.....In the name of God, Amen, I, Daniel Ramey of Clark County and the state of
Kentucky being of sound mind and memory, coling(calling) to mind the mortality of this body
and through certainty of death when it shall please God to clal me home. Do make,
constitute, ordain, and declare this my last Will and Testament, in the manner and form folllowing.
Revoking and disallowing by these presents all and every Testament or Testaments, will or wills heretofore by me made
and this to be taken only for my last will and Testament and none other. And now for the setilling(settling)
of my temporal estate and such goods and chattles (chattels) as it hath pleased God to bless me with, I do
ordain, give and dispose the same in the following manner.
.....that is to say, first I will: that all my just debts that I owe be paid:
.....Secondly, I give to my beloved wife, Rachel the use of my plantation, whereon I now live,
togather (together) with all my movable property, except making the children ,that is yet to come of age ,equel(equal)
with them that is married, when she shall think best,
freely to support on it during her natural life or widowhood:
.....Thirdly, I give my plantation whereon I now live to my son James, the movable property
that is left to be sold or divided as may be thought best and equally divided amongst all my daughters
that is then living, and if any of my daughters should die before they marey(marry) or become
of age, the surviving ones shall have their parts.
.....and to designate what is the bounds of the plantation whreon I now live: Beginning
at the mouth or nere(near) the same, thense across the ridj (ridge) as can be run until it strikes the line of
Daniel Wood on Two Mile Creek:
......Also I will to Daniel Wood a certain piece of land beginning on the creek running with the line of Reed and Hampton until it croses(crosses) Joseph Bushes spring branch,
thence, down s. branch to the mouth, thence with the creek to the Beginning.
......I will to my son John, ninety five acres of land lying whreon he now lives beginning
at Achillas Eubankes Corner thence with I(orJ) Reeds line to the Two Mile Creek, thence down the creek to the
mough(mouth) of My (or our) spring branch, thence up said branch so far as a straight line will includ
(include) to quantity.
......I will to my grandson, James, son of Daniel Ramey, the plantation whereon my son Daniel
formerly lived and midle (middle) lot and balance of my land to have possession whin (when)
he becomes of age and the said plantation to be in the possession of my son Daniel's widow
so long as she continutes to live on it or remains a widow and if she maries (marries)
or refuses to live on it the plantation to revert to my estate until the said James becomes of age.
.....I also wil to my son James, my blacksmith tools.
.....My will is that my beloved wife, Rachel, shall and may at ther will and pleasure sell aney(any)
or all of my negroes in case they don't suit her, for the express pirpose of suiting herself better with
other negroes.
.....and lastly, I constitue and appoint my beloved wife, Rachel and D Hampton, joint
executors of this my last will and testament, as witness my hand and seal this twenty-third
day of January, one thousand eight hundred and six.
signed, sealed an delivered................Daniel Ramey
in presents of her
Elizabeth x Haggard
Mark
Clarke County, Ky Wills, Deeds, Etc. " At a Court held for Clarke Co. on the 24th day of March, 1806,
this last Will and Testament of Daniel Ramey, deceased, was proven in Court by oath of Elizabeth
Haggard, Alexander Anderson, and SAmuel Reed, Witnesses thereto."
Suscribed and committed to record>
"Testy, D. Bullock.C.C.C." Will Book 2, p.p.149-150:
one yoke of oxen-pided stear (steer) 54-----------------------11 lbs....4sh.
one pided cow and calf-----------------------------------------2 lbs....8sh.
one pided do---------------------------------------------------2 lbs....5sh.
one ready stear(steer) 37 and heffer 30------------------------2 lbs...17sh.
one pide heffer 30 pide do 27----------------------------------2 lbs...17sh.
one year old bull 21 and heffer at 91--------------------------1 lb....10sh.
one heffer at 18 and white do at 9/2---------------------------1 lb....7sh.
one read cow & calf at 60 and pide do at 60--------------------6 lbs
one white cow 57 red do 60-------------------------------------5 lbs...17sh.
64 gal. still 1.16. old 30 gal. at 90-------------------------10 lbs...10sh.
still tubs at 49/6d. small at 1--------------------------------2 lbs...10sh.
44 head of sheep, 12, rifle, gunat 21, lw---------------------16 lbs...16sh.
-----ooth bore gun at 36---------------------------------------1 lb....16sh.
one wagon and hand gear---------------------------------------15 lbs
20 steal at 4/3 and shaft for cart-------------------------------------14sh.
3 pole axes 27 and cleises9------------------------------------1 lb....16sh.
one mallock and 3 weeding hoes---------------------------------1 lb....15sh.
two pare traces and bridles & 2 cutting knife and box----------1 lb.....7sh.
one barshear plow and one do-----------------------------------1 lb.....9sh.
hemp and flax haclenspin mortes--------------------------------1 lb....16sh.
one gridiron & shettel, to stelyards-----------------------------------13sh.
fire tongs, shovel,old chain, pothook----------------------------------10sh.6
smoothing iron-ine tea kettle------------------------------------------13sh.6
sheepshears, sausageknife, dresser furniture-------------------3 lbs
10 beehives, and too cupboards---------------------------------4 lbs....2sh.
old cards, silver watch, horse whip----------------------------1 lb.....3sh.
pair hand irons-2 flax wheels----------------------------------1 lb.....8sh.
2 cotton wheels and reels, 7 chairs----------------------------1 lb.....1sh.
one table, 1 desk and sugar------------------------------------4 lbs....5sh.
one chest, one looking glass-------------------------------------------15sh.
razor and shaving vbox-strap&spear--------------------------------------8sh.
to bead (bed)and frame-to one do and frame---------------------5 lbs...10sh.
one do to do and frame-----------------------------------------8lbs
one table and to womans sadle(saddle)--------------------------2 lbs....5sh.
one womans do--------------------------------------------------1 lb....10sh.
2 old sadles(saddles)one mans sadle----------------------------2 lbs....5sh.
tuggs, 3 barrels, 5 bags and 3 tubs------------------------------------18sh.
iron pot hanger-Dutch Oven-2 iron pots-------------------------2 lbs....2sh.
one loom & harness-quilt wheel---------------------------------2 lbs....5sh.
one iron kettle-one basket and other wooden ware---------------2 lbs
iron spoon and grindstone----------------------------------------------10sh.
one set of old blacksmith tools--------------------------------7 lbs...10sh.
above stated, given under hand this 19th day of aug, 1806:
John Adams, Samuel Reed, David Hampton
at a court held for Clarke Co. on 25th day of Aug 1806.
this inventory and appraisement was produced and approved and ordered to be recorded:
this will was sent to me by Morris Wallace from Elkhorn City Ky:
given to him by Allen(Bill) Ramey of Elkhorn City Ky:
son of Grover Ramey
typed and transcribed by me: Gay Lynne (Gayl) Ramey Wells
June 15, 2000
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