Page: Marriage Records of Barren County KY. William consented to the marriage of his daughter Martha, 13 Aug 1844; his daughter Louisa had a guardian at the time of her marriage 23 Jan 1846.
1830 Barren Co KY, p 173: William Pedigo, 222001.../100001...
1820 Barren Co KY, p 23: 400010/01010
1810 poss with Ezekiel Newlin, 9 houses from Levi Pedigo in Barren Co
1800 not available
I would like much more documentation on this ancestor. The existence of wife #2 (Mary, with daughter Mary M, b ca 1836) has been challenged.
There is possibly information at the records of Barren Co KY Circuit Court, #1313; Elizabeth Pedigo v. William Pedigo 1845. This was a list of cases sent by Nancy Floyd, 1992, but a letter from Barren Co says these case numbers do not match their system.,
Text: Letter from John Paul Grady (1805 Western Drive, Midland TX) to Kathy Alvis, 11 Jan 1967.
Source S181
Text: Letter from John Paul Grady (4218 Oxhill Rd, Spring TX 77388), to Kathy Patterson, 3 Jul 1987; held in 1998 by Kathy Patterson, Pedigo File.
Source S191
Text: William Pedigo will (1845), Barren Co Will Book, 246, Clerk of Circuit Court's Office, Glasgow KY: LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, Barren Co., Kentucky Will Book, page 246
I William Pedigo of the county of Barren and State of Kentucky being weak in the body but of usual good disposing mind and memmory wished to dispose of the worldly goods God has been pleased to bless me with, do make this my last will and testament in the manner and form following...
ITEM 1st. It is my will after my death that my youngest daughter Louisa Jane Pedigo shall have when she arrives at the age of twenty one years or marries, Seventy five dollars in cash to purchase a horse bridle and saddle, Twenty dollars in cash to purchase a bed stead bed & furniture, Eight dollars in case to purchase a cow & calf, and Fifty dollars in cash. Also my two youngest sons George W. Pedigo & Elzy D. Pedigo when they arrive at the age of twenty one years or marry each one shall have seventy five dollars in cash to purchase a house bridle and saddle and fifty dillars in cash to be kept in money until the term or terms before named to them and their heirs and heirs forever.
ITEM 2nd. after my death it is my will that all my property both real and personal shall be sold by my executors and the ad. executor to make all lawful conveyance to the persons, and the proceeds of such sale together with the cash on hand, and all the cash that may be due me by notes or otherwise shall be collected by my executor if it can be done and after given off what is evised to my thre youngest children before named in the first item of this my last will all the balance of the proceeds of my estate shall be equally divided among all my chidren namely John Pedigo, Elizabeth Gossett, the wife of Henry Gossett, Martha Ann Mann, the wife of James Mann, George W. Pedigo, Elzy D. Pedigo and Louisa Jane Pedigo to them and their heirs forever hereby revoking all former wills by me make.
ITEM 3rd. I constitute and appoint Joseph Read my sole executor to execute and carry into effect this my last will and testament.
ITEM 4th. I direct the county court or any court this may come before not to demand any security whatever of my said executor Joseph Read his property standing bound for his faithful performance in executing this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused my seal to be fixed this 16th day of January 1845.
ITEM 5th. Whereas my son Jesse acts disobedient with me at this and at otherwise believing he does not deserve an equal share with the balance of my children therefore my executor is to take fifty dollars out of the said Jesse Pedigo portion and divide it between my son John Pedigo and Sarah Bishop the wife of James B. Bishop twenty five dollars each witness this day and date in the fourth item.
Source S270
Text: C Ray Mahoney, "Levi Pedigo-Mary or Polly Newland family group sheet," FHL, SLC 1992. This FGS lists "records of Harry H. Lee and Letha Pedigo Palin" as references and adds "arrived in Barren Co. 1810."
Source S271
Text: Letter from Thomas F O'Connell (1241 California Rd, Eastchester NY 10709-1016) to Kathy Patterson, 13 Oct 1996.
Source S285
Text: John Paul Grady, "William Pedigo-Elizabeth ?Betsy' Cliff family group sheet," supplied 11 Jan 1967 by Grady (1805 Western Drive, Midland TX). John Paul asked me to return his original [back in pre-widespread photocopier days], so all I have is my copy of the FGS.
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