KY-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest	9 Oct 1999	Volume 99 : Issue 19


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Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 19:45:45 -0600
From: "Phyllis Hill" <phill@redrock.net
Subject: WILL: James Grubbs, 1851, Boone Co.

Boone County, KY - Wills:  Grubbs, James, 1841, Codicil, 1851
Friday, 8 October 1999

Submitted by:  lharbin@worldnet.att.net  (Buddy & Linda Harbin-Grubbs)
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JAMES GRUBBS

I James Grubbs of Boone County Kentucky becoming of old age but being of
sound mind and health and knowing that death is certain and life uncertain
and wishing to dispose of my worldly, property of my own wish and desire,
make the following disposition of the same.

Item. 1st: It is my will and desire that my wife Patience Grubbs have and
enjoy all my personal and real estate after my death so long as she may
live, after first paying off all my debts due at the time of my death, which 
I think will be but few.

Item. 2: It is my will and desire that my daughter Elizabeth Houston have
and I hereby will unto her and her heirs the farm on which she now resides
containing about 73 acres to be used occupied and enjoyed by her and her
heirs during her natural life and at her death to be equally divided among
her heirs.

Item. 3: At the death of my said wife, Patience, It is my will and desire
that all the balance of my estate consisting of land, negroes and personal
estate be divided among the balance of my children, reserving to the said
Elizabeth Houston her equal proportionable pairs of the negroes and personal
estate, and the balance of my landed estate among the balance, having given
her, her portion of land already.

Lastly: I do hereby nominate and appoint Wickliff Grubbs and Jonathan
Carpenter Executors of this my last will & testament. In Testimony whereof
I have hereinto sat my name and affixed my seal this 4th day of August in
this year of Our Lord 1841.

John Riddell

I. G. Hamilton James Grubbs (seal)


Codicil to the above will.

I James Grubbs do hereby desire & request that after the distribution of my
negroes and personal estate among my heirs as before named that the portion
or amount which will fall to my daughter Elizabeth Houston shall be retained
and reserved in the hands of my Executor or Executors and paid ???? to my
said daughter Elizabeth as her needs and necessities may require they having
regard to her need and necessities for the ???? of the same.


Witness

John Riddell
I. G. Hamilton James Grubbs (seal)


Further Codicil to the foregoing will, Know all men that I James Grubbs the
identical person named in the foregoing will made published and declared on
4th day of August 1841 do hereby will and ???? that in the division of my
landed estate the first on Lot Number One be laid off in the manner
following
to wit-

Beginning at a large elm tree corner to Jeremiah Carpenter thence with his
line to a large dead Beech tree another of said Carpenters corners thence a
straight line to the Culvert on the Covington & Lexington Turnpike road,
thence to the line of William Carpenter and with it to the beginning; such
a course as will include in the foregoing boundary thirty acres of land,

And I further will order and direct that Lot Number two be laid off in the
following manner, Beginning at said Culvert on said road thence with the
line of Lot Number One to William Carpenters line thence with his line to 
Solomon Huffmans Corner thence which said Huffman lives such a distance that 
a line drawn at right angles or nearly so to said Turnpike road and with it 
to the beginning will include the quantity of fifty acres, and also to be 
laid off in such a manner as will included the improvements of my son Wm. 
Grubbs, and I will and bequeath the said fifty acres of land to my said son 
William and his heirs and assignees forever as his full portion of my landed 
estate.

In witness whereof I do hereunto set my hand and seal done at Burlington
this 16th day of August 1851.

