HARRISON COUNTY, KENTUCKY WILL BOOK 6 PAGE 86 Will of John Cartmill, Sr. In the name of God amen, I John Cartmill Senior of the County of Harrison & State of Kentucky being sick in body but sound in mind & knowing that it is appointed to all men to die & for setting my affairs & directing a Distribution of my Worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased almighty God to bless & bestow upon me. I do make & ordain this my Last will & testament. Revoking all other Will or Wills by me heretofore made. Ratifying & Confirming this to be my Last will & Testament. In manner & form following; but principally & first of all recommending my sould to almighty God who gave it. Hoping through the merits of my blessed Redeemer Jesus Christ to find Redemption, of my former heirs[sic] & wickedness ? [looks like Imprimes]; it is my Will & desire that all my just debts be discharged & paid & after my deceased that my body may Interred decently and at the Expence of my Estate then it is my will & desire & I do give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Susanah Cartmill after all the expenses herein before mentioned & paid, one third part of all my personal Estate for her own proper use & maintanance during her natural life. Also the farm I now live on with the farming utensils which at her dec'd, I give and bequeath to my son William Cartmill. ncluding half the survey that said farm is on & William my son is to convey six acres of his said part to John Ward which I have sold the other part of said tract or survey. I give and bequeath to my son John Cartmill providing he gives to my son Thomas a good second rate house & I do give & bequeath to my said son Thomas Cartmill that tract of land on which my Mills stand with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging & be it further understood by this will that the third part of my personal Estate that I have give or bequeath to my wife Susannah, I have at her disposal at her death to whom she pleases & I do give & bequeath to my daughter Peggy one other third part of said personal Estate. I also do will & bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth, Nancy, Mary, Martha, Jenny & Nelly who have now married & have rec'd [two words illegible] of my Estate, one Dollar each to come out of the last third of my personal Estate. The ballance to be divided between my sons Thomas & William & I do hereby these presents constitute & appoint my beloved wife Susannah Cartmill & my beloved son in law said [name illegible] Executive & Executor of this my last will & testament to execute the same according to the intent. Thereof in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 27th day of December in the year of our Lord anno domina 1807. his In presence of: John X Cartmill [two initials after LSorTS] William Ward mark David Rankin Joseph Ward Harrison County Sett. February Court 1808. This last will & testament of John Cartmill was proved in open Court by the oaths of William Ward & Joseph Ward.Subscribing witnesses thereunto & ordered to be recorded. ATT: W. Moore, CHC Transcribed by Paula Berry Hampton USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Commercial entities must ask for and receive permission from submittor before downloading. ======================================================================= File contributed by: "Paula Berry Hampton" =======================================================================