Hardin County KyArchives Wills.....Bradley, James December 20, 1800
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Source: Hardin County, Kentucky, Will Book "a", Page 231
Written: December 20, 1800
Recorded: August 26, 1805

  In the name of God Amen, I James Bradley, of the County of Hardin and State 
of Kentucky, being in health of good and of perfect mind and memory thanks to 
the Almighty God for it, calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing 
that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last 
will and testament.

  That is to say first of all I give and recomment to the earth to be buried 
in a Christian Burial at the direction of my executor nothing doubting but at 
the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the almighty power 
of God and as touching such worldly estate where it pleased God to bless me 
within this life, I give demise and dispose of the same in the following 
manner and form: First: I give and bequeath to Anna my beloved wife, one 
sorrel mare that is now in my possession exclusive of her third during her 
life, also I give to my son John one english shelling, as I have given him his 
full porportion before, and my son Thomas one english shelling as I have given 
him his full porportion before. Also my daughter Susanna one english shelling 
that I have by my first wife and one english shelling to my daughter Mary 
Logsdon, as she has had her porportion before and Elenor Greenwalt one english 
shelling as she has had her porportion before and one english shelling to my 
daughter Sarah Greenwalt as she has had her porportion before, I give to my 
son Elijah Bradley one half of the place whereon I now live, to him and his 
heirs forever, to be by them freely enjoyed. Also I give to my son William the 
other half of and part of said land whereon I now live, to be by him freely 
enjoyed, to be divided by a line so as to give each part an even porportion of 
timber, also I give William one horse and saddle and the remainder of the 
movable property after my wife takes her third out. To be _____ and each of my 
daughters, Katy, Lucy, Rachel and Rebekah, nine pounds to each of them and if 
there is any remainder to be equally divided amongst, my seven ddaughters, 
Mary, Elenor, Sarah, Katy, Lucy, Rachel and Rebekah, and at my wife's death 
all the movable property be equally divided between my forur daughters Katy, 
Lucy, Rachel and Rebekah, and I hereby utterly disannull and revoke all and 
every other will or wills, legacies, bequeaths and executors by me heretofore 
made, willed and bequeathed and to constitute and appoint, make and ordain 
Elijah Bardley and Jacob Greenwalt my executors of this my last will and 
testament, in witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 
twentieth day of December, One thousand and eight hundred.

Sealed and delivered in the presence of us:
Robert Hodgen                                signed James Bradley Seal
John Hodgen
Coonrod Caster
Richard Winchester

Hardin County Sct

  At a county court begun and for the county aforesaid, the 26th day of 
August, 1805, this will of James Bradley was produced to court by Elijah 
Bradley one of the executors therein named and proved by the oaths of Robert 
Hodgen, Richard Winchester and Coonrod Caster the subscribing witnesses 
thereto and ordered to be recorded.

Attest
Ben Hem.  
Clerk H. Co.

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