Will:Bain: 1841: Trimble Co.:

Submitted by: Joy Mack   Email:  cmuck@seidata.com 


October 1, 1999
Trimble County Courthouse
Bedford, Kentucky

Will Book 1
page 78-79

WILL OF LEROY BAIN

In the name of God Amen I Leroy Bain of the County of Trimble and State of 
Kentucky being and in firm but of sound mind and and disposing memory and 
believing that it is once appointed for all men to die do ordain and 
appoint and constitute this my last will and testament as follows viz Item 
first after all my just debts are paid I give to my son Charles Bain one 
dollar and no more I having mad ample provision for him heretofore.  Item 
2nd I give to my daughter Susan Law one dollar and no more as I have made 
ample provision for her previously Item 3rd I give to my daughter Betsy 
Tanner one dollar and no more having made ample provisions for her previously.
Item 4th I give to my grand son James  Law six hundred dollars and no more.
Item 5th I give to my daughter Polly Ann Giddens one Negro girl by the name 
of Sarry Ann which she now has in possession and all her increase to her 
use and the use of her heirs forever.  I also give to my said daughter Polly 
Ann Giddens the farm and appurtenances on which she and her husband Abner 
Giddens now lives containing about two hundred and thirty or forty acres for 
her only use and benefit during her natural life and then to the heirs of her
body for their only proper use and benefit, said land is of the value of 
$1000 which with the Negro Women amounts to the sum of $1400.  Item 6 I give t my son Thomas J. Bain in addition to what I have allready given him as much of my estate as will make him equal with my daughter Polly Ann Giddeons but to have no part of the land whereon I now live.  Item 7t I give to my son William Bain as much of my estate as will make him equal with my daughter Polly Ann Giddeons but to have no part of the land whereon I now live.  Item 8th I give to my son John Bain all the tract of land whereon I now live containing about two hundred and fifty acres for his only property use after the portions as aforementioned it is my desire that the said remainder should be equally divided between my four last mentioned children Viz Polly Ann Giddions Thomas J. Bain William Bain and John Bain, and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my faithful friend Moses Tandy my executor to this my last will and testament and do hereby revoke all other former wills heretofore made by me and declare this to be my last and only will and testament.  In witness Whereof I have hereunto set 
set my hand and affixed my Seal this 18th day of July 1840.

Leory Bain (seal)

Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us}
Moses Tandy
Robt B Ryan
Thomas O. Rowlett

State of Kentucky Trimble County Court  January Term 1841
Moses Tandy who was appointed executor of the estate of Leroy Bain by last 
will and testament produced in court the will of the said Leroy Bain and 
moved the court to record the same and then come Charles Bain one of the 
children of said Leroy Bain and objected to the recording of the same and on 
his further motion the same is continued until the next term of this court 
at his costs.  att  James Latty Clk.

State of Kentucky Trimble County Court  February term 1841
This day came again Moses Tandy and moved the court to record the will of 
Leroy Bain dec'd and Charles Bain one of the children of said Bain by his 
atto moved the court for a continuance and after hearing the argument of 
counsel the court overruled the motion whereupon Moses Tandy Thomas O 
Rowlett and Robert B Ryan the subscribing Witnesses to the last will & 
testament of Leroy Bain being sworn state that the said writing was signed 
and acknowledged by the said Leroy Bain as and for his last will and 
testament and that they believe he was of a sound disposing mind and memory 
at the time of doing the same And the defendant Charles Bain asked leave to 
withdraw his Objection to the recording of the same to which the plffs by 
their atto objected and after hering the argument of hte attornies leave is 
granted him to withdraw his objections and the said will is ordered to be 
recorded and thereupon Moses Tandy Executor named in said will came into 
court and took upon himself the burthen of the execution thereof and having 
taken the oath required by law and entered into bond with Tho.s J. Bain Wm
C A Bain Isaac Johnson and Abner Giddens his securities in the penalty of 
$14,000.00 cts conditioned as the law directs probate of said will is 
granted him in due form of law  Coty Teste  James Latty Clk T.C.C.

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