WILL: Benjamin Collings, 1830, Spencer Co., KY


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Transcribed by: livings1@aol.com
Date:  30 Sept 2000
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Spencer Co. Will Book B p. 179
In the name of God Amen.
I BENJAMIN COLLINGS this 28 July 1830 lying on a bed of affliction but perfectly in my 
senses and composed & Solemnly make this my last will & Testament.

First I Bequeath to my wife SARAH COLLINGS one third part of my Estate both personal and 
Real during her natural life after which it shall be thrown back in common with my other 
property for Division.

Second I bequeath to my daughter SARAH COLLINGS a Certain negro Girl ten years old named 
DELIAN also my riding mare for which property I allot her to make her even with those of my 
children that are married and left me.

Thirdly I Bequeath to my son SAMUEL one years schooling and a certain Boy MAX? MAW? about 
three years old last June and two hundred Dollars in money which I conceive makes him equel 
with those of my other children that married and left me.

Fothly I Bequeath to my son FELIX COLLINGS two hundred Dollars in money which makes his part 
equel to my children thats married and left me.

Fifthly: I Bequeath to my son in Law JOSEPH KENNETT two Dollars in money which is the full 
amount that said KENNETT shall ever have of my Estate I also Bequeath to JOSEPH KENNETTS 
four children Namely HADEN, BENJAMIN and CHARLES each seventy Dollars in moneys.

Sixthly I Bequeath to my son-in - Law JOHN McDOWELL Two Dollars in money which is the full 
amount that said McDOWELL shall have of my Estate.  I also Bequeath to JOSEPH McDOWELL two 
children namely MARY & JOSEPH cash seventy dollars in money.

I lastly request that my sons ISAAC and ELISHA COLLINGS shall act as my Executors and pay to 
my several grandchildren above named seventy Dollars to each as they come of age or mar 
married after which monies are paid the balance of my property to be equally divided above 
my now living children.

In Testemony Whereof I have in the presence of those witnesses affixed my hand and seal the 
day  above written.
(signed)
BENJAMIN COLLINGS

In the presence of H. B. WITHERS and ALEXANDER (X) PURSELL

Recorded 13 September 1830 Spencer Co. KY Court

Spencer Co. Will Book B p. 186
We the undersigned being appointed by the Spencer County Court to lay off and allot to SARAH 
COLLINGS widow of BENJAMIN COLLINGS Dec’d her Dower in the land slaves and personal estate 
of which her Dec’d husband died seized and possessed of 27 Sep 1830 and being sworn and 
having ascertained the quantity of land belonging to said COLLINGS dec’d finding the tract 
to contain 183 3/4 acres and & 33 poles we then proceeded to lay off and allot to SARAH one 
third part of said tract of Land on the west bank of Plum Creek on a line of MATTHEW NELSONS 
and running thence with NELSON’s line south... to a stone near a branch of the south side of 
the road leading Shelbyville to Shepherdsville thence south to  the bank of Plum Creek ... 
containing 56 acres 1 quarter 11 poles together with the Mantion house and other out 
building barn and stables.  

We then proceeded to allott the said SARAH COLLINGS her dower in the slaves of the said 
BENJAMIN COLLINGS Dec’d there being 4 in number and their names are as follows:

negro man named JAMES  $400.00
negro man named MAJ  $300.00
negro woman named JUDIE  $268.00
negro girl named DELIAN $175.00

Total value $1140.00 - one third of value $380.00

Mrs. SARAH COLLINGS then made her choice of the negro man named JAMES valued at $400.00 
which  allot to her part of the slaves of her said  husband Dec’d by the said SARAH COLLINGS 
paying $20 to the executors out of her part of the personal estate which she the said SARAH 
COLLINGS agreed to pay and they allotted to the said SARAH all that part of the field of 
corn that lies in the bottom field below the barne supposed to be about 18 acres which was 
appraised at $4.25 per acre $75.50

(A long list of personal property was also assigned the widow).

Returned by MATTHEW NELSON
JAMES M. BEARD
ACHILLES EASLEY

Recorded 1 Oct 1830  Spencer Co. KY