Location: Laurel, Kentucky, United States
Surname/tag: Hendrickson
Transcribed will of John Hendrickson (1782-1863) of Laurel, Kentucky. Dated and signed 25 May 1863. Probate on 29 Aug 1863[1]
I John Hendrickson of the county of Laurel
State of Kentucky being in feeble health and
far advanced in years and will knowing the
uncertainty of life do make
this my late will and testiment
I hereby revoke and declare null and void all
former wills amde by me make the following
disposition of all my property
Art 1st I will that my son Ezekiel Hendrickson
Herod Hendrickson and my daughter Mary Payne
shall each have one hundred dollars which I
consider due in order to make them equal with
my other children.
Art 2nd I will that my wife Mary Hendrickson
shall have one negro girl name China and the
land which I now live on, consisting of one hundred
acres.
Art 3rd After the above division has been made
as directed I will that my Executor shall see
at public auction nine months all the
longer than mine residue of my property and
divide it equally between my sons Herod Hendrickson
Ezekil Hendrickson Nimrod Hendrickson and my
daughters Sarah Jones Margaret Asher Elizabeth
Asher Mary Payne and Martha Mitchell
Except that enough shall be kept from this
to pay all my just debts including one
hundred dollars which I owe to my daughter
Martha Mitchell
Art 4th I will that the heirs of my sons John and Thomas Hendrickson shall
have the sum of two dollars divided among them
Art 5th I hereby appoint as my
Executor B. F. Catching who it is my will shall
Execute all the Provision of this my last
will and Testiment.
Witnesses: John Hendrickson
B F Catching
W S Doak
Sources
- ↑ "Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989", Will Books; Author: Kentucky. County Court (Laurel County); Probate Place: Laurel, Kentucky, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9066 #278929 (accessed 17 February 2023)
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