Subject: Williams.John.1825.Woodford.WILL



John Williams August 1 1825
Woodford County KyArchives Will

Source: Woodford Co Kentucky Court House
Written: August 1 1825
Recorded: November 1825

Woodford County Will Book G   p. 308

In the name of God amen, I John Williams in the county of Woodford and State of 
Kentucky, being frail in body but of perfect memory and health thanks be to God 
for his mercies calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that it is 
appointed unto man once to die, do make ordain and appoint this to be my last 
Will and Testament. First of all I will and bequeath my soul to almighty God 
who gave it and my body to the earth from whence it came to be buried in 
Christian manner nothing doubting but I shall receive the same again at the 
last day by the almighty power of God.  Next I do ordain constitute and appoint 
my brother Andrew Williams of Franklin County, my sons Thomas Williams and
Henry Williams of Woodford County to be my whole and sole executors of this my 
Last Will and Testament.  I will and bequeath to my loving wife Sarah Williams 
forty acres of land to be laid off in the following manner to begin eight pole 
south of the mouth of the Cave Spring to run twenty-five poles West and from 
each unit said line of 50 poles north for quantity during her life or so long 
as she remains my widow. I also will and bequeath to my wife Sarah two cows, 
two horses and six sheep, her choice, also her bed and furniture. I also will 
and bequeath that as much of my land shall be sold as will pay my just debts, 
what the movable property won’t pay, such parts as my Executor thinks my 
advantages for the balance and to make deed for the same the balance of said 
tract I will and bequeath to my children Andrew Williams, John Williams, Sarah 
Williams, Thomas Williams, Mary Williams, and Henry Williams to be equally 
divided. I also give and bequeath to my four youngest, Sarah, Thomas, Mary, and 
Henry one hundred acres of land each that I have on Licking in partnership with 
A. Sneed in Frankfort the balance of said tract. I also give unto my four 
youngest Sarah, Thomas, Mary, and Henry one feather bed and furniture each. I 
will and bequeath to my son James one dollar.
John Williams   Aug. 1, 1825
Wit: Thomas Williams   Lemuel W. Slade

Woodford County Court  November County Court 1825
This the last Will and Testament of John Williams deceased was produced in 
Court and proven by the oaths of Lemuel W. Slade one of the subscribing 
witnesses thereto and also proven by the oath of John McKenney Jr. and William 
Stevenson to be in the handwriting of said Williams whereupon said Will was 
ordered to record and thereupon Andrew Williams and Thomas Williams two of the 
Executors named in said will came into Court and took the oath required by law 
and executed and acknowledged bond in the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars with 
Jacob Darneale, Lewis Peters, and Cyrus McCracken their securities conditioned 
according to law Certificate of probate is granted them in due form and leave 
given the other Executor named in said Will hereafter to qualify. John McKinney.


Submitted by: Martha Martin

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