WILL: Peck, Henry, 1879 - Hardin Co ------------------------------------------ Submitted by: Laquita Fox Carter - QCart@aol.com 1 Oct 1998 ------------------------------------------ Will of Henry B. Peck - Book F pg. 235 - Hardin Co Ky - 6 Feb 1879 Hardin County Feb 6th 1879 I, H.B. Peck of the County of Hardin and State of Kentucky do this day make my last will and testament. After the payment of my liabilities which are but few. Item 1: I will and bequeath to my son John Peck the sum of five hundred dollars to be paid after my decease in a reasonable time which is all I desire him to have of my estate. Item 2: I have sold to Simforan and Malinda Roser tract of land containing 132 acres at being a part of my Father’s old home place for the sum of fifteen hundred dollars for which sum they have excuted to me their notes and I have made them a good title to the same; Seven hundred and fifty dollars of the above named sum is a gift to my daughter Malinda. Item 3: I will and bequeath to William T. Peck the tract of land he now lives on including the land I bought from Thomas Chenault and the tract I purchased of Solomon Irwin in all 172 acres. I estimated it worth two thousand dollars. I give him Seven hundred and fifty dollars out of the two thousand he is to execute his note to me for the balance. I will and bequeath to the Christian Church one acre of land adjacint to the Church called Pecks Grove so long as it shall be used for preaching purposes. I do this for the respect I have for them. Item 4: I will and bequeath to Catherine Almeda Price with the consent of my wife Catherine Peck the tract of land known as part of Dr. William Smiths old farm containing 237 1/2 acres. I estimate it worth two thousand dollars. I give her Seven hundred and fifty dollars out of the above two thousand, this land is hers and after her death it must belong to her children, she is to execute her note to me for this balance. Item 5: I will and bequeath to Henry S. Peck my home tract of land containing 335 acres except the house and 6 acres of land including the house Catherine Peck is to have that her lifetime or as long as she remains my widow, and then it is to belong to my son Henry S. Peck . I estimate said land worth twenty five hundred dollars and I also will that I give him Seven hundred and fifty dollars out of the that and his is to execute his note to me for the balance. Item 6: I will and bequeath to my wife Catherine Peck all my personal property after paying my son John the five hundred dollars I will to him. Also leave Catherine Peck my Executrix she is to give no security for transacting any of my business. I also want her to me no difference with any of her children. I further more will that if either one of my children aren’t satisfied with my will and goes to law to try to break my request it is my will that they are to have nothing belonging to my estate. Item 9: I further more direct that if either of my children dies and leaves no children of their own it is my will that what they are from my estate must equal be divided with my other children. I further direct that William Henry and Catherine Almeda shall execute their notes to their mother for the sums over and above the Seven Hundred and fifty dollars I give them, their notes must be given after my death. Henry B. Peck Catherine ( X ) Peck Witnesses: William Gray E. Warfield Hardin County Kentucky - February 7th 1879 Codicil : In order to present any misunderstanding in regard to the notes mentioned in my will as above written. I only want the parties named to execute their notes to me or after my decease to execute them to my Executrix Catherine Peck . Henry B. Peck Witnesses: E. Warfield William Gray At a County Court began and held for Hardin County at the Court House in Elizabethtown Ky on Monday March 17th 1879 the foregoing instrument of writing presenting to be the last will and testament with codicil attached of Henry B. Peck dec’d was produced to Court and proven in due from law by the oaths of Wm. Gray and E. Warfield the subscribing witnesses thereto whereupon said will and codicil was established as such and ordered to be recorded. Whereupon I have duly recorded the same together with this certifcate in my office 18 day of March 1879. John H Wells Clk. by Luke C. Hays ============================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.