Transcription of Will of Mark Lively

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Taylor County, Kentucky, United States
Surname/tag: Lively

Transcription of Will of Mark Lively

Will of Mark Lively^[1]

In the name of God Amen I Mark Lively of the County of Taylor and State of Kentucky do make and constitute this my last will and testament.

First: It is my will that all my just debts be first paid out of any estate together with Funeral and Administration expenses.

Second: It is my will (if I die before my wife) that she have the farm on which I now live her lifetime together with the following slaves, Jim, Mary and Jane and such personal property out of my estate as she may wish.

Third: It is my will that John H Lively have as Trustee out of my estate for this children, Sarah Jane Lively Robert Henry Lively and Martha Young Lively a negro girl named Eda now in his possession and in a final distribution of my estate it is my will that he receive as Trustee aforesaid the balance of the slave coming to him as one of my heirs.

Fourth: It is my will that Henry Lively have out of my estate on a final distribution one share he having received 2 negroes before.

Fifth: I will unto the children of my daughter Emily Bowles as follows Jane Rollins $20.00 Margaret Ward Eighteen dollars Eliza $20.00 and John S Bowles $20.00 the balance of her children I have given all I intended for them except Ann Mariah who I will $20.00

Sixth: I will unto Washington Lively a negro girl names Agnes and in a final settlement of my estate it is my will he receive a share deducting out of aforesaid share $175.00 which I paid for his land on which he now lives.

Seventh: I will unto Joseph Lively, a negro girl at Henry Lively's Ivy's oldest daughter, and on a final settlement of my estate it is my will he receive one share.

Eighth: It is my will that Polly Jarboe Susanna Cloyd Harriet Dirickson] Mariah Richeson Sally Gibson Eliza Douglas and James W Lively on a final settlement of my estate receive one share each.

Ninth: It will unto Robert T Lively a note I hold upon him for about $128 in full of his share of my estate. I have given him his share before in negroes Elsey, Jeff Tom and another girl a child of Elsey.

Tenth: At the death of my wife it is my will that the land be sold to the highest bidder(my executors herein after named) giving such credits as he may think proper and when the purchase money is all paid said executor is directed to make a deed to said land to the purchaser.

Eleventh: It is my will that John H Lively and Jame W Lively act as executors to this my last will and testament.

Given under my hand 23 February 1850 Witnesses: A F Gowdy and A Hazelwood

At a special term of the Taylor County Court held at the court house in Campbellsville on Tuesday the 24 day of November 1857 the foregoing last will and testament of Mark Lively, deceased was produced into court and proven as required by law by the oath of A F Gowdy and A Hazelwood the subscribing witnesses thereto and the same was established by the court and ordered to be recorded

Whereupon the same and this certificate are duly recorded in my office this 25 day of November 1857. Signed: George W Montague, Clerk Taylor County Court

Sources

1. ↑ "Will books, 1848-1924", database with images, FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9PR-5Z63, accessed 18 July 2021, Will of Mark Lively dated 23 February 1850, proven 24 November 1857, Taylor County, Kentucky, Taylor County Court Clerk, State of Kentucky, Will Books, Volume 1-2, 1848-1924