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of Samuel Weaver 1826 |
Will of Samuel Weaver
Submitted
by Vernon
B. Williams
August 24, 2001
Laurel County, KY Will Book 1, pp 1&2
Pp 1 & 2 of Samuel Weaver’s will were transcribed
from copies furnished to me by the Clerk of Laurel County. Pp 3 &
4 are, unfortunately, missing. Words and letters enclosed in brackets
are missing from the original documents, but inferred from the context
of the will.
WILL BOOK FOR LAUREL COUNTY
Mar 24th day A.D. - 1826
( Page 1) This being the last will & Testament
of the under written assignor whereas I this day conveyed by will to my
heirs the following Estate I.E. To Peter Weaver the tract of Land
where he now lives and bounded as followeth, beginning at the Corner in
the Gap of the ridge toward Griffeth between Cain Creek and black Water
thence down said ridge to the right hand prong as you go up, of the first
branch below his field thence down Said branch to where the path now crosses
thence up the said path within fifteen Rod of the Stable thence a South
West line to the Lott line thence due South to my Corner on the Lott line,
thence North East to the Beginning and that he shall have the title to
that Boundery when conveyed from John Rigel
To Samuel Box the one hundred acres of Land
including the improvements where he now lives bounded as followeth beginning
in the Old road fifteen rod from the upper corner of my pasture fence,
thence a strait line to the North bank of the branch between Samuel Box
& John Weaver at the old ford near my fence thence a straight line
to John Williams Corner North of the road on a Spanish Oak, thence with
Williams line to the Corner on the Racoon Branch thence up the right hand
fork of said branch to the top of the dividing ridge to Peter Weavers line
thence down said ridge with Peters line to the Corner thence to the beginning
so as to include one hundred acres for the [sa]id Box to have title when
conveyed from John Ridg[el] and the said Box to pay [?]( page 2 )[?] fifty
dollars in any trade at its value when able and fifty dollars in trade
when able to pay it and the said fifty dollars to be divided equally with
all the heirs & himself
To John Weaver the land where he now lives
and bounded as followeth, beginning fifteen poles from Boxes corner on
the bank of the branch on Boxes line thence with Boxes line to John Williams
Corner on a Spanish Oak thence a straight line to the North bank of Laurel
twelve poles above where the hill shuts in on the South side of Laurel
above the ford between John Weavers and Gadi Grays thence do[wn] Laurel
to the Lott line thence South with the Lott lin[e] where it crosses Cain
Creek the last time thence a straight line to the beginning, to have the
title when conveyed fr[om] John Ridgel then when John Weaver is able to
pay he is to pay fifty cent[s] per acre for all in his boundry only one
hundred acres, w[hich] he is not to pay for, and the amount that the land
comes [to] is to be equally divided with himself and the rest of my he[irs]
except Sixteen dollars that he must pay to Mary Jones instead of her Colt
and the whole amount to be paid i[n] trade at its value
And also Peter Weaver is to pay fifty cents
per acre [for] all the land in his boundery except one hundred acres [?]
and the amount to be paid in trade when he is able at its v[alue] when
the title is conveyed from Ridgel and the amoun[t] to be equally divided
with himself & the rest of my heir[s] except Sixteen dollars he must
pay Barbary Williams in room of her Colt
[To] John Williams the land [where he now
l]ives and bounded
Codicil to the Will of Samuel Weaver
Laurel County, KY Will Book 1, p 28
Since making my will I conclude to take back
from my Son Peter Weaver four hundred acres of the Land mentioned in the
will & release him from the payment of two hundred & five dollars
& fifty cents and wish this to be entered of record as a part of my
last will & Testament Witness my hand & seal this 5th day of July
1830
Samuel Weaver (Seal)
Laurel County sct
The above will acknowledged by Samuel Weaver to be his act & deed for
the purposes therein mentioned the 5th day of July 1830 And is here duly
recorded
Lot Pitman Clk
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