Garrard Co. KY - WILL:  Christian Perkins - 1836

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                 WILL OF CHRISTIAN PERKINS
         (B.1757, Goochland Co Va, d. abt. 16 April 1836 Garrard Co KY)

        Sensible of the shortness of life and the certainty of death and 
being desirous of making some disposition of the estate with which I
have been blessed, I therefore make and publish this my last will and
testament

1st  I direct that my Executors herein after named promptly pay my
debts if any remain after my death

2nd  I give absolutely and unconditionally to my son James Perkins my 
negro slaves Amcy, Edney and Washington,

3rd  I give and bequeath unto my son Joseph Perkins my negro slaves 
Coleman Lot or Charlotte, Susan and William,

4th I give to my daughter Sally Reynolds my negro slaves Jack and Liley,

5th I give to my daughter Polly Reynolds my negro slaves Malina,
Jefferson and Fanny,

6th  I emancipate the woman Eve and her three children Martha Ann, 
Pleasant and Polly and I give to the (sic) bed and furniture on which I
am lying, to Pleasant I give a fifty dollar horse and my saddle and
bridle, to Martha Ann I give a bed and furniture and to Polly I give my
third bed and furniture.

7th  I give to my friend Samuel Lusk One Hundred Dollars

8th  The remainder of my Estate both real personal and mixed I direct
to be sold by my executors on a credit of Twelve months and the proceeds
to be equally divided between my children James Perkins, Joseph Perkins, 
William Perkins, John Perkins, Sally Reynolds, Polly Reynolds and Susan
Homes (sic) and to prevent any mistake or misconstruction I hereby
devise to my Executor herein afterwards named that portion of my estate
which I design for my daughter Susan Holmes for the use and benefit of
said Susan Holmes and free from the control and ownership of her husband
Isaac Holmes and if there should be any of that portion of my estate
which I give to my Executors for the use and benefit of my daughter
Susan Holmes remaining after her death then it is my desire that the
remainder be equally divided between the children of my said daughter
Susan Holmes

9th  I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my friends James Stegar 
and Samuel Lusk Executors of this my last will and testament and invest
them with full power to carry into effect this will 

Given from under my hand this 8th March 1836
                Christian Perkins     seal

Witness
James Stegar  (
D. H. Denton  ( State of Kentucky, Garrard County
              ( I certify that the foregoing will of Christian Perkins
        was produced to court on the 18th day of April 1836 and proven
        by the oath of James Stegar a subscribing witness thereto as    
        well to the will as to the handwriting of D. H. Denton, another
        subscribing witness thereto, and approved and ordered to be
        recorded, and the same is hereby admitted to record.
                Att  J Letcher  ck
Will Book, P. 178, Garrard County Court, Lancaster, Kentucky

**A true extraction of the original will on file in Garrard County Court
House.  Karleene L. Morrow, Newport Oregon 5/14/1999.