WILL: Catherine Jones, 1845, Bullitt County, KY

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Transcribed by: Anne  Livingston - Livings1@aol.com
Date:  11 Dec 1999 
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Surnames Mentioned:  HARDMAN, JONES, McCORMACK, RAYMOND, SAUNDERS... and she 
has a grandson named Martin!

Bullitt County Will Book C p. 486
In the name of God Amen, I Catharine JONES of Bullitt County, State of 
Kentucky being weak in body but of sound disposing mind and memory do make, 
publish and declare this to be my last will and Testament in manner and form 
following towit:

That after my death I will and desire to be buried in a plain decent 
christian manner

Second That my physicians Bill and funeral expenses be paid any Physicians 
bill being all the debt I individually owe I stand security for my son Henry 
JONES on a note to McCORMACK who had sold the same to William HARDMAN for the 
sum of about eleven or twelve dollars perhaps the amount is not so large, 
which if not paid by my said son Henry with his own money or property must be 
paid out of my personal estate.

After the payment of my physicians bill my funeral expenses and the HARDMAN 
debt if not paid by my son Henry, It is my will and desire that all the 
balance of my estate both real and personal be equally divided among my grand 
children: Elizabeth JONES, Martin Van Buren JONES, John JONES, William JONES 
and Nicholas JONES being the children of my son Henry JONES but it is my will 
and desire that my personal property remain in the possession and under the 
management of my said son Henry JONES except so much of my personal property 
which consists of One bay horse, three feather beds and furniture, One walnut 
Cupboard and furniture and cooking Utensils and fifteen head of sheep as will 
be sufficient to pay said debts and funeral expenses until my said grand 
children shall arrive at the age of twenty and one years and then if any 
portion of my said personal property should remain in his possession to be 
equally divided amongst my said Grand children.

It is also my will and desire that my tract of land of One hundred acres 
lying on the east fork of Coxes Creek in Bullitt County conveyed to me by 
Frederic. W. G. ALEXANDER on the 16 day of October 1830 And recorded in the 
clerks office of the Bullitt County Court and which is hereby willed and 
devised to my said Grand children be and remain in the possession , 
occupation and use of my said son Henry that he may be enabled with the 
proceeds and the personal property give to my said grand children as support 
until they shall reach the age of twenty one years then to be equally divided 
among them And in case an equal division cannot be made of the tract of land 
hereby willed and devised to them then and in that case it is my will and 
desire that the tract of land be sold and the money arising from the sale of 
the same be equally divided among them.  I do hereby appoint my friend 
Nicholas ASH Executor of this my last will and Testament.  In Witness whereof 
I hereto set my hand and affix my seal this eleventh day of August 1845.

(signed)
Catharine (X) JONES

in the presence of
Frederic (X) RAYMOND
Frederic (X) RAYMOND Jr.
Nat. P. SAUNDERS

Recorded Bullitt Co. KY Court 20 October 1845


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Anne Livingston
livings1@aol.com