More Lyon County, Kentucky Wills

Will of Howell Lewis

In the name of God Amen. I Howell LEWIS of the County of Albemarle and State of Virginia do hereby make this my last will and testament revoking all other wills and testament heretofore made by me. Item 1^st I wish all my just debts paid off as soon as possible. Item 2^nd I lend to my beloved wife Mary LEWIS during her natural life all my estate both real and personal. Item 3^rd after the death of my beloved wife Mary LEWIS as aforesaid all my estate both real and personal I wish and do hereby will to be sold for cash so on a seasonable credit as my executors hereafter named may think best and the proceeds thereof to be divided among the following persons viz: Mary H. HARRIS wife of Clifton HARRIS (in trust) in the hands of my two sons. Thos. F. LEWIS and Jas H. LEWIS and my friend Jno L. THOMAS as to be taken possession by them and be used and appropriated by them to the sole use and purpose of supporting my daughter Mary H. HARRIS wife of Clifton HARRIS as aforesaid and her children in any way and manner they in their judgement may think proper from time to time for the comfort and support of my said daughter Mary H. and her children aforesaid during the life of my said daughter and at her death to be equally divided (if anything is left) among her children - Thos F. LEWIS my son Jas H. LEWIS my son and also Jane E. JONES my granddaughter who was Jane E. TALIAFERRO the daughter of my daughter Ann Caroline TALIAFERRO who married Fletcher TALIAFERRO (my daughter Ann C. having departed this life) dividing between them two the said Jane E. JONES & Charles L. TALIAFERRO one fifth of my estate. To my grandchildren by my daughter Sarah M. HARRIS who is now dead and who married Ira HARRIS I give an equal part of my estate being one fifth upon the following condition - Whereas I am informed that a good many years since that my son Thos F. LEWIS became security for Ira HARRIS father of the above children by Sarah M. my daughter in a bond executed by the said Ira HARRIS to a certain Marshall DURRETT who is now dead and there being a balance due and unpaid of that bond between $900 & 100$ which my son Thomas F. LEWIS is bound with the said Ira HARRIS to the executor or representatives of said Marshall DURRETT decd and which in all probability he the said Thos F. LEWIS is my son may have to pay If therefore in the event he the said Thos F. LEWIS should have to pay the same with additional interest as cash which hereafter may occur on said bond (it being in suit)as any past thereof he may have to pay - in that case the property which I have already willed to my grandchildren by my daughter Sarah M. HARRIS decd formerly the wife of Ira HARRIS and father of the children by my daughter Sarah M. HARRIS decd is to be held liable by my executors as so much of it as will be amply sufficient to pay to my son Thos F. LEWIS his heirs executors administrators and assignes and any amount which he may have to pay (if anything) is the ___ as distributers of Marshall DURRETT decd in consequence of his having become security for the said Ira HARRIS to the said DURRETT - To carry this my last will and testament into office I appoint my wife Mary LEWIS executrix and my sons Thos F. LEWIS & Jas H. LEWIS and my friend Jno L. THOMAS my executors. In testimony whereof I have to this my last set my hand and seal and subscribe my name this the 13^th day of September one thousand eight hundred and forty four. H. LEWIS (seal)

Signed sealed published and ____ by the testator Howell LEWIS as & for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at his request have hereunto signed our names as witnesses thereto: Dalney CAN, Jno D. CAN, Samuel D. CAN, J. L. THOMAS

In a court held for Albemarle County the 2 day of August 1845 This instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Howell LEWIS deceased was this day brought into court and proved by the oaths of D. CAN and Samuel D. CAN two of the subscribing witnesses thereunto was therefore ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Thomas F. LEWIS and James H. LEWIS two of the executors therein named who made oath and together with Gabriel L. HASPER, Benjamin WORD and William WOODS their securities entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of sixteen thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs certificate is granted the said Thos F. LEWIS and James H. LEWIS for obtaining letters testamonting on this estate of the said Howell LEWIS deceased in due form

