WILL: Jones, John Cecil, 1901 - Mercer County, Kentucky ------------------------------------------------- Submitted to the USGW Kentucky Archives by: Anne Baker abaker@searnet.com ------------------------------------------------- Will of John Cecil Jones - 1901 Mercer County Will Book 19, pg 151 dated 10 Jan 1901 & probated Feb 4th 1901 I, John C. Jones of the County of Mercer and State of Kentucky do make and establish this my last will and Testament. FIRST: It is my will that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid. SECOND: I give to my two grandchildren, Hattie Bird and Mattie Bell Threlkeld my bay mare this is for their faithfulnes during my illness. THIRD: It is my will that the farm on which I now reside be sold after my death and the mortgage of $700 on said farm held by J. K. Sumerall be paid first out of the proceeds at sd sale. FOURTH: After said sale and the mortgage satisfied, I will that my burial and funderal expenses and any other just debts that I have be paid out of my half interest in the residue after the payment of the mortgage, my daughter Hester Lampkin is the owner jointly in the farm and after the mortgage is met, one half of the remnant is hers. FIFTH: After all my indebtedness is met from the sale of the farm I desire that my interest in the remainder of the proceeds from sd sale be equally divided between my daughter Hester Lampkin, my grand-son: George Trapnall Jones and my grandson, Robert Franklin Jones. SISTH: I appoint my son in law Joseph Lamkin as guardian for my grand-son Robert Jones and direct that he use all proper means to educate him out of the part that falls to said Robert Jones. Wit. my hand this January 10, 1901 John C. Jones Wit: Geo. A. Robinson, James L. Reed. The above will was regularly probated at the Feb. term of the Mercer County Court 1901 being proven by Geo. A. Robinson and James L. Reed. James L. Neal appointed as administer with the Will annexed of John C. Jones on Feb 16, 1901 & executed bond with J.A. Lampkin as his surety. [Order Book 9, pg 113] ============================================================================= 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.