit: Henry SLAUGHTER, Joseph BAUGHN, John HALL. (Mary BROWN was the widow of John BROWN.) BROWN, HUGH. Jan. 15, 1812. ---1815. Wife: Mary. Children mentioned but not named. 2 Gr.sons, John and Hugh C------(illegible). BRUSSELS, JOHN. Inventory, Oct. 1824. Admin: Sarah BUIDUSELL (typist note: could this be BRIDWELL?) CARPENTER, MARGARET. Sept. 13, 1820. Oct. 1820. Legatees: Rebecca CARPENTER, wife of Michael CARPENTER, Nicholas BRIGHT, son of Abraham BRIGHT. Ex: Abrm. BRIGHT, Nathaniel LANDERS. CARTMEL, NATHAN. Inventory. Jan. 7, 1805. COLLINGS, SPENCER, SR. July 12, 1815. Nov. 4, 1821. Wife: Jane. Children mentioned: William, Spencer. Ex: William COLLINGS, Sr. Wit: Jonathan COX, Spencer COLLINGS. CORNELL, SOLOMON. August 8, 1812. July, 1812. Wife: Elizabeth. Sons: William, Solomon, Jacob. Daus: Sarah RUDD, Menebah KISER(?), Charity russell, Phebe, Polly. Gr.daus: Jane CORNELL, Hannah CORNELL. Ex: David HALL, Jesse DRAKE. Wit: Elijah WRIGHT, Sarah HARRIS. CORNELL, SAMUEL. Sept. 12, 1817. Oct. 7, 1817. Wife: Nancy. Dau: Elizabeth. Sons: Samuel, William. Wit: John WITHERS, John HALL. COPE, WILLIAM. April 27, 1808. July, 1808. Daus: Mary WOLF, Sarah OWEN, Elizabeth HANDSFORD, Hester SHELBY, Emeline RUBY. Sons: Lawrence, William, Thomas. Ex: Harmon GREATHOUSE, William HILL. Wit: John OVERALL, Caleb WISE, Richard WISE. COPY, WILLIAM. May 22, 1812. July, 1815. Wife: Ann. Ex: wife. Wit: Caleb WEST, William HILTON. COYLE (COILE), PATRICK. April 24, 1819. Nov. 1, 1819. Wife: Delilia. Child: Polly, James (infant), children of wife Delilia. Child: John, Lucinda Cam (chld. Of first wife.) "To son John the old plantation and debts due me from Virginia." Ex: son John. Wit: H. HAMBAUGH, Samuel BROWN, William FIDLER. CROW, SAMUEL. Dec. 6, 1819. Inventory. Apprs: William WATTERS, Jonathan RICKETTS, George GUNTERMAN. CULVER, BENJAMIN. Sett. March 4, 1822. DEATS, JOHN. Inventory. Oct. 13, 1821. Appr. Wm. WATERS, Philip GRABLE. DOOLEY, GEORGE. Inventory. July 5, 1819 DUVALL, DENNIS. Oct. 19, 1821. Dec. 2, 1822. Wife: Patty. Sons: Lewis, Dennis, Benj. Daus: Patsey, Margaret, Jane. Ex: Benjamin DUVALL (son). Wit: Robert SAMUEL, James HENDRICK. DYSON, SAMUEL. Inventory. Sept. 1808. EVERALL, WILLIAM. June 14, 1810. 1815. Wife: Ann. Dau: Catharine. Sons: John, William. Ex: wife, William HILTON. Wit: Nathaniel SAUNDERS, Wm. HILTON. FIELDS, HENRY. March 27, 1819. Oct. 1823. Wife: Suckey. Legatees: Polly PHARIS, Elizabeth STEPHENS, Atrom (?) FIELDS, Lewis FIELDS, William Fontain QUINN (son of Arenors QUINN). "Son Henry to have land on which I now live, the balance of property to be divided among my daus. Lucinda, Nancy, Jane, Millord (?) PHARIS, Harriet, Rolinda." Ex: wife, John WITHERS. Wit: Lewis SALE, John WITHERS, Jr., Wallie WITHERS. FUQUAY, HENRY. Sale. Aug. 29, 1822. GAMBLE, WILLIAM. Inventory. Sept. 1808. GENTRY, MARTIN. Inventory. Nov. 1821. Apprs: Craven PEYTON, Samuel EVANS, Nathaniel SAUNDERS. GLENN, JOHN. Nov. 1, 1819. Nov., 1824. Wife: Ellenor. Sons: John Westly GLENN, William Owen GLENN, James Carpenter GLENN. Stepdau: Cithy CARPENTER. Ex: wife. Wit: Jesse WILSON, J. PEACOCK, Nathaniel CANDERS. GRIFFIN, JOHN. Inventory. May, 