Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Wills: O
Wyatt Oates, 1888
Image
Transcription
In the name of God, Amen:
I, Wyatt Oates of the County of Muhlenberg and State of Kentucky, believing it to be my duty while in my proper mind to dispose of my goods and chattels wherewith it has pleased God to bless me. I therefore give and bequeath to my son George W. Oates in addition to what I have already given, the following boundary or parcel of land and bounded as follows towit:
Beginning at a small hickory, dogwood, and sweet gum at a black oak and white oak fallen down corner and at the northwest corner of my Cravens survey and near Scott Bridge's corn crib running south 89 E forty two poles to a beech and white oak in a small drain, thence N 40 E 85 poles to black gum, a small mulberry and ash; thence N 88½ E 20 poles to a beech in a hollow, thence N 76 E 136 poles to a black oak and sweet gum, on a ditch, being C.C. Oates' and my corners, thence S 60 E 22 poles to a black gum, elm and sycamore and red ash at the mouth of said ditch and near the branch, thence down the branch with the meanders S 8 E 82 poles to a beech, dogwood and sweet gum, thence N 85 W 106 poles to a beech, W.O. and a poplar and black gum, thence S 75 W 53½ poles to a double white oak and near the road at the head of a hollow, thence S 37 W 23 poles to a hickory, black gum and white oak, thence due west 38 poles to a white oak, thence S 7 W 250 poles to a stake across the railroad, thence North 89 W 5 poles and 18 links to the middle of railroad level and west of R.R. bridge, thence N 89 W 51 poles to a beech and spanish oak, Craven's S.W. corner and marked W.O. thence with the old line N 2½ E 266 poles to the beginning, containing by estimate 200 acres more or less to him and his heirs forever, with this provision that I retain the same in my possession till my death and the said G.W. Oates to have the use and benefit of same provided he will pay the taxes on said land.
I give and bequeath to my son Calvin M. Oates all the remainder of my lands not bequeathed at my death and his mother's and it is my [wish] that said C.M.O. still live with and have the benefit of all the land. And as his mother and myself are advancing in years and not knowing how long we may be able to take care of ourselves, we wish him to remain with us and see that we are properly cared for.
My will is should my wife survive me to have the widows dower in said land and all my cash and cash notes and at her death to revert to said C.M. Oates and all my household and kitchen furniture together with all my stock and farming utensils. Said C.M. Oates is to pay all our just debts. My reasons for so distributing my property is that I have not given him that amount of schooling that I wished. And of a weakly constitution. And not knowing the amount of trouble we may be to him before called away from this world, we still retain the right over this property during our natural lives.
My will is further that as I have taken an orphan boy to raise by the name of Leroy Craig, now if said Craig stays till he is twenty one years of age, my will is he have a decent suit of clothes, a good horse beast, bridle and saddle.
The remainder to said C.M. Oates and his heirs forever.
Given under my hand this June 30” 1879.
Wyatt Oates
Test
R.W. Eades
W.W. Martin
State of Kentucky
Muhlenberg County Court } Sct
March Term 1888
The foregoing last will and testament of Wyatt Oates deceased was produced to Court on the date aforesaid and proved to be the act and deed of the said decedent by the oath of R.W. Eades one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, who also proved the attestation of W.W. Martin the other subscribing witness thereto. Whereupon the same was ordered to be recorded which is now done accordingly.
W.T. Stiles Clerk
Source: Muhlenberg County Ketucky Will Book 4, pp. 84-85.
Updated August 11, 2022