WILL: Proctor, 1813 - Shelby Co

Following is the will of William Proctor.  He lived in Jessamine and
later Shelby Co., KY.

WILL OF WILLIAM PROCTOR

Shelby Co., KY
Book 3, p. 81

In the Name of god Amen the 19th day of July eighteen Hundred and
thirteen I William Proctor of the County of Shelby and State of Kentucky
being in --?-- health of body but of Sound Mind and Memory and Knowing
that it is Appointed for all men Once to die do make this my last Will
and Testament first I give and bequeath recommend my Soul unto the hands
of the almighty who gave it me as for my body as for my body I recommend
it to the earth to be buried at the dicretion of my Executors at the
Same time I utterly revoke all other wills made by me --?-- this to be
mymy last will and Testament as to my wordly Estate I will and
Positively Order that all my Just debts Be paid first I Give to my Son
Catlet Proctor the Sum of One dollar to my Son Isaiah Prockter the Sum
of One dollar to my Son Lunnenburg Procter the Sum of One Dollar to my
Daughter Charlotte Harris one dollar to my Daughter Malindah Harris One
dollar to be lined? out of my Estate after the decease of my wife I give
to my Dear and loving Wife for term of life all my Stock Towit Horses
Couz -?- with their increase together with all my household furniture of
every Discreption farming tools and all else I Posses and after the
decease of my wife Elizabeth Proctor I Desire that all of my estate
Towit Horses Cows Household furniture and all that belongs to the Estate
to be equally Devided between my three children Greenville Proctor
Delilah Proctor and William Proctor with the exception of those small
legacys above mentioned at the same time I do appoint my Son Greenville
Proctor and my wife Elizabeth Proctor my Esecutors of my last will and
Testament to which I have here unto Set my hand & Seal the day and Year
above written
                                 his
                    William x Proctor
                               mark

Signed sealed & --?-- in 
the Presence of 
James Green
William Gailey
            his
William x Morgan
          mark

Shelby County Sct    Octr County Court 1813
    The within will of William Proctor was this day produced in
Court and proved by the Oaths of James Green and William Morgan
Subscribing Witnesses and Ordered to be recorded
                Ato James Craig


From: "Smith, Elizabeth" 
<ESmith@Montgomery.k12.ky.us>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998