Will of Haley J. Moody(son of William Moody), Jefferson Co., Ky

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Jefferson Co., KY Will Book 18, pg. 462-464

Last Will and Testament of Haley J. Moody April 8" 1891	Jeffersontown, Jefferson 
County Kentucky	

In the presence of Almighty God, Amen.  I Haley J. Moody being in sound mind and  
disposing memory with a full knowledge and realization of the uncertainity of life and 
the certainty of death do make this mylast will and testament revoking each and all 
other wills that I may have made heretofore.  First, I do will and bequeath to my 
daughter Elizabeth Margaret Moody a tract or parcel of land  beginning at a point 
where Judge W. B. Hokes line crosses the branch east of my  house in which I now live 
running East to a Sycamore tree in the branch four  sycamore trees running north to a 
pear tree nearest to the house in a straight  line to a point in the orchard marked as 
a corner by a stone thence following the fence on the east side of said fence to John 
Patts decd. line  running North --?-- thence following John Patts decd. and Whm B. 
Hokes line running West to Wm. B. Hokes corner near the house he bought of Mrs. 
Henderman from thence  South with Judge Wm. B. Hokes line to the beginning, number of 
acres not  designated, She my daughter Elizabeth M. Moody to have and hold the land 
and all and singular the appertnances houses, barn and any & all other building there 
on during her natural life.  In the event Elizabeth M. Moody should die without  
bodily heirs the whole above named with whatever may be added.  It is my will  and 
bequest it shall all go to my son C. Thomas Moody to hold & behis ni [?]  fee simple 
first all my lawful & just debts with my funeral expenses are to be  paid before any 
division or allotment is made of my estate to any one.  Farther I ordain and appoint 
my son C. Thomas Moody my executor to this my last will &  testament without security 
or or bound.	To which I have this the Eighth day of  April Eighteen hundred and 
ninety-one subscribed my name and affixed my seal in the presence of All mighty God 
and these witnesses.	 
					Haley J. Moody
                                        William Harris		
                                        }			}  
Witnesses
Samuel W. Marshall	

State of Kentucky.	
At a  County Court held for Jefferson County at the Court-house in the City  of 
Louisville on the 25" day of Sept. 1893, the foregoing instrument of writing 
purporting to be the last will and testament of Haley J. Moody, deceased, late of this 
County, was produced in Court and proven by the oath of William Harris one of the 
subscribing witnesses thereto, who also proved the attestation of Samuel W. Marshall 
the other subscribing witness thereto; whereupon the same was established by the Court 
to be the last will and testamentof said testator and ordered to be recorded, and is 
recorded, in my office as Clerk of said Court.				

                 Attest Geo. H. Webb, Clerk