KY-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest 18 Apr 2001 Volume 01 : Issue 58 ______________________________X-Message: #1 From: Dave Sanders [mailto:davesanders@fuse.net] Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 8:02 PM Subject: SCHOOL: Versailles High School Class of 1942, Woodford Co Versailles High School (Woodford Co., KY) class of 1942 Submitted by Dave Sanders Photo at http://home.fuse.net/davesanders/VersaillesClassOf42.htm (l-r) Row 1: Clara Francis Hendricks, Joyce Curry, Jane Hogg, Mary Catherine Howard, Vivian Howard, Winnifred Hellard, J. W. Drury, Jack Haydon, Allen Johnson, L. J. Crain Row 2: Mae Curry, Thelma Adams, Mary Elizabeth Brown, Etta Disponette, Marion Hackney, Wanda Etherington, Marjorie Goodrich, Virginia Carter, Irene Ford, Edythe Hartley Row 3: Christine Bailey, Mary Elizabeth Darnell, Ella Mae Crowe, Hazel Hartley, Gladys Carter, Ida Maria Cosby, Mary Elizabeth Bradshaw, Edith English, Pauline Dozier Row 4: Homer Coatney, William Henry Chapman, Joe Farris, Philip Britton, Mrs. Tiller, Logan Brown, Alfred Owen Drury, William Atwood Row 5: Howard Hilton, Wilbur Angel, Frank James Carter, Raymond Holman, Adrian Currens, Carl Chapman, Robert Curry ______________________________X-Message: #2 From: Tdeford6@cs.com [mailto:Tdeford6@cs.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 5:55 PM Subject: DEATH CERT: Arnold N. Hall, d. 1921, Monroe Co Full NAME A. N. Hall SEX Male Color White Date of birth March 26 1843 Age 77 yrs 11 mos 2 days Occupation Farmer Birthplace Tenn. Name of Father J. A. Hall Place of birth Virginia Name of Mother Caroline Davis Place of birth Tenn Informant J. W. Yorkley Thompkinsville File Mch 7 1921 S. L Gill Date of death March 6 1921 I hereby certify that I attended deceased from Feb 25, 1921 to March 6, 1921 and death occurred on the date shown above at 11:00 P.M. the cause of death was Lobar Pneumonia Place of burial Ebenezer Grave Yard date of burial mch 7 1921 Undertakerr J. W. Yorkey Thompkinsville KY. . ______________________________X-Message: #3 From: Bill LaBach [mailto:labach@lex.infi.net] Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 5:13 PM Subject: WILL: David England, 1801, Montgomery Co These two submissions came to me by e-mail back when I was archivist for Montgomery County, Kentucky or shortly thereafter (October 30, 2000): From: ITCSCROG@aol.com The attached file, David England's will, is contributed for use in the US GenWeb archives by Bill Scroggin (itcscrog@aol.com) WILL OF DAVID ENGLAND OF MONTGOMERY, KENTUCKY written 19 August 1801, proved 8 December 1801 Montgomery County Will Book A, page 84 In the name of God Amen I David England of the County of Montgomery being very sick and weak, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God , calling into mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament. That is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God that give it, and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection. I shall receive the same by the almighty power of God. And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life. I give, desire, and dispose of the same in the following manner & form. First, I give and bequeath to Lucy my dearly beloved wife all my cattle, hogs, and horses, carpenters & farming tools, together with all my household furniture and fifty acres of land to include the plantation where I live, that is to say to live on for her life time. At her death, the said fifty acres of land to be divided equally between my three youngest daughters when they become of age, namely Deborah, Lucy, and Elizabeth. Also, I give to my well beloved daughters Nancy, Polly, and Eleinder each one cow out of the above mentioned stoll of battle. Also, I bequeath to my three sons, Stephen, Jesse and David five hundred acres of land on (?). Also, I appoint my wife Lucy and my son Stephen my executors of this my last will and testament. And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke, and disannul all and every other former testaments, wills, and legacies, bequests, and executors left me in anywise before noted willed or bequeathed. Notifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal this nineteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and one. Signed, sealed, published, pronounced, and declared by the said David England as his last will and testament in the presence of us, who in his presence and in the (presence) of each other have hereunto subscribed our names. (Signed) David England (Seal) Thos. Lewis Zephraim Ratliff Valentine Stone Josiah Collins (Added note) I leave to my daughter, Sarah Bailey seventy five cents together with what she has already received. Montgomery County Court - December Court 8th 1801 This last will and testament of David England deceased was produced into court by Stephen England & Lucy England, executors herein named and proved by the oaths of Thomas Lewis and Valentine Stone, witnesses thereto subscribed and ordered to be recorded. The executors made oaths as the law directs, gave bond & security, and certificate of probate thereof was granted them in due form of law. Teste - Micajah Harrison, Clerk ______________________________X-Message: #4 From: Bill LaBach [mailto:labach@lex.infi.net] Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 5:13 PM Subject: WILL: John Hodges, 1809, Montgomery Co These two submissions came to me by e-mail back when I was archivist for Montgomery County, Kentucky or shortly thereafter (October 30, 2000): From: ITCSCROG@aol.com The attched file, John Hodges' Will, is contributed for use in the US GenWeb archives by Bill Scroggin (itcscrog@aol.com) IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, John Hodges, of Montgomery County and the State of Kentucky, being weak in boddy but of sound mind and memory, calling to mind the immortality of my boddy and that it is appointed for all men once to die and after that Judgement, do make and ordain this to be my last will and Testament, revoking all others heretofore made by me. First, I recommend my soul to God who gave it my boddy to be buried in a Christian like manner, and after my just debts are paid what worldly estate it has pleased God to bless me with, I dispose of it in the following manner to (wit) Item: It is my will that my beloved wife Deborah Hodges shall enjoy during her natural life all my Estate both personal and real after her decease to go and descent as follows: Item: I give my son Jesse Hodges one negro boy named Joe to him and his heirs forever. Item: I give to my daughter Nancy Hodges one negro girl Phyllis to her and her heirs forever. Item: It is my will and desire after the death of my wife Deborah, that my negro woman Lydia shall be free to enjoy her liberty. Item: I give to my daughter Lucy England twenty-five pounds cash to be raised out of my estate. Item: I give to my daughter Mary Logan twenty-five pounds cash to be raised out of my estate. Item: It is my will after the death of my wife that all the reside of my estate and not before bequeathed shall be equally divided between my four children to (wit) - Jessie Hodges, Nancy Hodges, Lucy England and Mary Logan. Lastly I constitute appoint my friends [names hard to read, may be Van (?), B. Ralls, and Lawrence Evirtsons] to this my last will and testament in Testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal this 15th day of March in the year of my Lord, one thousand eight hundred and nine. John Hodges X his mark (Seal) Signed and pronounced in the presence of Thomas Sinclair William Willcockson Thomas Branagem Montgomery County May Court 1810 This last will and testament of John Hodges deceased was presented in court and proved by the oaths of Thomas Sinclair and William Wilcoxon, witnesses thereto subscribed and ordered to be recorded. Attest: S. S. 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