Will of Jeffrey Champlin 1834 :Laurel County, Kentucky

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Submitted by: Rick Giirtman rickman@worldpath.net
Date: December 30, 2001
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Source: Will Book 1, page 154
Recorded 1837


I Jeffrey Champlin of the County of Laurel & State of Kentucky being at this
time _____ with a painful & dangers _______. And feeling Sensible(?) my
approaching ________ and also being in my right and proper mind believe it 
my duty to make Some disposition of my earthly affairs and particularly my
duty towards my Wife & children that they may after my decease enjoy the
little I have accumulated do make this my last Will & Testament. Viz.

First it is my Will That all my just debts shall be paid.

2nd. Whereas I have lately purchased from ______  ________ a tract of land
Which I wish my Wife to ______ _ So soon as my ______ expires where I now
live to take with her to sd. farm all my Stock, other property I may have at 
my decease to make no Sale except it may become necessary to assist her in
paying for said land.

3d. After Sd. Land shall be so paid for It is my wish for her to remain on
the Same to use and enjoy it for herself during her life & that with all my
other property after her death to be Sold & Equally divided among my
Children.

4. I do hereby appoint my beloved Wife Catharine(??) my only Executrix with
full power to Carry the above will into Effect without requiring of her any
Security Whatever. With full power to Sale & Effect all my debts & if 
necessary to Sell(?) in my name and Settle all & every part thereof in as
full & complete a manner as if she had given Security. And further I have
Sundry notes on different persons, which I wish first to be collected and
applied to the payment of my just debts and the remain(?) to the benefit of
my family. Given under my hand & Seal this 1st(?) day of April 1834.

                                        Jeffrey Champlin
Attest
Jacob Hackney
Hiram S. Farris

Laurel County Court April Term 1837
A paper purporting to be the last Will & Testament of Jeffrey Champlin
dec'd. was produced in Court and Jacob Hackney and Hiram S Farris
subscribing Witnesses thereto were called into Court and Stated that said
will was attested by them in the presence of said Testator(?) that the
name(?) of the Testator was written(?) the same by the Said(?) Hackney at
the Testators request. They further said that the said Champlin was of
sound mind and disposing memory. Whereupon the said Will was ordered to be
recorded and the same is done accordingly.

                                        W. H. R a n d a l l Clk.