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Last Will & Testament of
Thomas James who settled on
6 mile creek, Henry County Kentucky and is now buried
thereabouts in James
Cemetery. Transcription from a photocopy of the
original Will, provided by the
Henry County Historical Society.
Transcribed and
Contributed By:
Richard James, G-G-Great grandson.
Thomas James
Last Will and
Testament
December 15, 1831
In the name of God, Amen. I
Thomas James of the County of
Henry and State of Kentucky, being sick & weak in
body, but of sound mind and
disposing memory, (Too which I thank God)
and calling to mind the uncertainty
of Human Life and being
desirous to dispose of all such worldly estate as it has
pleased God to keep me
with. Asking only to be consigned to the Earth by
a plain decent burial without
pomp or parade. But any (Alone I commend to God to
grant it) in hope of a
glorious immortality.
First: I desire that my funeral debts
be discharged as soon
as possible.
Second: To my beloved wife Sarah
James, I give all my
personal property, except such things as shall hereafter
be mention of during
her matriarchy.
Third: Should I receive any
compensation from the
Government of the United States, for services rendered
and losses sustained in
the Revolutionary war. I will real and equal
distribution of it be made to my
wife Sarah and children to me, John, Thomas, William,
David, Joseph, Charles,
Jonathan, Daniel, Sarah & Mary.
Fourth: I give to my daughter Sarah
intermarried with
William Adams due them any acres of land whereon they
not live, bounded as
follows. Beginning on my corner of the main creek
of Six Mile, on he East side
thereof adjoining the land of Mr. Roberts, up the creek
with my line to Woodcock
branch, then on up said branch so far as may be
necessary to make the
compliment.
Running hence a parallel line with
the line out the main
creek to the line between Sarah Roberts and my land,
hence with the line to the
beginning.
Fifth: I give to my daughter Mary all
the remaining part of
any tract of land that lies East of that parcel of land
I give to her Sister
Sarah, supposed to contain three hundred acres, set the
Claus to more or less to
be conveyed to her as soon as practicable.
Sixth: I give to my Sons Jonathan
& Daniel and to my
daughters Mary a Horse each, those they normally claim
at this time.
Seventh: I give to my beloved wife
Sarah James my farm with
all its benefits during her matriarchy.
Eighth: I give to my daughter Mary
besides what is already
specified a Bed & furniture a Cow &
Sheep.
Ninth: I direct as soon as my
personal or Real Estate be
sold or disposed of them, that the proceeds be divided
equally to my children as
named in the 3rd section of my
will.
SEQ CHAPTER
\h \r 1Tenth: I
direct that a formal appraisement be dispensed with that
an inventory will be
sufficient.
Eleventh & Lastly I do hereby
constitute and appoint my
friends David Demaree & John L. Hall executors of
this my last will & testament,
hereby revoking all others or former will or testaments
by me heretofore made.
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed
my Seal this Fifteenth day of December in the year One
Thousand Eight Hundred &
Thirty One, Signed Sealed Published Will. Declared
as & for the last will and
Testament of the above named Thomas James in presence of
us subscribing before
Signed.
Gowan Adkins
John Manford
Thomas James (Sr)
Henry County Court House June
1836
A writing purporting to be the last
will and Testament of
Thomas James deceased was this day produced here into
court and proven by the
Oath of John Manford a subscribing witness thereto,
Who also made Oath that Gowan Adkins
the other subscribing
witness thereto is not an inhabitant of this
Commonwealth or that his place of
residence is unknown and that the Signature of said
Adkins to said will is the
hand writing of and proper signature of said Adkins,
whereupon said writing is
ordered to record.
A Copy Test: Eli R. Howard C.
By: Ben Thomas D.C.
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