Will: Will Abstracts Book A, Jessamine Co, Ky

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Will Book A

Webber, Charles - page 1 - date of will, June 17, 1779; date of probate, 
1799 - names brothers

Walker, George - page 3 - date of will, Dec. 22, 1798; date of probate, 
March 
1800 - names wife, Priscilla and children.

Coger, Michael - page 5 - date of will, Feb. 19, 1801; date of probate, 
Sept., 1801 - names wife, Mary and children.

Gates, Chirley - page 7 - date of will, April 4, 1800; date of probate, 
Oct. 
1800 - names wife, Susanna and daughters.

Haydon, John - page 13 - date of will, June, 1801; date of probate, 
Sept., 
1801 - names Jno. Ficklin, Executor.

Williamson, Thomas - page 24 - date of will, Oct. 31, 1800; 
date of probate, 
Nov. , 1800 - names wife, Elizabeth and children.

Taylor, David - page 26 - date of will, Dec. 31, 1801; 
date of probate, Feb. 
1802 - names brothers and sisters.

McElhany, James - page 41- date of will, Aug. 11, 1801; 
date of probate, may, 
1802 - names wife, Ann.

Gatewood, Augustine - page 42 - date of will, March 18, 1802; 
date of probate 
May, 1802 - names wife, Betty and children

Stonestreet, John - page 49 - date of will, March 1, 1802; 
date of probate, 
May, 1802 - names wife, Anne and children.

Davenport, Jonas - page 57 - date of will, April  5, 1802: 
date of probate, 
Aug., 1802 - names wife, Alice and children.

Allison, Peter - page 64 - date of will, June 4, 1802; 
date if probate, Oct. 
1802 - names children.

Walters, David - page 74 - date of will, Nov. 5, 1802; 
date of probate, Jan. 
1803 - names wife, Betty and children

Hulse, Daniel - page 80 - date of will, March 7, 1805; 
date if probate, May 
1805 - names wife, Dinah and children

Bourne, Francis - page 85 - date of will, June 2, 1803; 
date if probate, 
Sept. 1807 - names wife Frances and children.

Gilmore, Elizabeth - page 92, date if wukkm Seot, 19, 1804; 
date if probate, 
Dec. 1805 - names children.

Walker, Courtnay - page 100 - date of will Feb. 17, 1804; 
date if probate, 
March, 1804 - names brothers and sisters.

Walters, Samuel - page 100 - date of will, June 11, 1804; 
date of probate, 
Feb. 1805 - banes wufem Sarah and children.

Williams, James - page 105 - date of will, Jan. 20, 1803; 
date of probate, 
May 1802 - names wife and children.

Scott, William - page 105 - date of will, Oct. 3, 1804; 
date of probate, Dec. 
1804 - names wife, Grezel and children.

Maderson, Gabriel - page 111 - date of will, April 21, 1801; 
date if probate, 
May 1802 - names wife, Mariah and children.

Gilmore, John - page 114 - date of will, June 16, 1807; 
date of probate Aug. 
1807 -  names sisters.

Smith, Isaac - page 116 - date of will, Jan. 14, 1806; 
date of probate Feb. 
1807 - names wife, Polly and children.

Gilbert, Agulla - page 118 - date of will, Dec. 29, 1806; 
date of probate, 
Feb. 1807 - names children.

Bourne, Reuben - page 125 - date of will, March 31, 1807; 
date of probate, 
June 1807 - names wife and children.

Edmon, Wm. - page 129 - date of will, Sept. 21, 1806; 
date of probate, Nov. 
1808 - names brothers and sisters.

Turner, Wm. t. - page 132 - date of will, May 15, 1807; 
date of probate, June 
1807 - names wife, Action and sons.

Lockhart, James - page 154 - date of will, Aug. 1, 1804; 
date of probate, 
Nov. 1804 - names children.

Willis, Sherod - page 160 - date of will, March 3, 1806; 
date of probate, 
June 1806 - names wife, Maryann and children.

Dunn, James - page 195 - date of will, Nov. 6, 1806; 
date of probate, Feb. 
1808 - names wife, Martha and children.

