WILL: McKinney, Charles, 1798 - Mercer Co, KY ------------------------------------------------------ Contributed to the USGW Kentucky Archives by: "JudyMcKinn@aol.com" Judy McKinney Date: Friday, August 28, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------ Written in 1796, Mercer Co.,KY. Probated in Mercer Co. KY in May, 1798. Will of Charles McKinny IN THE NAME of GOD, AMEN, I, Charles McKinny of Mercer County of sound mind and memory do make ordain this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other wills and testaments heretofore by me made: That is to say I give and bequeath unto my son Charles McKinny of Charlotte County Virginia one Negro girl named Bett and her increase. I give and bequeath unto my son William McKinny the sum of Twenty pounds current money of Kentucky. I give and bequeath unto my son Josiah McKinny two Negros Vis Sall and Rachel and their increase. I give and bequeath unto my son Abraham McKinny one tract of land in Lincoln County containing three hundred and ten acres adjoining Col. Whitleys land with two Negroes Vizt Amy and Will and their increase. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Lawrence one Negro woman named Jenny and one Negro girl named Mary and their increase (which Negroes are already delivered) with all the other property she has already received of me. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Judith Lawrence one Negro woman named Moll and one Negro girl named Hannah and their increase (which Negroes are already delivered) with all the other property she has heretofore received of me. I give and bequeath unto my son Rane McKinny one track of land in Logan County containing three hundred and odd acres adjoining the land of Stephen McKinny Dec'd. I give and bequeath unto my son Peter McKinny one tract of land in Logan County containing two hundred acres it being the land I purchased of Adams. I give and bequeath to my son James McKinney one tract of land containing about 500 acres on Twin Creek and there abouts on the north side of Kentucky River, it being my part of the land located by William Stafford for Matton. It is my will that all my Estate not heretofore given and which is on the plantation wherein I now live shall be kept together as if I was living under the personal guidance and direction of my son Rane McKinny for which Superintendance and management of my said son Rane shall receive one third part of the net profit that shall be made and raised on the said plantation until the first day of the January after my son James arrives to the age of twenty one years and my sons James and Daniel Fuquay shall be maintained and educated in a proper manner until the said James comes of age and at the first day of the January after the said James comes of age I give and bequeath unto my son James two Negroes viz. Isaac and Nan and their increase, also a roan colt I purchased of James Speed, and one good saddle and bridle with one good feather bed and furniture. Also it is my wish that my said son James shall receive at the same time one third part of the net profits of my said estate made on my said plantation, deducting the money that may have been expended on his education. It is my will farther that the remainder of my said estate on my said plantation wherein I live shall still remain under the care and direction of my said son Rane and be kept together as if I was living until the first day of January after my son Daniel Fuquay is of age. and my said son Rane for his superintendance and management shall receive one half of the neat profits made thereon until the first day of the January next after my son Daniel Fuquay comes of age. In the meantime my said son Daniel Fuquay shall be well maintained and educated and at the said first day of January he shall receive all the neat profits then made on the said estate except what is allotted to his brothers Rane and James. At the first day of January after my said son Daniel Fuquay comes of age I give unto the said Daniel Fuquay the following Negroes Vizt Fan Micajah Luck and Beck, one horse worth twenty five pounds one good salle and bridle with one good feather bed and furniture, also the land and plantation whereon I now live containing about two hundred and six acres. It is my will that my son Peter McKinney be paid annually the sum of ten pounds current money by my executors on the first day of every January after my death until my son Daniel Fuquay comes of age, which said anual som of ten pounds shall be deducted out of the profits of my said estate given to my sons Rane, James and Daniel Fuquay. It is my will that after my son Daniel Fuquay comes of age that there shall be delivered to Rane McKinney two Negroes Vizt Polk and Franky and that he possess there increase which Negroes I give to my said son Rane, at the same time I desire that my Negro man Peter be delivered to my son Charles McKinney to whom I give the said negro on the first day of January after my son Daniel Fuquay comes of age. all my property not herein mentioned shall be sold including my stud horse, brood mares, cattle sheep and hogs, household furniture, farming utinsils, etc, and two hundred pounds of the money so raised by such sale be paid to my son Peter McKinney. It is my will that all my estate not heretofor given shall equally divided between my sons Thomas, Josiah, Rane, Abraham, James and Daniel Fuquay McKinny. Executors to this my last will and testament given under my hand and seal this ___ day of ___ 1796. His Charles X McKinney (seal) Mark Witnesses: John Hopkins Matthew Speed Wm. 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