WILL: Dennis Duvall, 1822, Bullitt Co., KY

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Date:  9 Sept 2000
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Bullitt County Will Book A p. 467
In the name of god amen, I DENNIS DUVALL of the County of Bullitt and State of Kentucky 
being at this time being Weak in Body and Sound of Mind but knowing that all men are born to 
die Sooner or later, I the said DENNIS  DUVALL do hereby make and Constitute this my last 
will and testament towit 

My Soul I Committ to almighty god from whome I once received it my body I Commit to the Dust 
from whence it Came by a decent burial by my executors here in after named.  After all my 
Just Debts are paid by my said Executors I will and dispose of all my Worldly Estate goods, 
Chattels and effects in Manner following towit.

Item. I give to my wife PATTY DUVALL all that part of the tract of land I now live on that 
is to say that part that be in the County of Bullitt also three Negroes, one Woman named 
BESS , one named NANCE and one boy named MAT and all my house hold & kitchen furniture also 
one Sorrel Mare and roan Colt to be hers as long as she may remain my Widow and after her 
death my son BENJAMIN is to have all the property that is left With my Wife except the negro 
Woman named BESS and the Boy MAT.

Item To  my son LEWIS DUVALL I Will and bequeath one hundred acres of land lying part in 
Nelson and Part in Bullitt that I hold  EPHR--- DRAGOO bond for, also about fifteen acres 
that adjoins the same on the South Side being what I marked off to my s’d Son Lewis Supposed 
to be fifteen acres also one Negro Boy named JACK.

Item To my Son Dennis DUVALL and I bequeath all the balance of my land that Land in Nelson 
County except the fifteen acres that I left my son LEWIS also after my wife PATTY VALLS 
death, the Negro called BESS.  

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter PATSEY a negro woman JANE.

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter MARGARET a negro boy named MAT and his bed and one 
gray mare.

Item I give and bequeath to my daughter JANE the child that the aforesaid named Negro woman 
BESS is like for at this time and if any accident happens so that she does not get the said 
negro my son BENJAMIN DUVALL is to pay her one hundred and fifty dollars in good property.

Item I give and bequeath to my son BENJAMIN a negro girl named NANCE, also one negro Boy 
named  NED.

Item I hereby appoint my trusty Son BENJAMIN DUVALL the whole and Sole Executor of this my 
last Will and testament hereby Revoking all other Wills made by me in testimony where of I 
the S’d DENNIS DUVALL have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this Nineteenth day of 
October 1821.
(signed)
DENNIS (X) DUVALL

In the presence of 
ROBERT SAMUELS
JAMES (X) HENDRICKS

Recorded Bullitt Co. KY Court 2 December 1822