Will of APPERSON, Richard
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In the name of God amen I Richd. Apperson of Franklin County do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament revoking all former wills.
After my Debts and Funeral expenses are paid my will is that my Estate shall be divided in manner following: Whereas by my Marriage with Lucy
Meaux widow and relick of William Meaux I became possessed of certain slaves which it is my intention to restore to her children or their
representatives who are as follows, viz Richard H. Meaux, William Meaux, now decd... who left a Daughter who has since intermarried with
-----, Sally Meaux wife of Nathaniel Crump, Francis Meaux who married ---- Harris who left an only son called William M. Harris and Lucy
Meaux who married Granville Waddle or their legal heirs. And I also give to them the value of such slaves as I have disposed of as per account
hereto annexed For which I appropriate fifty shares of Capitol Joint Stock of the State Bank of Kentucky having vested the amount of said
accounts in Bank Stock being the amount of the negroes as sold my reason for now appropriating fifty shares is that Stock has lessened in value
and I wish it considered as the full amount of the negroes that I have sold and the balance of my estate not to be bound to make up any farther
depreciation in said Bank Stock which Stock I wish to be taken as part of my this my will. I therefore bequeath to the said Richard H. Meaux, Wm.
Meaux, James Meaux, now deceased who left a Daughter who has since intermarried with ------, Sally Meaux wife of Nathl Crump, Francis Meaux
who married ----- Harris who left an only son called Wm M. Harris and Lucy Meaux who married Granville Waddall and if either of them be dead to
their legal representatives one sixth part of the above mentioned Bank Stock and one sixth part of the negroes now on hand which are to be sold as
I shall hereafter direct. I direct that the negroes that are in my possession at my death be sold and not to be sold to any person residing out of the
County Franklin. It is my further my will and desire that Nancy & her children be sold together as I do not wish them to be separated and further my
will and desire is that the above recited legatees have an equal part of the recited Bank Stock and the amount of sales of the negroes that I have
directed to be sold as the full proportion of my Estate and I do also nominate and appoint my friends Robert Wilkinson and Granville Waddall both
of Christian County my Executors to this part of my will.
Richd. Apperson {seal}
Thomas Church
R. Devine
Benj. B. Johnson
Secondly, I give and bequeath the residue of my Estate viz; all my lands and personal Estate and also the residue of Bank Stock in the State Bank of
Kentucky and the Frankfort Independent Bank and all my debts that may be due me at my deceased to be equally divided between my brothers &
sisters children which may be living at my death and I do appoint my friends Langston Bacon and John Morris Executors to this my last part of my
will. This being my last will & testament and revoking all former wills. In Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 29th day of April in
the year 1824.
Richd. Apperson
Sealed & Signed in the presence of
R. Devine
Benj. B. Johnson
The following memorandum is the amount of the slaves I have disposed of which I have vested in the Bank of Kentucky for which I have appropriated
fifty shares in the said Bank in the of the amount of the account below as will more fully appear in the body of the will.
Jack Z. Fuller
Nelson
Squire
Sam in lieu of Aggy sold in Virginia
China a child
Jenny
Betty
Julius
Betty
600.00
450.00
350.00
500.00
433.33 1/3
400.00
300.00
450.00
500.00
3983.33 1/3
Franklin County Ky
February Court 1826
The last will and testament of Richard Apperson deceased was produced to Court and proven by the oaths of Roger Divine and Benjamin B. Johnson
two subscribing witnesses thereto which is ordered to be recorded.
Test A.H. Rennick clk.