State of Virginia Albemarle County to wit, I Ira GARRETT clerk of the county court of Albemarle county in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing will and order there under written are hereby copied from the record of said court as fully and wholly as the same now exists therein. I further certify that Thos F. LEWIS and James H. LEWIS above mentioned are still the acting executors of Howell LEWIS decd. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 26 day of December in the year of 1859. Ira GARRETT CC

State of Virginia Albemarle County to wit, I John J. BANCOCK the presiding Justice of the county court of Albemarle County in the State of Virginia do certify that Ira GARRETT is clerk of the said court duly elected and qualified and that his attestation is in due form.. Given under my hand this 26 day of December 1859. J. J. BANCOCK PJ

State of Virginia Albemarle County to wit, I Ira GARRETT clerk of the county court of Albemarle County in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that John J. BANCOCK who has signed the above certificate is the presiding Justice of said court duly commissioned and qualified and that his certificate is in due form. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 26 day of December in the year 1859. Ira GARRETT CC

State of Kentucky Lyon County: I A H. DUDLEY Clerk of the county court ___ the aforesaid do certify that at a county court begun and held for said county on Monday the 23 day of April 1860 the foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be an authenticated copy of the last will and testament of Howell LEWIS decd late of Albemarle County Virginia and the same is ordered to be recorded as a will of ___ estate Whereupon I have truly recorded the same with the certificate thereto with the certificate in my office Given under my hand this 30^th day of April 1860. A. H. DUDLEY, Clk

I, John STREET of St. Pauls Parish in the county of Hanover being advanced in years but of sound mind Thanks to Almighty God for the same, calling to mind the uncertainty of life, do make ordain and constitute this writing as my last will and testament revoking all other will by me hereupon made in manner and form following to wit: My will is that my body be decently buried by my beloved wife in the family burying ground and that the farm used at the interment and burial may be according to the church of england which I have examined in my ___ _____ and recommend to my children grand children and acquaintances and wish them to recommend it as I have done if they profess the name of Jesus and as to my worldly possession which it both pleased God to give me I dispose of them in the following manner. I give to my son William STREET my young negro man named Jemeney to him and his heirs forever. I give to my son Parke STREET my young Negro man named Caesar to him and his heirs forever. I give to my daughter Hannah BROWN wife of Ca___ William BROWN my young Negro woman Nanny and her young child Violet and their future increase to her and her heirs forever. And the feather bead and furniture heretofore given and delivered her and not to be considered in her share or portion of my Estate. I give to my son George STREET my negro boy Fleming to him and his heirs forever I give to my daughter Sally STREET my young negro woman Mary with her future increase to her and her heirs forever also one feather bed and furniture which feather bed & furniture is not to be considered in her share or portion of my Estate. I give to my son Anthony STREET my negro boy Galand to him and his heirs forever and whereas my son Parke STREET hath ___the young negro man Caesar given to him to the black Smith trade by which it is reasonable to suffise that he will become more valuable than without a trade and it being unreasonable in the valuation of my Estate that the said negro Caesar should be valued to my said son Parke at a higher price than if not____ of such a trade. It is therefore my will that if any of my said children shall make the negrous thus bequeathed to them by giving them trades or otherwise more valuable than they would be if only bred up in the ordinary way that chuse extraordinary advantages shall not be taken into the valuation of such negrous but they shall be valued as if they possessed no such advantages and as to the residue or remainder of my estate both real and personal it is that my executor hereafter named dispose of it as they may think most advantageous to my legatees with this reserve only that if they do sell it at public auction and a magority of the legatees should think twelve months ____ ____ to their general advantage that in such a case it shall not be sold for a shorter credit and the amount of such sales after paying all my just debts and making generous compensations to such of my executors as act for their trouble to be divided between my said six children in such a manner as to allot to each including the negroe or negroes here before given him or her an equal part or portion and whereas a considerable part or portion of the Estate of which I am now _____ and possessed is held by me as heir at law to my son John STREET, Jr. decd leaving lands in the state of Virginia and in other states in the Union and the estate of my said Son deced living in an __________ state and it being therefore uncertain how it will close that is as to weather his personal estate will be sufficient to discharge all his just debts or not. It is my will and desire that if his personal estate of which I am possessed as his heir at law will be sufficient fully to discharge his debts even if it takes the whole of it be sold by my executors as they may think best and applied by them to the discharge of his said debts but should the estate shared by me as aforesaid not be sufficient to discharge the debts of my said son John in that case this clause is by no means to be construed to subject the estate possessed by me independent of such kinship to the payment of the said debts It is my wish that my old negro woman Betty after my death should she survive me live with either of my said children that she may desire and that during her life she may not be allowed to suffer for want of competent and reasonable sustenance. But when her services is not fully sufficient to compensate for such sustenance that then she be allowed it from my estate and lastly I do appoint my dutiful and sweet beloved sons William, Parke, George and Anthony STREET executors to this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this ___ day of April 1800. John STREET (SEAL)

