Will: Sarah Forrester, 1816 :Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

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Submitted by: Rick Giirtman  rickman@worldpath.net
Date: October 12, 2000
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From Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Will Book 2, page 43-44


In the name of God Amen, I Sarah Forester of Muhlenberg County and State of
Kentucky, being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory,
thanks be given unto God. Calling to mind the mortality of my body, and
knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain
this my Last will and testament: that is to say:

principally and first of all, I give and Recommend my sole into the hand of
Almighty God that gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth to be
buried in a decent Christian burial at the direction of my Executors:
nothing doubting but at the general Resurection I shall Receive the same
again, by the mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly estate
wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I gave devise and
dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

First of all I gave and bequeath to my Grand Children; the sons and
Daughters of Willis Benefield, his Daughter Dica, his son Benjamin, his
Daughter Elizabeth, his son Henderson, his son Willis, his son Wily, his
son Anderson, his daughter Saly, his daughter Poly; four fether beds and
furniture; one chest, two spinning wheals, three puter dishes, five puter
basins one Dozen of puter plates one froh(?) one oven two skilets one coper
coffe pot one Iron froh(?) rack(?) two Smithen Irons one pier tongs two set
of pot hooks to be equally divided among my above named Grand Children after
the decease of my daughter Milly Benefield, but my daughter Milly is to
make use of the above named property her lifetime but is not to sell nor
gave it away.

I also ordain constitute and make my son George Hill as one of my sole
Executors of this my last will and testament and Wilson Handerson(?) as the
other to execute this my Last Will and testament after the death of daughter
Milly Benefield and I do hereby utterly disalow Revoke and disanul all and
every other former testaments Wills Legacies bequeath and Executors by me
in any wise before mentioned, Wiled and bequeathed, Ratifying and confirming
this and no other to be my Last will and testament in Witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this forteenth day of November one thousand
Eight Hundred and Sixteen.

Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the saide Sarah Forester
as her Last Will and testament.

Sarah Forrester (his mark)

In presents of us who in her presents and in the presents of Each other have
hereunto Subscribed our names.

Caron Dosset -his mark
Janea Hill -his mark
inter*ined before Sined


November the sixteen day 1816.
After a due consideration I Remembered of one fether bad and three sheets
one beadsted and fifty five dollars in Cash one duch oven all this at my
son William Hill one sorrel mare and side saddle. All this I give to my
daughter Milley as above deract(?). As witness my hand and seal this 16 day
of November.

Sarah Forrester-Seal
her mark

test.
Janea Hill -her mark
John Jarvis
Entered *ind in the presents of these two witnesses.


Muhlenberg County Sct(?)
December County Court 1816

The within Will of Sarah Forester together with codecil thereto anext was
Exhibited into Court by the Executors therein named & proved to be the Act
& Deed of Said Sarah by the oaths of Cown Dosset, Janey Hill & John Jarvis
the subscribing Witnesses thereto, and ordered to be Recorded

Att
Ch. F W i n g Clk