WILL: Bluford Crenshaw, 1824, Bullitt Co., KY

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Date:  13 Sept 2000
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Bullitt Co. KY Will Book B p. 49
In the name of God Amen, I BLUFORD CRENSHAW of Bullitt County and State of Kentucky do make 
and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following.

First I resign my soul unto the hands of almighty God hoping and believing a remission of my 
sins by the merits and meditation of Jesus Christ and my body I commit to the earth to be 
buried at the discretion of my Executor herein after named and my worldly Estate I give and 
devise as follows:

First it is my desire that the plantation whereon I now live should be rented for five years 
for grain by my Executor here after named payable yearly at so much per year.  It is my 
desire that the rents and profits be appropriated to the sole use of my beloved wife RHODA 
CRENSHAW and my beloved children namely JAMES CRENSHAW, POLLY CRENSHAW, and MARTHA CRENSHAW, 
all to share equal in the rents and profits of the aforesaid rents but if my beloved wife 
before mentioned should marry before my aforesaid children should come to law full age then 
and in such case it is my desire that she my aforesaid wife should take her thirds of all my 
Estate, both real and personal, my Just debts being first paid.

It is further my will and desire that my aforesaid wife should have the use of my negro 
woman named BET and her child called MARY so long as she shall remain my widow and keep my 
children with her.  It is also my desire that  my negro boy named LEWIS should be hired by 
the year to gether with the blacksmith tools for the currency of the State which I leave to 
the discretion of my Executors to continue to hire or to sell the aforesaid boy LEWIS and 
tools provided they  be of Opinion that a sale would be adventageous to my wife and 
children.

It is further my desire that after my wife’s death should be taken the residue of my ---- 
and personal property should be equally divided among all my children  above mentioned and 
it is further my desire that my Executor should purchase a small farm some where    on ----- 
where it is supposed to  be ---- with no money or debts due and after they may ----  (very 
dark on the film and unreadable) for use of my wife and children so long as she remains 
my widow or  keeps my children with her and after her death or marriage to be equally 
divided amongst all my children as mentioned concerning my other land and property.

Further it is my desire that my executor shall Examine my crops on the ground together with 
all the small ----- and after taking there from a full support for my wife and children, the 
ballance to be sold at the discretion of the Executor together with all my stock except a 
support for my wife and children to be taken and valued by my executors except one muley 
steer called Buck which I give and devise to my son JAMES and lastly I do appoint ELISHA 
JAMES and OVERTON CRENSHAW Sole Executors of this my last will and testament hereby 
revoking and disannulling and revoking all other wills heretofore by me made. 

In witness where of I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal this 27 Aug 1824.
(signed)
BLUFORD CRENSHAW

in the presence of
ELEMELICH SWEARENGEN
JOHN MONTGOMERY
PATSY (X) MONTGOMERY

Recorded 4 Oct 1824 Bullitt Co. KY Court