Nelson County, KY - Wills:  Newman, Thomas, 1819
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   Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 14:04:34 EST
   From: livings1@aol.com
Subject: Will: NEWMAN, HARNED, GREGG, SLAUGHTER

Nelson Co. Will Book D p. 160
In the name of God Amen.  I THOMAS NEWMAN of the County of Nelson and State 
of Kentucky being of sound mind and memory recommending my soul to god who 
gave it and my body to be decently interred in a christianlike manner, do 
make and ordain this my last will and testament.

First I give and bequeath to my son ISAAC NEWMAN two hundred acres of land 
south side of Green river which he now lives on Having paid the commonwealth 
for the same and permitted him to take a patent of the commonwealth for the 
same.

Secondly I give and bequeath to my son THOMAS NEWMAN four hundred acres lying 
on Rough Creek which I purchased of WILLIAM LOVE, commissioner appointed by 
the Circuit Court of Grayson County to sell at publick sale all the right 
title and interest which JACOB LINDER held on the said tract of land for said 
LINDER benefit be the same more or less.

Thirdly.  I give and bequeath to my son GEORGE NEWMAN two hundred acres of 
land lying in Hardin County where he  now lives and seventy four dollars to 
be paid by JACOB and JOHN, JACOB to pay Fifty dollars and JOHN twenty five to 
make GEORGES deficit in land equal to their own.

Fourthly. I give and bequeath to my two Sons JACOB and JOHN after my wifes 
decs. (death?) the plantation whereon I now live to be equally divided 
between them with a line that runs across the creek but should any of this 
tract of land be taken by a better claim then in that case both of them are 
to divide the loss equally.

Fifthly I give and bequeath to my daughter NANCY two hundred and twenty five 
dollars.

Sixthly I give and bequeath to my daughter ELIZABETH two hundred and twenty 
five dollars.

Seventhly. I give and bequeath to my daughter MARY two hundred dollars.

Eighthly I give and bequeath to my daughter SARAH two hundred dollars

Ninethly.  I give and bequeath to my daughter LYDDA two hundred dollars.

Tenthly I give and bequeath to my daughter RACHEL two hundred dollars.

Eleventh.  The foregoing legacies reserved in money are to be paid over at 
the decease of my beloved wife.

Twelfth.  I give and bequeath to my beloved wife all the residue of my estate 
mixed real and personal during her natural life and after her decease to be 
equally divided amongst all my children.

I appoint my wife MARY NEWMAN my executor and GEORGE & JACOB NEWMAN my sons 
to this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me 
made.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal 
this 13th day of December in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and 
nineteen.

(signed)
THOMAS NEWMAN

In the presence of
JAMES SLAUGHTER
JOSEPH GREGG
JOHN BERDINE 
JONATHAN HARNED

Recorded 17 July 1820 Nelson Co. KY Court