WILL: Prewitt, Beverly, 1851 - Spencer Co

In the name of God Amen, I Beverly Prewitt of the County of Spencer and
State of Kentucky knowning (sic) the uncertainity (sic) of life and the
certainty of death and being now of my usual health and wishing to
dispose of the Estate wherewith God has been pleased to bless me I
constitiute and ordain this my last will and Testament.

Item 1st"  I will and desire all my just debts and funeral expenses be
first paid out of my Estate

Item 2nd"  I give and bequeath unto my neice Fanny Rowland the daughter
of my Eldest Sister Fanny Elliott one hundred and ten dollars

Item 3rd"  I give and bequeath unto my neice Nancy Melvin daughter of
Stephen Waller one hundred and ten dollars

Item 4th"  I give and bequeath unto my Great Grandson and Name Sake
Beverly Prewitt Grigsby Son of William R and Martha Ann Grigsby a boy
Slave by the name Chesterfield and also a little Girl Slave by the name
of Adaline the child of Angeline.  As to the rest and residue of my
estate real personal and mixed whether in land Slaves personalty cash of
cash notes.  I will and bequeath the same unto my Two Daughters Susan
Newman and Tabitha West.  It has been my desire in my various
advancements unto my said beloved daughters to preserve equal justice
between them but I have had occassion to advance unto my daughter Susan
Three Thousand dollars for a tract of land of which she has the title and
has had the possession and enjoyment for several years, and the land I
gave my daughter Tabitha has not yet come to her possession, there is
something due her the said Tabitha on that score, And I have given Susan
Cannon Woman Nancy of the value of $150 and unto John E. Newman One
Hundred dollars and to William Newman Sixty Five Dollars.

It is but just that my daughter Susan should account for their sums
advanced to her side of the house.

These sums and the sums I estimate for the use of her land I fix at Seven
Hundred Dollars.  It is therefore my will and desire that in the final
division of my Estate between my daughters as aforesaid that the said
Seven Hundred Dollars be made up to Tabitha to make them equal and the
residue to be divided share and share alike between my two daughters.

I revoke all former wills made by me I constitute and appoint Samuel
Ruble and William R. Grigsby my Executors.

In testimomy whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal
this 2nd day of January 1849.
					Beverly Prewitt  (Seal)

Signed Sealed and acknowledged and delivered in the presence of us.

Joe B. Cox

David Black


At a County Court held for Spencer County on Monday the 5th day of May
1851, This writing purporting to be the last will and Testament of
Beverly Prewitt Dec., was produced in Court and proven according to law
by the oaths of Joseph B. Cox and David Black Witnesses thereto and
ordered to be recorded and time is given the Executors named in the said
Will until the next Court to qualify and take out probat. (sic)

					Attest Raphl Lancaster C.S.C.C.

At a County Court held for Spencer County on Monday the 2nd day of June
1851, on Motion of William R. Grigsby and Samuel Ruble Executors named in
the last will and testament of  Beverly Prewitt Decd, who made oath
thereto and together with R.B. Grigsby N G Thomas Anderson M Rice and
Nathan Beauchamp their Securities entered into and acknowledged A bond in
the penalty of $25,000 Conditioned as the law directs Certificate is
granted them for obtaining a Probate of the said will in due form

					Attest Josph B. Cox C.S.C.C.
					State of Kerntucky, Sct.
					County of Spencer


I, Joseph Tucker Clerk of the Spencer County Court Ky. certify that the
foregoing Will of Beverly Prewitt Decd is a true Copy as taken from the
original records on file in my office.

					Witness my hand this November 20-1907
					Joseph Tucker C.S.C.C.
					By A.C. Buckner D.C.

Transcribed by: Polly A. Menendez" 
<bobpolly@zapcom.net> 
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997