WILL: Samuel Harris, 1815, Hardin Co., KY

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Transcribed by: Anne livings1@aol.com
Date: 07 Feb 20001 
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26 May 1815  Hardin Co. KY Will Book B p. 263
In the name of God Amen I SAMUEL HARRIS of Hardin County being of perfect mind and 
memory but Sick of Body thanks bee given unto God 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 principally  and first of all I give and 
recommend my Soul unto the Hand of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend 
to the earth to be buried decent Christian burial at the discretion  of my Executors 
nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same by the 
mighty power of God and as touching such worldly Estate where withal it hath pleased 
God to bless me in this life, I give devise and dispose of the Same in the 
following manner and form.

First I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife RACHEL HARRIS all my worldly property 
as long as she remains my widow to use dispose and give at her own discretion to my 
children but she shall not sell the Land whereon she now lives and I do hereby utterly 
disallow revoke and disannul all and every other former Testaments Wills Legacies 
bequests and Executors by me in any ways before named Willed and bequeathed Ratifying 
and confirming this and not other to be my last Will and Testament in Witness Whereof 
I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 26 May 1815.

(signed)
SAMUEL (X) HARRIS

In the presence of MICHAEL FOX and JACOB VERTREES

Recorded 13 Nov 1815 Hardin Co. KY Court

I think this is probably the Samuel HARRIS  who m. Rachel CASE 12 Aug 1795 Nelson Co. 
KY