Estate of William Cottingham Lewis County, KY Submitted by: Kaylene Thaler Registry #: http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00007.html#0001551 In the name of God, Amen, I William Cottingham of Lewis County and state of Kentucky do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following (to wit) I give and devise unto my wife Polly Cottingham all my estate both real and personal of what nature and kind soever, during her natural life and widowhood, and at her decease or day of marriage I give and bequeath unto my son William Cottingham all that part or parcel of a track of whereon I now dwell lying and being on the north east side of a branch by the name of Frizels branch and on the north Salt Lick Creek to him his heirs and assigns forever. Item, I give and bequeath to my son John Cottingham all that part of land lying on the south side of Salt Lick Creek where Stephen Halbert now lives, likewise ten acres on the north side of said creek so as to include the meadow laid off in a convenient compact manner so as to suit said place, to him his heirs and assigns forever. Item,I give and bequeath unto my son James Cottingham all the residue and remaining part of the tract of land I now hold to him his heirs and assigns forever. My will and desire is that if any of my above named sons should die without heirs lawfully begotten of their body, the survivors or survivor of them shall possess the whole land above mentioned. Item. My will and desire is that my daughter Nancy Cottingham shall receive a sufficient support and maintanaince off of my landed estate and that my within named three sons shall be bound to support and maintain her at either of their houses she may make choise of from time and further my will is that my sons should at any time dispose of said land and more into other that my daughter named shall have claim of support and maintainance from said land and that she shall have the liberty to shoose a home with any of her brothers or sisters. Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sally Cottingham one bed bedstead and furniture and one cow and calf, Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Polly Halbert one bed, bedstead and furniture and one cow and calf that she received, Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Cottingham one bedstead and furniture and one cow and calf. Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Susannah Cottingham one bed bedstead and furniture and one cow and calf, Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Alce Cottingham one bed bedstead and furniture and one cow and calf, also a negro woman named Sarah, left to her by her Grandmother, and all her increase that is not here-in diposed of. My will and desire is that my daughter Alce should give to my daughter Nancy, a negro girl named Elizabeth. My reason for this request is that the expense and inconvenience of these negroes has prevented me from accumulating other property of more value than this girl therefore I hope this will be complied with, Item, I give and bequeath unto my wife Polly Cottingham one negro man named Elijah and if she should not dispose of him by will or otherwise then any will and desire is at her decease that he shall be free, also a negro boy named Darby, during her natural life, and then he will return to my estate; my will and desire is that my blacksmith tools, farmers tools and farming utensials of every description shall be equally among my three sons within named. Item, all the rest residue and remainder of my property of what nature and kind soever my will is that it shall be equally divided among my four daughters hereafter named. (To wit) Sally Cottingham, Polly Halbert, Elizabeth Cottingham and Susannah Cottingham share and share alike and lastly I do nominate and appoint my wife Polly Cottingham sole executix of this, my my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have herunto set my hand and seal this 25th day of March 1815 William Cottingham Signed sealed published and declared by the within named William Cottingham [??] And fore his last will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request have subscrived and names thereunto and in the pressence of eath other. Samuel Cox, John M. Daniel, Edward Veirs Where as my son William Cottingham has deceased I therefore revoke so much somuch of Will as relates to his part of my land, my will is therefore that my land be devided in the following manner between my two sons John Cottingham and James Cottingham (To wit) To Wit my will is that the line of demarkation begin where my line crosses a branch known by the name of Frizzels branch thence down said branch to the mouth of a small drian near the still house to two marked sycamore trees and two marked beech trees. Thence with a road marked out for Archibald Frizzel to the stato Road Thence with that line extended to one marked poplar and two marked beech trees and the [??] of Saltlick Creek thence down said tree to where my line crosses the said creek. I give and bequeath unto my son John Cottingham all that part or parcel of land lying and being on the north east side of the above named boundaries whereon I now dwell to him his heirs and assigns forever. Whereunto I have set hand and affixed my seal this 23rd day of April 1820. An inventory and appraisement of the peronal estate and slaves of William Cottingham Deceased. Made by the undersigned commissioners appointed by the Lewis County court after being first duly sworn before Thomas Parker Esquire Justice of the Peace in and for Lewis County, We proceed on this Thiry first day of October 1820 to appraise the estate of the said deceased which was shown to us by the Executrix of his Last Will and Testament as follows To wit. One negro man named Darby $600.00 One bed bedstead and covering No. 1 22.00 One bed bedstead and covering No. 2 12.00 One bed bedstead and covering No. 3 15.00 One bed bedstead and covering No. 4 18.00 One cupboard 4.00 cupboard furnature 4.00 8.00 One coffee mill 1.00, one set of knives, forks 1.00 2.00 Nine spoons 75 one table 1.00 1.75 Eight chairs 2.50 one chest 1.00 3.50 One silver match 12.00 one riffle gun 12.00 24.00 Two small spinning wheels 3.00 two couwheels 1.25 4.25 One big spinning wheels 1.50 one table 25 cts 1.75 One bedstead and cord 2.3 1/2 one set of cart boxes 1.50 3.8 1/2 One pair of Stilyards 2.25 2.25 One set of bench plains 2.00 2.00 Some farmers tools 350 on hoe 50 cts 4.00 Some shoe makers tools and trumpory 1.00 One looking glass 100 one sucoothing iron & shave 75cts 1.75 One fussnel candle moulds, candlestick and snuffers .50 Some stone ware 150 sundry books 500 6.50 Six sows twelve pigs and twenty four shoals 27.00 One blind bay mare $12 one yoke of oxen and yoke $50 62.00 One bull $12 two young steer $15 five cows$4.00 73.00 Two heifers & one young steer 13.00 Some blacksmith tools $20.00 five claves $7.50 27.50 Seven beehives $7 thirteen Killing hogs $25 one ox cart $36 68.00 One loom $7 four pots two ovens & one skilt $8 15.00 Seven sheep $8.75 two shovels & ploughs & one log chain $6.00 15.75 One spade three hoes and three axes 4.00 One old black hourse $6 one bay mare $30 one brown mare $20 56.00 One young bay horse nearly blind 10.00 Sundry barrels kegs and tils $5 three bucks $1 6.00 Twenty geese $5 one fluke harrow $2.50 7.50 One still $60 eleven still tubs $11 71.00 Two pair of horsegiers $2 two bread trays 50cts 2.50 Polly Cottingham Exectrix John M Daniel John Johnson Willin Davis At a county court held for the county aforesaid on Monday the twentieth day of November in the year 1820 The foregoing inventory and appraisement of the estate of William Cottingham deceased was accepted and ordered to be certified and received.