Signed sealed published and declared by said James Grubbs as a Codicil to
his last will & testament in presence of us:

J. Grubbs (seal)
E. G. Vawter
M. Hamilton

Boone County Court
September Term 1855

This writing perporting to be the last will and testament of James Grubbs
deceased together with two Codicils thereunto written was produced in Court
and approved according to laws by the Oaths of Jo. Riddell, I. G. Hamilton,
E. G. Vawter and M. Hamilton subscribed, witnesses thereto, wherefore same
are ordered to be recorded as last will and testament and Codicils of said
deceased wherefore the same is duly recorded,

I. G. Hamilton, Clk.
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Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 14:06:38 EDT
From: TamieTann@aol.com
Subject:LETTER: BIOG: Richardson 1800's, Mason Co, KY (Part 1)

THIS IS A COPY OF A LETTER MY GG UNCLE WALKER G. RICHARDSON WROTE TO HIS 
NIECE, LILLIAN (RICHARDSON) LAKE/LASTY IN THE MIDDLE 1900'S (WE THINK IN THE 
60'S/70'S).  THERE IS A WHOLE SERIES OF LETTERS.  ONE IS DATED DEC. 24,
1962. 
 MY MOTHER PASSED THESE ON TO ME WHEN I BEGAN THIS HOBBY, TURNED
OBSSESSION A YEAR AGO.  THIS IS THE FIRST FAMILY OF RICHARDSONS THAT I HAVE 
RECORD OF LEADING ON TO WILLIAM H. RICHARDSON WHOM I HAVE ALSO PLACED A 
BIOGRAPHY:

"My Grandfather RICHARDSON (initials unknown) probably imigrated from 
Virginia to Kentucky where he settled near Maysville in Mason County on a
640 acre tract of land.  He was a slave owner, holding at one time nearly 500 
slaves.

There were four boys in the family and at least two girls.  When the civil 
war broke out the house was divided against itself, two of the brothers
going to the North and the other two lined up with the South.  Also one of 
the girls married a northern man and the other one a southerner.

The foregoing information was gathered by listening to what my father told 
some of the other members of the family.  Also some of the neighbors from 
time to time.

Of the four brothers of the family the oldest was John and my parent was the 
youngest [William H. RICHARDSON].  I never heard my father mention the names 
of the other two so I can assume that they were the two who went North and 
were possibly requested never to return again.  (I am only guessing at this 
as my parent never told us anything about them, being very reticent on the 
subject).

After the war ended John went to Texas where he settled neat [near] Lindale 
in Smith County where he probably died.  I never found out whether he had
any children or not.

The oldest girl Dulcinia married a man named SNELLING a high official in the 
army.  I have been told that Fort Snelling near St. Paul Minn. was named for 
him but cannot vouch for this.  she had at least one child, a girl, who in 
the course of time married aman by the mane [name] of Wilson.  They settled 
near Bolchow (pronounced Ball-co) in Nodaway county MO.

The other girl ( I think her name was Isabel) married a man named PROCTER
one of the Procter & Gamble soap Co. of Cincinnati.  My father never heard 
from her after she got married.  I have a hazy recollection of hearing my 
mother mention at one time  third sister of the family and if that was true 
then my father had three brothers and three sisters.

During the latter days of her life my aunt Dulcinia lived with her daughter 
and son-in-law on their farm near Bolchow.  On at least two different 
occasions and possibly three, she came down to visit us when we were living 
in Carter County the first time while we were at a small saw-mill and the 
next time after we went to our farm on Mill Creek.

So much for my grandfathers family.  I will now proceed to give a 
biographical sketch of my father and his family.

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come 
not, nor the years draw high when thou shalt say, I no longer have any 
pleasure in them.  Ecclesisastes 12:1"

THE CAPS ARE MINE TO HELP THE READER FIND SURNAMES EASIER. HOPE THIS HELPS 
SOMEONE AND THAT THEY CAN LINK THEIR FAMILY TO MINE.  I HAVE GONE ON TO POST 
WILLIAM H. RICHARDSON'S BIOGRAPHY AS WELL.

