Will of Samuel Johnson

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Kentucky, United States
Surname/tag: Johnson

In the name of God Amen I Samuel Johnson of the County of Christian & State of Kentucky being of sound mind and disposing memory and taking into consideration the uncertainty of this life, and feeling disposed to make a Just distribution of the substance which it has pleased God to bless me with

[page] 308 do make and ordain this instrument in manner and form following, to be my last will and testament hereby revoking all others heretofore made by me Item I give and bequeath to my son Winfield Johnson one negro man named Wiat, one negro woman named Nice and her three children named Elijah, Finas and Dice and the said Nices ffuture increase, and also one negro girl named Mariah Item I give and bequeath to my son Samuel Johnson one negro man named Green, negro girl named Adaline and also one negro woman named Eloise with her child named Reddick and her future increase Item I give and bequeath to my son John R Johnson one negro man named Wash, one girl named Cyrene and one negro woman named Milley and her child named Rach, and the said Milleys future increase Item I give and bequeath to my three sons viz Winfield Johnson, Samuel Johnson and John R Johnson the following tracts of land to be equally divided between them viz. a certain tract or parcel of land containing one hundred acres by survey, bearing date the 10th day of November one thousand eight hundred and forty one - lying and being in the County of Christian on the waters of the Blue lick fork of Pond river One ditto containing fifty acres, bearing date the 18th day of November one thousand Eight hundred and forty one, lying and being in the said County of Christian on the waters aforesaid one ditto containing twenty eight acres bearing date the 10th day of November one thousand Eight hundred & forty one, lying and being in the said County of Christian on the waters aforesaid, one ditto containing one-hundred acres lying and being in the said County of Christian on the waters aforesaid, and also my undivided interest in the tract of land known by the name of the Lick tract, also two cows and calves to each of them and all of my household and kitchen furniture and flock of sheep to be equally divided between them Item I give and bequeath to the children of my daughter Mary Ann Bone which she now has and all that she may hereafter have one negro boy named Peter, one ditto girl named Nirae one ditto named Eade, and one ditto boy named Henry to be equally divided between them, and also two cows and calves two beds and furniture and two horses which she now (my said daughter) has on loan for the use and benefit of her children, as above described to be equally divided between them Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Bone one negro boy named Wyley, one ditto woman named

[page] 309 Polly & her children, and one ditto woman named Martha and her children Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Rasco one negro boy named Cain, one ditto woman named Beck and also two ditto women named Rachel and Jack & their Children Item I give and bequeath to my son Robinson Johnson two negro women named Candis and Caroline, and their Children, and one ditto boy named Frank Item The tract of land on which I now live embracing all the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining after the death of me and my wife is to be equally divided between my three sons viz Winfield Johnson, Samuel Johnson and John R Johnson Lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my sons viz Robinson Johnson, Winfield Johnson, Samuel Johnson and John R Johnson Executors to this my last will and testament and having in them full confidence, I hereby exonerate them from giving any security - Given under my hand and seal this 8th day of May 1846

Signed, Sealed & acknowledged in presence of witnesses whose names are witnessed to the Codicil }

Samuel Johnson (seal)

Codicil My Will is that all the residue of my estate both real and personal in whatsoever consisting and wheresoever being after the death of me and my wife are to be equally divided between my children viz Robinson Johnson, Winfield Johnson, Sarah Rasco, Samuel Johnson, Elizabeth Bone, John R. Johnson and the children of Mary Ann Bone to constitute one legatee in the division Given under my hand this 8th day of May 1846

Samuel Johnson (seal)

Attest Benjamin A King Jeremiah Travis Daniel M Dulin

Commonwealth of Kentucky County of Christian, to wit } I Abraham Stites the Clerk of the County Court of Christian County aforesaid do certify that this last will & Codicil of Samuel Johnson deceased was on this day produced in said Court and proven in the manner required by law by the oaths of Benjamin A King & Daniel M Dulin two of the subscribing witnesses & ordered to be recorded whereupon the said will & codicil together with the foregoing certificate have been duly admitted to record in my office - Given under my hand July 6th 1846 - attest