Will of James
Armstrong; Bath County, Kentucky; Will Book B., page 420
Originally posted at
the Scott Co., KyGenWeb by Jo Theissen
In the name of God
Amen, I James Armstrong of the county of Bath and the
State of Kentucky being weak in body but of a sound
disposing mind and memory do make this my last will and
testament hereby revoking and cansiling all others
heretofore made.
It is my will and
desire that my Executor hereafter to be named shall
first pay all my juneral expences and next my just and
honerable debts.
Item 2nd It is my will and desire that my said executor
shall as soon as convenient after my death sell at
public auction the plantation on which I live supposed
to contain about three hunderd and twenty four acres on
a credit of one two and three years to be paid in equal
enstalments and I do hereby authorize and empower him to
execute a Deed or Deeds of conveyance to the purchaser
when the purchase money is paid.
Item 3rd It is my will and desire that my said executor
so soon as it is convenient after my death to sell at
publick auction all my personal property of every
description (except the house hold and kitchen furniture
and the slaves) at a credit of twelve months.
Item 4th I will and bequeath to my two youngest children
towit Russell Armstrong and Elenor Duvall all and every
part and parcel of the household and kitchen furniture
to be equally divided between them by my said executor.
Item 5th I will and bequeath my negro man Jerry to be
free upon the following conditions that my said executor
shall hire him out from year to year untill his hire
amounts to the sum of four hundred and fifty dollars
after paying all expences for sickness or other wise at
which time I direct my said executor to set him at
Liberty.
Item 6th I will and bequeath my negro girl Fanny
to be free upon the following conditions that is my
executor shall hire her out from year to year untill her
hire amounts to the sum of one hundred and seventy five
dollars after all expences for sickness or otherwise at
which time I direct my said executor to set her at
liberty.
Item 7th I will and bequeath that Fanny's three
children towit Jacob who is nine years of age, Mariah,
who is about six years old and Cinthey about four years
of age shall be free at certain ages. Jacob to be hired
out by my said executor from year to year untill he
arrives to the age of twenty six at which time I direct
my said executor to set him at Liberty. Mariah and
Cynthey to be hired out from year to year by my said
executor untill they each arive to the age of twenty one
at which timees I direct my said executor to set them at
liberty, and it is my will and desire that should Fanny
have a child or children before she makes the sum of one
hundred and seventy five dollars they are to be hired
out by my said executor untill they each arive to the
age of twenty one at which times they are to be set at
liberty and should said female negroes above names have
children they are also to be free at twenty one years of
age.
Item 8th I will and bequeath my negro woman by the name
of Nanny to be free at my death.
Item 9th I will and bequeath to my four grandsons towit
James Harvy Cassity, Milton Cassity, Stephen Cassity and
Niton Cassity twenty dollars each to be paid by my said
executor when they severally arive at the age of twenty
one as there full share and proportion of my estate
Item 10th I will and bequeath to my granddaughter of
Polly John Armstrong the sum of thirty five dollars to
be paid by my executor when she arrives at the age of
twenty one years or marries as her full share of my
estate.
Item 11th I will and bequeath that the balance of my
estate and all the money that will arise from the sale
of my place and the hire of the negroes before set forth
after all my just debts and expences is paid shall be
equally divided between my five children towit Russell
Armstrong Elenor Duvall the wife of Thompson Duvall,
Robert Armstrong, Polly Cassity the wife of Jonathan
Cassity and Jane Kindard the wife of Barnabas Kindard
except Russell Armstrong and Elenor Duvall is to have
one hundred and fifty dollars each more than each of the
others after Russell Armstrong and Elenor Duvall first
receives there one hundred and fifty dollars each of the
executor then the balance will be paid by my executor to
each of them in equal proportions as he collects the
money that may arise from the sale of the land or the
hire of the negros
Item 12th It is my will and desire that if either of my
children or grandchilderen refuses to receive the
devisees which is contained in this will to each of them
and makes an attempt to break this will that in that
event they shall receive one dollar of my estate and no
more as there full proportion of my estate and the
property and money to be divided among those who do not
make duly attempt to break this will in the
manner before set
forth in the previous part of this will Lastly it is my
will and desire vc I do herby appoint Andrew Trumbo Jr.
of Owingsvill my executor to this my last will and
testament.
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 25th day of August 1830.
Witness Isaac
Moore
Ziba Moore
(X) his mark |
James Armstrong
(SEAL) |
Interlined once on
the 2nd page and three times on the 3rd page before
it was signed.
Bath County
November Court 1830
This last will and testament of James Armstrong
Dec'd was returned to Court and proven by the oaths
of Isaac Moore and Ziba Moore
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