Signed Sealed & Delivered in the presence of:

At a court of monthly session held for Hanover County at the court house on Wednesday the 18 of March 1801(year unclear). This last will and testament of John STREET deceased was offered to proof by William STREET, Parker STREET, George STREET and Anthony STREET Executors Therein named and the said will having no subscribing witnesses thereto then of the sitting members of the court were examined and thereupon declared that the signature of John STREET subscribed as the foot of the said will was from their acquaintance with the hand writing of the said John STREET to their full belief written with the proper hand of the said John STREET the same is thereupon ordained to be recorded. Teste William POLLARD Clerk

State of Virginia Hanover County to wit: I William A WINSTON Clerk of the county court of Hanover in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true transcript from the record of the said court. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county this 16 day of Janry 1858 /s/Wm A WINSTON

State of Virginia Hanover County to wit: I William C. WICKHAM presiding Justice of the peace of the county court of the said county in the State aforesaid do hereby certify William A. WINSTON who hath given the proceeding certificate is Clerk of the said court and that his attestation is in due form Given under my Hand and seal this 16^th day of January 1858 -/s/ Wm C. WICKHAM (seal)

State of Virginia Hanover County to wit - William A WINSTON Clerk of the county court of the said county in the state aforesaid do hereby certify that William C. WICKHAM who has signed the last proceeding certificate was at the time of ding the same and is presiding Justice of the Peace of the county court of the said county in the court aforesaid. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand the 16^th day a January 1858 /s/ Wm A. WINSTON

State of Kentucky Lyon County. I A. H. DUDLEY clerk of the county court for the county aforesaid do certify that at a county court begun and held for said county Monday 23 April 1860 the foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be an authenticated copy of the last will and testament of John STREET decd late of Hanover county Virginia and the same is ordered to be recorded a will of real estate whereupon I have truly recorded the same with the certificates thereto with the certificates in my office Given under my hand this 30^th day of April 1860. /s/ A. H. DUDLEY Clerk

