WILL: Bazil Bennet, 1830, Spencer Co., KY

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Submitted by: livings1@aol.com
Date: 16 Aug 2001
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Spencer Co. Will Book B p. 152
In the name of God Amen I BAZIL BENNETT of Spencer County being verry weak in body but of a 
disposing mind and memory thanks be to go but calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that 
it is appointed for al men once to die make & ordain this my last will and testament that is to say 
Principally and first of all I recommend my soul unto the hands of Allmighty God and my Body to the Earth 
to be Buried in a decent manner at the Discretion of my Executor not doubting but at the General 
Resurrection I shall Receive the same again by the mity power of GoD and as touching such worldly Estate 
whereoff it has pleased GoD to Bless me with in this life I give and dispose of the same in the following 
manner and form.

first it is my disire that ll my Just debts be paid out of my estate by my Executor who is wherein after 
mentioned.

second it is my desire that my wife MATILDA BENNETT shall  shall freely possess all my property of 
every description that I own as long as she remains my widow and if she should marry again then in that 
case she is to own only what the law will allow her and the Ballance to be Equally divided amongst my 
children Except LEATHY and HARVEY, LEATHY sixty dollars less and HARVY thirty five less than the 
rest of my children the cause is that they have Received that amount previous to the time of  ____.

I do appoint MATILDA BENNETT my wife my Executrix to  have this my last will and testament faithfully 
Executed.  In testimony I have hereunto set my hand & seal this twenty sixth of december in the year of 
our lord Eighteen hundred and twenty nine. Signed sealed and Prounced  (?) by the said BASEL BENNETT 
as his last will and Testament in the Presents of us who in his Presence and of each other subscribed our 
names as witnesses:

JOSIAH REASER
JOS. READMAN (REDMAN)
Recorded 8  March 1830 Spencer Co. KY Court

Inventorey returned 18 March 1834 by JOS. REDMAN, REUBEN DALE and JONAH REASOR.

This should be Basil BENNET b. 20 Jun 1782, Cox Creek, Nelson Co. KY who married Matilda DRAKE 1 April 
1806 Nelson Co. KY.  Said to have been one of the sons of John & Lucy BENNETT and wife Matilda was the 
daughter of John DRAKE and Rebecca HEADY of Spencer Co. & Nelson Co. KY.  

Basil's sister Hannah married Joseph STILLWELL...    Matilda Drake HEADY's  Grandmother was a 
STILLWELL..  The COXS, STILLWELLS, TRUAX, WARFORD, GOODWINS had all known each other prior 
to KY (back in SW PA and some of them in NJ before that) .  Does anyone know if these BENNETS go 
back with them pre-KY.