Clark-KY-1849-50

Will of Nancy Clarke
Mason County, Mayesville KY

I, Nancy Clarke of the county of Mason and the State of
Kentucky being infirm of body but of sound mind and memory,
do make and order and establish my last will and testament
in the manner and following  to wit

... I desire that my daughter Sophia shale have one negro
child named LETHIA
... and that my daughter Nancy Hughs is to have on negro
child named SUSAN
... and that my son Johns daughter, Nancy Clarke shale have
the sum of fifty dollars in cash
... and the land where I now live is to be owned by my three
sons, George and Levi and James Clark
... and that my son Joshua have the sum of one dollar cash
... and that my daughter, Mariah have the large brass
kettle,
... that my personal property be sold to pay my debts and
the residue to be equally divided between my legal airs
... and that my husband George Clarke is to have a support
out of my cash and personal property and have a bed and one
set of bed furnature
... and that my three sons, George, Levi and James have the
three negroes named BOB, DRUSILA and CHARLES they to have
the said negroes jointly.

I desire my son James to act as my executor and I do here by
appoint him to act in this behalf.
In Testimony I do hereby affix my hands and seal this 11th
day of July 1849

Witness

         John Pelham
                           Nancy (her X mark) Clark
Joseph Brawner


I Nancy Clarke of the County of Mason and State of Kentucky
do hereby make and publish this codicil to be added to my
last will and testament heretofore made by me in manner
following to wit.

Whereas in my said last Will and Testament I have given and
bequeathed unto my daughter Nancy Hughs little negro girl
SOOKY (sometimes called SUSAN.)
... I do hereby declare that my will is that my daughter
Maria Johns at my death shale have said negro sirl SOOKY,
sometimes called SUSAN and I do hereby will and bequeath
said negro girl to my daughter Mariah Hohns to her and her
heirs forever instead of to my daughter Nancy Hughs, and
that portion and only that portion of my said last will and
testament which gives said Nancy Hughs the aforesaid negro
girl at my death is hereby revoked
.. And lastly it is my will and desire that this my present
codicil be anexed to and made a part of said last will &n
testament aforesaid

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
my seal 3d. Day of September, 1850

   Attest

   Eli Vaughn
                                     Nancy (her X mark)
Clark
   Joseph Ruke

Source: Book "O", pages 443-4 at the office of the Mason
County Clerk, Mayesville KY 41056.

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