John H. Jones
Will
Submitted by Vera Burnham
December 6, 2001
Source: Laurel County Will Book 4, Page 445 & 446
This is the last will and testament of John H. Jones
I John H. Jones of the village of ----- Laurel County and State of Kentucky, being of sound mind and memory do make, publish, and declare this to be my last will and testimony, to wit;
First, of all my just debts and funeral expences must be duly paid.
Second, I give, devise. and bequeath all the rest as follows.
I want my oldest son George Jones to have one dollar in money, and I want my oldest Daughter Cary Smith to have one dollar in money, and I want my daughter Ellen Roberts, to have one dollar in money. And I want my Grandaughter, Lilly Jones to have the Dr. Sealy farm, providing she is a good girl and minds her parents.
I want my son B.R. Jones to be the gardun for my grandaughter Lilly Jones. And if Lilly Jones my grandaughter does at any time marry some man who is no account, and is not industress the Sealy farm goes back to her Mother and father, Lua jones and B.R. Jones and I want B.R. Jones to have all my personal property such as cash, stock, and notes and accounts and all tools and wagons and farming implements and I want my son B.R. Jones to move on the Sealy place as soon as I dye or as soon as I am buried. And take charge of everything, and sell all stock and things that he will not need. And I want my wife Margaret Jones to have her life time support from the Dr. Bill Williams farm near the Tuttle Pond and at Margaret Jones death, I want the Dr. Bill Williams farm to go to B.R. Jones and his wife Lua Jones, or if my wife Margaret Jones sees cause to let them have possession before she dies she can do same by her own consent.
And I have a tract of land of about 35 acres in another place I want it all to go to my wife Margaret Jones as with the Bill Williams farm. If my wife does at any time let ---- ? of the Roberts man? on the Dr. Bill Williams farm, ether on the farm or in the house with her it then falls to B.R. Jones and his wife Lua Jones, and then they will move on the farm, and take charge of it and take care of my wife, Margaret Jones the rest of her days. Or she can move in the house with B.r. Jones. Ether way be all rite. And I have a little farm lying near the Tuttle pond known as the Bud Watts farm. I want Carl Pall to have it when he is 21 years old, providing he should live to be 21 years old and is a good obedient boy and minds what is said to him. He is to be taken and raised up by Lua Jones, B.R. Jones's wife and if any of the Palls does at any time come and begs him or persuades him off from B.R. Jones house, the Bud Watts farm falls to Lua Jones, or if Carl Pall dies or gets so he will not mind what Lua Jones tells him to do, before he is 21 years old the Bud Watts farm goes to Lua Jones, rite then and there. And I want Larkin Brewer to be Carl Palls gardun or B. R. Jones if Brewer won't serve as gardun for him and my said B.R.Jones is to have and to hold to him my said son and to his heirs and assigns for him.
Third I nominate and appoint my said son B.R. Jones to be the executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this the 26th day of July A.D. 1911
John H. Jones (seal)
Witness;
G.C. Laws
James Jesse
State of Kentucky
County Of Laurel
I Jno. J. Davidson, clerk of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument was produced and filed at the regular October term of Laurel County Court and was proven by W. C. Laws, and Jas Jesse to be the last will and testament of John H. Jones deceased and ordered to ------? 30 days for exceptions and the widow of said John H. Jones and others having filed exceptions to said will and said exceptions having been tried out in the Laurel County court on the 28th day of December 1911. And on the 25th day of Janurary 1912 the said instrument bearing date July 26th 1911 was declared by said court to be the true last will and testament of said John H. Jones deceased and ordered to be recorded as such by the clerk of Laurel County court.
Given under my hand as clerk aforesaid this 2nd day of Feburary 1912
Att. J. Davidson Clerk