Thomas Fenwick Will Transcription

Date: 26 Feb 1816 to 9 Sep 1816
Location: Washington, Kentucky, United States
Surname/tag: Fenwick Thomas

Source

1816 Thomas Fenwick will. Kentucky, Washington County, Will Book C, pp. 15-16, County Court. Digital image 827 of 1104, FamilySearch ([1]: accessed 30 June 2021)

Transcription

In the Name of God Amen I Thomas Fenwick of the County of Washington and State of Kentucky being of sound mind and memory and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for Man once to die do make and ordain This as my last will and Testament revoking all others and first of all I Recommend my Spirit to God who gave it and my body to the dust to be buried with decent Christian burial at the discretion of my friends and secondly I will that all my Just debts be paid and my funeral Charges and as touching said other wordly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me I give and bequeath in the following manner to wit To my Loving wife Elizabeth Fenwick I give and bequeath one hundred acres of Land during her natural life being the place whereon I now live with al the buildings and orchard and improvements of every kind during her natural life also a Negro man named Jery during her natural life also a negro girl Named Tilley also a Negro boy named Tom during her natural life also all my household furniture of every kind with all the stock on the place of every kind during her natural life and after my decease I give to my son Richard Fenwick a Negro man named Peter, also a Negro girl named Charity, now in his possession also one hundred acres of Land purchased of John Raley and after my said wife’s death he said Richard is to have the whole of my land in fee simple him and his heirs forever but my said wife is to have timber of the land purchased of Raley during her life to support this place. I also give to my son Richard a negro boy called Abraham but Christend Leo after my decease. I also give and bequeath unto my Daughter Monoca a Negro Man Named Jery after my wife’s deceased I also give her after my decease a negro boy Named Jim Also a negro Woman named Mary with her increase after my decease also after my wifes decease a negro girl named Tilley also after my wifes decease a Negro boy named Tom to her and her heirs forever I also give and bequeath to Bennet Thomas my stepson a Negro boy Named Bill after my decease. I also give and bequeath unto my Stepson John Thomas twenty pounds to be made out of my property after my decease and after the Twenty pounds is made my wife is to have the balance of my personal Estate that is to say Stock and furniture as above mentioned and after her decease to be equally divided the one half of it between my son Richard and my Daughter Menoica but the other half my said wife is to have in fee simple and to be Intirely at her siposal. I Thomas Fenwick sign seal publish declare and pronounce this and no other to be my Last will and Testament this 26th day of February 1816
Thomas Fenwick
In prensence of
Philip Washbourn
John Able, Bernard Drewry

I appoint my son Richard Fenwick and Bernard Thomas Executors of this my Last Will and Testament
Thomas Fenwick

I Thomas Fenwick being weak in body but of sound mind do alter the within Will in the following manner (To wit) the negro boy named Jim willed to my Daughter Monica I now give and bequeath to my son Richard Fenwick s’d Richard to have possession s’d Negro after my death and to be Vested in him and his heirs forever Signed and Sealed this 24th day July 1816 by me
Thomas Fenwick
Attest Phil Washbourn
David Clark
Sam’l Abell

At a County Court began and held for Washington County on Monday the 9th day of September 1816 This Last Will and Testament of Thomas Fenwick deceased together with the Codicil thereto appointing the Executors therecoss was produced in Court and proven by the oaths of Philip Washbourn and John Abell two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and also the further Codicil annexed to said Will was proven by the oaths of Philip Washbourn and John Abell two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and thereupon the said Will together with the said Codicils was ordered to be Recorded
Atteste John Hughes J? C. W. C.