Will: Guillum: 1839: Trimble Co.:


Trimble County Courthouse
Bedford, Kentucky
Will Book 1, Pg. 48-49
Will of David Gillum 1839


         In the name of God Amen.  I David Gillum of the County of Trimble 
and State of Kentucky am now Sick tho of Sound mine and disposing memory and 
b ted for man to die [a mark] - do hereby ordain this my last will and 
testament in Words as followth,

First, I ve comend my Soul to God that give it, as to my Worldy good I disese
after my departure that my excecutor herein after named should proced to 
Sell and pay my funeral expences and all my just debts, and take in to his 
care and made for and mintain my loving and faithful wife Mary Gillum during 
[a mark] her natural life instead of dower,  I give to my son Talbott Gillum 
all my estate both real and personal to enable him to pay my just debts and 
should there any thing remain after the payment of my debts I give and 
bequeath to him all of Such residue for and in consideraton of the Ciruices 
[not for sure what this word is] that he has allready rendered to me and my 
wife, and for the rest of children I consider that ample provision has been 
made for them heretofore by me and lastly I hereby constitute and appoint my 
loving and trusty Son Talbott Gillum Executor to this my last Will and 
testament and do hereby revoke all former Wills by me heretofore made and 
declare this to by my only Will, Signed Sealed Acknowledged and delivered to 
be my last Will and Testament for the purposes herein mentioned in presence 
of this 28th day March 1839

Moses Tandy                            his
William Barnes                 David    X   Gillum
John A. Givens                         mark

            State of Kentucky Trimble County Court June Term 1939
A writing purporting to be the last will and testament of David Gillum 
deceased was produced in court whereupon Moses Tandy and John A. Givens two 
of the subscribing witnesses thereto being sworn State that the said Writing 
was acknowledged by the said David Gillum as and for his last will and 
testament, and that they beleive he was of a Sound disposing mind and memory
at the time of doing the same which will is ordered to be recorded, and 
thereupon Talbott Gillum the 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 intend into bon with John A. Givens and Shelby 
Maddox his Lecurities in the penalty of four hundred dollars conditioned as 
the law directs proteate of said will is granted him in due form of law.
                                                                                   James Salty C.


Transcripted this day 27 July, 1998 by Joy Dawn Muck Mack




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