In view of the uncertainty of life and certainty of death; I made this as my last will and testament. Viz: First I bequeath to my daughter Sintha Ann SKIPWORTH's heirs one hundred acres of the land knows as the READ survey; to be taken off the western boundary, the length of the survey from WADLINGTON's to CASH's lands; this I value at ten dollars per acre, This is to be her entire portion; unless the remainder of my property shall be sufficient to give each of my other heirs the sum of one thousand dollars each, then should thee be a balance yet remaining this then shall equally divided among them all (my children) The remainder of my land four hundred acres more or less, I will that my wife Martha shall hold have and use (during her natural life) for the maintenance and education of my children giving to her the power to use control and rent any of the same as she may think best for the interest of our children; and at her death I request that the land shall be equally divided between all my heirs, Sintha Ann excepted. I also will that my wife Martha shall hold all the slaves having full power to control them as she may deem for the best interest of the children, she may if she finds that they are difficult to control hire any or all of them at any time. She is to have this forever until the youngest child has attained the age of twenty one years then she may make choice of a girl & boy (any she may think proper to select) to have for her special use and benefit during her natural life. She is to have the use and control of the tract of land knows as the home place as long as she may live and any two of the slaves (a boy and girl) that she may choose. When the youngest child has attained the age of twenty one years then the land and slave are to be equally divided among the children, Sintha Ann sharing equal in the slaves with the others yet reserving to my wife Martha the home place and her two slaves. Of the perishable property and the case notes that I have, I want Martha to use to the paying of all my just debts. Should she think best to make a _____ sale of the same, I give her the power to do so, and if it can be done without the expense of administration, I wish it to be done so. I request that M. K. ASBRIDGE and W. P. MOLLOY together with J. C. CHURCH as surveyor, as soon as convenient that proceed to lay off to Sintha Ann SKIPWORTH the portion of land I have alloted her and have made the proper record of the same. In testimony hereof I have hereunto subscribed my name done the thirty first day of August A. D. One Thousand eight hundred and sixty.. J. K. ASBRIDGE (X - his mark) In presence of M. K. ASBRIDGE, G. H BECK, J. C. CHURCH, All erasures and interlening made before _____ /s/ J. C. CHURCH

State of Kentucky Lyon County: I A. H. DUDLEY Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do certify that at a County Court begun and held for said County on the 24^th day of September 1860 the foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Joseph K. ASBRIDGE was produced in open court and proved by the oaths of Martin K. ASBRIDGE, George H. BECK & J. C. CHURCH subscribing witnesses thereto. It is ordered that the same be recorded as the last will and testament of Joseph K. ASBRIDGE decd. Whereupon I have truly recorded the same with this certificate in my office. Given under my hand this 1 day Nov 1860, /s/ A. H. DUDLEY, Clk.

I John KRONE knowing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death and being of sound Mind and disposing Memory do make and publish this my last will and testament. It is my desire that all my past debts be fully and fairly paid by my executors herein after appointed. It is my will and I hereby bequeath unto my beloved wife Francis all my estate after the payments of my said debts, both personal real and mixed to be held ___ and enjoyed by her free of the control of any one whatever during her natural life. And after the death of my said wife it is my wish that all of my property then remaining both real personal and mixed be sold to the hightest bidder on a credit of _____ ______ by my said executors or Administrators, and I hereby emp_____him or them to execute deeds to the prerchasir of my real estate and the proceeds of said sales remaining after giving to my Grand Children Arabella DEMMINGTON John DEMINGTON James and Gideon DEMINGTON infant children of my daughter Mildred A. DEMINGTON The sum of twenty five dollars in cash each and to my grand children Wm KRONE Nelson KRONE Reuben KRONE Pamer KRONE Mildred KRONE and Dempsy KRONE infant children of John W. KRONE the sum of twenty five dollars in Cash each except Dempsy KRONE to whom I give the sum of five dollars in Cash, then to be equally divided amongst all my other children to wit: David KRONE Martha DUNN wife of Alfred DUNN Samuel KRONE Francis HAYS wife of James HAYS. It is my further will and I hereby declare that the share going to Samuel KRONE shall be _____ no real estate for the heirs at law of said Samuel KRONE by him or them who shall qualify either as my executor or administrator and the share which is going to my daughter Francis HAYS, I will and bequeath to her and after to her heirs at law to be held by her free from the control of her husband James HAYS, and in no event to be liable to his debts as to be in any wise encumbered by him I hereby _______ and appoint Roberson COBB esq my executor to Carry out and execute the requirements of this will In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this December 22 1860. /s/ John KRONE

Attest: R. W. WAKE, T. H. CATLETT, John ______ (his mark), Jas STONE (his mark)