Prewitt, Joseph - page 197 - date if  will, Jan. 31, 1808; 
date of probate 
Feb. 1808 - names wife Polly and children.

Foster, John - page 205 - date of will, April 25, 1808; 
date of probate, 
June, 1808 - names wife Leanah and children.

Bruster, James - page 206 - date of will, Aug. 15, 1807; 
date of prbate, Aug. 
1808 - names wife, Elenor and children.

Empson, Cornelius - page 219 - date of will, May 27, 1808; 
date of probate, 
Aug. 1808 - names wife, Hannah and children.

Sodusky, Samuel - page 223 - date of will, April 1, 1803; 
date of probate, 
Dec. 1803 - names wife Margaret and children.

Coger, Mary - page 229 - date of will, Jan. 19, 1804; 
date of probate, May 
1806 - names children.

Dillin, Thomas - page 231 - date of will, July 27, 1796; 
date of probate, 
Sept. 1803 - names wife Ezabella and children.

Smith, Elizabeth - page 241 - date of will,  June 1, 1807; 
date of probate, 
Nov. 1808 - names children.

Hockersmith, Edward - page 241 - date of will, Oct. 13, 1808; 
date of 
probate, Nov. 1808 - names children.

Cunningham, Walter - page 250 - date of will, June 27, 1807; 
date of probate, 
June, 1808 - names wife, Jean and children.

Thompson, Joseph - page 268 - date of will, March 3, 1808; 
date of probate, 
Dec. 1809 - names wife, Mary and children.

Morris, Turner - page 279 - date of will, Jan. 25, 1810; 
date of probate, 
Feb. 1810 - names sons.

Smith, George Stoval - page 286 - date of will, Jan. 24, 1809; 
date of 
probate, March, 1810 - names wife and children.

Steele, Thomas - page 294 - date of will, April 12, 1809; 
date of probate, 
March, 1810 - names wife, Frances and children. 

Lowery, Nathaniel, page 297, date of will, June 2, 1810; 
date of probate, 
Aug. 1810, names wife, Mary and sons.

Scott, John, page 298, date of will, Feb. 22, 1811; 
date of probate, March 
1811, names brothers and sisters.

Bruster, Elenor, page 300, date of will, April 5, 1809,; 
date of probate, 
Aug. 1811, names children.

Dickerson, Marten, page 302, date of will, July 21, 1810; 
date of probate, 
Aug. 1811, names wife and children.

Hunter, Henry, page 304, date of will, Oct. 15, 1810; 
date of probate, Jan. 
1811, wife, Sara and children.

Johnson, James, page 337, date of will, Dec. 7, 1808; 
date of probate, Nov. 
1811, names wife, Sarah and brothers.

Patton, Roger, page 387, date of will, Dec. 4, 1811; 
date of probate, Feb. 
1812, names children.

Kertley, Aquila, page 396, date of will, March 24, 1812; 
date of probate, 
Feb. 1812, names sisters.

Barr, Zachariah, page 410, date of will, april 1, 1812; 
date of probate, Aug. 
1812, names wife, Sara and children.

Harbison, George, page 415, date of will, Nov. 6, 1812; 
date of probate, Nov. 
1812.

Moore, Shadrack, page 417, date of probate, Nov. 1812, 
names wife, Rebecca 
and children.

Bichols, Thomas, page 419, date of will, Aug. 8, 1812; 
date of probate, Sept. 
1812, names wife, Nancy and children.

Gatewood, Dudley, page 421, date of will, May 25, 1812; 
date of probate, Nov. 
1812

West, Charles, page 422, date of will, Jan. 1, 1803; 
date of probate, Nov. 
1812, names wife, Susanna and children.

Hoover, Sr., David, page 425, date of will, April 14, 1813; 
date of probate, 
May 1813, names wife, Elizabeth.

Steele, David, page 426, date of will, Nov. 23, 1812; 
date of probate, Feb. 
1813, names wife, Mary and children.

Fulkerson, Abram, page 428, date of will, April 6, 1812; 
date of probate,  
Feb. 1813, names wife, Ann and sons.

