Nelson County KyArchives Wills.....Howard, Joseph 1812 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Patricia O'Connor p-oconnor@att.net November 20, 2006, 8:08 pm Source: Nelson Co. Will Bk C, P 25 Written: 1812 Recorded: April 20, 1812 Transcription: Joseph HOWARD Will HOWARD; RUSSELL; WAKEFIELD; GREER; GRAYSON The Nuncupative will of Joseph HOWARD who departed this life on Monday the 3 ____ and committed to writing the 7th Inst by James RUSSELL, Ruth WAKEFIELD and Rebecca GREER Subscribing witnesses. the sd RUSSELL says that a short time before his death he called on him to take notice that what property he had he wanted divided between his little girls and his land to go to his little boy when he comes of age. Ruth WAKEFIELD says that he in her presents told his wife to Remember Sally an Elligitimate child and divide with her as far as you are able and keep the plantation until my little boy comes of age to Raise your children on . Allso Rebecca GREER says that she heard the same words as spoken by Ruth WAKEFIELD and further this witnesses say that the sd HOWARD was perfectly in his senses at the time he called on them as far as they were able to discover. James RUSSELL Ruth WAKEFIELD Rebecca GREER At a County Court held for Nelson County on Monday the 20th day of April 1812 This Nuncupative will of Joseph HOWARD dec'd was proved by the oaths of James RUSSELL & Ruth WAKEFIELD and ordered to record. Teste Ben GRAYSON CNCC Transcribed by Patricia O'Connor p-oconnor@att. net File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/nelson/wills/howard321gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/