Will of George A. Morton 1866 : McCracken County, Kentucky **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. Submitted by: Vera Burnham vburnham@worldpath.net Date: March 1, 2002 **************************************************************************** Will Book A McCracken County, Kentucky Page 488 I, George A. Morton, living in McCracken County, Kentucky being in feeble health and sences, do make and declare this to be my last will and testament. It is my wish that my wife, Fanny Morton, be allowed to select any article of household furniture that she may want without her being charged for any of them and without valueation or appraisement. It is my wish and desire that all my property real and personal and mixed shall be sold at any time that my executor may think best.(wherever situated) my executor has the power to make the sales, or appoint any person he may select to make them for him, without any decree of court or consent of Judge or tribunal whatever. It is my will and desire that after paying all my debts the residue of my property as I have stated after being converted into money, be divided into three equal parts, betwen my wife Fanny Morton and my two daughters, Lillie and Annie, there is due my wife Fanny Morton from her grandparents in Barren County, Kentucky an interest which is her own to do with as she may choose, and any title that she may have to same I give to her. It is my wish and desire that my Brother T. W. Morton, will assume the gaurdianship of two daughters Lillie and Annie and control in whatever way he thinks best their portion of my estate, without any security being required of him whatever, and I also wish T.W. Morton to qualify and act as my executor without being required to give bond or any security whatever, In the name of God who doeth all things well, I declare this to be my last will and testament on this the first day of April 1866 In the presence of; D.H. Meblet and T.H Flowers Witness my hand and seal G. A. Morton (seal) State of Kentucky McCracken County At a County Court held for the County aforesaid at the Courthouse in Paducah on the 25th day of January, 1867, the foregoing last will and testament of G.A. Morton deceased was produced in open Court and proven by the oaths of D.H. Meblet, and Thomas Flowers the two subscribing witness thereto and ordered to record which is done accordingly. Given under my hand this 30th day of January 1867 James Spence Clerk