WILL: Joseph Settle, 1815, Nelson Co., Ky

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Transcribed by: Anne livings1@aol.com
Date: 26 Jan 2001
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Nelson Co. KY Will Book D p. 119
In the name of God Amen I JOSEPH SETTLE of the County of Nelson and State of Kentucky 
being week in body but of disposing mind and memory and knowing that it is appointed 
to all men Once to die and after that the Judgment do command my body to the grave to 
be buried by my Executors in a Christian like manner and as for my worldly estate with 
which it hath  ---- please God to bless me it is my wish that they should be disposed 
of in the following manner vis.

Item.  the first I give and bequeath to my loving wife SUSANAH the plantation whereon 
I now live during her Single life with the liberty of cuting timber or firewood on any 
part of my land for the use of that s’d plantation.

Item the Second.  I also give to my loving wife two horses, her choice of my stock 
also four cows and calves and six  d-y  (sixty?) cattle her choice of my stock also 
twelve sheep her choice of my stock also twenty four hogs choice of my stock and all 
the stock of provisions that may be on hand and all the grain that may be growing or 
S----- on the plantation at my death and all my household and kitchen furniture estate 
to be sold by my executors and after paying any just debts to pay to my son WILLIAM 
ten dollers and my daughter RACHEL ten dollers, MIMA (?) ten dollars and ANN forty 
dollers the remainder to be equally divided among my children or their decendents, and 
I also hereby appoint my Sons JOEL SETTLES and JAMES SETTLES my Sole Executors 
to execute this my last will and testament hearby revoking all wills heretofore made 
by me.  Given under my hand this 30 November in the year of our Lord 1815.

(signed)
JOSEPH (X) SETTLE

In the presence of
HENRY COTTON
MARGARET COTTON

Recorded 16 August 1817 Nelson Co. KY Court