Wills: Capt. William Ellis:1802: Fayette Co., KY, 

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Will of Capt. WILLIAM ELLIS  (wife - Elizabeth Shipp)

I William Ellis of the County of Fayette and State of Kentucky being weak in 
body, but sound in mind knowing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of 
death do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form 
following viz:

First:  I give and bequeath to my daughter Salley Ellis a part of my tract of 
land which I purchased of Benj. Proctor to contain fifty acres to be laid off 
as near a square as the nature of the situation will admit of.  To begin at 
my corner with James True running with George Proctor’s line until it strikes 
Benjamin Welche’s line so as to include the quantity; also one horse an 
saddle valued at thirty pounds; sixty pounds cash, one good feather bed and 
furniture, two cows and calves, four ewes and six pounds cash to be laid out 
for necessaries for housekeeping.  The whole amount estimated at two hundred 
and sixty-four pounds to her and her heir’s lawfully begotten of her body 
forever.

Second:  I give and bequeath unto my son Johnston Ellis one hundred acres of 
land due me from John Payne of Scott County also one negro boy named Daniel, 
one horse and saddle worth thirty pounds, one feather bed and furniture, two 
cows, four ewes, and six pounds, to be laid out as above mentioned.  The 
whole estimated at two hundred and fifty eight pounds to him and his heirs 
forever, my wish and desire is that if said land given to my son Johnston 
Ellis should not be gotten or if gotten and should not be worth one hundred 
and twenty pounds then my executors hereafter mentioned shall make it up one 
hundred and twenty pounds in money that may be raised by the sale of part of 
my stock.

Third:  I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mildred Ellis one negro lad 
named Harry, also one negro boy named Ben, one horse and saddle worth thirty 
pounds, one good feather bed and furniture, two cows and calves, four ewes, 
six pounds cash to be laid out as above mentioned.  The whole estimated to 
two hundred pounds to her and her heirs lawfully begotten of her body forever.

Fourth:  I give and bequeath to my daughter Polley Ellis one negro boy named 
Winston, one horse and saddle valued at or worth thirty pounds, sixty pounds 
cash, one feather bed and furniture, two cows and calves, four ewes and six 
pounds cash to be laid out as above mentioned to her and her heirs lawfully 
begotten of her body forever.

Fifth:  I give and bequeath to my son Lewis Ellis one tract of land which I 
purchased of James Ellis, being part of Capt. John Ellis’s tract of land 
lying on Strods road adjoining Neal McCann, Thomas Graves and Herndons heirs, 
containing seventy eight and a half acres, also one horse and saddle worth 
thirty pounds one good feather bed and furniture, two cows and calves, four 
ewes and six pounds cash to be laid out as above mentioned.  The whole 
estimated at two hundred and ninety three  pounds, ten shillings to him and 
his heirs forever.

Sixty:  I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Ellis one negro boy named 
Jack, also sixty pounds cash, one horse an saddle worth thirty pounds, one 
bed and furniture, two good cows and calves, four ewes and six pounds cash to be 
laid out as above mentioned.  The whole estimated at two hundred pounds, 
to her and her heirs lawfully begotten of her body forever.

Seventh:  It is my will and desire that three lots in the town of Port 
William should be sold by my executors and my house, mill and distillery sold 
or occupied in any manner which should be deemed most profitable to the 
estate.

Eighth:  I lend unto my beloved wife, Elizabeth Ellis, during her life the 
land and plantation whereon I now live, also the following negroes viz:  
Ishmeal, David, Andrew, Rachel, Wenney, Mary and Charlotte together with all 
my household and kitchen furniture, all the plantation tools also as much of 
the provisions as will serve the family till the crop comes in and as much of 
the stock as my beloved wife and executors may think proper for her support.  
it is also my will and desire that my wife have all the rents of the land, 
heir of the negroes till my children marry or come of age, in order to help 
to raise and educate my children out of the profits arising from my estate 
lent her.  My will and desire is that the beds and furniture and all the 
stock given in said legacies above mentioned shall be given out of what I now 
have and what my beloved wife may hereafter raise;  My will and desire is 
that after the death of my beloved wife all the estate left her should be 
sold at twelve months credit and after my children legacies are made equal 
with my daughter Salley Ellis then the balance of the money arising from the 
sale of my estate to be equally divided between my children viz:  Salley 
Ellis, Johnston Ellis, Mildred Ellis, Lewis Ellis, Polley Ellis and Nancy 
Ellis.  Lastly I constitute and appoint my beloved wife, Elizabeth Ellis, 
Hezekiah Ellis and Edward Darnaby, executors of this my last will and 
testament, revoking all other will or wills whatsoever.
Witness my hand and seal this 28th of August 1802.


Signed & Sealed )
(No signatures on copy)
in presents of        )


(Note by Paul E. Shipp, Lexington, KY., made this 9th day of July 1932.
I personally copied the above from a very old copy of the WILL of Capt. Wm.
Ellis which was sent to me by Cousin Sallie Ellis,  Rfd. 2, Hannibal, Mo.)

NOTE by MARGARET SHIPP HENLEY - I typed the foregoing document as it was 
spelled and punctuated on the copy that I had from Paul E. Shipp.


From Fayette County Ky Records - Vol 4 by Michael L. Cook
Page 63 
April 28, 1804

EDWARD DARNABY, HEZEKIAH ELLIS and ELIZABETH ELLIS, executors named in
the last will of William Ellis, dec’d, took the oaths and entered into bond 
with JAMES PARISH and JAMES EUBANK as their securities in the penal sum of 3,000 
pounds. 
 Ordered again recorded, as the former record was destroyed by fire.