Will: Delong, Samuel, 1890-Martin Co. KY

 Book 1 Pg# 26

                              Will of Samuel Delong

In the name of God, amen.  I Samuel Delong a citizen and resident of the County
of Martin and State of Kentucky being Seventy one years old and in feble health
but through the blessings of God being of sound mind and being fully aware of
the certainty of Death do, after much thought and mature deliberation make
this my last Will and Testament. First, and more important all that follows I
consign my soul to God who give  it, and my boddy I leave to be disposed of by
my friends who survive me as the may see fit. And all my worldly goods and
effects I give and bequeath as follows to my oldest Daughter Jane, my home
place including all the buildings, bounded as herinafter after appears,
commencing on two beeches on the bank of the branch where I now live and below
my house, being the corner between myself, and John Stepp, thence running up a
point with the dividing line between me and the said John Stepp to the head of
the branch above the house, the branch refered to is the one that runs down in
front of the house, not the main branch.  Including all the land on said branch
thence running with the top of the hill on the right hand side of the main
branch with John James' line to a line that was run a few days ago for James W.
McBardon an a mineral contract that I gave to the said McBardon on about Fifty
four acres of land thence running with the last named line across the main
branch to the top of the hill an the left hand side of said branch thence
running with David V. Delongs line down a point near his house thence running
with same line across a hollow below said David V. Delongs house thence with
the Dividing line to the top of a point down the point to the Mare Creek about
80 yards from a house that was built by my son William near a drain thence
running down the main creek with its ? to the mouth of the branch upon which I
live thence running up the branch with the line of myself and John Stepp to the
Beginning.  I also give and bequeath to my Daughter Arminta, the following
lands commencing on the bank of the creek above the house that was built as
before stated by my son William about 50 yards thence running up the hill a
straight line to the top of the point thence running down a point with McGunnis
(heirs) land to the ? of the creek near the mouth of the Mud Lick below Adam
Crum thence crossing the creek and running with Adam Crums line to the top of
the hill to John P. Delongs line thence down with his line to the Creek near a
large rock above the road and below the school house thence running down with
the ? of the Creek to the Beginning and after the death of myself and wife I
give and bequeath to my two Daughters above named all my household furniture
and wears of every kind to be equally divided between themselves.  I in
addition to all the above desire and it is my wish that they have all the
personal property that I may own at my death to be by them divided equal.  I
also desire at my death that my son's John, David & George have the sum of one
Dollar to be paid to them by my two Daughters above named. And I give and
bequeath to my son William about forty acres of land ? all the lands in the
hollow about his house and bounded with the lands that I have willed to Jane
on the lower end and Arminta on the upper end the lands also Joins the lands
of David V. Delong at the top of the point it is my intention that myself and
wife have controll of all the lands and property above mentioned during our
natural lives.

Attest                                                       his
T. W. Newberry                                         Samuel X Delong
R. F. Cassady                                                mark

State of Kentucky}
                  Sct
County of Martin}
     
     I Geo. W. Hale Clerk of the county court of the aforesaid county and state
     do certify that this instrument of writing purporting to be the last Will
     and Testament of Samuel Delong (Dec'd) was this day produced to me in open
     court and provin by the attesting Witnesses T. W. Newberry and R. F.
     Cassady to be the act and deed of Samuel Delong (Dec'd) and the same
     having been ordered to be recorded  has this day been admitted to record
     in my office.
     Given under my hand this 9 day of June 1890-.
                                               
                                                Geo. W. Hale Clerk.

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