Muhlenberg County Kentucky

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Sikes Garris, 1845

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I, Sikes Garris, being old & do not expect to live long now, being in my right mind & in good health & have previously made my will, it is my will that my son James Garris have fifty acres of land bounded as follows: Beginning at two white oaks & a hickory standing in an old line of a 400 acre claim entered by Sikes Garris & divides it Elish Uzzell Survey. Beginning South 25 E 40 poles to a white oak & dogwood & little black walnut standing between, them thence North 69 East 200 poles to sugartree, sweet gum & elm, thence North 30 W 40 poles to a stake thence to the Beginning. It is my will for my son James to have the colt that he claims. It is my will for my son James to have half the hogs that are raised on the place at my death. It is my will that my son James is to have his support & desire from the rest. It is my will for James to have my rifle gun. I make this my last will & testament, this 19 June 1841.

Sikes his x mark Garris

Teste
Beverly Coleman
James E. Coleman
James Arnett

Altered in the presence of
Samuel W. Bennett
Wm. H.C. Wing
Chs. F. Wing

Muhlenberg County Sct.
January County Court 1845
The foregoing writing purporting to be the last will & testament of Sikes Garris decd. was exhibited into court & proven to be the act & deed of the said S. Garris by the oaths of C.F. Wing & Wm. H.C. Wing, subscribing witnesses thereto, & ordered to be recorded.
Chs. F. Wing Clk.

Source: Muhlenberg County Kentucky Will Book 3, p. 63.

Updated July 26, 2022