Woods, Joseph, page 430, date of will, April 6, 1812; 
date of probate, jan. 
1813, names wife, Martha and children.

Chiles, John, page 432, date of will, Jan. 4, 1813; 
date of probate, June 
1813,  names wife, Elizabeth and children.

Stonestreet, John, page 434, date of will, Feb. 15, 1812,; 
date of probate, 
Feb. 1813, names wife, Betsy and daughter.

Gray, Patrick, page 436, date of will, aug. 14, 1812; 
date of probate, March 
1813, names wife, Margaret and children.

Netherland, Powhatan, page 442, date of will, Feb. 27, 1813; 
date of probate, 
Nov. 1813, names brother.

Stewart, Benjamin, page 444, date of will, April 4, 1813, 
date of probate, 
June 1813, names wife, Milly and children.

DAVENPORT, James, (Jonas).  April 5, 1802, Augl 1802.  
Wife: Alice, Sons: 
Samuel, William.  Daus: Polly, Nancy, Elizabeth.  
Ex: wife, George Walker.  
Wit: John Carrol, Thomas fletcher, George Walker.

DICKERSON, Martin.  July 21, 1810, _______. Sons: David, 
Lewis, George, 
William, Fountain.  Daus: Fanny McClure, Nancy Jackson 
(hus. David), Polly.  
Ex: ____, Wit: William McDowell, John Thomas.

DILLIN, Thomas.  July 27, 1796, Sepat. 1802.  
Sons: Stewart, Squire.  Daus: 
Margaret, Jane, Nancy, Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary 
McCabe, Elzabelle, (wife). Ex: 
Charles West, John McKinney,  Wit: frances 
Dallam, John Cutright, M. Wealch.

DUNN, James. Nov. 6, 1806, Feb. 1808.  
Wife: Martha, Sons: James, Nathaniel, 
Alexander.  Daus: Jean Spears, Elinor Dunn 
(widow of son Samuel).  Gr. 
children: John Carson, Alexander Carson, 
Jenny Carson, Henry Doak, Martha 
Woods, Jean Spears.  Ex: Nathaniel Dunn (son), 
Joseph Wood.  Wit: William 
Garnett, james Garnett.

EDMOND, William.  Sept. 21, 1806, Nov. 1808. 
Legatees:  sister's children: 
Mary McMilley (?), Rebecca.  Bro. Samuel 
Edmon's children: Rebecca, Polly, 
Jincy, John.  Bro. Robert.  Ex: James Edmon 
(bro.), Hugh Scott.  Wit: Ephiram 
January, John Young, Joseph Woods. 
(This is the way it was written with all 
the different spellings for Edmond._

EMPSON, Cornelius, May 27, 1808, Aug. 1808.  
Wife: Hannah, Sons: John, 
Cornelius, Richard, Thomas.  Daus: Elizabeth, 
Rachel, Sarah Stephens, Polly 
McDonald, Margaret Bryan.  Ex: wife, Nathaniel 
Harris.  Wit: Abraham Copell, 
Sr., Abraham Copell, Jr., James Risk.

FOSTER, John, April 25, 1808, June 1808.  
Wife: Leanah, Sons: Pleasant, 
David, William.  Ex: William Moore, William 
Organ.  Wit: Robert Miner, David 
Speen, Robert Calterson.

FROST, Ezekiel.  Inventory, March 1810.  
Appr: James Lockett, Shadrack Moore, 
William Sallie.

FULKERSON, Abraham, April 6, 1806, Feb. 1813.  
Wife: Ann, Sons: Abraham, 
Ford, William, Stepson Stonestreet.  Daus: 
Saly Sutton, Nolly Smith, Betsy 
Speed.  Ex: sons of Abraham William.

GATES, Chisley.  April 4, 1800, Oct. 1800.  
Wife: susannah.  Daus: Sally, 
Sophia, Lucinda.  Sons: James.  Ex: wife, 
Elijah Gates (brother)

GATEWOOD, Augustine, March 18, 1802, may 1802.  
Wife: Betsy.  Daus: Fanny, 
Elizabeth, Mary.  Son: Richard.  Ex: wife, 
John Castleman (son-in-law). Wit: 
William Pollard, Edmund Bryan, David Oliver.

