Will: Thomas Irvin Senior, 1823 :Muhlenberg County, Kentucky **************************************************************************** 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. Submitted by: Rick Giirtman rickman@worldpath.net Date: January 18, 2001 **************************************************************************** Source: Microfilm copy of Will Book 2, page 224 In the name of God Amen. I Thomas Irvin Senior of the County of Muhlenberg and State of Kentucky being weak in body but of sound mind and memory, and calling to recollection that it is appointed for all mankind once to die, do think proper to make this my Last Will and Testament. Item the first. This my Will and desire that my just Debtes be paid and Satisfyed by my Executors to be hereafter named. Item the second. I give, grant and bequeath to my beloved Wife Jane Irvine one horse, two cows, one bed and furniture, one four head of Sheep and she the said Jane is to have her support ordain from the plantation on which I now live and my man Harry is to work for her and my Daughters Polly Ann & Rebecca during her the said Janes lifetime unless they or either of them Should before that time think proper to marry. Item Third. It is my Will and desire that the 200 acres Survey of Land lying in this County which I purchased Townsend Duncan be equally Divided between my daughters Polly Ann and the Children of Robert and Nancy Clark and Rebecca Irvin and that Polly Irvins part thereof be laid of adjoining the 40 acre track of land (in her name?) and I further give grant and bequeath to said Polly Ann & Rebecca Irvin one horse Creature and one cow each together with one bead & furniture each to the three last mentioned persons and a bead & its furniture to Lucinda Irvin & it is clearly to be understood that the children of Mrs. Jessus(?) Clark are to get one fourth of said Land as mentioned in this Item as the part of my daughter Nancy Clark. Item the fourth. It is my last Will that the ***** ***** in my name on **** ***** in this County be equally divided between James Irvin and John Morgan so that James Irvin have his improvements thereon. Item the fifth. At the decease of my Wife Jane Irvin provided that my negro man Harry should survive her it is my desire that he be hired out to some of my (heirs annually?) if it should do such. If not here to others **** his Wages divided amongst my children equally. Item the sixth. I bequeath to Polly Irvin the 40 acre tract of Land lying in this County taken up, surveyed & patented in her name to her & her heirs forever. Item Seventh. I give and bequeath to John Garnen? (Garner?) & Elizabeth his wife the tract of Land entered in the name of James McLarteey(?) in this County and Pond River to them & there Heirs forever. Item Eighth. I give grant and bequeath to Thomas Irvin Jr. the 200 Acre Survey on which I now live and likewise one bead & furniture to be his forever. Item the Ninth. I give Devise and bequeath to the Children of George & Peggy Young four head of Cattle. Lastly I do hereby appoint James Irvin and Thomas Irvin Jr. Executors to this my last Will and Testament hereby ratifying & Confirming this & no other to be my last Will and Testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 12 day of September in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Twenty three. Thomas Irvin -Seal In*erti*** in one place & erraised in another before signed. Witness John Fergason James Tinsley -his mark Muhlenberg County October County Court 1823 The foregoing Will of Thomas Irvin Sr. was produced in Court and proven by the Oaths of John Fergason & James Tinsley, Subscribing Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. Att. Ch. F. W i n g, Clk.