From LDS Film 0598753: Pulaski County, KY Wills 1801-1838. Original records held in County Clerk's Office Transcribed by Valerie (Weber) Davis, on 7 Mar 1997


James Randall Will

In the name of God amen: I James Randall of the County of Pulaski in the Commonwealth of Kentucky being of sound mind and disposing memory, but taking into consideration the uncertainty of human life, and reflecting that I am growing old and infirm for the purpose of prepareing for death, I do by these presents constitute, ordain, and establish this my last will and Testament. In the first place I will and consign my immortal soul to God who gave it. I desire my body to be decently interred according to the rites of Christian burial beside of my departed wife on the place where I now live. In the second place I will bequeath and devise that after the payment of my Just Debts and funeral expences my Land being the plantation whereon I now live belong and descend to my three sons James Randall, Payton Randall and George Randall otherwise called Randolphs to have hold and be enjoyed by them, and their heirs forever in equal proportions according to quantity and value each having an equal Interest and priviledge in the Orchards and all other improvements on said place. And if in the providence of God I shoud hereafter trade for any more Land adjoining my said plantation, I likewise Will and devise it in the same manner to my three sons aforesaid. In the third place I will devise and bequeath to my son James Randall my rifle gun. To my son Peyton Randall, I will and devise my crosscut saw and Broad ax and to Baylis Randall my Grandson, son of George Randall I will my shot gun to hold as their own proper right. In the fourth place I will bequeath and Devise to my three Daughters Nancy Westley, wife of John Westley, Peggy Gragg wife of John Gragg [see endnote], and Betsey Burk wife of Henry Burk, all the personal property consisting of household furniture Beds and Bedding and earthen ware __ [?] that may be on hand at the time of my death to be equally divided amongst them according to quantity and value by the appraisement of men, or in such other way as they may agree upon. and should I die possessed of any money on hand, I will and devise it to be equally divided amongst all my girls aforesaid Dollar for Dollar. I will and devise further that all money owing or in anywise comeing to me at the time of my death be when the same is collected equally divided amongst all my children aforesaid Dollar for Dollar to each. In the last place I constitute and appoint my three sons James, Peyton, and George aforesaid Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby enjoining it upon them to execute it with the assistance of providence, according to the best of their skill and Judgment, in the manner I have above directed. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my hand and affixed my seal on this 17th day of August in the year 1824.

Their was a mistake made in writing this Will. The Will read I wish my money to be equally divided amongst my all children, whereas I now have the word children Erased, which makes it girls instead of children. Feby the 16th 1830

Testament of James Randall Deceased, and proven to be the Last Will and Testament of the said James Randall Deceased, by the oath of John Reese and John Randall, two subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded, and the same is done accordingly.

one Pot Trammel                                              $ 1.25
one foot adze                                                  1.00
one oven                                                        .75
one axe                                                         .50
one Fro                                                         .50
one Coutter                                                     .75
two Barrel Augers                                               .50
one Hoe                                                         .12 1/2
One Bar sare [sp?] plough                                      4.00
One half Bushel                                                 .50
One Pot                                                        1.75
one shovel plough                                               .56
To chanes Double tree                                          1.00
One crosscut saw and Broad axe                                 5.00
One shot gun                                                  10.00
one rifle gun                                                  8.00
one pair steelyards                                            1.75
two Beds and furniture                                        11.00
One Table cloth                                                 .50
One chest                                                      1.00
four Jugs                                                      1.50
One chest                                                      1.75
one small trunk                                                 .62 1/2
one candlestick and candle mole                                 .50
one stone crock                                                 .75
three Bottles                                                   .37 1/2
one canister mug and cream pot                                  .25
draw steelyards                                                 .25
one lot of Pewter                                              2.25
Three Books                                                    1.00
knives forks                                                    .12 1/2
looking Glass                                                   .12 1/2
One spice mortur                                                .50
One Baker shovel and flat Iron                                 1.25
seven chairs                                                   2.25
one crib of corn                                              45.00
one note on Peter Ruark given June 9th 1827 for Tennessee      5.00
    paper five Dollars
one note on Benjamin Canifax due the 16th Sept 1830 $11.41    11.41
One note on Radford Canifax due 16th Sept 1830                 4.19
Balance of note on Jeremiah Miller due Feby 1st 1830           9.75
Balance of one note on John Randolph due the 12th July 1829   65.00
one note on John Crane and Colt Cunningham due 9th May 1827  100.00
one note on John Crane and Hm. Gragg due Feby 1st 1829	     101.50
one note on James Randolph for trade due 16th Feby 1834	      86.50  
                                                      Total  484.22 1/2

Christo. Clonch
James Bobbitt
Henry James
John Reese


Ex'd
At a County Court held for Pulaski County at the Courthouse thereof in the Town of Somerset on Monday the 20th day of June 1831 This Inventory and appraisement of the estate of James Randolph Deceased being returned to the court ordered to be recorded and the same is done accordingly.

N.B. It appears the aforesaid sum of $29.75 was paid to the following persons for their clames, to wit,

To wit,To Wm Fox as pr Bill        $ 2.87
       To Obadiah Phelps              .25
       To Fon:o. Fox as pr Bill      2.50
       To Jno. Reese                  .37 1/2
       To Henry James                1.50
       to C. Clonch                  5.00
       to Dr Williams                2.25
       to Jas. Bobbitt               1.00
       To Ex'rs allowance           11.00
       To Evans, James & Ruark       3.00   
                                   $29.75
Josiah Evans 
Joseph M. James
Timothy Ruark

Att: Will Fox Clk