GATEWOOD, Thomas, Inventory, Aug. 23, 1811.  
Apprs: Jacob Sandusky, Nathaniel 
Evans, Ephiram Sandusky.

GILBERT,  Agulia (Aquilla), Dec. 20, 1806, 
Feb. 1807.  Sons: Isaac, Charles, 
Michael, Benjamin, Samuel.  Daus: Elizabeth, 
Martha.  Ex: Michael Gilbert, 
Benjamin Nickolson, Benjamin Gilbert.  
Wit: Ezekiel Gilbert, John Metcalf.

GILMORE, John, June 16, 1807.  Sisters: 
Martha (wife of Josiah Burton), 
Elizabeth (wife of Robert Simpson, Sarah 
(wife of Andrew McCampbell, Jane 
Farley, Elina McCampbell (wife of James McCampbell).  
Nephews: John Burton, 
John McCampbell.  Ex: James McCampbell, 
Samuel McCampbell

GILMORE, Elizabeth, Sept. 19, 1804, Dec. 1805.  
Son: John.  Daus: Genet 
Gilmore, Susannah Gilmore, Elinor McCampbell, 
Elizabeth Simpson, Martha 
Burton.  Ex: James Wallace (bro.), John Gilmore 
(son), Wit: Samuel McDowell, 
Abraham Cassel, Rohn Rusk.

GRAY, Patrick.  Aug., 14, 1812, March 1813.  
Wife: Maregaret.  Sons: Hardin, 
Lee, David.  Daus: Magdaline, Margaret.  
Gr.Children: Sarah Gray, dau. of son 
David.  Ex: wife, son of David, William.  
Wit: James Baxter, James McKinney.

GRIFFIN, Jasper.  Inventory March 1810.  
apprs: James Higginbotham, Samuel 
Johnson.

HEYDON, John.  June 27, 1801, ____,____.  
Wife: Lucy, Sons: William, 
Jeremiah, Elijah, Noah, Lewis.  Daus: Susannah, 
Sarah Thomas, Betsy Brown, 
Thirza Nelson, Lucy Salee, Polly Heydon.  
Ex: William Heydon (son), Abraham 
Bowman, George Smith.

HOOVER, David, April 14, 1813, Nuncupative.  
Wife: Elizabeth, Bros: Moore 
Hoover, Jonas Hoover.  Ex: wife, Andrew Hoover, 
Henry Hoover, Jr.  Wit: 
Andrew Hoover, Barberry Hoover.

HOWARD, Spencer,   Inventory March 24, 1800.  
Apprs:  John Miller, John 
Kellar, Gabriel Madison.

HULSE, Daniel, Sept 11, 1804, May 1805.  
Wife: Dinah, Sons: Allanson, George. 
 Daus: Diedania.  Ex: wife, Walter Kerr.

HUNTER, Henry.  Oct. 15, 1810, Jan. 1811.  
Wife: Sarah, Sons: Nathan, Henry, 
Children of first wife not to share estate.  
Children of firs wife: William, 
Charles, Peggy Bartlett.  Ex: Samuel Hunter.  
Wit: Jacob Hunter, Philip 
Roberts.

JOHNSON, James, Dec. 7, 1808.  Wife: Sarah,  
Legatees: Sylas Johnson (bro.) 
Samuel Muldrone, John Muldrone (brother-in-law), 
Robert Johnson (brother).  
Ex: John E., Rogers, George Walker.  
Wit: William Walker, George Walker.

LACEFIELD, Peter.  Inventory, March 1807, 
Apprs: Richard Lapon, Randol 
Walker, William Hayden.

LOCKHART, James.  Aug. 1, 1804, Nov. 1804.  
Sons: Silas. Daus: Elizabeth, 
Rebvecca, Sarah.  Ex: James Johnson, James 
Dunwidle, Roger Patton.  Wit: 
James Johnson, Zadock Cannon, John Eakin.

