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Shelby County, KY - Wills:  Clark, Jesse, 1819
Saturday, 5 May 2001 04:07:45 EDT

Submitted by:  livings1@aol.com  (Anne Livingston)
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Submitted by: Anne - livings1@aol.com
Date: 05 May 2001
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Subject: Will:  CLARK, HANNA, HOLMES, SULLIVAN

Shelby Co. KY Will Book  4 p. 415
Be it remembered that I JESSY CLARK of County of Shelby and State of Kentucky 
being sick and weak of body but of Sound Mind & Memory blessed be Almighty 
god for the Same do make and publish this my Last will & Testament in manner 
and form following.  Viz.


Item.  My desire is that all my Just debts be paid and my funeral Charges by 
my Executors within Six months after my decease.


Item  my desire is that my dearly beloved wife ELIZABETH CLARK keep my 
plantation and all my property that remains after paying all lawfull charges 
on which I now Live during her widowhood or untill the youngest child which 
we have Shall arrive to the age of twenty one years then the plantation and 
all the property of every kind to be Sold and my Said wife to have one third 
of the whole and the other two thirds to be equally divided among my five 
children namely ELIZABETH CLARK, JESSE CLARK,  EZEKIEL CLARK, DRURY CLARK, 
AMY ANN CLARK & DENNIS CLARK and if any should marry at any time before the 
youngest child comes to the age of twenty one years I desire that all my 
property Land and all may be Sold and the money be put out on Interest for 
the benefit of the children my desire is that all my boys be put to Some good 
trade at the age of Sixteen years if they choose.  I do hereby order and 
appoint my brother JOHN B. CLARK executor of this my last will and Testament.


In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this 8th day of 
november in the year of our Lord eigteen hundred and eigteen.


(signed)
JESSE CLARK


In the presence of
GEORGE FALLIS
JESSE HOLMES
THOMAS HANNA


Recorded November 1819 “and thereupon JOHN B. CLARK Exor. named in said will 
Came into Court and having taken the oath required by Law entered into bond 
with THOMAS HANNA his Security...”


Jesse CLARK m. Elizabeth SULLIVAN 15 Sep 1799 Shelby Co. KY