RECORDS; WILSON, John, Crittenden Co., KY ------------------------------- From: Brenda Jerome <bjjerome@comsource.net> Date: Tue, 6 May 1997 15:33:56 -0500 Subject: KY-F: Will of John E. Wilson - Crittenden Co, KY ------------------------------- Crittenden Co, KY Will Book 1, pg 46 Will of John E. Wilson [abstracted] I John Wilson of Crittenden County, Ky My wife Nancy Wilson shall have the use of all my property of every kind during her natural life or widowhood for the purpose of enabling her to Raise and Educate my three younger children Pernesa Wilson Sally Wilson & Claibourn Wilson and to enable her to support herself But when she dies or marrys I wish Pernesa Wilson Sally Wilson & Claibourn Wilson each to have a good bed and furniture and a good cow & calf a piece And should my Youngest Child not then be 21 years of age I wish the Remainder of the property sold and the land rented and my three younger children supported and educated out of the proceeds of the sale of the personal property and rents of the land. At the death of my wife Nancy Wilson that is if she remains a widow until after my youngest child becomes 21 I wish all my land sold and the proceeds thereof divided equally between the following persons or their heirs if they should be dead to wit my children Pernesa Wilson Sally Wilson Claibourn Wilson Mary Belt wife of Jonathan Belt Cassa Bebout wife of Peter Bebout Eleanor wife of Jesse B. Franks Franky Linn wife of Newton J. Lynn [sic] and my grandson John E Wilson. But if John E. Wilson should be dead I wish his portion to be equally divided between the other legatees. Revoking all wills .... I appoint my wife Nancy Wilson Executrix of my last will and Testament. October 24, 1849 John E. Wilson Witnesses: S. Marble, B.S. Young, John N. Woods, James W. Wilson. I Berry S. Young Clerk of County Court of sd. county certify that at sd. term of sd. court this instrument was produced into open court and proven to be the last will and Testament of John E. Wilson...ordered recorded November 12 1853. Note: John E. Wilson married (1) a daughter of Hugh McVay (2) Harriet Brooks on 11 Nov 1816 Livingston Co, KY and (3) Nancy Franks on 7 Mar 1831 Livingston Co, KY. John E. Wilson is buried at Crooked Creek Cemetery, Crittenden Co, KY. The inscription on his tombstone states he died 2 Nov 1853. The grandson, John E. Wilson, mentioned in the above will, was the son of Rev. Claibourn Wilson, who died in 1849 is buried beside his father. John E. Wilson, who wrote the above will, had two sons named Claibourn; one who died in 1849 and the other was born the same year. ************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genelaogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.