WILL: John Raymon, 1838, Bullitt County, KY ********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net Transcribed by: Anne Livingston - Livings1@aol.com Date: 27 Aug 1999 *********************************************************************** Bullitt Co. Will Book C p. 8 I John RAYMON of the County of Bullitt and state of Kentucky being weak in body and low in health but of sound mind and disposing memory do make, ordain and publish this my last will and testament. First it is my will that all my just debts be paid out of any monies that I may have on hand at my death and if there should not be a sufficiency of money for this purpose then my wife should name some part of my personal property which my executors shall sell till a sufficiency is raised to discharge all honest debts against my estate. 2nd I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Margaret all my real estate including my dewelling house East of a line to be drawn on a straight direction from the corner of Joseph HARDMAN and Thomas HARDMAN on my line to a point on my oposite line about half way between where Sally THOMPSON and James ASHBAUGH now live, to have and to hold the same to her own seperate use during the term of her natural life, except a parcel of land which I have conveyed to my son-in-law, William BRIDWELL by deed being dated 24 February 1838. I also give and bequeath to my beloved wife all my household and kitchen furniture during the term of her natural life, but she is to furnish each of my sons with feathers enough for a bed as they become twenty years of age - my son Quinton has got his, but the rest have not. I also give to my wife during her natural life, my big bay horse, Dye, my sorrel mare, Suse, my bay colt three years old, my bay horse, Pompey and I also give to my beloved wife during her natural life all my stock of Cows, hogs, sheep and their increase, all my farming utensils, all the corn and wheat I have on hand, and also the meat and every other species of property to which I have a right . And my Executors hereafter named shall sell any piece of personal property which my wife shall name and I have hereby devised to her, when she shall need money, and the proceeds shall be applied to purchase such necessaries and comforts as she may need, and the balance, if any, shall be placed at interest by my executors subject to any demand my wife shall have for necessaries and comforts. At the death of my wife, it is my will that the personal estate I have hereby given my wife and all that may be then on hand shall be sold by my Executors and the proceeds thereof equally divided among all my children. I give to my son George my bay horse bill, provided that he pays what I yet owe for him. It is also my will that my Executors sell my old Waggon and the geer thereto belonging at public or private sale, as they may think best and they are to put the money arising there from, out at interest, subject however to any demand my wife may have for necessaries or comforts, but she is not in any case to be extravagent. And all the money I have on hand after my debts are paid must be put out at interest by my Executors and so kept till the death of my wife, when all the money then in any way belonging to my estate must be equally divided amongst all my children. I also give and bequeath my sons Quinton, George RAYMON and my daughter Sara CONNELL all my real estate west of a line to be drawn in a straight direction from the corner of Joseph HARDMAN and Thomas HARDMAN on my line to a point in my oposite line about half way between where Sally THOMPSON and James ASHBAUGH now live, and the land amonst them in this way they are to select each one man, John CONNELL to act on this throughout for his wife , and those three men to chose one to divide said land equally among my three children last named, and fix a fair value on each share and each of my children last named is to draw lots to his or her share, accordin to their ages, the oldest drawing first and so on , and those drawing the most valuable shares shall make up the diference to the one holding the inferior shar, so as to make the portions stand upon a footing of equality - but this mode of division is not to be adopted if my three children last named can divide said land Themselves which I hope they will do. It is also my will that the real estate which I have given to my wife during her natural life shall at her death pass in fee simple to my four youngest children, John, William, Alexander and Louisa (Louisiana?) and the rest of my children are to take no interest therein. It is my will that my wife shall keep all my children with her until they attain the age of twenty one and provide for them as their wants may require out of the means I have hereby given her. And I hereby appoint my Son in Law John CONNELL and my son George RAYMOND the Executors of this my last will and testament, hoping that they will carry out my desires herein expressed. On Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 25th day of February, 1838. (signed) John (his mark) RAYMON Witnesses: Wm. R. THOMPSON Andrew McCORMICK Recorded Bullitt Co. KY Court 19 Mar 1838