State of Kentucky Lyon County: I A. H. DUDLEY Clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid do certify that a a County Court began and held for said County on the 28 day of January 1861 the foregoing instrument of writing was produced to the Court as the Court as the last will and testament of Jno KRONE decd and proven by the oaths of R. W. WAKE and T. H. CATLETT the subscribing witnesses whereupon the said instrument of writing ordained to be recorded as the last will and testament of John KRONE deceased whereupon I have truly recorded the same with their certificate in my office Given under my hand this 30 day of January 1861 /s/ A. H. DUDLEY Clk

Know all men of these presents that I Elias SMITH knowing the uncertainty of Human life and being anxious to dispose of my property according to my own notions do hereby make ordain and publish this my last will and testament. Hereby revoking all others at any time previously made by me. 1^st I desire that all my just debts be paid 2^nd I desire that no public sale be made of my personal property but that my Executor may sell privately whatever may be necessary for the payments of my debts, provided the notes and accounts are not sufficient for that purpose. 3^rd I desire that my son Harrison P. SMITH shall take care of and provide for my Negro woman Susan during her life and that my son Wm P. SMITH shall take care of and provide for my Negro woman Ailecy during her life and I hereby require my _____ ____ to treat said Negroes differently from other slaves and keep them each comfortable and with all the necessaries of life as long as they live. 4^th I hereby bequeath all the residue of my property of every description, real, personal and mixed to my two sons Harrison P. SMITH and Wm. P. SMITH to be divided equally between them without regard to any advancements heretofore made to them as I consider that I have given in advancement about an equal amount to each of them. 5^th I hereby authorize my Executor to convey to Parnes SHUFF the tract of land held by me to said SHUFF in _____ ______ in which he now lives as he has paid me all the purchase money for said land. 6^th I appoint my beloved brother Edward P. SMITH my executor of this my last will and testament. Witness my hand and seal this 15 day of May 1858. Elias SMITH (his seal). Test Marcus M. TYLER, W. B. MACHEN

State of Kentucky Lyon County: I A. H. DUDLEY Clerk of the County Court aforesaid do Certify that at a County Court begun and held for said County on the 25^th day of February 1861 the foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Elias SMITH decd was produced in open court and proven by the oath of W. B. MACHEN one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, who also with R. COBB proved the hand writing of M. M. TYLER the other subscribing witness. It is therefore ordered that the same be recorded as the last will and testament of Elias SMITH decd. Whereupon I have truly recorded the same with the Certificate in my office. Given under my hand this 27 day of February 1861 /s/ A. H. DUDLEY.Clk

I George W. HOLT of Lyon County Kentucky, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make ordain and publish this my last will and testament revoking all former wills. First - I direct that my personal property first be sold by my administrator to pay my funeral expenses and just debts. Second - I direct and bequeath to the following named children three of whom are by my second wife now deceased, viz Ethel Lee HOLT, Ambrose K. HOLT, and G. W. HOLT, Jr. and one by my first wife, Jacob HOLT, my home place consisting of about 50 acres more or less, share and share alike to be their property absolutely and I direct that if there shall be anything left after a sale of personal property for the remainder to be paid to my four children named in this will. Given under my hand this the 26^th day of August 1933. /s/George W. HOLT (his mark)

We the undersigned witnesses to the foregoing instrument of writing as the will of George M. HOLT do hereby certify that said will was signed and acknowledged by said testator George W. HOLT in our presence and in the presence of each other to be the will of said testator this 26^th day of August 1933. E. R. SCILLIAN, R. W. MARSHALL

State of Kentucky Lyon County: I R. W. MARSHALL, Clerk Lyon County Court certify that the foregoing instrument in writing purporting to be the last will and testament of George W. HOLT deceased and said will having been proven to be the last will and testament of said decedent, to the satisfaction of the Court, same was ordered to probate and record as such, which is now done. Given under my hand this March 8, 1937, /s/ R. W. MARSHALL Clerk, by Mrs. J. R. MARSHALL, D. E.