Garrard County, KY  WILL: Benjamin Sutton   1833

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                          Will of Benjamin Sutton
                                      
   In the name of God Amen. I Benjamin Sutton of the County of Garrard
   and State of Kentucky taking into view the changable nature of all
   sublunary(sic) things and being confident of the certainty of death,
   which cannot in the course of nature fail to arrest me ere long. Being
   at this time sick & feeble of body but of sound mind and memory and of
   perfect understanding thanks be to the Lord for the same, do make and
   ordain this my last will and testament hereby revoking all others.
   Item my body I commit to the dust from whence it originated there to
   rest in hope - And my immortal part I humbly recommend to the holy
   care and keeping of God my Saviour. As to the earthly goods with which
   it has pleased God to endow me, I desire may be and I do hereby
   dispose of in the following manner Viz: Item to my beloved wife Molly
   I give and bequeath the whole of my land and two negros to wit Lewis
   and Hannah with as much house hold and kitchen furniture farming
   utentials (sic) and stock as she may think proper and not necessary to
   keep during her natural life - and as I have given to all my daughters
   already one negro each. I now give and bequeath to my son John Sutton
   a negro girl Martha. To my son William Sutton a negro boy named Sam.
   And whereas the negro I gave to heretofore to my daughter Elizabeth
   Baker, died before it rendered her much service, my will and desire is
   that she shall have a negro girl named Susan with her future increase
   to her my said daughter Elizabeth and the heirs of her body forever,
   also the above bequeathed negroes, I give with their future increase
   to my said sons and their heirs forever. Item - I give and bequeath
   unto my daughter Peggy Garvin a certain small tract of land containing
   about thirty acrea on which she and her husband John Garvin now live
   with their children. And I desire that it may be expressly understood
   that my will is the Deed for which I held a bond, must be made
   exclusively to her and to her heirs forever, Item - At the decease of
   my wife - I give and bequeath to my sons John and Benjamin the land
   above devised to my wife (during her natural life) in equal ratio and
   hereby ordain and appoint that they two shall pay to the heirs of my
   Deceased son James Sutton four hundred dollars in good and lawful
   money of this Commonwealth on them getting possession of the same. -
   Item, I desire that my executors herein after mentioned shall sell so
   much of my perishable estate as may be sufficient to pay all just
   debts, and if it should be necessary my Will is that the residue of my
   negroes Hiram and Emily be also sold and after my debts are paid
   whatever may remain from the sale I desire may be at the disposal of
   my wife to be distributed at her pleasure - Item at the decease of my
   wife I Will that whatsoever estate there may be not above devised
   shall be sold and equally divided among the whole of my children to
   them and their heirs forever - Item I hereby ordain and appoint my
   wife Molly Extrix and Jno. Sutton and David Bast Extrs of this my last
   will and testament Winesseth my hand and seal this 16th day of January
   1833
   
   Benjamin Sutton (seal)
   Teste
   Alex A. Jennings
   Edward Byars
   
   State of Kentucky
   Garrard County Oct
   
   I James H Letchor Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of
   Garrard do certify that the foregoing last Will of Benjamin Sutton was
   produced to May County Court 1833 proved by the oath of Edward Byars
   Alex A Jennings two subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be
   recorded and the same is duly admitted to record