LOGAN, Archibald.  Guardian for infant son of 
Samuel Davenport, March 1808.

LOWERY, Nathaniel.  June 2, 1810, Aug. 1810.  
Wife: Mary, Sons: John, 
Gersham, Thomas, William.  Ex: wife, Peter 
Higbee, Gersham Lowery, Wit: 
Benjamin Webber, Ashford Hardy

McDOWELL, Caleb.  Inventory april 29, 1811.  
Admr. Eliza McDowell.

McELHANEY, James.  aug. 11, 1801.  Wife: Ann.       

McKINNEY, John.  Settlement.  Nov. 1, 1811

MINOR, Thomas.  Inventory, Aug. 1812.  
Apprs: Samuel Johnson, Jasper Griffin.

MOORE, Shadriac.  July 1812, Nov. 1812.  
Sons: Job, Shadrack, Jeremiah.  
Daus: Polly, Peggy, Jency, Nancy Yound 
(dec'd).  Wife: Rebecca.  Exe:   
Archibald  Lofton, John Mosely.

MORRISON, William.  Inventory Nov. 1808.

MURRAIN, Alexander.  Sept. 29, 1808, ____. 
Daus: Martha, Polly, Judith, 
Elizabeth, Catherine.  son: William. 
Ex: William Lewis, Thomas Lewis, James 
Curd.  Wit: Nathaniel Harris, Peter 
Pollock, Patrick Noonan

NETHERLAND, Powhatan.  Feb. 23, 1813, Nov. 
1813.  Legatees: father, mother, 
Benjamin, John (bros.), Patsy, Mary Ann 
(sisters).  Ex: John Metcalf.  Wit: 
John Kersey, Harvey Ball.

PATTON, Roger.  Nov. 10, 1811, Feb. 1812.  
Sons: benjamin, Thomas, William, 
John, Martin.  Daus: Margaret, Sarah, Elizabeth, 
Mary Ann, Ester Patton (wife 
of John Patton).   Ex: John Perry, Hugh 
Anderson, Benjamin Patton.  Wit:  
John Eakin, William Simpson, Benjamin Gilbert.

PIGMAN, Charles, Inventory.  Sept. 1802.  
Apprs: William Price, William 
Morrison, Joseph Hoover.

PREWITT, Joseph, Jan. 30, 1808, Feb. 1808.  
Wife: Polly, Sons: Joel, Moses.  
Daus: Betsy Talbot, Nancy Rice, Peggy Howard, 
Judy.  Ex:  Robert Prewitt, 
Bird Prewitt, William Prewitt, Joel Prewitt, 
George Walker.  Wit: Thomas 
Caldwell, James Erving, Mary Price.

PRICE, _____.   Inventory Oct. 1808.  Apprs: 
A. Logan, Robert Shanklin, 
William Hughes.

RAINS, John, Inventory.  aug. 28, 1811.  
Apprs: Richard Hightower, Francis 
Lowery (?), Benjamin Gilbert.

RYLAND, Joseph.  Inventory, Dec. 2, 1811.  
Admr: Rosey Ryland.

SCOTT, John, _____, _____.  Legatees: Hannah 
Scott (mother), Sally Holmes, 
Nancy Gailey (sisters), Hugh Scott (brother), 
Simpson Scott (nephew, son of 
William Scott).  Ex: Hugh Scott (bro.) 
Hugh Holmes, Thomas Scott (uncle).

STEEL, David, Nov. 3, 1812, _____.  Wife: 
Mary, Sons: David, Samuel,  Daus. 
Polly, Nancy.  Ex: _____.  Wit: Robert Lowery 
(?), Thomas Rice, Mary Lowery 
(?).

SMITH, Elizabeth, June 1, 1807, Nov. 1808.  
"My dear children as I am just 
leaving the sorld this is my last desire 
that what little belongs to me may 
be disposed of )Viz): my negro girl Brady 
and my beds and beddings and 
cloathes to my trusty and deserving 
grandaugher Ann Dallam.  My negro boy to 
my dear Harold Dallam.  I can write no more.  
I am in misery.  Your 
affestionate mother, Elizabeth Smith."

