Christian County KyArchives Wills.....Reeves, Miles May 28, 1821
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Source: Familysearch.org Original Probate Documents
Written: May 28, 1821
Recorded: August 6, 1821

Christian County, Kentucky
Will Book C, Page 389

I Miles Reaves of the County of Christian & State of Kentucky do make and 
Ordain this my last Will and Testament In the manner and form following Viz, I 
lend to my beloved wife Ann Reaves my tract of land on which I now live & a 
Negro girl named Letisia and also all my Goods & Chattels during her natural 
life And I wish my beloved wife to raise my three youngest children Robert, 
Milberry and William and give them tolerable education and at the death of my 
wife I wish my property all to be Sold and equally divided amongst my lawful 
children Namely Joseph Reaves, Sally Griffy, John Reaves, Elizabeth Thweatt, 
Miles Reaves, Ruth Reaves, Robert Reaves, Milberry Reaves & William Reaves to 
be theirs & their Heirs forever But Should either of my above named Children 
Die before the death of my beloved Wife, leaving Children It is my wish that 
their children Should Hier their lawfull part forever, But Should my beloved 
wife die before my three youngest children have their education I wish enough 
allowed them over and above their equal part to educate them.  I do hereby 
nominate and Appoint my Son in law George Griffy and Edward A. Lucy (?) my 
neighbour (sic) Executors of this my last Will and testament.  Hereby revoking 
and making void all other Will or Wills by me heretofore made In Witness 
Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand this Twenty eighty day of May Eighteen 
hundred and twenty one 
Signed Sealed published and declared by the testators in the presence of

John Miller			Miles (his X mark) Reaves (Seal)
Ethiel Thweatt

Christian County Court			6th August 1821
	The foregoing Last Will and Testament of Miles Reaves decd was this 
day produced in Court and proven by the  Several Oaths of John Miller and 
Ethel (?) Thweatt.  Subscribing witnesses thereto to be the Act & deed hand & 
Seal of the Said Miles for the purposes therein.  Whereupon the Same was 
ordered to Record Which together with this Certificate is truly recorded in 
the Clerk Office of Said Court.
			Test	Jno Clark CCCC


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