Will James Crawford of Fleming County Kentucky

James Crawford's 1835 will found on pages 435-436 of Book E in Fleming County, Kentucky

Legacies

• daughter Mary Kennerey
• son Crawford
• late son Henry Crawford
• son Josiah Crawford
• daughter Margery Blankenship (Maargary Kenney)
• late daughter Sarah Conran
• son James Crawford
• Son Samuel Crawford
• Daughter Jane Hamlett
• daughter Elizabeth Crawford
• son Joshua Crawford
• daughter Ann Barton
• son John L Crawford

James Crawford Will

In the name of God Amen. I James Crawford

(farmer) of Fleming County and Commonwealth

of Kentucky in the seventy seventh year of my age

being of sound mind and memory. And knowing the

uncertainty of this life and the certainty of death

do make and ordain this my last will and

testament in manner and form following

Item I will that my executors herein after to be

named pay all my just debts of what kind soever out of

any monies or property whatsoever that I may die possessin

Item I give devise and bequeath unto my daughter

Mary Kennerey twenty five dollars unto my son

Crawford twenty five dollars unto the heirs of my

late son Henry Crawford deceased forty dollars (ten

dollars of the same being of debt due unto my said

son Henry from me unto my son Josiah Crawford. Thirty 

dollars my daughter Margery Blankenship

page 436

(one Margary Kenney Thirty Dollars unto the heirs of my

late daughter Sarah Conran deceased thirty dollars unto my

son James Crawford thirty dollars unto my son Samuel

Crawford thirty dollars unto my daughter Jane Hamlett

thirty dollars unto my daughter Elizabeth Crawford thirty

dollars unto my son Joshua Crawford and unto my

daughter Ann Barton thirty dollars. all of which to them

and their heirs and assigns forever. I give the same unto 

my son John L Crawford I have give a sum equal to the above

making him in full equal to any of my heirs any division

whatsoever taken int consideration

Item it is my will that the above legacees be paid within

one year after my decease except the heirs of my deceased

daughter Sarah Crawford whos legacy I wish may be put

at interest until shuch times as they may marry or come

at the age of twenty one years

Item the remainder of my estate that may be left after paying

my debts and defraying and paying all contingencies I wish

divided equally amongst my children or rather among the

several legatees above named and described to them and

unto their heirs and assigns I give devise and bequeth the

same forever Lastly I nominate constitute and 

appoint my sons James and Josiah Crawford executors

of this my last will and testament hereby revoking

all former wills by me made and confirming this alone

to be my last will which I seal publish and declare this

27th day of September in the year of our Lord one

thousand eight hundred and thirty five

Interlined in the ninth line (the heirs of)

and in the thirteenth line (at)

Jame Crawford (seal)

In presence of

Douglas [I Muin]

Elias P. Davis

Thomas R main

At a court held for Fleming County on 23rd day of May 1836

this writing purporting to be the last will and testament of

James Crawford deceased was produced in court

and was proved by the oaths of Douglas [I Miur] and Elias

P. Davis two of the subscribing witnesses thereto to be the will

of said Crawford and the said will was ordered to record

which is duly done

A M Geo N Stockton Clerk

Fleming County Kentucky

Probate Records

Vols. D-E 1829-1837

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