WILL: Isaac Hibbs, 1894, Bullitt Co., Ky ***************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Commercial entities must ask for and receive permission from submitter before downloading. Transcribed by twotrees@hal-pc.org Date: 01 Jan 20001 ***************************************************************************** Transcribed by Walter E. Welsh Last Will and Testament Isaac Hibbs Will Book "J" pages 252, 253, 254 I Isaac Hibbs of the County of Bullitt, State of Kentucky being of sound mind and disposing memory, do make my last will and testament as follows---hereby revoking all wills hereto fore made by me---that is to say:- First--I hereby nominate and appoint E.S. Branch to be the sole executor of this my last will and testament, and request that he be allowed to qualify as such without surety in case he continues in the the same circumstances as now. Second--Upon the qualification of my said executor, I desire that he shall take possession of all my property real and personal and I hereby empower my said executor to sell and convey all of my real estate, with proper covenants to pass a good title thereto to any purchaser thereof, as hereinafter provided. I desire that my said executor shall first sell all the personal property and with the proceeds pay all my just debts if any, but should this not be sufficient, then I desire that my said executor shall rent out my real estate for one year, for that purpose, and in event this does not raise sufficient proceeds to pay all my just debts, my said executor shall sell and convey sufficient of my real estate to pay such debts. Third--After the expiration of one year from the qualification of my said executor, I desire that he shall at such time or times as in his discretion shall be deemed best, and upon such terms as he shall consider to the best advantage, sell and convey, either at private or public sale, all of my real estate in order that the same may be converted into money. It is my desire, however, that all of my real estate shall be sold by my said executor not later than three years after my death, and until such sale my said executor is to keep said real estate rented out. Fourth--After all of my just debts are paid, as aforesaid, I desire that my said executor shall divide the proceeds from the sale of my personal and real property, as well as any rents he may have on hand, among my bodily heirs according to the law of descent, the same as if I had died intestate, except that my daughter, Bell Goldsmith, shall have deducted from her share the sum of Thirty-five dollars ($35), heretofore advanced to her. I also desire that my said executor shall distribute such proceeds, from time to time, as collected, when the sum is sufficiently large to make such distribution practicable. I further desire that my said executor shall see that statutory guardians are appointed for the minor distributies, if any, and the receipt of such guardians shall be a full acquittance to my said executor to the extent of the money thus paid. Fifth--I further desire that in the event any of my grand children, entitled to a share in my estate under this Will, shall die before arriving at the age of twenty-one years, and without leaving issue, that such share shall be divided equally among the brothers and sisters of such decedent, should there be any living. Sixth--Should any of my said heirs institute legal proceeding to break or set aside this will, in whole or in part, such contestant, or contestants shall not receive from my estate exceeding five dollars ($5) each. Seventh--In the event said E.S. Branch should, for any reason, fail to qualify as executor under this will, then in that event, whosoever shall qualify as administrator with this will annexed, shall have the same powers as given to said executor named herein, except that said administrator will be required to give surety. In testimony whereof I have here to set my hand this the day of , 1894. s/ Isaac Hibbs Signed and acknowledged as his last will and testament by the said Isaac Hibbs, in our presence and in the presence of each other. s/ Wm. N Griffin s/ W.P. Daugherty State of Kentucky} Bullitt County } I, W. B. Tilden, clerk of the Bullitt County court, certify that the foregoing last will and testament of Isaac Hibbs was on March 13" 1899 produced in open court and proved by the oath of W.N. Griffin to have been acknowledged in his presence by Isaac Hibbs to be his last will and testament-that he attested same at his request and in his presence. The signature of W.P. Daugherty was proved to be his genuine signature-full capacity of mind of said testator at the time of making said will was also proved and same being proved as required by law was admitted to probate and ordered to be recorded as the last will and testament of Isaac Hibbs-which with this certificate, I have truly recorded in my office this 13 day of April 1899." s/W. B. Tilden Clerk