Madison County KyArchives Wills.....Tunstall, Richard December 13, 1830
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Source: Madison County, Kentucky Wills  Book E Pp.133-134  Lds Film#183268
Written: December 13, 1830
Recorded: February 28, 1831

   In the name of God Amen, I Richard Tunstall of the Madison County and State 
of Kentucky being weak in body but of Sound mind and disposing memory, for 
which, I thank God and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life and being 
desirous to dispose of all such worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless 
me with I give and bequeath the same in manner following that is to say.
   1st  I give my soul to God. Item I desire that so much of my personal estate 
should be sold after my decease as will be sufficient to discharge all my debts 
and funeral expences.
   I desire that my wife Sina so long as she lives or during her widowhood 
should have all of my lands except fifty acres on the upper end of my Tract of 
land to run as follows, Beginning at the upper end of Richard Lambs field and 
to run up the branch so as to include fifty acres which I wish Alsa Lewis to 
have so long as she living or during her widowhood. I further wish my wife to 
have all of my household and kitchen furniture Stock and farming utensils so 
long as she lives or during her widowhood except that that I hereafter name.
   I give my rifle gun to Rowland Lewis and my watch to Thomas South son of 
Elizabeth South. I also wish my wife to keep my nego man named Brister in her 
possession so long as she lives or remains a widow and afterwards it is my wish 
that Brister shall be free, and it is also my wish that he the said Brister 
shall have ten acres of land where Benjamin Heatherby lived to enjoy and 
dispose of as he may please and I also give to Brister all my blacksmith 
tools.  
   I also wish and desire that at the death of my wife or if she should marry. 
I then wish and desire my son Humphrey Tunstall to have all of my landed estate 
that I have not heretofore disposed of.
   And I further wish that at the death of my wife of if she should marry.  I 
then wish and desire that my daughter Elizabeth South should have all of my 
personal estate that is not heretofore disposed of.
   I also wish it distinctly understood that Brister is not to be run out of 
the State of Kentucky, and if my wife should marry or die, it is to be 
understood, that Brister is to be free immediately.
   It is further my wish that if Brister should die before he gets possession 
of the land or Blacksmith tools that it is my wish that my Son Humphrey 
Tunstall shall have the said ten acres of land and tools. And lastly I do 
hereby constitute and appoint my friends William Waltz and Absolom Adams 
Executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other or 
former wills or testaments by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand, affixed my seal this 13th day of December 1830. Signed 
Sealed and published and declared as and for the last will and testament of the 
above named Richard Tunstall.                                            
Richard Tunstall {his mark}
In presence of us 
Thomas Ross
Samuel W. Lackey, 
William Watson (his mark)

Kentucky Madison Sct.
   At a county court held for Madison County on Monday the 28th day of February 
1831. This instrument of writing was produced in open court and proven to be 
the Last Will and Testament of Richard Tunstall decd.  by the oaths of Thomas 
Ross and William Watson both witnesses thereto and ordered to be entered of 
record and the same has been done accordingly.
                                                                          
Attest David Irvine  

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