RECORDS: Will of Harrison Taylor, Knox Co., KY -------------------------------- From: Joyce Collins Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 -------------------------------- SUBJ: WILL OF HARRISON TAYLOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . born March 18, 1836 in Knox County, KY and died February 13, 1904 in Knox County, KY. Harrison was married to Mary Ann HUTCHINS in 1864. After her death, he married Lucy HOWARD in 1895. Harrison TAYLOR, was a son of Cornelius Alexander TAYLOR who was a War of 1812 veteran and early Knox County pioneer. The Will is dated September 15, l903 and is of record in the County Court Clerk's office in Knox County in Will Book "D", Page I. I am transcribing this Will from my personal hand-written copy. "Will made by Harrison TAYLOR this the 15th day of September 1903. In the name of God Amen, I Harrison TAYLOR of Knox County, Kentucky, viewing the uncertainty of life and that death will come in my mind properly, due make this my Last Will and Testament, Revoking all other Will that has been made by me, I desire that my wife, Lucy TAYLOR, have 2 cows, one mule, one yoke of oxen, all the sheep I have, all the hogs on hand, all the house plunder and one thousand dollars worth of the land her natural life to raise the children on and at her death to be equally divided between her children by me and the rest of my property to be sold and my just debts paid out of the sale of the property and Sues (Susan) BROUGHTON to have one dollar paid to her as her part of my estate. Grant TAYLOR's children also to have $1.00 (one dollar) for his part of my estate as his part of the estate, and Martha Jane TAYLOR's son, Sherman, to have to his part of my estate one horse or mule not worth less than $75. Seventy dollars five her part: and Caroline TAYLOR and all ahrs (heirs?) and Mary Bell and Margaret TAYLOR is to have $75 (Seventy Five Dollars) each and all the rest of my estate is to be equally divided between Sherman T. and Garrett T., Gilbert T. and Henry T. and America T. and Pearly T. and John TAYLOR is to have one hundred dollars, in anything that he wants for his part." Witness where of I set my hand and seal this October the 15th, 1903 Harrison TAYLOR State of Kentucky County of Knox I, John Parker, Clerk of the County Court, for the County and State of aforesaid, do certify that the foregoing Will was, the 23rd day of February 1904, produced and filed and upon motion was duly probated and ordered of record and same is now properly done. Witness my hand, this 24th day of March 1904. John Parker, Clerk By W. S. Parker, D. C. FROM: Joyce Taylor Collins, Great-granddaughter of Harrison TAYLOR *************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genelaogical 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.