COOK Reuben, Will of KY, 1831

Saw this on one of of the surname lists I get and thought someone might find it useful:

WILL OF REUBEN COOK OF CALDWELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY 

I Reuben Cook of Caldwell Co., in the State of Kentucky do hereby make my last will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say
... 1st. I desire that all the perishable part of my estate be immediately sold after my decease and out of the money arising therefrom all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid.
... 2ndly. After the payment of my debts and funeral expenses I give to Ann Cook, my daughter-in-law, my two houses and lotts in the Town of Smithland in Livingston County for and during the term of her natural life or during her widowhood, and after her decease or marriage to be equally divided among all her children and also I give to her twenty dollars and the debt owed (?) me from John Davises estate dec'd to be possessed and be disposed (?) as above mentioned.
... 3rdly. I give to my son James Cook one male negro slave named James and one female negro slave named Patsey and her child named William.
    4thly I give to the heirs of my daughter Sally Howard formerly Sally Cook three male negro slaves named Isaac, Patrick and Warren, also one female negro slave named Marcella.
    5thly I give to my son Silas Cook one female negro slaves named Rhoda and two male negro slaves named Harry and Vincent which are all now in his possession.
... 6thly I give to my son Allen one female slave named Rachael and her male child Will and also one male negro slave named Perry which are in his possession.
... 7thly I give to the heirs of my daughter Patsey Griffith formerly Patsey Cook one female negro slave named Sidney (?) and also one female negro slave named Susanna and one male negro slave named Bradley and one male negro slave named Esley.
... 8thly I give to my great grandson Reuben Cook son of Cullen Cook one female negro slave named Evaline.
... 9thly Which negro slaves are heretofore or above named which I have given to my several children and grandson's son to them severally the said negro slaves and their increase to possess them and their increase forever.
... 10thly All the rest of my estate both real and personal of what nature or kind soever it may be not herein before particularly disposed of I desire may be sold and the money arising therefrom may be equally divided among my several children hereafter named to wit James Cook, Allen Cook, Patsey Griffith's heirs, and Sally Howard's heirs to have their parts equally divided among them, which I gave to my several children and grandchildren to them, their heirs Executors, administrators and assigns forever, and lastly I do hereby Constitute and appoint my friends Alfred Woolf and Isaac Gruggs executors of this my last and testament hereby revoking all other or former wills or testaments by me theretofore made In which whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 25th day of March in the year eighteen hundred and thirty one.
	his Reuben X Cook mark
Signed sealed published and delivered as and for the last will and testament of the above named Reuben Cook in presence of us.
James Dunning
George Dunning
Bailliss I. Grubbs
John Davis

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