Nation.William.1819.Shelby.WILLFrom: KyArchives [Archives@genrecords.org] Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 12:16 AM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Nation.William.1819.Shelby.WILL William Nation November 22, 1819 Shelby County KyArchives Will Source: Shelby Co. Ky Will Bk 5 P. 167 Written: November 22, 1819 Recorded: July 21, 1821 Shelby County & State of Kentucky In the Name of God amen I William NATION Being in said County & State Being Low of Health of Boddy But in Perfect Mind and memory thankes be to god Calling unto mind the Mortality of My Boddy Knowing that it is once appointed for all men to dye Make and Ordain this my Last Will & Testimony tat is to say principley and first of all I Give and reccommend my Soul into the hand of almity God that gave it and My Boddy I recommend to the Earth to be Buried in a decent christian maner at the Discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall recover the Same a gain by the mighty power of God and as tuching such Wordly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this Life I Give, divise and Dispose of the Same in the following manner and from. [form] first I Reccommend my Debts to be Paid out of my Estate. second I give to Milly My Eldest Daughter three dollars to be raised out of my estate third I Give to Elizabeth my Second daughter and to William Alexander NATION my Sone all my lands moveable Equally to be Divided Betwixt them these my Sole Executors By tham freely to be Possessed and injoyed as this my Last Will and testament and no other Adam HOSTETTLER and Alexander McCLAIN I appoint to be my Administrators as Witness my hand and seal presence of us in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Nineteen November the 22nd. (signed) William NATION Wits: John McCLAIN William MILDRUM July Court 1821 This day came Alexander McCLAINE and produced in Court a writing to be the Last Will and Testament of William NATION deceased Whereupon William MILARUM/MILDRUM one of the subscribing witnesses to said Writing being duly sworn states that the writing was signed sealed acknowledged & delivered for this last will and Testament & that he believes that the said NATION was in his perfect senses and of sound disposing mind & memory at the dime of doing the same and on motion of the said Alexander McCLAIN and it appearing to the sattisfaction of the Courtthat John McCLAIN the other witness of the s'd writing as a resident of Scott County & State of Indianna It is ordered that the Commission do___ directed to the presiding judge of Any Court of law notary public mayor or Chief Magistrate of any City Town or Corporation in said Scott County Indiana emproving & requesting him to take an Oaththe attestation of said John McCLAIN the other subscribing witness to s'd writing and the same so taken to send sertified to this Court as the Law directs and further proceedings herein on accound for s'd proof. A copy attest. Jas. L. WHITAKER Clk. The Commonwealth of Kentucky to the presiding of any Court of Law mayor or Chief Magistrate of any City Town or Corporation in Scott County State of Indiana, Greeting. Whereas It is represented to the county court of Shelby that John McCLAIN a resident of said Scott County isa subscribing witness to the anexed writing purporting to be the Last will & Testament of William NATION dec'd Now Know Ye that reposing special trust & Confidence in You in diligently Examining writngs aforesaid, do authorise and request you that at Such time and place as you shall appoint you do Call & Cause the witnesses aforesaid to Come before you and being first duly sworn on the holy Evangelist of Almighty god do You examine him delightfully & faithfully tuching the premaces & his examinations so Taken do you signed certifyed under your hand & et al enclosed to our said Court together With this writ. Witness Jas. L. WHITAKER clerk of said Court this 20th day of July 1821 & 30th year of the Commonwealth. Submitted by: Anne Livingston and %demail This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/