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Will of William Graves, Gerrard County, KY - 1852

December 13, 1852

I William Graves of sound mind and disposing memory and though in good health yet concerned of the uncertainty of life, revoking all others, do make this my Last Will and Testament.
Item 1st, I have given to my eldest son John Graves, one negro boy named Peter, one negro boy named Herod, and one negro girl named Emily, the three worth one thousand and seventy dollars and I have given to him four hundred dollars in money, one horse worth seventy five dollars, one bed furniture and some articles of property worth one hundred and twenty five dollars, amounting in all to one thousand, six hundred and seventy dollars.
Item 2nd, I have given to my son William Jordan Graves one negro boy named Jason, one negro girl named Charity and another negro boy named Peter, the three worth one thousand dollars and I have given to him two hundred and seventy dollars in money paid for the education and books and money advanced him before and after he left Missouri together with two horses, one bed furniture and some other articles of property worth one hundred dollars making in all fourteen hundred and seventy dollars.
Item 3rd, I have given to my daughter Nancy Proctor one negro boy named Linden, one negro boy named Rueben and one negro girl named Milly. The three worth one thousand dollars and I have given her two hundred and fifty dollars in money, one horse, one bed furniture and some other articles of property worth one hundred dollars making in all one thousand four hundred and fifty dollars.
Item 4th, I have given to my daughter Jane King, one negro boy named Cedumbuz, one negro girl named Gatty and one negro girl named Nell. The three worth one thousand dollars and I have given to her two hundred and fifty dollars in money and one bed furniture and some other articles of property worth one hundred dollars making in all one thousand four hundred fifty dollars.
Item 5th, I have given to my daughter Mary Ann Graves, one negro boy named Jackson, one negro girl named Sydia and another negro named Easter. The three worth one thousand dollars. The above property and money given to my above mentioned three daughters and to be possessed and held by them during their lives and at their death to go to the heirs of their bodies. It is further my will that after my son William J. Graves and my three daughters above mentioned are made equal (in money or property as they may choose) To my son John Graves: That the residue of my estate be equally divided between my five above mentioned children leaving a sufficient amount of my undivided estate in the hands of my son John Graves and William J. Graves whom I hereby constitute and appoint my executors to pay all my debts and other proper charges against my estate, together with a sufficient amount to support my four old negros Keany, Judah, Rosie, and Sally who are to be owned thereby my appointed executors without accounting anything to my estate for their value.
And it is my special request and desire that my undivided estate be divided properly among my heirs without any lawsuits or expenses and that my negros not be sold at the division to any other person than some of my children.

Given under my hand and seal the 31st day of September 1827

William Graves

Signed and sealed in the presence of
Thomas I. Chilton
Daniel Olsley's

CODICIL
June 1831, In addition to what I mentioned as having given my daughter Mary Ann (Mullins) in my foregoing will I have given her two hundred fifty dollars in money from my estate in all fourteen hundred and fifty dollars an amount equal to that of my other daughters having each received and now by way of this codicil to my foregoing will, I hereby state that it is my desire that in the event of the death of any of my said children that the remaining children shall receive his or her undivided share of my estate.
25th June 1831. William Graves

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