Submitted by Shirley Buckler who, on 16 August 2008, writes:

This must be the son of Thomas Austin Caywood and Sarah Marstellar. They sure didn't use punctuation in these old documents. The words "son George M. Caywood" in the will has been marked through and the words "friend Joseph A. Graves" entered above. Transcribed as found....Shirely Buckler) 

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Fleming County, Kentucky Will Book N, Page 598

Benjamin M. Caywood

Fleming County State of Kentucky

I Benjamin Caywood being now old and infirm but of sound mind and deposing memory do make this my last Will and Testament as follows viz:

1st. 

After my decease I wish my body be decently intered in the Old Church Yard at Poplar Run. I desire that all my household goods farming utensils horses cattle hogs all the crop or crops that may be growing or grown on my farm be for the use and benefit of my wife she to sell or keep as she may see fit also all moneys that may be due and owing to me at my death to be for the use and benefit of my wife. I also desire that my wife have one third of my home farm with the house and all out buildings as she may need or wish to use said farm supposed to contain one hundred and fifteen acres more or less. She to have one third in number of acres and not according to valuation. Now the balance of my home farm I give and bequeath to my daughter Jane R. Pyles late Caywood. Also after the death of my wife she to have the part alloted to my wife. I also bequeath to my son Thomas H. Caywood the farm on which he now resides for his use and benefit supposed to contain about one hundred and fifteen acres more or less the lines to run between my home farm and the one on which Thomas lives to be as the fences now stands. I also bequeath to my son George M. Caywood all my interest in the farm on which he now lives it being a portion of my fathers farm to contain about seventy acres more or less. Now I desire that my wife have her interest in the Farm heretofore mentioned and willed by me to my son Thomas H. Caywood. Also in the same in the lands willed by me to my son George M. Caywood. I also desire that my son George M. Caywood be appointed Executor of my will and settle all my business. In testamony whereof I set my hand this the 29th. day of March 1878. 

Benjamin M. Caywood

Witnesses

James H. Barton 

Thomas H. McCarty 

M. J. Ogden

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July the 14th 1883

This is a codicil to my will in the first place I have the name of my son George M. Caywood eraced from being and acting as my Executor and the name of Joseph A. Graves ato act in his stead. Now I also desire that out of my money or property left after paying my debts and burial expenses that my Executor pay to my son Thomas H. Caywood five dollars as his share with what he already has got also the same amount to my son George M. Caywood. I also bequeath to my wife Eliza all my stock in the Elizaville and Fairview Turnpike Road for her use and benefit.

Witness my hand the day and year above written.

B. M. Caywood

M. J. Oden 

James H. Barton

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At a Court held for Fleming County on the 26th day of May 1884

An Instrument of writing and codicil thereto purporting to be the last will and testament of Benjamn M. Caywood, decd. was produced in open Court and proven by the oaths of James h. Barton and M. J. Ogden attesting witnesses thereto that said will was signed and acknowledged by the Testator in thir presence to be his lastg will and tgestament said Barton attested the same in the presence of Testator and at his request and said Ogden attested the same in prsence of Testator and James H. Barton and at the request of said Testator and the codicil thereto was proven by the oaths of said witnesses that said codicil was signed and acknowledged by the Testator in their presence and that they attested the same as witnesses in his presence and in the presence of each other and at his request als that said Testator was of sound and disposing mind and memory. Whereupon said instrument is received by the Court as the last Will and Testament of said decedent and ordered to be filed and recorded as such which is done. 

Attest A. H. Evans, Clerk