WILLS: Abner Bassett 1822, Daviess Co., KY -------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: David Morgan Date: April 25, 2001 7:06 AM -------------------------------------------- **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then 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. ***************************************************************************** Submitted by David Morgan dmorgan@efn.org Transcribed by Loretta Barker tblrd@tblrd209@aol.com Will of Abner Bassett, dated 24 Jul 1822, Probated 5 Aug 1822. To me beloved wife Susannah Bassett I leave all of the estate I may die possessed of both real and personal during her widowhood. Recommending to her at any time she may have anything to spare from the increase of my said estate to call on my executors herein after named who will have the said surplus of property valued and delivered so as to ____ and equal distribution among our children herein after named and as soon as convenient after the marriage or death of my wife Susannah Bassett, it is my will and desire that all my estate both real and personal with its increase shall be divided between my following children. As follows to Wit: To my son Nathaniel Bassett I give and bequeth one share, to my grandchildren the children of my son Abner I give on share, I give one share to my son William Bassett, I give one share to my son Burwell. To my grandchildren the children of my daughter Polly Myers I give and bequeth one share, to my daughter Betsey I give on share, to my daughter Nancy I give on share. To my son Thomas I give one share, to my daughter Eliza I give one share and $100.00 dollars. To my daughter Susannah I give one share, to my daughter Sally I give on share, to my daughter Agnes I give one share. To them and their heirs forever and lastly I constitute and appoint my first son named Nathaniel Bassett and my son William Bassett and my friend John Pinkston and James W. Johnson executor to this my last will and testament _______ All other, given under my hand this 24th day of July, 1822. Witness Signed Joseph Thompson Abner Bassett (His Seal) F. Thompson At a County Court ____ and held for the County of Daviess at the court house in Owensborough on Monday the 5th day of August in 1822, the within writing proporting to be the last will and testament of Abner Bassett deceased was produced in court and there upon Joseph Thompson and F. Thompson subscribing witnesses there to come into court and made oath that the said Abner Bassett in their presence acknowledged and delivered this said writing as and for his last will and testament, that they believed he was in his senses and memory and that they subscribed their names as witnesses thereto in the presence of the testator and at his request and there upon the same was ordered to be recorded and leave was granted the executors therein named to qualify at the next term ____ at a county court began and held for the county aforesaid at the court house aforesaid on the 4th Day of November 1822 the executors named in the said will having failed to appear and qualify, Nestery Clay, was appinted administrator with the will annexed of the said testator estate, he having taken in open court the oath and executed bond agreeably by law and upon the said will is duly recorded in my office. Attest _________ Handley Clerk of County Court of Daviess