1815. HALBERT, JAMES. June 14, 1820. July, 1821. Wife: Margaret. Sons: Humphrey, Marshall, James David. Ex: wife, George F. POPE. Wit: James DOZIER, Joseph HUSTON. Margaret HALBERT (wid. Of James, dec'd. June 20, 1820) renounced claim under will, July 2, 1821. Wit: Joseph HUSTON HALL, SIMEON. March 29, 1821. Sept. 3, 1821. Wife: Nancy. Daus: Betsy, Sally, Nancy, Polly, Patsy. Sons: John, Simeon, Porter. Ex: Clifton HALL (bro.), Austin HALL (nephew). Wit: John HALL, Charles HALL, John PHARIS. HALL, WILLIAM. Oct. 24, 1807. ---- Wife: Hannah. Children: Austin, Piny GENTRY, Juiah REBUA(?). Son-in-law Henry GENTRY. Wit: Gideon BRISTON, James BRISTON, Nathaniel BRISTON. HALL, DAVID. April 9, 1814. July, 1815. Wife: Rachel. Sons: William, Asa. Daus: Mary KING, Nancy PORTER, Barbary GENTRY. Other legatees: F. LOVELACE, Gr. Son Asa PORTER. Ex: Alex KING, Nicholas GENTRY. Wit: Simon HALL, Albert HUBBARD. HARRIS, ZADOCK. Inventory. County Court, 1811. HART, HENRY. ----- July Court, 1815. Wife: Colby. Six children mentioned but not named. HARDEMAN, JONATHAN. June 8, 1822. Sept. 2, 1822. Wife: Mary. Sons: Joseph, John, Jacob, Thomas, William, Squire. Daus: Elizabeth HOSIDLER, Sally. Ex: wife, Samuel BROWN, James CLARK, Joseph HARDEMAN. Wit: Jas. CLARK, Christopher ASHBAUGH. JAMES, RICHARD. April 14, 1821. Dec. 1821. Wife: Elizabeth. Children: Anne STALLING, Richard, Elizabeth, Susan, John, Harriet. Ex: wife, Samuel STALLINGS. Wit: Richard JAMES, Benj. BRASHEAR. JORDAN, JOHN. August 16, 1820. Nov. 5, 1821. Wife: Mary. Dau: Mary. Ex: wife. Wit: Samuel BROWN, William Caldwell, Jas. CLARK. JONES, HENRY. Sales. Dec. 24, 1809. KING, JOHN. Inventory. Oct. 17, 1822. KING, WITHERS. June 1, 1816. Nov. 1818. Wife: Sarah. Sons: Seth, Alexander, Valentine, Nelson, John, William, Daniel. Daus: Polly, Levicey CALDWELL, Fanny NEAL. Gr.child: 7 child. Of dau. Maria Ann CUNNINGHAM, Gr.son Elijah KING, Sally KING (dau. Of John). Ex: Jno. KING, Dabiel(sic) KING (sons). LEMASTER, JOHN. Inventory. August Court, 1807. METZEL, FREDRICK. Dec. 20, 1818. July 5, 1819. Daus: Margaret PORTER, Betsy BEALE, Sina (Cinny). Ex: Samuel BROWN. Wit: Henry GENTRY, Moses HOUGH, Wm. BATEMAN, George MARSHALL, Jr. MILES, NATHAN, SR. Oct. 1, 1816. Sept. 23, 1818. Wife: mentioned but not named. Daus: Polly WILLS (WELLS), Sally SIMMONS, Netty WILCOX, Elizabeth SIMMONS (hus. William SIMMONS). Sons: Walter, William (dec'd), Nathan, Richard, Moses. Ex: Richard MILES, Moses MILES (sons). Wit: James POPE, George POPE. MORGAN, SAMUEL. Inventory. July, 1815. Admin: Rachel MORGAN MUSGROVE, HENRY. Feb. 13, 1819. July 5, 1819. Wife: Rachel. Child: Rachel, Benjamin, other children not named. Ex: Henry MUSGROVE, Samuel BROWN. MYERS, JACOB. Oct. 2, 1796. Nov. 1802. Estate to brother Christian MYERS and his children. Wit: John ROSS, Enoch BURDETTE, Margaret ELLISON. (This is the first will in Book "A".) Jacob MYERS was from the County of Lincoln, Ky. NAIN, WILLIAM. August 16, 1819. June, 1822. Wife: Polly. Daus: Cynthia SIMMONS, Elizabeth GLASS, Rachel NAIN, Nancy NAIN, Lydia ROBARDS. Sons: David, Thomas Felix, Robert, Squire, John B. Ex: wife, John DUVALL, Thos. NAIN. Wit: William CALDWELL, Joel CARPENTER, John