1816 Will of Hugh Logan, Lincoln County, Kentucky

Date: 1816 [unknown]
Location: Lincoln, Kentucky, United States

In the name of God, amen. I, Hugh Logan, being of perfect mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament. I first resign my soul to God who gave it, my body to the earth to be buried by my surviving friends. As to my worldly goods I leave in the following manner. My will is that Nancy Givens, my oldest daughter, have the Negroes now in her possession, they are Jude, Sam and Bob, and I also leave my daughter Jenny Carpenter the Negroes she got from me, Agg and Jess, also $110 already received. And I also leave my daughter Dorcas Lewis, the Negroes now in her possession Fan, James and Agnes. And also leave to my son Cyrus Logan the land he now lives on, all that part, beginning at a buckeye which was formerly a corner of John Magill’s land, from that tree, running north 54 west 40 poles to a beech and white walnut, from thence a straight line to the most southwardly corner of the land that William Foster now lives, thence with Foster’s line to Phillip Hocker’s land, with his line to the knobs, including the Little Flat Lick, with the line of that tract to a black or Spanish oak, corner of my preemption, then with that line to James Magill’s land, with half the poors land 150 acres to him and his heirs forever. I also leave to my son Allen Logan all that part of my land beginning at Turner’s most southwardly corner, thence rising the ridge sixty-eight East fifty poles, thence with the new fence North eighty-one East to Cyrus Logan’s line North to where the old field fence now stands, then with the new fence dividing said land from that I now live on, the same corner continued to the to the line of Cyrus Logan’s land, with said line to Foster’s with Given’s, with Hill, with Craig’s with Duncan’s with Turner’s to the beginning, to him and his heirs forever. I also leave to my son Green Logan all my Grassy Creek land, three hundred and eighty acres in Adair County, to him and his heirs forever. I also leave to my son William Campbell Logan all the running part of the land I now live on with the other half of the poor land, to him and his heirs forever. It is also my will that Cyrus Logan have my Negro girl Bell, that Allen Logan have my boy Lewis, that Green Logan have my boy Jack, that William Campbell Logan have Dick and Lucinda, these I leave to them and their heirs forever. I also leave to my daughter Sally Logan my Negro woman Hannah, my girl Kit and my girl Mary, to her and her heirs forever. I also leave to my daughter Harriet Logan my Negro boy Jerry, my girl Mariah and girl Esther to her and her heirs forever. I also leave to my daughter Sally her choice of my horse beasts, a good saddle and bridle, bed and furniture. I also give to my daughter Harriet the next choice of my horse beasts, with saddle and bridle, bed and furniture, equal to Sally. I leave Allen, Green and William Campbell each a bed and furniture, my cattle and sheep to be equally divided between Allen, Green, William Campbell, Sally and Harriet two work horses with all my farming tools, also my stock of hogs to be kept for the joint support of William Campbell, Sally and Harriet. Sally and Harriet to have part of my house while they remain single. Campbell is to have the clothes press. All my other furniture, house cupboard and kitchen to be equally divided between William Campbell, Sally and Harriet. Sarah must stay where she is while Campbell and the girls live together and work for them jointly, if she must be sold it is my wish that it be not to a stranger. Any property not mentioned must be sold. I leave to my sons Cyrus, Allen, Green and William Campbell twenty-five dollars each. I leave to my two nieces, Betsy Briggs and Anne Logan, my orphan friends, fifty dollars each. Any bonds or money that may be on hand after paying my debts to be equally divided between all my daughters. Nancy, Jenny, Dorcas, Sally and Harriet. My Bible I leave to William Campbell Logan. My wagon and my part of the cross cut saw for Cyrus, Allen and Campbell. Also my share in the library, my bedding or bed furniture of any not already disposed of to be divided between Campbell, Sally and Harriet. No appraisement of my property to take place. And I do appoint and constitute my son William Campbell Logan Executor of this my last will and testament and do disannul and make void all other wills or testament by me heretofore made. Signed and sealed this twenty-sixth day of June 1816.

Hugh Logan

Samuel Hocker, Josiah Turner, Samuel Gilbert

Kentucky, Lincoln County At a county court held for the County of Lincoln at the Courthouse in the town of Stanford, on Monday the 13th day of January 1817, the last will and testament of Hugh Logan, deceased, was exhibited into Court and prove by the oaths of Samuel Hocker, Josiah Turner and Samuel Gilbert, subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of William Campbell Logan, the Executor named in the said will, who made oath and executed bond in the penalty of ten thousand dollars, with George Carpenter, Alexander Givens and William Findley, his security, with a proper condition. Ordered that a certificate be granted him for obtaining a probate of the said will in due form of law.

Teste. Thomas Helm, Clerk ^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ Lincoln County Will Book G, Pages 28-29
2. ↑ https://kentuckykindredgenealogy.com/2023/07/15/1816-will-of-hugh-logan-lincoln-county/