WILL: Wickliffe, Benjamin, 1817, Hopkins Co Will of Benjamin Wickliffe Hopkins County, KY Will Book 1 pgs 275-277 I Benjamin Wickliffe of the County of Hopkins and State of Kentucky being in a bad state of health but in my perfect mind and memory do make the following my last will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made. Item 1 I will that all my just debts should be paid out of any property of mine or the monies that may be due me as my Executor may judge best. Item 2 I will that my dearly beloved wife Polly P. Wickliffe have all and every part of my estate real and personal in any use belonging to me after paying my just debts as aforesaid to have and to hold the same as her own bonafide property to be disposed of by her as she may think proper during her life and at her death except she may be at present pregnant and bear issue and in that case the property to be equally divided between her and such issue and in case the issue should at any time die before is is capable of disposing of its inheretance then the property to revert to my said wife. I do hereby constitute and appoint my friends Daniel Nolary(?) William Oats my Executors and my wife Polly P. Wickliffe Executrix to carry out this my last will into effect. Witness where I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 1st day of December eighteen hundred and seventeen. Attest Bryan Oats Wm Wilson Benjamin Wickliffe WmW. Lauathan(?) Inventory of the Estate of Benjamin Wickliffe Pg 279 The following is a list of property belonging to the estate of Dr. Benjamin Wickliffe deceased as shown is agreeable to our valuation having been legally appointed as Commissioners to value the same by the Worshipful County Court of Hopkins County, KY B. Da Lownes William Noel Garten B. Maupin 1 negro man named Jacob $600.00 1 negro woman named Dilila 500.00 1 negro woman named Claricy 450.00 1 small folding table 7.00 1 Desk and Book case 30.00 1 Bed furniture and curtain Bedstead 45.00 1 Rifle gun with shot pouch 20.00 2 Gun locks 450 9.00 1 Bed and furniture and Bedstead 40.00 1 Dressing table glass and Toylette 6.00 2 Trunks ea 4$ 3$ 7.00 1 large box .75 - 1 picture frame 1.50 2.25 1 pair looking glasses 5.00 2 picture frames 1.00 1 Doz wine and jelly glasses 1.50 1 cupboard furniture 63.50 1pr shovel and tongs damage 1.50 1 pr brass candlesticks 2.00 1 silver watch 15.00 1 Kettle 1 pot and 2 skillets 8.50 1 pr waffle iron and grid iron 5.00 1 Cam 1 Pail and 1 cotton wheel 2.50 2 Doz common chairs 2.00 1 Bed and furniture 30.00 2 saddles and 2 bridles 20.00 1 Black Horse 50.00 1 Cow and yearling 15.00 1 Heifer 9.00 1 Pair spurs 2 plate 1.50 1 folding table circular form 10.00 1 Bed furniture and Bedstead 30.00 1 Walnut chest 4.00 8 chairs (common) 3.00 1 Btl containing Vinegar 3.00 1 Cask .50 3 ovens 8.50 1 Pair And irons (damaged) 1.25 2 Axes 3.00 2 pair iron traces with harness $4 8.00 1 Plow 4.00 2 (?) - 1 Coffee pot .75 - 1 frying pan 1.50 3.50 2 pails 1$ - 1 churn $1 2.00 1 Forkin(?) - 1 bridle and bridle bit 1.50 1 Curry Comb.25 - 1 bread tray - 1 Keg 1.50 1 Real and pitcher 2.00 1 ps iron .50 Corn $100 - 1 pair shucks $5 105.00 3 boxes medicine and furniture for bill shown 337.50 Sundry Books per bil shown us 55.50 1 Cow and Calf 15.00 2 Heifors 12.00 1 Cork screw .75 1 Trunk 3.50 1 Reflector 1.50 1 Cow and Calf 15.00 1 Plow and single tree 10.00 1 Spade - damaged 1.00 - ------------------ $2591.25 Hopkins County Sch In pursuence to an order of the worshipful court holding for the County aforesaid to us directed we being duly sworn to the same have appraised the personal estate and slaves of Benjamin Wickliffe dec. Agreeably to the fore going Inventory given under our hands the 30th day of January 1818. Sam B. Earle B.D. Townes Will Ward Admin. William Neal Appraisers David McGary G. B. Maupin Hopkins Sch April County Court 1818 The foregoing Inventory and appraisement fo the estate of Benjamin Wickliffe dec. Was returned into Court and ordered to be made of record Attest Sam Woodson clk **************** Will Transcribed by Debbie Powell. File submitted by: Jim Powell, Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 Benjamin WICKLIFFE was my gggg grandfather. Jim