WILL: Nathaniel Wood, 1834, Jefferson/Spencer Co., KY

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Date:  01 Oct 2000
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Spencer Co. KY Will Book A p.392
I NATHANIEL B. WOOD of Jefferson County and State of Kentucky being of Sound mind & memory 
do make Ordain and establish this to be my last will and Testament hereby expressly revoking 
all other wills by me Made.

First it is my will and I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid.

Secondly I give to my Brother JAMES T. WOOD my Gold Watch

Thirdly I give my large gilt framed looking glass to my sister ELEANOR DEACON

Fourthly it is my will that the following slaves towit: ANN, ELIZA, ELIZABETH, BERTRAND & 
LOUISA be free and emancipated and forever released from all Servitude whatsoever at my 
death And I do by these presents set free emancipate the said Slaves each of them and all 
their increase they may have from the date of  this will said emancipation to take affect at 
my death as aforesaid.

Fifthly I direct my Executors at my death to bind out the boy BERTRAND at my death to learn 
some suitable trade till he is twenty years of age at which age he is to be finally free - 
But he is to be subject to the Control of my executors on the choice of his guardians till 
he reaches that age.  If he shall be too young at my death they may not bind him out till he 
arrives at a suitable age to learn a trade.

Sixthly I appoint my Brother JAMES and Col. JOSEPH FUNK jointly Trustees for the following 
purposes To wit:

My Executors shall pay over to said Trustees the sum of Five Hundred and fifty Dollars which 
Sum Shall be vested in their Lands in Trust that they shall appropriate it to the following 
purposes and uses that is to say Two Hundred and twenty five Dollars part of the above Sum 
shall be for the use and benefit of ELIZA’s two Children, BERTRAND and LOUISA and also the 
child with which said ELIZA is now pregnant and shall be by said trustees appropriated to 
the use and wants of said children during their minority in the discretion of said Trustees 
and the residue to be paid to them or the survivor or survivors of them in equal portions as 
they reach the age of twenty one years.

And the said Trustees shall hold Three hundred and Twenty five Dollars part of said sum in 
Trust for the use and benefit of the aforesaid ANN  & ELIZABETH and they shall at their 
discretion appropriate Said money to the Use and wants of said ANN & ELIZABETH during their 
minority and their residence thereof they shall pay over to them or the survivors of them as 
they arrive at the age of twenty one years respectively in equal portions, Provided that 
said Trustees if they think proper may pay over the whole of said five Hundred and fifty 
Dollars to one or all of said Children before they arrive at twenty one years of age as they 
may be entitled to the same respectively under the foregoing provisions.

Seventhly my Executors are required to Convey into affect the emancipation of Said Slaves in 
the County Court according to the laws of this state.

Eighthly I give to my nephew DEARBORN GATTON the sum of Forty Dollars.

Ninthly I give the residue of my estate in equal portion to my brother JAMES and my sister 
ELEANOR DEACON.

Tenthly I appoint JAMES J. WOOD and NATHAN DEACON Executors of this my last will and 
Testament.  In witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 3 April 1834.

(signed)
N. B. WOOD

In the presence of
STILWELL HEADY
JOHN C. BURNETT

Recorded 2 June 1834 Spencer Co. KY Court... Executors therein named entered into bond of 
$6000 with STILWELL HEADY and THOMAS BARKER their sureties conditioned as the law directs...