Butler-Logan County KyArchives Wills.....Read, Moses Alexander February 21, 1814 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Glenda Dodson dodsong7@gmail.com May 1, 2010, 4:34 pm Source: Family Records Written: February 21, 1814 Recorded: December 11, 1815 WILL OF MOSES A. READ In the name of God, Amen, I, MOSES READ, of the County of Butler and State of Kentucky, being weak in body, but in sound and perfect mind and memory, do make and publish this, my last Will and Testament, in manner and form following. That is to say, first, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, RACHEL, the whole of my Estate, both personal and real during her natural life or widowhood. At the death or marriage of my so wife, RACHEL, I give to my grandson, DEGRAFTON READ, ten dollars, as is his part of my Estate in full. Also, I give all of my land, my wagon and gear, my stock of horses, cattle, sheep and hogs to be equally divided between my two sons, NATHANIEL and CUNNINGHAM READ, Also, I give all the plantation utensils, household and kitchen furniture of every description to be equally divided between my aforesaid two sons. But previous to said division, I desire and order that as I have heretofore given to several of my daughters similar articles of property, that my daughter POLLY. my daughter ELIZABETH. my daughter SUSANNAH, my daughter ANA H, and my daughter REBECCA, shall receive from my Estate articles of the same description and value as nearly as can be of those I have already given to my daughter, NANCY FERGUSON,. Also, I give and bequeath to my son, NATHANIEL, a Negro man named Dick. Also, I give and bequeath to my son CUNNINGHAM, a Negro man named Sam, and I also give a Negro woman named Aga and a Negro woman named Sarah to be equally the property of my two sons, NATHANIEL and CUNNINGHAM. Also, I give to my daughter, POLLY, one Negro woman named Jude. Also, I give to my daughter, BETTY, one Negro boy named Jacob. Also, I give to my daughter, NANCY, one Negro boy named Jemy. Also, I give to my daughter SUSANNA, one Negro boy named George, Also I give to my daughter ANA H. a Negro boy named Jejse. Also, I give to my daughter, REBECCA, a Negro girl named Sally Ann. I having hereby given to my aforementioned wife, RACHEL, my whole Estate during her life. I also declare it as my Will and Desire that she, at her discretion, may at any time that she think proper, give to either or all of herein named daughters the whole or any part of the articles of property hereby to them bequeathed. And I hereby appoint my aforementioned wife, RACHEL, Executrix, and my so two sons, NATHANIEL and CUNNINGHAM, Executors to this, my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the twenty-first day of February, One thousand Eight Hundred and Fourteen. MOSES READ SEAL 2-21-1814 Signed and Sealed in the Presence of Thomas Mand Henry Young Benjamin Porter Fran Porter Butler County at a Court held at the Court held at the Courthouse in Morgantown on Monday the 11th day of December, 1815. The last Will and Testament of Moses Read due was exhibited into court and proved by the oaths of Thomas Mand, Henry Young, Benjamin Porter, and Fran Porter, subscribing witnesses and ordered to be recorded. Att Rorz Morrison CBC File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/butler/wills/read452gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/