WILL: John Holsclaw, 1876, Bullitt Co., KY

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Transcribed by dphill4502@aoo.com
Date:  19 Sept 2000
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Last will and testament of John Holsclaw 15 July 1876 Bullitt County, KY

In the name of God, Amen.  I, John Holsclaw, of the County of  Bullitt and the State of 
Kentucky being of sound and disposing mind and knowing the certainty of death but the time 
thereof not-knowing and wishing to settle my affairs in this world before I go hence, make 
publish and declare this to be my last will and testament.

My children by my first wife I wish to make equal, that in those that have not received it 
is to have a horse and a bed or its equivalent out of my present estate.

Item 1 - William Henry Holsclaw who has been absent for a number of years and is supposed to 
be dead if he should be alive and call for it in three years after my death it is my will 
that he should have a feather bed and I do direct he had a horse given him by me.

Item 2 - Lewis Sanders Holsclaw has had a horse and bed given him by me.

Item 3 - Benjamin Franklin Holsclaw has had neither horse nor bed, it is my will and I so 
direct - should he call for it; within three years after my death that he receive a horse 
and feather bed given him by my Executors.

Item 4 - Eliza Ann Holsclaw who married James W. Grant - has had a bed and two given her-

The above are all the children of my first wife-

Item 5 - As my last wife owned one half of the farm on which I now live and which was 
secured to her by marriage Contract between her and myself and after marriage her brother 
Larkin Sanders who owned the other half died thereby leaving my second wife the owner of the 
whole farm and as my title to said farm ceases at my death and veals in the four children of 
my last wife Mary Ann Sanders Holsclaw I have no device to make.

Item 6 - It is my will and desire and I so direct that after the above bequests are complied 
with that all the rest of my personal property consisting of household and kitchen 
furniture, stock farming implements and cisey (?) and all other property that may rightfully 
belong to me be equally divided between the children of my last wife viz. Elizabeth 
Holsclaw, Larkin Hardin Holsclaw, John Robert Holsclaw and Mary Euphania Holsclaw.

Item 7 - It is my will and desire and I do direct that the Court appoint Larkin Hardin 
Holsclaw and John Robert Holsclaw the executors of this my last will and testament without 
security.

John Holsclaw

We the undersigned was present at the request of John Holsclaw and heard him declare and 
publish the above to be his last will and testament and believe from the best of our 
judgement that at the time of so doing he was of sound and disposing mind - Signed in the 
presence of John Holsclaw and in the presence of one another the 15th day of July in the 
year of our Lord 1876 in the County of Bullitt and State of Kentucky.

W. H. Ballimere }
   witnesses
W. H. Jenkins     }