Greenup county, KY Will, 1823 Johnson Campbell

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	In the name of God, I Johnson Campbell being sound 
of mind and desirous of disposing of my property among my 
relations during my life, do hereby ordain declare and 
publish the following writing as my last will and testament.  
I devise to my son Thomas Campbell the lower half of my tract 
of land being and laying in Lawrence County and on the waters 
of Bigland River and which I bought of Lewis Craig.  I also 
devise to my son James Campbell the upper half of the above 
described tract of land, to them and their heirs forever.  
I also devise to my wife, Henrietta Campbell, our negro man 
named Aaron, also one negro woman named Darcus and one negro 
girl named Louisa to her and her heir forever.  In witness of 
which I here with set my hand and seal, this twelfth day of 
October, one thousand eight hundred twenty three.  
	[signed Johnson Campbell, his mark]
	[witnesses John A Jones, Danl B Blankinship]
	
1824	At a county court held for Greenup county at the 
courthouse on Monday the 1st day of November 1824.  This day 
the last will and testament of Johnson Campbell was produced 
in open court by Daniel Blankinship and proved by the oaths 
of said Daniel Blakinship and John A Jones two subscribing 
witnesses thereto to be the last will and testament of the 
said Johnson Campbell, and that they subscribed their names 
as witnesses in the presence and at the request of the said 
testator and that he was a sound man and desposing memory, 
and thereupon the same is odered to be recorded which has 
been accordingly done in my office 
	[signed John Hockaday]