Will of BACON, Langston

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I Langston Bacon of the town of Frankfort and State of Kentucky, do make, and ordain this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all and singular and every will by me

heretofore made. I desire and direct all my just debts to be paid, after the payment of all my just debts, I devise to my daughter Martha A. Bacon, Two thousand Dollars, to

Joicey P. Bacon, two Thousand Dollars, to Sarah Bacon two thousand dollars, and to Mary Bacon Two thousand dollars, to my son Robert P. Bacon one thousand and sixty

19/100 dollars being the amount he is now indebted to me, and Five hundred dollars in addition thereto. I devise to my beloved wife Sarah Bacon, my dwelling house and lots in

the town of Frankfort, the household and kitchen furniture and four slaves named Jack, Henry, Reuben and William during her natural life, and hereby vest her with right to sell

any part of the said lots, buildings, slaves or household goods that she may deem necessary or proper. And at her death and out of the proceeds of said lots buildings, household

goods that she may deem necessary or proper, and at her death out of the proceeds of the said lots, buildings, household good, and slaves, I designate my Grand son William

TS Bacon one thousand dollars, the remainder thereof to be equally divided, between my daughter Martha A. Bacon Josie P Bacon Sarah Bacon and Mary Bacon. In the event

of the death of my Grandson William S Bacon I devise the amount here allowed to him, to be given to my four daughters before named Martha A., Josie P, Sarah and Mary.

Having heretofore aided my sons Giles S Bacon and Langston Bacon, I now devise to them all the debts due to me, excepting the amount due from them to me. I appoint

my son Langston M and Giles S Bacon Trustees for Will S Bacon my Grandson and authorize them to invest the one thousand dollars for his benefit in any way the may deem

most adviseable and proper. I hereby nominate and appoint my sons Giles S Bacon and Langston M Bacon sole executors of this last will and Testament and vest them with

full power, to sell and dispose of and convey any part of my estate when real personal or mixed under the wishes above expressed, and request that no security be required of

them by the County Court upon their qualifying as my Executors. Frankfort April 19th 1847.

Langston Bacon {seal}

Signed Sealed and delivered by the

Testator in our presence and witnessed

By his other request in his presence & in the

Presence of each other

A. W. Dudley

Jno. L. Moore

State of Kentucky Franklin County Court May Term 1847

A writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Langston Bacon decd. was produced in Court and was proven by the oaths of Ambrose W. Dudley and John L. Moore

the subscribing witnesses thereto which is ordered to be recorded. Whereupon the said will is truly recorded in my office.

Att. A. H. Rennnick cfcc