Logan County Will Book Submit Will Book Data KING, George Pg: 463-465 Nov 23, 1854 RAINWATER, Aaron Pg: 72 15 March 1849 SAWYER, James Pg: 103 01 Feb 1849 GRAHAM, Eli Pg:343 June 1, 1853 KING, George Book: H; Page:H, pg 463-465 Date: Nov 23, 1854 pg 463) In the name of God Amen, I George KING of the County of Logan and State of Kentucky being weak and feeble in body but of usual strength of mind and memory do publish and declare this my last will and testament hereby revoking and setting aside all others heretofore made by me. 1st I will and direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my estate by my executor to be hereafter named and that my body be buried in a decent and Christian like manner. 2nd I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah KING one half of the tract of land in which I now reside containing two hundred and ninety two acres, the said tract to be divided by a line running as follows, commencing at the South corner of the TRAUGHBER twenty eight acres survey and running East until it intersects my Eastern line the North part containing the dwelling house and all other appurtenances therein I bequeath to my wife aforesaid during her lifetime. I further will and bequeath to my beloved wife a negro woman named Cloe during her life also a negro man named Joseph during her widowhood also a sufficiency of horses and other livestock, farming utensils, household and kitchen furnished for her use and for her use cultivatintg the portion of the farm left her. Also the blacksmith shop and lot the remainder of my stock and other personal property. pg 464) to be sold by my executor and the proceeds equally divided between my two youngest children Amanda CASEY and George KING. 3rd I will and bequeath to my daughter Eliza KENNEDY five dollars to be paid her by my executor. I having heretofore given and put into her possession her full and equal portion and (4th) bequeath to my son Thompson KING five dollars to be paid to him by my ececutor I having heretofore given & put him in possession of an equal and full portion of my estate. 5th I will and bequeath to my daughter Emily GORDON five dollars to be paid to her by my executor I having heretofore given and put her in possession of her full proportion of my estate. 6th I will and bequeath to Eleanor and William WINES, children of my step daughter Rosanna WINES five dollars each to be paid by my executor to them or their lawful guardian I having given to their mother in her lifetime her portion of my estate. 7th I will and bequeath to my daughter Amanda CASEY and her heirs free from the control of her husband the following named slaves, one negro boy named Mitchel and one negro girl named Sarah Ann and her increase to the said Amanda and her heirs I having heretofore given her a boy named Ben, horse, saddle, bridle, bed & furniture. 8th I will and bequeath to my son George KING the following named slaves and their increase one boy named Perry and one named Simon and one girl named Caroline also the remainder of the tract of land on which I reside and attached to the land bequeath by me to his mother Sarah KING as herein specified also one horse, saddle & bridle, bed, bedstead & furniture also one bald face sorrel mare, one sorrel colt 2yrs old, one gray colt 2yrs old, three brood sows, one a white, the other two spotted, two cows and calves also one hundred seventy five dollars. 9th I will and bequeath to my daughter Amanda CASEY and her heirs and my son George KING and the children of Rosanna WINES dec'd, Sarah KING & that portion of land above bequeathed to her to be sold and the money equally divided between them. 10th It is my will and desire that the negro man Joseph and the woman Cloe with her future increase be equally divided between my daughter Amanda CASEY their heirs and my son George KING at the death of my wife Sarah KING and if she should marry, Joseph from that time is to belong to Amanda and her heirs & George KING. 11th It is my will and desire that in additon to what I have already given my wife as above that she shall have a buggy that I got from my son George KING. pg 465) 12th I will and bequeath to L.W. COPELAND a certain tract or parcel of land deeded to me by Wm. TURNER and wife containing 52 acres be the same more or less known and bounded as follows, Beginning at 2 red oaks a corner to Yelborn BEASHEAR's thence on his line W39 poles to a black jack corner to the same thence 5 poles to a stake thence S13 E38 poles to a small black oak on West line thence on the same S80 E39 poles to a hickory a corner to George EPPERSON thence on his line N108 poles to his corner 2 black jacks on N line thence on the same N84 W93 poles to his corner 2 hickories on the aforesaid BEASHEAR's line thence on the same S51 E92 poles to the beginning. In case the said COPELAND should die before this my will takes effect then the said tract of land to revert back to my estate and sold and proceeds to be equally divided among my estate and sold and proceeds to be equally divided among my son George, Amanda CASEY and Eleanor & Wm. WINES. 13th Lastly I nominate and appoint my nephew David KING Executor to this my last will & testament and request that the Court shall require no security of him. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 23 day of November 1854. George KING (his seal) Test, F.M. BEAUCHAMP & W.P. HENDLEY -Submitted Wed Apr 24 04:49:28 2002 by: Sharon Smith Back to Top RAINWATER, Aaron Book: H; Page:72 Date: 15 March 1849 The Will of Aaron Rainwater, ca 1790-1849, Logan Co., KY Logan Co., KY Wills, Book H pg 72 I, Aaron Rainwater hereby declare this to be my last will and testament; disolving all others heretofore made by me. Article 1 - It is my desire that so much of my present property as may be required for that purpose, shall be sold and the proceeds applied to payment of my just debts and funeral expenses. Article 2 - I bequeath to Polly Rainwater, my wife, during her natural life, my tract of land with every other species of property belonging to my estate; with all notes, dues and accounts of every description which may at that or any future time, become deed from others. Article 3 - It is my desire that the property both personal and real, belonging to my estate, shall be