TRANSCRIPTION: RODGERS WILL
|
|
Birth, marriage or death records, obituaries, family histories, photos, deeds, wills or other information you may have, could be shared with other researchers. REMEMBER someone shared the information you currently find here.
Won't you consider returning the favor?
Please email Kelly Catlett Stum if you have Spencer County
information that you would like to submit to the Spencer County Website
or if you are able and willing to do lookups.
TRANSCRIPTION: RODGERS WILL
Spencer Co. Will Bk B, p 17, 18
RODGERS; CHEEK; DOUGLASS; ROBERTSON; PREVITT; SUMMERS; LANCASTER
I
Edward D. Rogers of Spencer County in the state of Kentucky
do make and ordain this my last will & Testament.
I constitute my brother in law Henry Cheek my Executor of
this my will it is my will and desire that all of my Estate
be equally divided between John Rogers who lives in Spencer
County my Brother and Sarah M. Cheek and her bodily heirs of
the above County it’s my will that my Estate be divided
between my brother and aforesaid sister and heirs in the
following manner.
First
it is my will that all of my part of Robert Douglasses
Estate which he willed to me be divided equally between John
Rogers and my sister Sarah M. Cheek and heirs before named
my guardian Henry Cheek and Executor will account to the
County Court for as much of my estate as I have received
from Thomas Robertson who is the Executor of my Grandfather
Robert Douglasses Estate is three hundred dollars. I
will and desire is that my just Debts and expenses be taken
out of the three hundred dollars which I have received and
the balance divided between my sister and brother as before
directed. I will and bequeath my interest in a certain
negro woman named Marion to my brother and sister Sarah M.
Cheek and John Rogers.
I also
will my Riding horse and forty dollars to my brother in law
Henry Cheek and one to my brother and sister.
In
testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal
The
22nd day of March 1837
Attest
I authorize Mr Henry Cheek to set my name & seal
Attest
Beverly Prewitt Edward
D. Rodgers [seal]
Heartio
A. Summers
At a
County Court held for Spencer County on Monday the 5th day
of June 1837 This writing purporting to be the last
will and testament of Edward D. Rodgers deceased was
accordingly proved by the oath of Beverly Prewitt one of the
subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be
recorded. And on the motion of Henry Cheek the
Executor therein named who made oath thereto and together
with Nicholas Cheek and John Rodgers his securities entered
into and acknowledged their Bond in the penalty of $2000.
Conditioned as the Law directs Certificate is granted
him for obtaining a probate of the said will in due form.
Transcribed
by Patricia O’Connor
p-oconnor@att.net
Do you have a question or
comment? Email me.