WILL: William Pohon, 1842, Bullitt Co., KY

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Transcribed by: livings1@aol.com
Date:  01 Nov 2000
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Bullitt Co. KY Will Book C p. 225
In the name of God Amen I WILLIAM  POHON of Bullitt County Kentucky of sound mind and memory 
but old and infirm in body do make this my Last Will and Testament.  First I commend my soul 
to God who gave it and my body to the dust to be buried in christian like manner.

2nd After the payment of my debts and funeral expenses I give my wife ELIZABETH POHON one 
third part of my estate both real and personal for and during the time of her natural life 
and after her disease I give the same to my Executor hereinafter mentioned, to be enjoyed by 
him and his heirs forever.

3rd I give and devise to my daughter POLLY or MARY HAMILTON wife of ALFRED HAMILTON one 
Dollar and no more of my Estate.

4th I give and devise to my daughter KATHERINE SNORDEN, wife of ANDREW SNORDER one dolalr 
and no more of my Estate.

5th I also give and devise to my son in law ABRAHAM BEGHTOL all the ballance of my estate 
both real and personal to be enjoyed by him and his heirs forever.  I appoint my son in Law 
ABRAHAM BEGHTOL Exor. of this my last Will & Testament who I direct ot pay out of my estate 
my just debts and burial expenses.  Witness my hand and Seal this 21 June 1842.

(signed)
WILLIAM  POHON

in the presence of us
GEORGE HORINE
J. W. SAMUELS

Recorded 15 Aug 1842 Bullitt Co. KY Court

a KY marriage cd shows:
CATHERINE POHON m. HENRY SNAWDER 7 Oct 1823 Bullitt Co. KY
but the above will does say ANDREW and  ANDREW “SNOODER” is on the 1830 census for Bullitt 
Co.

MARY POHON  m. JOSEPH BURTON 10 Dec 1818 Bullitt Co. KY - he must have lived only a short 
time after the marriage because MARY (POHON) BURTON then married ALFRED HAMILTON  Mary 7 Jun 
1825 in Jefferson County, Kentucky

Does anyone know if this is a variation of the BOHON name?  They definately use a P in 
Bullitt Co. but if you search for POHONS in the census indexes etc. this little family is 
about all you find.  That so often indicates some weird spelling variant and there are a lot 
of BOHONS over in Mercer Co.  I wondered if this could be the same name.  When you say it 
out loud a B & P could be changable.

And yes, the Snowder / Snorder really appears to me to be an R and not a w.  Snowder often 
seems to be written that way.  At first I thought it was me and the handwriting but I have 
now seen it in some pretty clear script and still find the r.  I can only guess that some 
people said it with an r in it?  As I have said before my rule has become "if ti begins with 
an S ends in an R, is seen in Bullitt Co. and I can barely read it it must be Snawder..."