Henderson County KyArchives Wills.....Lester, Benjamin F. September 2, 1867 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Heidi Fackrell HeidiFackrell@yahoo.com November 11, 2005, 12:48 am Source: Will Books Fromhenderson County Volume C Page 242 Written: September 2, 1867 Recorded: October 28, 1867 I Benjamin F. Lester of the County of Henderson and State of Kentucky make this my last eil and testament. I give my wife one hundred acres of land including houses for her life time. I give my son William one hundred acres of land adjoining his part and back of my wife's part. I give my son Whitfield Lester a hundred acres of land joining the place he lives on. I give my daughter Martha Jane Goodloe one hundred acres of land off of the part of my land joining Wm A Walker and James White. I give my wife one third of the ballance of my property and give the ballance to be equally divided between my children, those who have had anything given them by me since becoming of age to account for same. I wish my son Whitfield Lester to act as Executor of my will Sept 2 1867 - - - - I have given already about $1,000 each to my three oldest children for which they must account in the division hitherto - - nothing to William. Benjamin F. Lester (mark) Henry H Farmer Wm. A. Walker State of Kentucky Henderson County October County Court 1867 28th day The last will and testament of B F Lester - - - was produced in court proved in open court by the oath of H.H. Farmer & W. A. Walker subscribing - - - - - thereto the same being sufficently(crossed out) adjudged to be sufficiently proved is ordered to be recorded. See Book H page 126 - - - - James R. or P Breckenridge Acc. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/henderson/wills/lester114gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/