SMITH, George, Jan. 1809, March 1810.  Wife: 
not named, Son: Philip, other 
children but not named.  Ex: William Hughes, 
John Mosely.  Wit: Richard 
Lafon,Thomas Haydon.

SMITH, Isaac,  Jan. 4, 1806, Feb. 1807.  
Wife: Polly, Children mentioned but 
not named.  Ex: Jacob Todhunter, Abraham Venable.  
Wit: Isaac Thomas,George 
Armstrong, Robert Crews.

SPEARS, Robert.  Inventory.  Sept. 1806,  apprs: 
John McKinney, Samuel Rice, 
John Howell.

STONESTREET, John.  March 1, 1803. ________. wife: 
Ann. Sons: John, James.  
Dau: Nelly Darnaby.  Ex: wife, Robert Campbell.  
Wit: John Lowery, Levy 
Walker, Thomas Butler.

TAPP, Latani.  March 1806,  Inventory,  Apprs: 
Richard Young, Abraham 
Venable.  Admr: Lewis Tapp.

TAYLOR, David.  Dec. 31, 1801,  Feb. 1802, 
Legatees:  John Taylor, Joseph 
Taylor (bros.), sisters unnamed.  Ex: John 
Brunneley (bro.-in-law).

TEMPLEMORE, William.  Feb. 1806,  Inventory.  
Apprs: C.W. McDowell, Pat Gray, 
John Eakin.  

TURNER, William.  May 16, 1807,  June 1807.  
Wife: Action.  Sons: Stering, 
Peter, James.  Ex: sons Sterling, Peter.

WALKER, Courtney.  Feb. 7, 1804, March 1804.  
Legatees: Helen Call, Margaret 
Temple (sisters), Susannah Aldridge (niece), 
Andrew Walker (bro.) Jacob 
Walker (nephew, son of David Walker.  
Ex: George Walker (bro.)  Wit: James 
Harris, David Walker, Jr.

WALKER, George, Sr.  Dec. 22, 1798, March 1800.  
Wife: Priscilla.  Sons: 
David, Benjamin, Jacob, William, George.  
Dau: Nancy.  Ex: William Walker, 
George Walker (sons).  Wit: David Evans, 
George Walker, Robert Spears.

WEBBER, Charles.  June 17, 1799, ____1799.  
Legatees: William, Philip, Archer 
(bros.)  Ex: James Owen, Robert Cochran (?).  
Wit: R. Brashear, Jacob Rice, 
Peter Akin.

WEST, Charles,  Jan. 1, 1803,  Nov. 1812.  
Wife: susannah.  Daus: 
Philadelphia Summers, Janey Curd, Patsy 
Prewitt.  Sons: Richare, John, 
Charles, Thomas, Clark.  Ex: wife, Richard West (son).

WILKERSON, Peter.  Inventory.,  April 2, 1801  
apprs: Francis Miller, Samuel 
Walters.

WILSON, Isaac.  Inventory.  August 11, 1801.  
Appres: Thomas Steel, John 
Hunter.

WILLIAM, James.  June 20, 1803, ____.  
Wife: Ann.  Son: James. Daus: Nancy 
Walker, Frances Fisher.  Gr. son: Matthew, 
Willaim, Gr. dau: Sally.  Wit: 
George Walker, John Perry, M. Bourne.  Ex: _____
(Mathew is spelled that way)

WILLIAMSON, Thomas.  Oct. 31, 1800,  April 1801.  
Wife: Elizabeth, Children 
but not named.  Ex: wife, her father (not named).  
her bro. Thomas.  Wit: 
John Walters, Samuel Walters, John Suffrett.

WILLIS, Sherod.  March 3, 1806,  June 1806.  
Wife: Mary , Daus: Elizabeth, 
Jane, other children but not named.  Ex: wife, 
John Ellenbaugh, John Hunter.  
Wit: Joseph Hemphill, Joseph Dickerson.

ZIMMERMAN, Fredrick,  Inventory, Sept. 25, 1805.  
Apprs: William Sheave, Job 
Barry, John Barnett.