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Subject: Rankin.William.1877.Robertson-Nicholas.WILL


William  Rankin June 26, 1877
Robertson-Nicholas County KyArchives Will

Source: Robertson County Court December Term 1877
Written: June 26, 1877
Recorded: December 24, 1877

I William Rankin, Sen. of the County of Robertson and State of kentucky, being of sound mind and memory and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life, Do therefore make and ordain.,publish and declaim this to be my last Will and Testament, That is to say. First after all my debts are paid, and discharged, the residue of my estate both real and personal, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Julia Ann Rankins her natural life, to be used by her as she thinks best for her bodily support. At the expiration of her natural life I desire that the residue of the estate both real and personal which may remain shall be equally divided among my heirs in law as the law requires without will.
  In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribe my name and affixed my seal, This 26th day of June in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Eight-hundred and seventy seven.
J. P. Chamberlin                           William Rankins (seal)
Thomas Piles      witnesses


State of Kentucky
Robertson County    Sct. 
   I J. B. Prather Clerk of the Robertson County Court do certify that the foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of William Rankins, Deceased was at the November Term 1877, of the Robertson County Court produced in open court and filed and proved by the oaths of J. P. 
Chamberlin and Thomas Piles the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be over for exceptions and at the present Term of the said Court no exceptions having been taken thereto, the same is approved, and established as the last will and testament of said Decedent, and ordered to be recorded as such. Where upon the same together with this certificate has been duly recorded in my office  Witness my hand this 24th day of December 1877
                                            J. B. Prather C.R.C.C.

Submitted by: Mary Bishop
mebishop1@alltel.net



Additional Comments:
Julia Ann Rankins according to their marriage record was Julia Ann Brewer, daughter of Richard Brewer & wife Mary, after Richards death Mary married Clemant Rigg,in Mason Co., Ky  and he and Mary gave their consent for Julia Ann Brewer to marry William Rankins, William was the son of Moses Rankins & Mary Polly Gill

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