Will of William Emmons
Contributed by Renee Schaeffer
EMMONS, William
Fleming Co., KY.
Will Book C p. 215
Dated 2 Mar., 1816
Recorded 5 Aug., 1825
Wife
Elizabeth EMMONS
Gr. Dau
Dicey KIRK
Son
Charles EMMONS
Dau
Nancy KIRK
Dau
Dicy GARDNER
Dau
Peggy SUTTON
Dau
Polly HURST
Son
St. Clair EMMONS
Wit. Thomas Rawlings
Isaah Gillas
In the name of God Amen William Emmons of the county of Fleming and State of
Kentucky being weak in body but of perfect mind & memory Thanks be given
unto God calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is
appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and
testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and commend my soul
into the hand of almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth
to be buried in decent christian burial at the discretion of my excecutors and
as touching such worldly estate wherewith has pleased God to bless me in this
life I give demise & dispose of the same in the following manner and form.
First I give and bequeath to Elizabeth my beloved wife all my lands
together with all my household goods debts movable effects during her life and
at her death I give and bequeath to my Grand Daughter Dicey Kirk one bed and
clothing and ten dollars to be raised out of my estate and the balance of my
house hold goods lands debts and movable effects at the death of my wife I give
and dispose of in the following manner Viz the whole to be sold and equally
divided amongst all my children viz Charles Emmons, Nancy Kirk, Dicy Gardner,
Peggy Sutton, Polly Hurst, and St Clair Emmons by them freely to be possessed
enjoyed and constitute, and I do hereby, make and ordain Charles, St. Clair
Emmons executors to this my estate will and testament and do hereby utterly
disallow invoke and disavowed all and every other fomer testaments, wills,
legacies bequests and executors by me in any way before named willed and
bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and
testament in witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal this second
day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen.
Signed & sealed by said
William Emmons as his
last will and
testament in the presence
of us
William Emmons Seal
his
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William ----- Rice her
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William Emmons, settlement Aug. 14, 1825
Appraisal of the estate:
One note on Ackley Day and Purly and Thomas Rawlings
6.00
Nelson Fant and St. Clair Emmons 3.00
John Triplett 16.00
William Hurst 11.00
Charles Gardner 8.00
John Lyons and Thompson Day 3.00
St. Clair Emmons by account
1.00
Charles Gardner act. 20 bushels corn
3.00
one bed and bedding
20.00
one cupboard and furniture
9.25
one trunk
1.00
one table 1.00
6 chairs
1.50
1 flat iron 11.75
1 tea kettle
2.00
one skillet 1.00
one oven 1.00
one small pot
2.75
one basket, tub, tray
.50
The settlement made with St. Clair Emmons, the admin. of the estate of
William Emmons, deceased, on the 22 day of Jan 1830, $305.18 1/4 the amount of
money in the hands of the administrator:
By sundry credits amounting to
279.07
By $2.00 paid the commissioner
2.00
By $24.11 1/4 paid as the allowance made the admin.
24.11 1/4
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305.18 1/4
We do hereby certify that we have settled with St. Clair Emmons all accounts
shown us by the administrator and finding the debts and credits to balance as
maybe seen above given an oath this 22 day of Jan. 1830
Freeman Day
Benjamin Northcott
Commissioners
The Settlement made with St. Clair Emmons, the admin. of Wm. Emmons,
deceased, on the 6th day of May, 1835
The admin. to the estate
$627.24 1/4
$10 paid Dicey Kirk by her in will 10.00
By tax paid for land in 1829
.43
Probable court expenses
1.75
By the allowance made the admin.
8.56
By expense of sale of whiskey
4.50
$2.00 the allowance the commissioner 2.00
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27.24
We do hereby certify that we have settled with St. Clair Emmons all paper and
accounts shown us in the above settlement and find $600.00 in his hands given
under our hands this 6th day of May 1831.
Freeman Day
Benjamin Northcott