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Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 14:08:07 EDT
From: TamieTann@aol.com
Subject: LETTER: BIOG: Richardson 1800's, Mason Co, KY (part 2)

THIS IS A COPY OF A LETTER MY GG UNCLE, WALKER G. RICHARDSON, WROTE TO MY 
GREAT AUNT, LILLIAN (RICHARDSON) LAKE/LASTY SOMETIME BEFORE THE 1970'S (WE 
THINK).  MY MOTHER PASSED IT ON TO ME WHEN I BEGAN THIS HOBBY TURNED 
OBSSESSION A YEAR AGO:

"Honor thy father and mother that thy days may be long in the land the Lord 
thy God giveth thee. (Exodus 20:12).

William H. RICHARDSON was born Auguest 4th, 1847 in Mason County, Kentuchy 
joined the Soiuthern army at the age of 16 as a drummer boy being too young 
to join as a soldier, and at the close of the war was duly mustered out on
an honorable discharge.

Going to northern Missouri, in due time he married Lydia REID of St. Joseph, 
settled on a farm near the eastern part of Buchanan County and started 
farming and stockingraising.

There were seven children as a result of this marriage, four girls and three 
boys.  The youngest girl Jenny died shortly after birth, the next youngest 
Irene died as the result of an accident before she was firve.  This left
them two girls and three boys Alan the oldest of the family Irby and myself 
(Walker G.), Irby being years older than I.

Irby died shortly before he would have been twenty years old.  Leota Ruth my 
youngest sister at that time was married twice in later years, the first
time in St. Louis to a man named JH HAYDEN who died three years later.  Her
second marriage took place in Livingston, Montana to a man named Charles A. 
Cedar.  There was no children by either marriage.

Lorena my oldest sister married when I was 12 years old, to Daniel DAVIS a 
carpenter in the camp where we lived at that time.  There was one child a
boy as a result of this marriage.  Less than two years later she goat a 
divorce from her husband and kept the child.  Several years later she married 
again to SE TROTTER.  There were two children one a girl and one a boy.  The 
girl died in infancy I was told.

CA Richardson my oldest brother was married during the early part of the 
present century to Julia GRIGSBY of St. Louis.  Of this marriage there were 
four children that I know of, Alice, Chester and Lilian.  The other child
was born dead of premature birth and as near as I can remember now was the
second one in the family.

Names: The 1st two are my parents-Date of B.-Date of Demise

Wiliiam H. RICHARDSON; August 4, 1847; September 5, 1899
Lydia REID RICHARDSON; January 19, 1846; September 20, 1903
CA RICHARDSON; December 9, 1865; September 17, 1917
Lorenea RICHARDSON TROTTER; March 22, 1870; Feb. 3, 1924
Lotte HAYDEN CEDAR; December 10, 1871; May 4, 1936
Irene RICHARDSON; November 10, 1876; November 11, 1876
Irby RICHARDSON; May 10, 1876; March 13, 1897
WG RICHARDSON [Walker]; June 6, 1878; ?
Jennie RICHARDSON; April 23, 1883; April 24, 1883

My original chart show my fathers birthday as August 3, 1833 But this must
be a mistake as he was only 16 when he joined the Southern Army.

I first copied the record from our family Bible which I had for a few days
at Rygate Mont. in 1916 but I evidently made a mistake either at the time or 
when I typed out some copies a few years ago.  It does not make a difference 
the family and this likewise applies to the...."

WALKER LEFT OFF AT THIS POINT AND WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT HE WAS GOING TO SAY.  
EVERYONE WE CAN ASK HAVE PASSED ON.  I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE HIS
"DATE OF DEMISE" AS HE CALLED IT IN THIS FAMILY BIOGRAPHY.  ALSO, THE CAPS IN 
THE BIORGRAPHY ARE MINE TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE READER TO FIND SURNAMES.  
Please note that Irby and Irene are born within months of each other 
according to this letter.  I don't know if maybe Irene was premature or if 
Walker made a mistake in copying the dates down.

End of ky-footsteps-digest V99 #19
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