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Will Book 3

1855 - 1880

Page 255
Be it remembered that I, John McKee of the County of Franklin and State of Kentucky, being now in the Eighty Seventh year of my age since the twenty first of October last and being
much afflicted and believing the uncertainty of this Mortal life and being desirous of dividing and distributing such Worldly Estate after my death as it hath pleased providence to bless
me with, do hereby make and publish this as my last Will and Testament first taking into consideration the gifts and advancements I have before made to  some of my children and
being desirous to make my gifts to them as equal as I can make it taking all into consideration.
First, I give and bequeath to my two sons, Robert B. McKee and Joseph H. D. McKee all that part of my tract of land I live on East of the road leading from Frankfort to Laynse Mill
through my Land and I hereby divide said land between them as follows, by a ling beginning on the Road leading from Frankfort to Laynse Mill and adjoining Bagit Carlisle on my
Northern boundary, thence eastward with our line passing his corner continuing the same course twenty six poles to a stake thence southward crossing the deep branch and crossing
the big fence between a cherry tree and sink hole thence eastward with the big field fence or where it was to the corner to near the river cliff thence southward with the fence from the
corner of the big field to the corner of the little meadow or where it was thence east with the fence to Mrs. Latty's corner on my line to the river and I do hereby divide said boundary of
land between my tow sons Robert B. McKee and Joseph H D. McKee according to the division line I hereby make between them.  I give and bequeath to my son Robert all that part
of my land south of that diving line to the road leading from Frankfort to Laynes Mill except one acre I will to all the family where his Mother Elizabeth, was buried and his Sister, Mary
and Brother, John D. McKee, John Latty Senor and his daughter, Elizabeth and others and where I wish to be buried myself, I give and bequeath to my son Joseph H. D. McKee all
that part of my land north east of that dividing line to the Kentucky River also including two and a half acres on the east side of the Kentucky River I bought of William Mitchel for a ferry
landing and warehouse.  I give to my granddaughter, Margaret, all my household and kitchen furniture.  She is at the Deaf and Dumb Asylum in order to distribute my estate as equally
as I can amongst my children.  I direct my Executor to sell my land on the west side of the road leading from Laynes Mill to Frankfort and adjoining Hawkins together with all my personal
estate, except what I have willed to my granddaughter, Mag, and first after paying all my just debts and funeral expenses of Administration and two hundred dollars to James O. McKee,
and one hundred dollars to put tombstones at the head of your Mothers grave and your Sister Mary and John D. McKee and one at mine, the balance to divide between Robert B. McKee,
Anthony C. McKee, Joseph H. D. McKee, James O. McKee and your sister Margaret Wood.  I here constitute my two sons R. B. McKee and Joseph H. D. McKee, Executors to this my
last Will and Testament and request the County Court will not require security of them.  In testimony hereforunto set my hand November 1873.


John McKee


Codicil to this my last Will and Testament, I desire to change my above will so that instead of the advance of two hundred dollars to my son James O. McKee out of the proceeds of the
sale of the farm on the West side of the road the proceeds of said farm shall be divided equally among my said children.  This 22nd day of February 1875.
John McKee

Attest:
S. D. McKee
W. W. Wright
J. D. Vantee

Franklin County Court
Monday, March 1st. 1875
A writing purporting to be the last will and testament of John McKee, deceased was produced in Court and said will being wholly in the hand writing of the said decedent the hand writing and
the signature thereto were proven by the oath of S. D. McKee and W. W. Wright to be in the hand writing of said decedent and a codicil was duly proven by the oaths of S. D. McKee, W. W.
Wright, J. D. Vantee the subscribing witnesses thereto.  Wherefore it was ordered that said will and codicil be recorded, which is done.
Jas. G. Crockett
Kentucky Franklin Circuit Court
February 22nd, 1875

Submitted by, William C. McKee
w.mckee@verizon.net

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