WILL: Ferguson, 1802, Fayette Co Fayette County Ky Will Book A - page 17 I, Josiah Ferguson, do make this my last will and testament in the name of God. towit, I wish my beloved wife to enjoy all my Estate both real and personal during her natural life whom I have as my sole Executrix and after her death then the remaining Estate to be divided in the following manner that is, to my Daughter Judith Wilson, one feather bed and furniture, to my Daughter Susannah Right one bed and furniture, to my Daughter Mary Duhamel, one Bed and furniture, to my Daughter Jane Tomkins, one Bed and furniture and be it remembered that the above legatees have already received the legacies, and to my son Thomas I give and bequeath the sum of six shillings but it is my wish as he had a Deed for the place his mother now lives on, that there should be a fair Dividend, between him and the children not yet mentioned in my will. When the land above mentioned is put in the [illegible]. As I do bequeath hereafter (except to my Daughter Betsy I give my Negro Boy Peter and to my son John I give my Negro Boy Nace, the residue of my Negros with the whole of my personal Estate I wish to be equally divided between the Residue of my Children, that is Nancy, Josiah, William and Joshua, except for my son Thomas should choose to make an equal dividend of the above mentioned Land then to have an equal share with the four last mentioned Children and lastly it is to be understood that my Negro Man Spencer (?) and his wife Lucy are to serve their Mistress during her life and then they are to be at their freedom. As I neglected my Daughter Catherine Jones I give and bequeath her one feather Bed and furniture, as to her elder sisters which she has already received. In testimony I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 25th day of July 1802. his Josiah x Ferguson mark In presence of Tho Clarke George Muir (?) Robert Marshall Fayette County April Court 1803 This last will and testament of Josiah Ferguson deceased was produced in Court, and proved by the oath of Thomas Clarke and Robert Marshall, subscribing witnesses there to and ordered to be recorded. Teste Levi Todd C.F.C. ------------------------------ From: Maria Troutman Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 19:23:19 +0200 Subject: KY-F: Circuit Court - Bullitt Co, pt #1 Papers of Mrs. W. V. Mathis (Washington Co., KY) photocopy sent by the Filson Club, top of paper says Mss/A/M1386 v 4 page 6 To the honorable John P. OLDHAM Judge of the Bullitt Circuit Court in Chancer Sitting, Your Orator Henry CRIST humbly complaining would respectfully represent that in the year 1808 he contracted with a Certain John MCDOWELL made deft. Hereto, for the Sale to said deft. Of a certain tract of land lying in the County of Bullitt and supposed at that time to contain 670 acres for which the deft. Was to pay your orator the sum of $3 per acre in the manner specified in their contract... filled herewith... your orator afterwards in Compliance with an arrangement made with the Deft. Executed to him a bond in lieu of the One upon Froman & Your Orator as his security with security for the Sum of $1250 with Int. From the date towit the 5th May 1811. Your orator would state that the Deft. Procured upon the last mentioned bond a Judgment and Execution thereupon and was sent ______ a credit for $2400 on account of said purchase also a decree against Your orator for the conveyance of the land in said Contract mentioned, according to a Survey made in said suit by which it appeared, that there were but 550 acres of land which at $5 per acre the agreed price amounts to the Sum of $2800 of which according to the decree aforesaid ( a copy ... is filed in part hereof) nor (?) $400 more appeared to have been paid by deft. $200 to be on interest from the 1st Oct. 1808 and $200 to be an Int. From the 1st Oct. 1809., making the sum of $______ & which sum your orator was to have credit for upon said Judjt. Your Orator would further state that the deft. Is ____ indebted to him in the sum of (?) as per account marked C filed herewith and made part hereof will show at large. Your orator would state that the said account is first for goods go of your orator by deft. In the year 1810 and agreed to be credited upon the Judgement afsd. Amounting to $49.50 it’s including Interest ___ to the 1st Dec. 1819 to which your Orator is Equitably entitled as a ____ off to so much of the Interest claimed by Deft. Of your orator upon said Judgt. Secondly for the sum of 2250 inclusive of Int. To the same time, cash recd, by deft. Of Michael TROUTMAN, of which said sum of $22.50 was represented by the defendant as your Orators proportion & equal half. Thirdly, of an order ___ by Thomas MCGEE upon the deft. For the sum of $150 and agreed to be paid by the deft. Which order bears date the day of August 1814 & inclusive of Interest amounts of $195. Fourthly for the sum of $100 from deft. In Salt at ____ per bushel which in the fall of the year 1815 which inclusive of Int. Amounts to $124. And Fifthly of $200 in Salt paid to Deft ___ the fall season of the year 1817 at 6s per Bushel which with its interest amounts to $224. Amounting in the whole to $615. Your Orator avows that he is Equitably entitled to a credit for that sum upon the Judgment and Execution aforesaid, as the Sd. Judgment and Execution, connected with the account are intermediate therewith and were by agreement to have received Credit for which __ to operate ___ the Said account. Etc. Etc. Etc. ( no more photocopied) From: "Roger Boardman" Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998