Cape.John.1836.Russell.WILL

Russell County Will Book 1 - page 149. Will of John Cape.

I John Cape son of Russell County and State of Kentucky being aged
and infirm of the bodily strength But of disposing mind and memory and
full anxious to dispose of the little estate which I possess I do 
hereby make and publish this as my last will and testament hereby
revoking all others or codicels hertofore made by me and do Declare
this and this only to by my last will & testament.
1st My will is that my just debts by paid if any I owe, but at this
time I do not recollect that I owe any, and that my burial and funeral
charges be paid and all the estate that I leave at my death either real
or personal or mixed money or debts owing or coming to me in any way 
whatsoever I will and bequeth to my grandson John Blankenship son of 
my deceased daughter Jinny. I am induced to devise my property to my 
said grand son in preference to my other relatives because of his taking
care of myself and wife for many years and of wife until her death and 
myself since in testamony whereof I herunto set my hand and seal this
30th day of July 1836. (Signed sealed and witnessed in presents of us
of the of the undersigned and of each other
                                         his
Wm. Owens                            John X Cape   {seal}
Parish Garner                            mark
Hugh Helms
Wm. Buster
Martin Coffey 
Russell County Court
             July Term 1837
of the last will and testament of John Cape
was produced in open court and fully ???? by the oaths of Martin Coffey
Hugh Helms and ??? {remainder illegible on my photostat copy}

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Note:  
The jpg (955 KB) of a photocopy of the will is available here until
August 1, 1997:
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/4148/CAPE_WLL.jpg



Submitted by: JOHN <gold@bnllc2.blue.net>
Date: Fri, 04 Jul 1997