From: KyArchives Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2012 2:29 PM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Thurman.Benjamin.1836.Pulaski.WILL Benjamin Thurman September 28, 1836 Pulaski County KyArchives Will Source: Pulaski County Court House Written: September 28, 1836 September the 28th 1836 In the name of God amen. I Benjamin Thurman of the County of Pulaski and State of Kentucky being sick and weak in body but of sound mind and ______ memory for which I thank God and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life and being desirous to dispose of all such ____ estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with. I give and bequeath the same in manner following that is to say I give to my wife Lucy Thurman all my estate both real and personal during her natural life and after her death the same to be divided equally between my several children herein after named that is to say John T. Thurman, Polly Keeney (sp? McKinney?), Nancy W. Hunt, Elizabeth Stephens, Marshal D. Thurman, Joseph Thurman, Martha Ann Meece, Lucy L. Bates, Eveline Thurman, Joshua Thurman and Mahala Thurman, these being my several lawful heirs. And lastly I do hereby appoint Lucy Thurman my wife my executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other former wills by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal this day and date above written. Signed Benjamin Thurman Witness: Benjamin Sealy John Richardson Hiram Gerard Kentucky Pulaski County At a County Court held for Pulaski County At the courthouse in the Town of Somerset on Monday the 19th day of September, this instrument of writing pertaining to the last will and testament of Benjamin Thurman deceased was produced to the court and proven in open court by the oaths John Richardson and Hiram Gragg two of the subscribing witnesses thereto to be the _____ last will and testament of said decedent in order to be recorded which is done accordingly. Submitted by: Deborah Parks dtparks58@gmail.com This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/