Anderson County, KY - Wills:  Nicholas Leathers, 1838
Tuesday, March 21, 2000

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Anderson County, Kentucky Will Book A, page 44

I Nicholas Leathers of the County of Anderson and state of Kentucky, being
now diseased in body, but sound in mind and of disposing memory and knowing
it appointed to man once to die now in Order to need these want dispose of my
Earthly goods, with which it had Pleased Almighty God to bless me in the
following manner and form towit:

Item 1st  I will that after my death all my just debts to be paid.

Item 2nd  I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Fanny Leathers, during her
          natural life or her Widowhood, all my estate of every description
          of which I may die possessed, but if she should marry then she is
          to have her thirds.

Item 3rd  And after the death of my said wife I will all my lands to my son
          Alfred Leathers, and his heirs forever, together with all my
          farming Materials[?], and one half of all the Stock that may be on
          hand at the death of my said Wife.

Item 4th  The remainder of my estate not otherwise here disposed of, I will
          to the Rest of my children and their heirs to be Equally divided
          amongst them.

Item 5    I appoint my son John Leathers, Executor to this my last Will and
          Testament hereby revoking all others heretofore made, In Testimony
          Whereof I have hereinto ___ my hand and seal this day of 1838.


Witnesses Present
John Busey                                   Nicholas (his mark) Leathers
Jeremiah Anderson


     State of Kentucky, Anderson County ___ I Jordan Walker, Clerk of the
County Came for the County aforesaid, at the court house in the Town of
Lawrenceburg, on Monday the 11th day of June 1838, this writing purporting to
be the last will and Testament of Nicholas Leathers decd. Was produced in
Court and proven by the Oaths of John Susey and Jeremiah Anderson the two
subscribing Witnesses thereto, to be the act and deed of the said Nicholas
Leathers, whereupon the said writing together with this certificate hath been
duly admitted to Record in my office. Given under my hand this 13th day of
June 1838.
                                        Jordan Walker, Clk.

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