WILL: Jones, John, Sr., 1829 - Mercer County, Kentucky ------------------------------------------------- Submitted to the USGW Kentucky Archives by: Anne Baker abaker@searnet.com ------------------------------------------------- Will of John Jones, Sr. - dated 21 Sep 1824 - prob. Sep 1829 Mercer County Will Book 9, pg 168 I, John Jones, Senr. of Mercer County and State of Kentucky, make this writing my last Will and Testament. My Will is that my Estate be not appraised. The tract of land on which I live containing by estimation 110 acres be the same more or less being originally part of Casey's preemption and deeded to me by David Williams - I hereby give and devise to such children of my son Robert Jones lawfully begotten as may be living after the death of both the said Robert and Polly Jones his present wife--or if said Robert may have any child to die before the death of himself and Polly leaving lawful descendents then such descendents to have one share as the representatives of such deceased child -- But my will is that my said son Robert shall have the management and use of said land during his life and his wife Polly after him during her life if she survive him that they may take care of said children and have a home for themselves but by no means intending to vest in them or either of them any such interest in said land as would be liable for the debts or contracts of either of them --the bequest to my son Robert's descendents as above defined is to them and their heirs forever. I have heretofore given to my son Jesse Jones all the portion which I intended for him. All the rest of my estate of every kind which I may leave at my death I give to be equally divided between my children David, Samuel, John, Jane Burton, the children of my deceased daughter Polly Robertson [?Robinson] and the daughter of my deceased son James Jones -- meaning that the children of Polly Robertson [?Robinson] shall have but one share among them and if any of the children above named as devisees under this clause shall die before this will shall take effect then the lawful decendents of such person to come in for such share as their deceased father or mother would have been entitle if living--I hereby appoint my sons David Jones, Samuel Jones, and John Jones, Jr., executors of this my last will and testament Witness my hand and seal this 21st day of September 1824. John Jones [seal] signed in the presence of: Geo. Thompson George C. Thompson William Brown George Davis Mercer County Court, set. February County Court 1829. The Foregoing last will and testament of John Jones dec'd was this day produced into court and proven by the oaths of G. Thompson, Geo. C. Thompson, William Brown & Geo. Davis subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be recorded. Att: Tho. Allin. C.C. ============================================================================= 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.