NICHOLAS County Kentucky Wills page 116

In the name of God Amen October twentieth in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty six,P William Newman of Nicholas county and state of kentucky being ill of body but of sound mind and memory and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say principally and first of all I recommend my soul into the hands of God who gave it and as for my body I reccomend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian and decent manner ------discretion of my excutor and as for property that it has pleased God to bless me with in this life I leave as follows.

My Negro man Sam I give him his freedom and and as my negro woman Hannah I give her her freedom, one ten gallon kettle alarge oven a pair of smoothing irons and a tea kettle and a sifter and a table .

My negro woman Mary I give her her freedom and ten gallon kettle one small kettle and a linnen wheel. I give also Mary's children their freedom Martha,Sarn,Milly and Hannah with all her increse forever.

I also will Thomas Newman my son one dollar. My daughter Eleanor Fergate one dollar my daughter Sophia Hardin one dollar my son Augusta Newman one dollar the balance of my property I will to my daughter Sarah Wilson after my just debts are paid.

I constitute and appoint David Wilson my son in law My Executor of this my last will and testament utterly revoking any other will made rattifing and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness where of I have here affirmed and afixed my seal the day and date above named David Wislon Executor Signed Sealed and pronounced in the presence of Witnesses

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Bath County December Court 18th

This Instrument of writing purpronting to be the last will and Testament of William Newman Deceased was produced and proven in open court by the oaths of John Beck and affioneation of Hezehiah B. Hon witnessess thereto subscribed and ordered to be recorded whereupon the same hath been duly admited to .