WILL; John Middleton, 1837, Bullitt County, KY

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Transcribed by: Anne  Livingston - Livings1@aol.com
Date:  23 July 1999 
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Bullitt County Will Book B p. 464
In the name of God Amen, I  John MIDDLETON of the County of Bullitt and State 
of Kentucky being weak in body but of sound mind, and disposing memory and 
callint to mind the uncertainty of human life, and being desirous to dispose 
of all such worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with - I give 
and bequeath the Same in manner following that is to say, After my decease I 
desire that all my just debts be puntually paid out of my Estate by my 
Executor herein after named.

2nd After the payment of my debts and funeral expenses I give my wife Ann H. 
MIDDLETON all my Estate both real and personal forever except so much thereof 
as is herin after named towit:

I give my daughter Celia BROOKS Six Shillings current money, and also my 
other children namely Walter  Matthew Walton  William Chinowith John 
MIDDLETON,  Elizabeth FRITH,  Clara BROOKS, Patty PAIN and Mary Ann ELLISON 
Six Shillings each current money of Kentucky to be paid to them by my 
Executor herein after named out of my Estate and lastly I do hereby 
constitute and appoint my wife Ann N.  MIDDLETON Sole Executrix of this my 
last will and testament requiring no security.  I hereby revoke all other or 
former wills or testaments by me heretofore made;  In Witness whereof I have 
herunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this 29th day of June in the year 
1836.  Signed sealed published and declared as and for the last will and 
testament in presence of R. D. BUKEY and Fielding MIDDLETON.

(signed)

John (X) MIDDLETON

in the presence of Henry GENTRY and Alexander KING

Recorded in Bullitt  County Kentucky Court 20 March 1837

[I will note there was no punctuation whatsoever between the sons and 
daughters names so if one name is a middle name etc. there was no way to tell.]