DEED: Calloway County, KY - Rebecca Barnett's will
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books of Calloway County, KY
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Book C, p. 197 Rebecca Barnett's will
Calloway County, Kentucky Deed Book C, p. 197
In the name of God Amen, I Rebecca Barnett of the county of
Calloway Being sick and weak in Body but of sound mind and
disposing memory (for which I thank God) and calling to mind the
uncertainty of human life and Being Desirous to Dispose of all such
wordly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with. 1st I desire
that all the perishable part of my Estate be immediately sold after
my Decease and out of the money arising therefrom all my just debts
and funeral Expenses to be paid. 2nd I give and Bequeth to my
Daughter Marion A. Jones one feather Bed and furniture and Bedsted.
Also I give and Bequeth to my Daughter Martha L. Bibb one feather
Bed furniture and Bedstead. 3rd I give and Bequeth to my Daugters
Marion A. Jones and Martha L. Bibb and my Grandchildren Sarah A.E.
Barnett and James B. Barnett son and Daughter of my son James
Barnett all the Ballance of my property, my four Negroes Namely,
Lyda, Sally, Nancy and Julia and my cash notes, to be equally
Divided into three shares by my Executor hereinafter named applying
to the county court and having commissioners appointed to value and
Divide said slaves and money when collected, the right of the above
named Legacies to remain in my Daughters and Grandchildren and
their children forever. I also appoint my friend James McKnight the
Guardean of my two Grandchildren herein named and desire him to
have charge of Estate herein named until they are of age. And
lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint My son in law James Jones
my Executor of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this _____ day of
March 1855.      Rebecca Barnett  SEAL
Attest  L.L. Wray
        R.C. Stubblefield
I Paris M. Ellison clerk of the Calloway County court in the State
of Kentucky do certify that at a county court began and held for
said county at the courthouse in Murray on this day the foregoing
last will and testament of Rebecca Barnett deceased was produced
in court and proven by the oathes of the two subscribing witnesses
thereto as required by law and ordered to be recorded. In
Testimoney of which and that the same stands truly recorded in my
offices I hereunto set my hand this 23rd day of April A D 1855.
P. M. Ellison  Clk