THOMASON. OVERALL, JOHN. Dec. 5, 1816. March 16, 1821. Estate to dau. Parstheny. Mentions daus. Fanny, Catherine, and sons Whitledge, Robert. Ex: Whitledge OVERALL (son), Benj. Irwin. Wit: Joseph IRWIN, Benj. IRWIN. PAYNE, JOHN C. Jan. 15, 1820. April 3, 1820. Wife and children mentioned but not named. Ex: Newbern C. WOOD (son-in-law). Wit: John BULL, John ALEXANDER, N. C. WOOD. PEYTON, WILLIAM. Inventory. July 3, 1813. Admin: Mary PEYTON (wife) PITTINGER, MARY (widow of Edward STONE) Sett. Jan. 19, 1821. Apprs: Craven PEYTON, Gideon WALKER, Joseph BAIRD. RAMON, ANDREW. May 20, 1812. 1815. Wife: Barbary. Sons: John, Nicholas, Jacob, William, Medlin. Daus: Mary ASH, Agnes THOMPSON, Sarah THOMPSON, Katherine RAMON. Ex: wife. Wit: John GATTON, James V. GATTON. RICKETS, PETER AND MARY. Inventory. Nov. 13, 1818. RICHARDS, GEORGE. Inventory. April, 1812. ROBY, LAWERENCE(sic). Sept. 2, 1813. Nov. 3, 1817. Wife: Catharine. Daus: Elizabeth WILHOIT, Polly GREENWELL, Catharine, Susan, Patsy, Harriet. Sons: Samuel, William, Owen, Reason, John. Wit: Basil GATTON, Joseph GATTON, Sarah WEATHERS, Adolphus ROBY. ROGERS, EDWARD. Inventory. Nov. 1813. Admin: Elizabeth ROGERS SHANKS, JACOB. Inventory. Sept. 6, 1819 SHAIN, CHAS. AND WILLIAM. Settlement of accounts of Chas. And William SHAIN (dec'd.) Admin: Thomas SHAIN. Jan. 7, 1822. SHANKS, ELIZABETH. Inventory. Nov. 10, 1821. Admin: Minton A. SHANKS SIMMONS, JESSE. Inventory. April, 1819. SHEPHERD, ADAMS. April 7, 1819. Admin: Rachel SHEPHERD, Sarah SHEPHERD, Charlotte SHEPHERD, Julia shepherd. Test: William WARREN, John KING. SIMMONS, ROBERT. June 24, 1820. June, 1821. Wife: Catharine. Sons: James, Thomas, Elisha, Esau. Daus: Sarah CRENSHAW, Susan SIMMONS. Wit: Joseph GREENWELL, David ALLISON. SIMMONS, THOMAS. Oct. 20, 1822. ----- Wife: Sally. Ex: James SIMMONS (brother). Wit: Casby(sic) CRENSHAW, David ALLISON, Joseph GREENWELL. SIMMONS, WILLIAM, SR. August 29, 1822. Nov. 3, 1823. Wife: Elizabeth. Son: William. Dau: Cecelia ATWELL. Ex: wife, Richard SIMMONS (brother). Wit: Mathew WILSON, Abraham FIELD. SIMMONS, NOAH. Inventory. Jan., 1806. SIMMONS, GRIFFITH. Inventory. Sept., 1808 STALLING, SAMUEL. April 1, 1822. Dec. 2, 1822. Wife: Sarah. Sons: Henry, John, Samuel, William, Thomas. Daus: Ann BISHOP, Sarah BRASHEAR. Ex: Samuel STALLING, Jr., Henry STALLING (sons). Wit: Richard JAMES, Jacob WELLS, Benjamin BRASHEAR. STRINGER, EDMUND, SR. April 5, 1821. June 4, 1821. Children: John, Richard, Thomas, Fanny FIDLER, Franky OSBURN, Susanna PARIS, Nancy GRIFFIN. Mentions children of dau. Betsy FIDLER (dec'd.) Ex: John STRINGER (son), John PARIS. Wit: Austin HALL, 2 other names illegible. STEEL, JONAH. Feb. 6, 1812. July, 1815. Wife: Arshi (?). Sons: James, Joseph, Dau: Mary. TROUTMAN, MICHAEL. April 10, 1814. ----- 1815. Wife: Elizabeth. Children of wife Elizabeth: John, Peter, Leonard, Elizabeth. Children of first wife: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Rebecca PATTERSON, Mary LEMONS, Margaret LEMONS, Peggy TOMBETSON, Philip, also mentions heirs of dau. Caty (dec'd.). Ex: wife, Abraham TROUTMAN, Philip TROUTMAN (sons). VAUGHN, RICHARD (RACHEL?). Inventory. Nov. Court, 1808