WILL: William Newman - 1836 Nicholas Co., KY

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Contributed by: Sandra L. Sanchez (EWESTFALL@prodigy.net)
Date: Thursday, January 21, 1999
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Date: 4 Jul 1999


NICHOLAS County Kentucky Wills page 116

In the name of God Amen October twentieth in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred thirty six, William Newman of Nicholas county and state of Kentucky being ill
of body but of sound mind and memory and 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 recommend my soul
into the hands of God who gave it and as for my body I recommend it to the earth to be
buried in a Christian and decent manner ------
discretion of my excutor and as for property that it has pleased God to bless me with
in this life I leave as follows.
My Negro man Sam I give him his freedom and as my Negro woman Hannah I give her her
freedom, one ten gallon kettle alarge oven a pair of smoothing irons and a tea kettle
and a sifter and a table .
My Negro woman Mary I give her her freedom and ten gallon kettle one small kettle and
a linen wheel. I give also Mary's children their freedom Martha, Sarn, Milly and
Hannah with all her increase forever.
I also will Thomas Newman my son one dollar. My daughter Eleanor Fergate one dollar my
daughter Sophia Hardin one dollar my son Augusta Newman one dollar the balance of my
property I will to my daughter Sarah Wilson after my just debts are paid.

I constitute and appoint David Wilson my son in law My Executor of this my last will
and testament utterly revoking any other will made ratifying and confirming this and
no other to be my last will and testament in witness where of I have here affirmed and
affixed my seal the day and date above named.

David
Wilson Executor Signed Sealed and pronounced in the presence of Witnesses his
William x Newman Seal
mark
Wittiness
Hezekiah B Hon
John Beck
her
Mary Ann x Beck
Mark
Bath County December Court 18th
This Instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and Testament of William
Newman Deceased was produced and proven in open court by the oaths of John Beck and
aforementioned of Hezehiah B. Hon witnesses thereto subscribed and ordered to be
recorded whereupon the same hath been duly admitted.