WILL: William Jones, 1843, Bullitt County, KY WILL: Proctor Knotter Jones, 1932, Bullitt Co., KY ********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net Transcribed by: Anne Livingston - Livings1@aol.com Date: 11 Dec 1999 *********************************************************************** Bullitt County KY Will Book C p. 310 I William JONES Senr. of the County of Bullitt and state of Kentucky make this my last Will and testament in the manner following that is to say: 1st I give to my wife Nancy JONES all my estate real and personal during her life with the exceptions hereafter named 2nd I give to my grand Daughter Lucy BROWN the farm on which I now live being the same purchased of Richard BAUGHN but to remain in possession of my wife during her life time, also one grey horse named Golly, and one bay mare now five years old, also two pair gears, two ploughs, and my iron tooth harrow, a red pided Cow and a yellow cow and a heifer, white face and black, also four sheep, four hogs, one chest, one cupboard, and one small trunk, two beds and bed clothes, two Kettles, one pot, one oven, one stew Kettle and one copper tea Kettle, one table (walnut) and all my cupboard ware of every description, six winsor chairs, two axes, one hoe, and one grubbing hoe, but none of the above named property to come unto her possession until after the decease of my wife. 3rd Any other property that I may die possessed of, or may be belonging to me at my death, of each and every description, I give to my wife to dispose of as she may think but I appoint my Nancy JONES Executrix of this my last Will and testament. I further request the court to appoint her without requiring security. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day April 1842. (signed) William (X) JONES Witnessed by J. B. SUMMERS and Andrew MARTIN Recorded Bullitt County KY Court 18 September 1843 p. 325 18 Sep 1843 On the motion of Nancy JONES Executrix of Wm. JONES dec'd ordered that John B. SUMMERS, Jacob YENOWINE, John HOLTZCLAW and John L. WHITLEDGE or any three be sworn to appraise the estate of William JONES dec'd. Inventory returned 13 October 1843 and signed by Nancy (X) JONES. ********************************************************************** Transcribed by: Margie Garland gmom2311@hotmail.com Date: 4 Nov 2000 ********************************************************************** I received a copy of this Will from Donna Hall. Will Book K, Page 198 WILL OF P.K. JONES COX'S CREEK, KY MAY 18, 1932 I, Proctor Knotter JONES, being of sound mine make this my last will and testament influenced by no one but myself. I bequeth and quest all of property (real estate and personal) to my wife Minnie S. JONES to do as she pleases to with it as long as she remains my widow in case she wants to sell or trade she must consult Kirby JONES and Henry JONES and all three must agree or no trade. Signed: P.K.JONES State of Kentucky County of Bullitt I, F. T Harned, Clerk of the Bullitt County Court in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing last will and testament of P.K. JONES, deceased was on the 13th day of June, 1932, produced in open court and on the oaths of Minnie JONES and Henry JONES proved to have been written entirely in the handwriting of said testator. The signature of P.K. JONES was proved to be the genuine signature of said testator. Full capacity of mind of said testator at time of making said will, the same being fully proved according to law was admitted to probate and ordered to be recorded as the last will and testament of Proctor Knotter JONES, which with this certificate I have truly recorded in my office this 21st day of September, 1932. F.T. Harned, Clerk By J.S. Harned, D.C.