In the name of God Almighty Amen, the twenty first day of March in the year of our Lord Christ on thousand eight hundred and forty two. I MAREEN DUVALL
of Scott County and state of Kentucky being ___ and weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory for which I thank God, by calling to mind the ___ of
my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die make and ordain this my last will and testament.

First, I given and recommend my immortal soul to God not doubting, but I shall secure the same again by the might power of God who gave it me in the general
___.

Secondly, my body to be buried in a christian like and decent manner at the direction of my executors and as touching such worldly good wherewith it
hath pleased God to bless me in this life.  I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form (to wit).

First my just debts to be paid, secondly I give and bequeath to my beloved wife MARTHA DUVALL, twelve hundred dollars in money during her natural life.
Also, I give to her my said wife all my household and kitchen furniture to be disposed of according to her own pleasure and at her death I given and bequeath
to my son RICHARD H. DUVALL two hundred and fifty dollars in money in addition to the money and property as charged in my book kept for that purpose
and I give to my son EDWARD two hundred and fifty dollars in addition to the charge in my book for that purpose. I give to my son WILLIAM six hundred
dollars because I have never given him a single dollar. I give to my daughter ELIZA D. BRISCOE one  hundred dollars, I give to my daughter SOPHIA A.
WEST one dollar. I give to my daughter MARIA WILLIAMS one good bed & furniture. I give to the children of my daughter MARIA F. G. RESER, decd. as
follows, To MARTHA M. PEAK one cent, to ANN ELIZA PICKETT one cent, to CHARLES W. RESER one cent, to SOPHIA A. JONES one cent, to HOLLEN
N. BAKER one cent, to NAPOLIAN RESER one cent, to LEONIDAS RESER one cent. And I do hereby appoint my wife MARTHA DUVALL my Executrix and
my son WILLIAM C. DUVALL Executor to this my last will and testament and there shall by no appraisement or expenses only the recording this instrument,
And, I do hereby ratify and confirm this to be my las will and testament. In testimony whereof I have set my hand and this day and date first above written.

Mareen Duvall

TEST
F. C. McCALLA
RICHARD THOMAS

Commonwealth of Kentucky
Scott County Sct
January Court 1845
This instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of MAREEN DUVALL and was this day produced in open court and proven by the
oath if F. C. McCALLA and RICHARD THOMPSON the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.

Att:
John T. Johnson, Clk
by Those C. Kelly, D.C.

Submitted by: Anne H. Lee

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