WILL: Josiah Ferguson, 1803, Fayette Co 

Fayette County Ky Will Book A - page 17

  I, Josiah Ferguson, do make this my last will and testament in the name
  of God.  towit, I wish my beloved wife to enjoy all my Estate both real
  and personal during her natural life whom I have as my sole Executrix
  and after her death then the remaining Estate to be divided in the
  following manner that is, to my Daughter Judith Wilson, one feather bed
  and furniture, to my Daughter Susannah Right one bed and furniture, to
  my Daughter Mary Duhamel, one Bed and furniture, to my Daughter Jane
  Tomkins, one Bed and furniture and be it remembered that the above
  legatees have already received the legacies, and to my son Thomas I give
  and bequeath the sum of six shillings but it is my wish as he had a Deed
  for the place his mother now lives on, that there should be a fair
  Dividend, between him and the children not yet mentioned in my will.
  When the land above mentioned is put in the [illegible].  As I do
  bequeath hereafter (except to my Daughter Betsy I give my Negro Boy
  Peter and to my son John I give my Negro Boy Nace, the residue of my
  Negros with the whole of my personal Estate I wish to be equally divided
  between the Residue of my Children, that is Nancy, Josiah, William and
  Joshua, except for my son Thomas should choose to make an equal dividend
  of the above mentioned Land then to have an equal share with the four
  last mentioned Children and lastly it is to be understood that my Negro
  Man Spencer (?) and his wife Lucy are to serve their Mistress during her
  life and then they are to be at their freedom.  As I neglected my
  Daughter Catherine Jones I give and bequeath her one feather Bed and
  furniture, as to her elder sisters which she has already received.  In
  testimony I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 25th day of July
  1802.

                                       his
                               Josiah   x   Ferguson
                                       mark

  In presence of
  Tho Clarke
  George Muir (?)
  Robert Marshall


  Fayette County April Court 1803

  This last will and testament of Josiah Ferguson deceased was produced in
  Court, and proved by the oath of Thomas Clarke and Robert Marshall,
  subscribing witnesses there to and ordered to be recorded.

                               Teste  Levi Todd  C.F.C.


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