Ira Nunn Will Transcription

Date: 10 May 1852 to 30 Jul 1852
Location: Crittenden, Kentucky, United States
Surname/tag: Nunn

Source

• 1852 Ira Nunn Will. Kentucky, Crittenden County, Inventories Vol. A, pp. 38-41, County Clerk. 10 May 1852, Digital images 51-52 of 390, FamilySearch.org, ([1]: accessed 29 May 2021)

Transcription of Ira Nunn Will

In the name of God Amen
I Ira Nunn of the County of Crittenden & state of Kentucky do hereby make my last will and Testament in Manner & form as follows
Article 1st I wish all of my perishable property sold (except such property as is herein after conveyed) and of the proceeds of which I wish all of my Just Debts paid.
Article Second I wish myself to be decently Buried
Article third I hereby appoint my son John Nunn & Thos L. Nunn my executors of this my last Will and Testament
Article 4th I wish my son John Nunn to have a certain piece of land lying and bounded as follows Beginning the Corner of my farm near said John Nunns farm and running with his line Straight and Continuing on until it strikes the Division line between my farm Known as the Simons farm and the farm now Owned by James Hull to include all of the land lying west of said line now owned by me I also Give to said John Nunn my Negro man Anthony
Article fifty I Give to my son Thomas L. Nunn the tract of land on which I now Reside also that portion of a survey lying between the farm on which I now Reside and the farm Known as the Simmons farm that is to say the part of said Tract lying on this side of the Branch I also give to the said Thos L. Nunn my negro boy named Jacob also one Bed bedstead and furnishing.
Article Sixth I Give to my Daughter Mary C Nunn the Balance of the farm Known as the Simmons farm also all of the small surveys attached thereunto Including the balance of the survey lying between the farm on which I Now Reside and the simons farm not conveyed to T L Nunn.
I also Give to my Daughter M C Nunn my two negroes named as follows Rachel Angila and Robert Lopez to be conveyed without any valuation also my sorrel horse named Jim also a bed Bedstead & furnishing
Article seventh I Give to my son Hugh Nunn my Negro Boy named Charles
Article Eighth I Give to my son Christy Nunn my Negro Woman named Fanny
Article Ninth I Give to my daughter Elizabeth M Clements my negro Girl named Candiss
Article 10th I Give to my son Otha Nunn my Negro Girl named Eliza
Article Eleventh I Give to my son Chapel Nunn my Negro Girl named Rachel Eveline
Article Twelfth I Give to my son Samuel R Nunn Two hundred Dollars in place to be paid out of the money now on hand I also Request all notes held by me to be given up to said Nunn
Article Thirteenth I wish the negros herein conveyed (except those conveyed to Mary C Nunn) to be valued By two Disinterested persons and their value equalize by those Receiving negros of the greatest value paying to those Receiving Negros of less value the difference
Article fourteeth I wish the place Known as the old farm on which I first settled Also a Sixty three acre Survey lying between the farm on which I now Reside and the old farm above mentioned also a fifty acre survey lying on the Waters of Tradewater and Known as the Cold Bank tract Also the Tract of land lying in union County on the Waters of Tradewaters I wish all of the above named land sold by my Executors above named at public or private sale for cash or on term as they my think Best
Article fifteenth Instead of selling the above named sixty three acres tract of land lying between the farm on which I Now Reside & the place Known as the old farm or place where I first settled I Give it to T L Nunn
Article Sixteenth the proceeds arising from the sales of my perishable property and lands together with the money on hand after paying the above Request Be Equally Divided between all of my Children or their Heirs.
Article 17th I also wish the notes and asse which I hold against Hugh Nunn Be given to him by my Executors
Article Eighteenth I also wish my executors to Collect all note and asse due me and the proceeds be Distributed as the proceeds of my land
In Witness I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this Tenth day of May 1852
Ira Nunn
Signed sealed Published and declared as and for the last will and Testament of the above named Ira Nunn In presence of
D C James
Jas Hull

Codicil
I Ira Nunn of the County of Crittenden & State of Kentucky do hereby make and publish this codicil to be aded to my last will and Testament in Manner following to wit
Article 1st I Give to my son John Nunn my Black Girl Eliza
Article 2nd I Give to my son Chapel Nunn my negro Man named Anthony
Article 3rd I Give to my son Otha Nunn my Black Girl named Rachel Eviline
Article 4th I wish my executors to postpone any sale or sales of my perishable property until the crops that is now Growing or may be planted is Gathered I also wish all of my negros to Remain on the farm until present crop is gathered
And lastly it is my will and desire that this my present Codicil be annexed to and mad A part of my last will and Testament aforesaid In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this tenth day of May 1852
Ira Nunn
Signed sealed Published and declared as a codicil to be aded to and made a part of the last will and testament of the above named Ira Nunn in presence of us
D C James
Jas Hull

State of Kentucky, Crittenden County Sct
I Berry S Young clerk of the County Court for said County hereby Certify that on the 12th day of July 1852 this writing purporting to be the last will and Testament of Ira Nunn Deceased was produced in open court by John Nunn and Thomas Nunn and proven by oaths of D C James & James Hull and also the writing purporting to be a codicil thereto and proven by the oaths of D C James & Jas Hull subscribing witnesses thereto all of which was by the Court ordered to be Recorded Whereupon I have duly admitted same and this certificate to Record in my office Given under my hand this 30th day of July 1852
Berry S. Young clk