Will of GEORGE
SETTLE
Warren Co., KY - Will Book B, Page 310, July Court 1820
In the name of God Amen.
I GEORGE SETTLE of Warren County and State of Kentucky being of
perfect mind and memory
make this my last Will and Testament. First I desire to be buried in a
decent Christian like manner. My temporal Estate I bequeath and dispose
of in the following manner, viz: To my son CHARLES SETTLE I
bequeath
the tract of land that bought of DANIEL WEATHERS for one hundred acres
be the same more or less also the twenty acres that
I
bought of John Mayfield, Senr. with the Grist Mill that is now on it
which
tract of land I have made Deeds for to said CHARLES SETTLE, also one
trunk,
one Negro boy named Woodford, also one Negro girl named Catherine which
is a child of Sonnys which girl is gave for the passing of the Balance
of Sonny's Children and at my death Sonny and the balance of her
children
to be given up and sold with my other property that is to be sold. Also
to my daughter MOLLY SMITH to have the land she now lives on, which
land
I purchased of John Man . But it is to be understood that the land is
to
be valued by two?? or more disinterested persons and if valued to more
than her equal part she must pay the surplus of the
balance to the heirs, and if it is valued less than the value of her
part, it is to be made up to her. The balance of my lands and other
property
to be sold and divided in the following manner. That is my son THOMAS
SETTLE
Deceased, his heirs to have fifty dollars extra, and then the balance
of
my estate to be equally divided Between my son THOMAS SETTLE deceased,
his heirs, and my Daughter HANNAH WILLIS Deceased, the heirs of her
body,
my daughter BETSEY YOUNG and the heirs of her body, my son WILLIAM
SETTLE
deceased his heirs, my daughter MOLLY SMITH, and the heirs of her body,
my son J. M. SETTLE, my son ISAAC SETTLE, and my son SIMON SETTLE. I
also
wish and make
choices of Daniel Daughtry, George Russell and John Beckham as
executors
to my estate whom I constitute and appoint as executors of this my last
will and testament. I do hereby utterly revoke and dissolve all wills
[NOTE:
last line on page could not be read]Page 311: heretofore made declaring
and ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and
testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twentieth
day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty.
Signed sealed published and declared by the within Testator GEORGE
SETTLE to be his last will and testament. In presence of us who
subscribed
our name in presence of the testator and of each other.
GEORGE SETTLE (Seal)
ARGIBLE LAWRENCE
WILLIAM (his X mark) WILLIS
Warren County - July County Court 1820 [NOTE: it REALLY looks like
1828]
The last will and testament of GEORGE SETTLE Deceased was produced
in Court and proved by the oath of WILLIAM WILLIS and ARGIBLE LAWRENCE
two of the subscribing witnesses thereto, to be the last will and
testament
of the said GEORGE SETTLE and ordered to record.
Test. JON C. HOBSON, CC
