WILL: Whiteker, 1833, Harrison Co


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Page 120: John Whiteker's Will

In the name of God Amen. I John Whiteker of the State of Kentucky and 
county of Harrison Being weak in body but sound in mind and memory 
Knowing not how soon it may please God to call me I do make and ordain 
this my last will & testament. Viz. And first of all resign my soul to 
god and my body to be buried in a Christian manner in some Christian 
place of interment at the discretion of my friends. I give my beloved 
wife Nancy Whiteker all the farm Whereon I now live With all the 
utensils and stock thereunto Belonging To remain in her possession and 
at her Discretion as long as she lives and at her decease the farm I 
will and bequeath to my son Isaac To belong to him without any 
interruption or claim against it with all its appurtenances to Hugh S. 
Hickman my son in law that parcel or track of land for which I have 
given him a deed To be his part of my estate and no more to Simeon A. 
Whiteker my son I will and bequeath that body of land for which I have 
given him a bond said to contain fifty acres more or less Without any 
claim to the moveable property I will and bequeath to my son Peter 
Whiteker 100 acres 3 roods and 7 poles for which I have given him a bond 
for a deed and the remaining part of the tract on which he lives for an 
in consideration of Services that he shall hereafter render to his 
Brother Isaac for the support and comfort of his mother while she lives 
and his aid and instruction after her Death To the value of the land in 
his estimation Which I hereby declare To be my last will and testament 
Without any interruption from any of the rest of the heirs And all my 
moveable property I leave in the possession and at disposal of my wife 
Nancy Whiteker during her life without any removal or administration on 
it while she lives is my will and testament. I will and bequeath my 
clock to Nancy Groghegan (my Daughter) at the Death of my wife and after 
the death of my wife I will that an equal Divide be made of all my 
moveable property between my children Josiah, Nancy and John Wesley and 
last of all I appoint Peter Whiteker my son and Hugh S. Hickman my son 
in law as my executors To see to the fulfilment of this my last will and 
testament after the decease of their mother In testimony of this being 
my last will and testament I have this 30th day of April in the year of 
our lord 1829 set my hand & seal.

                                                 John Whiteker {seal}

Witnesses

Hugh S Hickman

Jas Dunlap

Commonwealth of Kentucky Harrison County to wit

                                                                         
       November October 1833

I Samuel Endecott Clerk of the county Court for the County aforesaid do 
certify that this last will and testament of John Whiteker Deceased was 
produced at the above court & ordered to be recorded proven by the Oath 
of James Dunlap one of the subscribing Witnesses thereto and was also 
proven by him that Hugh S. Hickman the other Subscribing Witness did in 
his presence attest the same and was ordered to be recorded which is 
done this 13th day of the same month in the year aforesaid.

                                                    S. Endecott Clk

                                                 Harrison County by

                                            T.W.M. Endecott Depy Clk


From: "Betty Helf" 
<jbhelf@pacific.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998