WILLS: William B. Chism - Monroe, KY --------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: Jemima Gee Morse Date: July 29, 2000 --------------------------------------------- **************************************************************************** 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. ***************************************************************************** This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. Jemima Gee Morse William Belew Chism, 1784-1867, was the son of James Chism and Mary Howard. He married Priscilla Breed, daughter of Nathan Breed and Mary Harlan, in 1805, and the couple had nine children: John A., Robert K., Mary, Michael, William Gum, Jacob Harlan, Sely (Celia) Jane, Nathan Breed, and James. He married second, in 1853, Rachel Springer Rush, daughter of Ezekiel Spring and Rebecca Collins, the widow of Benjamin Rush. He was called Billy Blue. WILLIAM B. CHISM WILL 3 NOVEMBER1865 MONROE COUNTY, KENTUCKY Will Book B, Folio 38 In the name of God amen. I WILLIAM CHISM of Monroe County Kentucky being now of full age and feble in [body] but of sound mind and disposing memory do make ordain and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form as follows (To wit) First I commend my soul to God who gave it directing that upon my desease my boddy be decently buried and my funeral expenses paid out of my estate and all just debts that I may be owing though they shall be few if any. Secondly I give and bequeath to my beloved wife RACHAEL CHISM all the property and its proceeds and increase (not disposed of by me in my life time) which she had and brought to my house at our marriage or after our marriage And also all other Items of property which I shall give her or which she shall make during my life time which property so devised to her is to be hers absolutely a schedule of which I will have prepared which is here refered to and is to have the same force and effect as though it was written in this will. And I give and bequeath to her to be to be paid by my Executors hereinafter named twenty five dollars per annum as long as she lives 3rd. I give and bequeath to my son NATHAN B. CHISM to be paid to him by my executors four hundred dollars in money within two years after my death. 4th I have Grandchildren from three of my sons which sons are now dead. To wit. The children of my son JAMES whom named are NANCY T. BURRYS and FRANCIS DALE to each of them I give one dollars The children of my son ROBERT K. CHISM To wit SAMUEL, ALONZO and MELISSA CHISM and to each of them I give fifty dollars. And the child of my son JOHN A. CHISM To wit ELIZABETH EAKLE and PRACILLA CHISM. I give to each of them one dollar and to the other ROBERT B. CHISM I give fifty dollars provided he shall outlive me he is now in the services of the United States if he is living. SAMUEL and ALONZO sons of ROBERT K. CHISM above named are in the United State services also. And if they or either of them should die before I do it is my will that his or if both die before I do the fifty dollars devised to them or either of them shall revert back to my estate. 5th I give and bequeath unto my two sons WILLIAM G. CHISM and MICHAEL CHISM all the balance of my property of every kind both real and personal of every kind (except what may be found in the schedule I shall make out for my beloved wife RACHEL CHISM before named) to be theirs ___ disposition to dispose of as they may see proper and ______forever amongst the property here willed to said WILLIAM G. and MICHAEL CHISM are two old and worthless _________and Rhoda who have served me faithfully I here in consideration of what I have willed to said WILLIAM G. and MICHAEL CHISM enjoin upon them the providing for and taken care of said two servants Nancy and Rhoda should either of the boys above name To wit SAMUEL, ALONZO and ROBERT B. CHISM die before I do the money that will revert back as previously provided is to revert to WILLIAM G. and MICHAEL CHISM. And lastly I appoint my said two sons WILLIAM G. and MICHAEL CHISM my Executors to carry out and execute this my last will and testament Revoking all other wills heretofore made by me Given under my hand this 3rd day of November 1865. /s/ WILLIAM X CHISM (his mark) As signed in our presents as witness R. J. Maxey Joshua K. Rush Alexander Ford ============================================= State of Kentucky March Special Term Monroe County Court, 1867 I J. C. Conkin Clerk of Monroe County Court certify that on the 16th day of March 1867 the foregoing will of William Chism decd was filed in open Court and proven by the oath of Joshua K. Rush and also testified to the signature of R J. Maxey one of the subscribing witness who is dead It was also proven by said witness that the deceased was of sound mind and disposing memory and it was ordered to be entered _____ as the last will and testament of William Chism decd. Whereupon I have recorded the same together with this certificate in my office in Will Book B, Folio 38 Given under my hand as clerk of aforesaid this 18th day of March 1867 J. C. Conkin Clerk Monroe County Court