Christian County KyArchives Wills.....Thompson, John October 1816
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Source: Christian County, Ky Will Records Index, 1811-1841, Vol. B
Written: October 1816
Recorded: December 1816


Source: Christian County, KY Will Records Index, 1811-1841, Vol. B

I, John THOMPSON, having the exercise of my reason & remembering it is appointed
for all men once to die do hereby appoint this my last will & testament. First
all my lawful debts to be paid, second I do give & bequeath to my daughter Polly
MCFARLIN one hundred dollars exclusive of all that I have given her heretofore,
lands, stock, furniture. And third, I do give and bequeath to my son Robert
Thompson two hundred acres of land as now…? of, including said Robert's farm
adjoining my tract of land or part of the same where I now live, also the horse,
cow, gun & that said Robert has now in his possession. Fourth, I do give and
bequeath to my son James Thompson ninety six acres of land adjoining & surveyed
with Robert Thompson's, also a horse I gave the said James to the amount of one
hundred dollars, also three hundred dollars in cash that is now in said James
hands which I recently gave. Fifth, I do hereby ordain that all the ballance of
my land including the plantation where I now live together with all my negroes,
my stock of all kinds, farming utensils, waggon, household furniture and every
species of goods, chattels & property now belong to me to be sold at a credit at
the direction of my executors and be divided in the following way, to wit, my
wife Sophia Thompson is to have four hundred dollars for the purpose of
educating that part of my children who are the youngest & who have not had the
opportunity of the rest, I here allow & do hereby give & bequeath to my wife
Sophia Thompson, Jane SNODON(?), John Thompson, Alexander Thompson, Sophia
Thompson, Nancy Thompson, & Isabella Thompson all my children an equal part of
the proceeds of the sale of all my property as above mentioned except Jane
SNODON (?) out of whose part is to be deducted the amount of what she has
received at the valuation of my executors or any honest means (?) they may
choose. My executors is to pay my daughter Polly the above named hundred dollars
out of the proceeds of the sale provided the whole amount to including what is
(…?…) me seven thousand five hundred dollars. On reflection I do hereby order
that my daughter Polly shall have the above named hundred dollars at any rate
whatever the proceeds of the sale be, seven thousand five hundred or not. I do
hereby appoint my wife Sophia Thompson and my two sons Robert and James Thompson
to be my lawfull executors to execute this my last will and testament. Given
under my hand this 26th day of October 1816. Test, the word wife interlined
before assign.

John Thompson…his mark

Finis Ewing
Thos. Bayers
George Snodon (?)

Christian County Court December term 1816

This the last will and testament of John Thompson deceased was produced to me in
court and proven by the oaths of Thos. BAYERS and George SNADON (?) subscribing
witnesses thereto to be the act and decd. hand and seal of the said John
Thompson, Deceased and ordered to be committed to record in testimony whereof
and that this will together with this certificate are truly recorded in my
office of the county court for the county aforesaid. I have hereunto set my hand.

Jno.Clark,County Court Clerk

NOTE: Appraisal of estate and bill of sale immediately follow the will. Recorded
in court, 1817.

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