WILL: Baker, John, 1815, Campbell Co

              WILL OF JOHN BAKER
   ( WHO LIVED ON POND CREEK ROAD IN CAMPBELL CO.)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I JOHN BAKER OF THE COUNTY OF
CAMPBELL & STATE OF KENTUCKY BEING IN PERFECT SENCE & SOUND
MEMORY DO ORDAIN THIS TO BE MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT & MY
DESIRE IS THAT IT MAY BE RECEIVED BY ALL MY JUST DEBTS BEING
PAID. I GIVE AND BEQUEATH THIS TO MY BELOVED WIFE MARY BAKER
THE WHOLE OF MY ESTATE DURING HER LIFE AND AT HER DEATH THE
LAND ON WHICH I NOW LIVE TO BE EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN MY
TWO SONS JAMES BAKER AND DAVID BAKER EXCEPT FIFTY ACRES
WHICH MY SON SAMUEL IS TO HAVE DURING HIS LIFE PROVIDED HE
THINKS PROPER TO LIVE ON SAID LAND. THE SAID FIFTY ACRES TO
RUN LENGTHWAYS OF THE SURVEY FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER. THE
SAID FIFTY ACRES TO INCLUDE WHERE SON SAMUEL NOW LIVES. THE
AFORESAID SAMUEL IS NOT TO HAVE A TITLE TO SAID LAND TO SELL
OR CONVEY IT TO ANY PERSON. IF HE THINKS PROPER TO LEAVE IT
THE ABOVE MENTIONED JAMES & DAVID IS TO PAY HIM FOR HIS
IMPROVEMENT. THE ABOVE NAMED JAMES BAKER IS TO HAVE THE
IMPROVEMENT WHERE I NOW LIVE. ITEM I GIVE & BEQUEATH TO MY
DAUGHTER ELENDER BAKER ONE HORSE IN THE VALUE OF TWENTY
POUNDS & ONE SIDE SADDLE TO BE WORTH SIX POUNDS & ONE COW. 
ITEM I GIVE AND BEQUEATH TO MY GRANDSON JOHN BAKER PROVIDED
HE SHOULD STAY WITH THE FAMILY UNTIL HE BECOMES TWENTYONE
YEARS OF AGE ONE HORSE OF THE VALUE OF TWENTY POUNDS AND ONE
SADDLE TO BE WORTH FOUR POUNDS & TWO SUITS OF CLOTHES. ITEM
I GIVE & BEQUEATH TO SALLY GARRISON ONE BED OF FURNITURE ONE
LOW SPINNING WHEEL AND TO BE TAUGHT TO READ IN THE BIBLE & 
LIKE WISE MY DAUGHTER ROSANNAH THOMPSON IS TO LIVE ON MY
PLANTATION WHERE SHE NOW LIVE DURING HER LIFE OR WIDOWHOOD &
AT MY DEATH IS TO HAVE MY WEAVING LOOM & GEARE. THE BALANCE
OF MY ESTATE MY BELOVED WIFE IS TO DISPOSE OF AT HER
DISCRETION. I DO NOMINATE & APPOINT FRANK SPILMAN & MARY
BAKER AS EXECTUTORS TO THIS MY LAST WILL & TESTAMENT IN
TESTIMONY WHERE I HAVE UNTO SET MY HAND & AFFIXED MY SEAL
THIS FIRST DAY OF JUNE 1806
IN THE PRESENCE OF
REBECCA SPILMAN                             HIS           
PEGGY F. SPILMAN                       JOHN (X) BAKER
                                            MARK
              CAMPBELL CLERKS OFFICE TO WIT

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I GEORGE GORDON DEPUTY CLERK OF THE COUNTY OF CAMPBELL
AFORESAID DO CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING WILL OF JOHN BAKER
DECEASED IN COURT ON THE 25TH OF SEPTEMBER 1815 & WAS THEN
PROVEN & ORDERED TO BE RECORDED & IS TRULY RECORDED IN WILL
BOOK A FOLIO 219
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 28TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1815
                               (SIGNATURE)
                           GEOGORDON D.C.C.C.C.
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THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF JOHN BAKER DECEASED WAS PROVEN
BY THE OATHS OF REBECCA SPILMAN & PEGGY F. SPILMAN WITNESSES
THERE TO & ORDERED TO BE RECORDED & ON THE MOTION OF MARY
BAKER ONE OF THE EXECU. THERE IN NAMED WHO MADE OATH &
TOGETHER WITH SAMUEL BAKER & JAMES BAKER HER SECURITY
ENTERED INTO & ACKNOWLEDGED THEIR BOND IN THE PENALTY OF ONE
THOUS DOLLARS AS THE LAW DIRECTS. CERTIFICATE WAS GRANTED
HER FOR OBTAINING A PROBAT IN DUE FORM

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Submitted by: JRBAKERJR 
<JRBAKERJR@prodigy.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997