WILL: Embry, Joel, 1848, Madison County
From: Katherine Marek [mailto:kathkem@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 5:00 PM


In the name of God, Amen, I, Joel Embry, of Madison
County and State of Kentucky, being in disposing mind
and memory do make this my last will and testament. In
the first place, I wish all my just debts to be paid
and then I will and bequeath unto my beloved wife,
Anna Embry, the following tract of land--

Beginning at a cherry tree near Tate's Creek at mouth
of branch, thence running up said branch to the fork
to a hack berry and sugar tree, thence up the right
hand fork to a large hickory, thence a north direction
to a sugar tree and ash corner, thence a northwest
course to two sugar trees and branch to the Buffalo
fork cornering on a walnut and by course thence up the
Buffalo fork to the mouth of the last first branch
cornering on an elm and ash, thence with its meanders
to Maj. Townsend's old line to a stone corner, thence
with Townsend's line to a white oak corner to Samuel
Fox's line to the big road, thence with the road to a
black walnut to the said road, thence an easterly
direction to a stone corner in the head of a hollow,
thence with Maj. Townsend's line on the ridge to my
piece and with said fence to a cross fence and said
cross fence in a southardly direction passing said
fence with a new marked line to an elm near the creek,
then down the creek to the aforenamed cherry tree at
the beginning line--was made by myself in presence of
Squire Million and Daniel White and others.

I also bequeath the following slaves--Sam, Rowland,
Bob, Amos, Alex, Mason, and child, and Margaret and
child. Also my carriage and horse and four other
horses such as she may choose, also one cart and oxen,
three milk cows and calves or six head of young
cattle, thirty-five head of sheep and what stock hogs
she may think proper to keep and all household and
kitchen furniture that she may be disposed to keep.
Also my farming utensils, the beforenamed land and
slaves named, I bequeath unto my beloved wife, Anna
Embry, during her life or widowhood and if she should
marry it is my will that should be put to her thirds
of my estate.

I do hereby will to my son, Talton Embry, one negro
man named Granison, and the land that is before named
at his mother's death by paying to each of his
brothers and sisters one hundred and fifty dollars
each. It is my will that after my death that all my
children should receive one thousand dollars each to
make them equal to my daughter, Nancy Fox, who has
already received one thousand dollars more than the
rest of my children, and after my children receive one
thousand dollars each, it is in my will that the
balance should be equally divided amongst all my
children namely: Elizabeth Woods, aly Simpson, Joseph
Embry, Jacob Embry, Wiley Embry, Thomas Embry, Patsy
Tribble, Rutha Grimes, Jesse Embry, Wallace Embry,
Mary Ann Grimes, and Talton Embry and the above named
children receiving one thousand dollars each. I will
one equal part of the balance to my daughter Nancy
Fox, and her children to be in trust with my son,
Jacob Embry, to distribute as he may think best. The
thousand dollars advanced to Nancy Fox is to draw
interest from this date. Five hundred dollars is to be
drawn by my son Jesse Embry out of my estate for use
of his mother. I do hereby appoint my sons Jacob
Embry, Thomas Embry, and Jesse Embry my executors to
this my last will and testament. Sealed and signed in
presence of us this 24th day of February 1848

his
Joel Embry
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