WILL OF HENRY MUNDAY MARRS

MERCER CO. KY. WILL BOOK 7-1818-1824

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I HENRY MUNDAY MARRS OF THE COUNTY OF MERCER STATE OF KENTUCKY CALL WILING TO MIND THE MORTALITY OF MY BODY AND KNOWING THAT IT IS APPOINTED FOR ALL MEN ONCE TO DIE, DO MAKE THIS MY LAST WIL AND TESTAMENT THAT IS TO SAY, PRINCIPALLY AND FIRST OF ALL, I GIVE AND RECOMMEND MY SOUL INTO THE HANDS OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD WHO GAVE IT AND MY BODY TO THE EARTH TO BE BURIED IN DECENT CHRISTIAN BURIAL AT THE DESCREATION OF MY EXECUTOR, BELEIVING THAT I SHALL RECEIVE THE SAME AGAIN AT THE GENERAL RESURRECTION BY THE POWER OF GOD, AND AS TOUCHING SUCH WORLDLY ESTATE THAT GOD HAS BLESSSED ME WITH IN THIS LIFE . I GIVE DEVISE AND DISPOSE OF THE SAME IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER AND FORM;

FIRST OF ALL MY LAWFULL DEBTS ARE TO BE PAID OUT OF MY ESTATE.

SECONDLY I GIVE MY SIX GRANDCHILDREN OF MY DAUGHTER CATHERINE NEGLEY DECEASED, ELIZABAETH NEGLEY, SARAH NEGLEY, CATHERINE NEGLEY, HENRY NEGLEY, SUSANNA NEGLEY, MARTHA NEGLEY THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS TO BE DIVIDED EQUALLY AMONG THEM SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE. TO BE PAID OUT OF MY ESTATE.

ALSO I GIVE TO MY SON GEORGE MARRS ONE HENDRED AND THIRTY ACRES OF MY FARM LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER KENTUCKY AND ON THE SOUTH FORK OF SHAWNNE RUN AS (PER DEED) TO BE LAID OFF SO AS TO INCLUDE A PROPORTIONAL PART OF IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVED LAND, EQUAL THE PART THIS ALLOTED TO MY SON GEORGE IS TO BE FOR HIS SUPPORT AND BENEFIT TO BE APPROPOATED TO HIS USE BY MY EXECUTORS AS HIS NEEDS MAY REQUIRE

AND IF MY SON GEORGE SHOULD DIE WITHOUT ISSUE IN THIS CASE MY WILL IS THAT HIS PART SHALL BE EQUALLY DIVIDED AMONG MY GRANDCHILDREN DESCENDANT FROM MY DAUGHTER CHATHERINE NEGLEY AND MY SON SAMUEL MARRS.

I ALSO GIVE MY SON SAMUEL MARRS TWENTY DOLLARS TO BE PAID TO HIM OUT OF MY ESTATE. THE BALANCE OF MY TRACT OF LAND I BEQUEATH TO THE LAWFUL HEIRS OF MY SON SAMUEL MARRS BORN OR UNBORN TO BE EQUALLY DIVIDED AMONG THEM.

ALSO I CHOOSE AND APPOINT PHILLIP NEGLEY AND HUGH TAYLOR OF MERCER COUNTY AND SAMMY MARRS OF JESSAMINE COUNTY MY EXCUTORS OF THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT.

AND, I DO HEREBY UTTERLY DISAVOW AND REVOKE AND DENY, ANNUL,, ALL AND EVERY OTHER FORMER TESTAMENT, WILLS, BEQUESTS, AND EXECUTOR BY ME IN ANY WAYS BEFIORE

NAMING, WILLED AND BEQUEATHED CONFESSING, COMFORMING AND NO OTHER TO BE MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HERE UNTO SET MY HAND AND SEAL THIS 19TH , SEPTEMBER,

1818.

TESTE

JAMES MARRS WILLIAM HJIGGINS JOHN HIGGINS

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