Franklin County, KYGenWeb
Will Book 3
1855 - 1880
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I, John H. Hanna of the City of Frankfort and state of Kentucky do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament hereby to dispose of all and every species of my estate which I now have or may die possessed wheresoever situated or whensoever assigned. First, I give and bequeath and devise to my wife Mary S. Hanna in absolute property to her and her heirs forever all that estate real, personal and mixed which I now possess or may own at the time of my death and every right interest and property which I now or may then hold or be entitled to subject however to such of the devises legacies and bequeath herein after contained or may actually vest and take effect accordingly to terms and intent thereof. It being intended and hereby expressly declared and devised that every thing pertaining to my estate at my death which by reason of omission lapse cause inadvertence or any illegality or want of form may not pass and vest by and under the subsequent clauses of this will shall remain in or vest in my said wife, Mary S. Hanna and her heirs forever so that no part of my estate nor any interest therein shall either at my death or any subsequent or any subsequent event pass by operation of law to my heirs, but that all my estate which does not pass to others by this will shall belong to my wife Mary S. Hanna and her heirs forever. Second, If my niece-in-law, Catherine G. Reynolds shall live to attain the age of twenty one years and not otherwise I give and bequeath to her Fifteen thousand dollars. And, if my nephew-in-law John W. H. Reynolds shall live to attain the age of twenty one years and not otherwise. I give and bequeath to him the like sum of Fifteen thousand dollars, but should either of my legatees named in this second clause of my will die before attaining the age of twenty one years the said sum of fifteen thousand dollars contingently bequeathed to her or him so dying shall be and remain in part of the estate of my wife Mary S. Hanna unaffected by the bequest thereof in this clause of my will and subject to any disposition thereof which she may make whether before or after the determination of the contingency. I give and bequeath unto Edmund H. Taylor in trust as trustee for the sole and separate use of my sister, Sophia W. Merrell, eighty shares of stock of the Farmers Bank of Kentucky, the dividends to be paid over to her during her natural life to be for her exclusive use and on her death the said stocks to be held, one half thereof for her daughters, Mary West and her heirs and one half for her daughter, Sarah and if the said Sarah should die, without issue the stock fallen to her is to be transferred in equal proportions to my nephews John S. Triplett and John H. West, one thousand dollars each. I give and bequeath to John H. Norton trustee and in trust fifty shares of the Farmers Bank of Kentucky stock for the use and benefit of the Parish School connected with the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in the City of Frankfort of which the said Norton is the present Pastor or Rector. If the dividends on said stock should be more than sufficient to support said school then it is my will and desire that the surplus of the dividends of said stock may be laid out in clothing of the poor children of the said school as may stand in need thereof at the discretion of the said trustee as to which of them shall be assisted. And, I desire and recommend that the said John N. Norton shall make such provision as will as far as may be practicable secure this fund permanently to the use of said Parish School and keep it under the superintendence and trusteeship of the Rector of said church of the Ascension in succession after he the said John N. Norton shall cease to act as trustee of the fund. I give and bequeath unto Mariah Church and Elizabeth Watson each Twenty five shares of stock of the Farmers Bank of Kentucky. I give and bequeath unto Edmund H. Taylor, Twenty five shares of the Farmers Bank Kentucky stock in trust and as trustee for the sole and separate use of my niece, Mary Triplett, the dividends to be paid over to her during her natural life to be for her exclusive use and on her death the said stock to be transferred to her daughter, Ann. I give and bequeath unto John N. Norton trustee and in trust fifty shares of the stock of the Farmers Bank of Kentucky for the use and benefit of the Orphans Home of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Frankfort and the semiannual dividends of said stock are to be paid over to Mrs. Mary S. Hanna to be used by her for the support of said Orphans Home and upon her death then the said Norton is to designate some person to make the disbursement for the use aforesaid. I hereby nominate constitute and appoint Philip Swigert and Frances K. Hunt, Executors of this my las will and testament and devise that they may not be required or compelled to give any security for obtaining letters testamentary thereon or to make out any inventory of my estate. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name the whole and every clause of this my will being written by myself and in my own handwriting this second day of December, One thousand eight hundred and fifty eight. Jno. H. Hanna
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