Will of MULLIN, John
Will Book 3 · Page 122
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I, John Mullen of Franklin County, Kentucky do make this my will and testament revoking all wills by me heretofore made.
1. I desire that all my just debts be promptly paid.
2. I give and bequeath to Bridget McGowan, my cousin five hundred dollars to be paid to her by my executors as soon after my death as is convenient.
3. I devise to my mother, Mary Mullin all the rest and residue of my property and estate of every description for and during her natural life.
4. After the death of my mother, it is my desire that my executors shall take possession of said estate so devised to her for her lifetime and that they have my farm cultivated using
my slaves thereon and that they make said estate as profitable as possible up to the time of the youngest of my nephews and nieces, viz: the children of my sister, Mary Ann Carr
and Lucy Lillis, arrives at the age of twenty one years. My executors are directed to pay over to such of the children of my two said sisters as they think proper such pare of the
profits arising from my estate after my mother's death as they shall have in their hand, charging each of them with what they receive. When the youngest of said children of my
sisters arrive at 21 years of age my executors shall sell all my said estate (should my mother be then dead) and when the proceeds thereof have been collected my executors are
directed to make division thereof between all of said children equally charging them with those who have received any of said profits, the object being to make them all equal.
I do hereby appoint my friends, William Knight and A. P. Williams my executors and the will carry this will into effect. I desire that they nor either of them shall not be required to
give security as executors in the Franklin County Court. In witness whereof I have set my hand this 6th day of August 1862.
John Mullen
R. C. Steele
H. Rodman
Jno.Rodman
State of Kentucky
Franklin County Court
March 1, 1865
A writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Jno.Mullen, deceased was produced in court and was proved by the oath of R. C. Steele and Hugh Rodman, two of the
subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. Whereupon the same is truly recorded in my office.
A. H. Rennick, CFCC