Will of John Juett, Kentucky, 1849

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This is the transcribed Will of John Juett of Scott County, Kentucky. The will was written on 18 Sep 1844 and a Codicil was added on 21 Dec 1844. It was proved in the January Term 1850.^[1]

The image quality was excellent as well as the handwriting
Spelling, punctuation and line breaks are as per the original document.
Crossings through have been included struck out
Paragraph breaks at change of bequest, and bold text are my own for ease of reading.
When possible, I included the completion of the word, if missing, in [square brackets].
If you see just the square brackets with a space, there is a word or words missing.
A Question Mark is noted when I was unable to make out the words due to the bled through.

Persons Listed

• John Juett, Testator
• Catharine Juett, Testator's wife
• Charles Hamilton, Testator's neighbor
• Mariah Kendrick, Testator's daughter
• Eliza Kendrick, Testator's daughter
• Henrietta McDaniel, Testator's deceased daughter
• Henrietta's unnamed children, Testator's grandchildren
• John Juett, Testator's son
• William Juett, Testator's son
• Thos J Juett, Testator's son
• James Juett, Testator's son, Executor
• Amanda Ireland, Testator's daughter
• Winnafred J Juett, Testator's daughter
• Catharine, enslaved person, negro girl given to Winnafred
• Emily, Testator's daughter, under 21 years of age
• Sarah (Sallie) Jane, Testator's daughter, under 21 years of age
• David T, Testator's son, under 21 years of age
• Alsy C, Testator's daughter, under 21 years of age
• David B Kendrick, Trustee for Eliza Kendrick
• John I Ireland, Trustee for William Juett, Executor
• David Nutter, Witness
• A Cannon, Witness
• Silas Cannon, Witness

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I John Juett of the county of Scott and State of Kentucky do hereby
make this to be my last will and Testament.

1^st in consideration of my beloved wife Catharine Juett having four children
who are yet under age to be raised and schooled, I desire her to have more than
her third untill my youngest child shall become of age. (to wit) all that portion
of my farm lying east of the following boundary, beginning at the south west
corner of my land at the south end of the line between Charles Hamilton
and myself and running with that line north to the gate on the corner
betwixt said C Hamilton and myself then with the line between said
Hamilton and myself nearly a west course until it comes to the fence
that runs nearly a north course which divides my woodland from the
cleared then with said fence northwardly till it comes up to the
north of a lane leading out into a woodland pasture then a west
course and then north and then East, so as to include a pond to be
two rood from said two no[r]th and East lines then nearly an East
course so as to include what is known by the name of the Cider
Press Spring. Then with the fence around till it comes up to the road
by the school house and from there an East course to a sugar tree and
Mulbury corner all the above described land and its appurtenances I
give to my wife as above named, until my youngest child shall become
twenty one years old, and then for that portion of it which shall be
over and above the widdows third to be rented out until her death,
and the proceeds to go into my estate to be divided as shall herein
after name among my children, and at her death for that together with
the ballance of the above described land to be sold and the proceeds
thereof to be divided among my children as I shall herein after name.
I also give to her during her lifetime all the household and kitchen furniture
except a bed and bedding to each of my children worth forty dollars a
piece, that is to say one to each of her four children and one and I
also give to my wife my carriage

2^nd I desire that all my Estate both real and personal shall be sold after
my death (except that which I have already named as being given to my
wife, and that to be disposed of in the way already named,
And the whole proceeds to be equally divided among my children after
charging them each as follows, to wit, my Daughter, Mariah Kendrick
with three hundred & four Dollars, my Daughter Eliza Kendrick with Three
hundred & seventeen dollars and fifty cents, my daughter Henrietta and
her children with Three hundred and sixty Dollars and fifty cents, my son
John Juett with Three hundred and forty Eight Dollars, my son William
Juett with Four hundred and fourteen dollars and forty seven cents,
my son Thos J Juett with Three hundred and forty five dollars, my son
James H Juett with four hundred and thirteen dollars and my daughter
Amanda Ireland with Three hundred and three dollars as per receipts
in the several cases now in my possession. Winafred has given her receipt since written
and also my daughter Winnafred J Juett is to be charged Two hundred and ninety
dollars for a negro girl named Catharine and a bed and bedding which
she has already in her possession at my house, though not receipted for
my four other children Emily Sarah Jane, David T and Alsy C who are
all minor are each to be charged forty dollars when they get their beds

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above named. I desire that portion of my Estate which will fall to
my daughter Eliza Kentrick to be held in trust by David B Kendrick for her
and her children, and for that portion which will fall to my son William
Juett to be held in trust by John I Ireland and James H Juett for the use
and benefit of his children only so far as they in their discretion shall
see is absolutely necessary to be advanced for the schooling of his children
and the necessary sustenance of his family and for that portion falling
to my dec^d daughter Henrietta McDaniel to go to her children as they shall
each become 21 years old.

3^rd I desire my wife Catherine Juett to have in addition what has
already been named her third of all the ballance of my Estate during
her lifetime

4^th and lastly I appoint John I Ireland and James H Juett my Executors
of this my last will and Testament.

Given under my hand and seal this 18^th day of September
1844v
John Juett (seal)

Witss
David Nutter
A Cannon

Whereas each one of my grown children has rec^d a negro girl (or
young woman) for which I only charged them two hundred af and fifty
dollars each, which I thought were worth three hundred dollars each, now
therefore I desire the other four children (to wit) Emily, ^Sallie J., David P. and Alsey
C. shall have the same benefit, that is to have the privilege of taking
each the like kind of a negro for the same amount of money (to wit)
two hundred and fifty dollars. Given under my hand and seal this 21^st
day of December 1844

John Juett (seal)

Witss
A Cannon
Silas Cannon

Scott County Sct January Term 1850
The last will and Testament of John Juett dec^d was in open
court proved by the oath of A. Cannon & David Nutter the subscribing
witnesses thereto and the codicil annexed thereto was proved by the oath
of A. Cannon & Silas Cannon the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered
to be recorded.

Att John T. Johnson cscc
by James G Kelly

Sources

1. ↑ "Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GP3Q-QW7?cc=1875188&wc=37R2-GP8%3A173765401%2C174256301 : 20 May 2014), Scott > Will records, 1849-1851, Vol. L > image 77 of 283; county courthouses, Kentucky.