LYON-KY-1829

Will of Humphrey LYON, Harrison County, Kentucky, April 29, 1829

Harrison County Will (Book and pages unknown)

In the name of God Amen.  I Humphrey Lyon of the County of Harrison and Commonwealth of Kentucky being weak of body but of a sound mind and memory, do constitute and ordain this my last Will and testament in the following manner as to my wordly Estate.  I will that all my Debt be paid in the manner thereafter mentioned.  First of all I bequeth to my loving wife Peggy my Plantation whereon I now live with all my personal property during her life and one family of Negroes in the manner hereafter, to wit:  I bequeth to Humphrey Hinkson whom I have raised and adopted as a child my Plantation and all my personal property after the death of my wife he paying all my just debts & making(?) ___my grave & my wife's & putting on a ____Tomb Stones.

... Next I dispose of my negroes in the following manner to wit, to serve my wife ten years from this date and the children hereafter married with their increase until they become twenty five years of age--my next will and desire is that my negro woman JUDE shall be taken care of by Humphrey Hinkson.  My negro man DAN to be free by paying two hundred dollars to be counted from this date.  My negro woman SAL to serve ten years from this date and be free.  My negro man HARRY to serve ten years from this date and be free.  My negro woman MARY to serve twelve years from this date & be free.  I will that all my negroes not named above shall serve until they are twenty five years of age to be counted according to their ages hereby given by me.  Any children born during their servitude shall go free with their mothers at the time of their mother's liberation.  I will four children, namely JOHN thirteen years of age, DASH eleven, JUDE six ____two years of age I give to my wife as above.  I give to my adopted son Humphrey Hinkson JULIA ANN(?) age six years & _______five years to serve him until they are twenty five years of age.  All my _____not above named & as follows: HARVEY age nine years, FANNIE three years, ISARCA one year, HILLIARD three months with those held to my _____ ______she may not be living Shall be hired out by my Estates herein after named and the money arising from this there ______money that may be coming to me after the death of my wife I leave to Humphrey Hinkson after all debts being paid lastly.

... I ordain this last will and Testament and Constitute and ordain Charles Lair and Humphrey Hinkson my sole Executors of this my last Will & Testament.  Whereof I have thereunto Set my hand and seal this fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty nine.

Humphrey Lyon (seal)

atteste
     William Thourton
     James H. Fisher

Not having disposed of a tract of land of ____in Grant County in the above will, I do____and bequeth the said tract to Susan Hinkson, wife of Samuel Hinkson to dispose of as she may see proper.  The land lies on Scaffold Lick Creek and _______occupied by Samuel Hinkson.  My will and desire is that what property I have left to my wife she may dispose of after her death to whoever she may think proper will to be free at her death and the others according as directed in the above will as to the time of their freedom.  Witness my hand and seal this 29th day of April one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine.

Humphrey Lyon (seal)

teste
     William Thornton
     James H. Fisher


Harrison County May Court 1829

This last will and testament of Humphrey Lyon Dec.d was ordered in open court and proved by the oath of William Thornton  one of the subscribing witnesses thereto & was ordered to be recorded.

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