sold, soon after the death of my wife, and the proceeds - after paying to Caroline M. Stinson; James C. Rainwater; Parks R Rainwater; and Fereby (Phoebe) F.Couch; one dollar; - as a special legacy, be divided between Elizabeth E.Rainwater; William C.Rainwater; Mariah A.Rainwater; Mary J.Rainwater; Zilpha I(sabelle) Rainwater and Martha S(usan). Article 4 - I hereby nominate my friend, Williamson Chapel, executor, of this, my last will and testament. Given under my hand and seal this 15th day of March 1849. Aaron Rainwater {seal} Signed and sealed in the presence of Bedford G. Williams, Asa Hardison In County Court held for said county, at the courthouse in Russellville on the 28th day of Jan 1850, the above writing was produced in court. Proved in Open court by the Oaths of Bedford G. Williams and Asa Hardison, subscribing witnesses thereto to the said deed, and last will and testament of Aaron Rainwaters, deceased, and ordered to be recorded. Thereupon, said will together with this certificate hath been duly recorded in my office. Given under my hand and seal as clerk of said court, the date given above. M. B. Morton, Clerk Transcription provided by Glidie Rainwater Mobley -Submitted Mon Oct 1 18:21:47 2001 by: Glidie Rainwater Mobley Back to Top SAWYER, James Book: H; Page:103 Date: 01 Feb 1849 In the name of God Amen I James Sawyer of the County of Logan and State of Kentucky being aged and infirm but sound of mind and Disposing memory (for which I thank God) and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life and being desirous to dispose of all such worldly estate as it had pleased God to bless me with. I give and bequeath the same in manner following that is to say. 1st After payment of my debts and funeral expenses, I give my wife Hannah Sawyer one third part of my estate both real and personal for and during natural life and after death [death marked out] her decease I give the same to my soninlaw Thomas N Mabin for and in consideration of his services in providing for her the necessaries and comforts of life. 2nd And in addition to what I have gave heretofore gave. I be [be marked out] give to Each of my Children herein named to wit, William, Michael H. and David H. Sawyer, Nancy Mill [Hill penciled in above name Mill] formerly Sawyer! , James H. Sawyer, Thomas D. Sawyer, Hannah B. Parks, Margaret M. Covington and Elizabeth M. Henderson I give One Dollar each. 3rd I give to my soninlaw Thomas N Mabin all of the remainder of my real and personal estate to him and his heirs forever, provided that he shall make provision for us of the necessaries and Comforts of life during our lives. And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my said Soninlaw Thomas N Mabin Executor of this my last will and Testament in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 1 day of Febury 1849. James Sawyer (Seal) Test Wm Sawyer ) James Sawyer ) Logan Co S ct At a County Court held for said County at the Courthouse in Russellville on the 28th day of October 1850 the foregoing will of James Sawyer Decd was produced in open Court and proven by the oaths of William Sawyer and James Sawyer Subscribing witnesses thereto to be the act and deed and & last will and Testament of said James Sawyer Decd and ordered to be recorded. Whereupon Said will, together with this certificate hath been duly admitted to record in my office, Given under my hand as Clerk of Said Court the date above. M.B. Morton -Submitted Sat Aug 18 19:05:47 2001 by: Vernon B. Williams GRAHAM, Eli Book: H; Page:343 Date: June 1, 1853 Will #1 - "I Eli GRAHAM, being frail in body but sound in mind do make my last Will and Testament. All my kitchen and household furniture together with my stocks of cattle and hogs with one horse I bequeath to my wife Nancy C. GRAHAM. Also my Negro woman Leah to remain hers as long as she remains a widow and if she never remarries, as long as she lives. I wish my wife to stay here with my son John T. GRAHAM on the same place, where we now live, and desire him to keep my Negro man Davy as long as his step-mother stays with him. If she married or should die, it is my desire that both Davy and Leah should be sold and equally divide the proceeds of the sale of them to my sons James M. GRAHAM & John T. GRAHAM and my daughter Millie RUSSELL's heirs. I want it to be understood that my wife take Leah, keep her to attend to whatever business she may think proper, hire her out or whatever she pleases". Signed Eli Graham. Witnesses: Wm. J. MORTON and James LAMB. Written with my own hand this 1st day of June 1853. It is my desire that Charles M. BARROW be my administrator. Signed: Eli GRAHAM.....Certification: Logan County, KY. "I James E. WRIGHT Clerk of the Logan County Court do certify that at a county court held for said County at the courthouse in Russellville on the 28th day of February 1854 the within Last Will and Testment of Eli GRAHAM was produced in court and proven by the oaths of Wm. J. MORTON & James LAMB subscribing witnesses thereto to be the act & deed & last will & testment of said Eli GRAHAM, decsd., and ordered to be recorded, which together with this certificate, hath been duly admitted to record in my office. Given under my hand this 10th day of April 1854". Signed: J. E. Wright, CLCC, By: Absalom DEMPSY, D.C. *Note: LW&T copy also attached to Logan Co., KY. Equity case E - C 79 #2013 Will #2 "I Eli GRAHAM, being frail in body but sound in mind do make my last Will and Testament. 1st, I give and bequeath all my household and kitchen furniture to my wife Nancy C. GRAHAM and also my bay horse. 2nd, I also give and bequeath to my said wife my Negro woman named Leah so long as she remains my widow, and if she dies or marries, I want said Negro woman Leah sold and equally divided among my hereinafter mentioned heirs. 3rd, Upon or after my decease I desire my Negro man Davy be sold and all my just accounts paid and the balance of the proceeds equally divided amongst all my bodily heirs at law. I also give and bequeath all my rights, titles and interest in Cero (?) Grande Springs to my daughter Lucy T. DUNN". Signed: Eli GRAHAM, 1853 Dec. 23. Attest: I. N. ROBINSON. *Note: LW&T attached to Logan Co., KY. Equity case E - C 79 #2013. -Submitted Sat Jun 18 19:44:24 2005 by: Jan Lawson