Logan County KyArchives Wills.....Wilkerson, Joel July 26, 1807
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Source: Logan County Ky, Will Book A, Pg 32-33
Written: July 26, 1807
Recorded: August 10, 1807

Logan County, Kentucky
Will Book A, pg 32-33
26 July 1807
 
In the name of God Amen, Whereas I, Joel Wilkerson of the county of Prince 
George in the state of Virginia being sick and weak of body but of sound mind 
and memory thanks be to almighty God for his mercies and calling to mind the 
mortality of my body as it is appointed for man once to die and after that to 
Judgment, do make ordain constitute and appoint this to be my last will and 
testament of all my temporal estate which it has pleased god to bless me with 
and first of all I recommend my soul to god who gave it being first, and my 
body to the earth to be buried in a decent form of Christian Burial at the 
Discretion and Directions of my executors that shall be hereafter mentioned.  
Item first, I give and bequeath unto my Dear Brother, Wiatt Wilkerson of the 
County of Prince George in the said state of Virginia my riding horse, saddle 
and bridle that I have now with me and also all my other estate both real and 
personal that I am possessed of viz, all my bonds notes open accounts or any 
other claim or Demand that I am lawfully entitled to either from my own 
acquiring or from any legacies unto me by my Father Frederick Wilkerson left 
by Will or otherwise together with a negro man named Moses that is now with me 
in the County of Logan State of Kentucky and also it is my will and desire 
that all my Just and Lawfull Debts shall be Honestly paid together with all 
lawfull and necessary expenses for Burial or otherwise shall be paid by my 
executors out of any part of my Estate with what ready cash is now in my 
possession which I suppose may be above thirty Dollars and now here I nominate 
Appoint and ordain my Dear brother Wiett Wilkerson and John Cross to be my 
lawfull executors to this my last will and testament and doth hereby 
provenence and declare in the Presence of the now written witnesses this to be 
my Last will and testament Whereunto I have set my seal and signed with my own 
hand my name this 26th day of July 1807. 

Signed, sealed, declared and    §         Joel Wilkerson (Seal)
 pronounced in the Presents of  §
Aaron Lewis
William Parham
Samuel Jackson
 
Logan County
At a court held for said County at the Courthouse on Monday the 10th day of 
August 1807, The Last Will and Testament of Joel Wilkerson was produced in 
court by John Cross one of the executors therein named and proven by the oaths 
of Aaron Lewis, William Parham & Samuel Jackson three subscribing Witnesses 
thereto and ordered to be recorded.
 
Teste - Armistead Morehead 
 
 



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