Allen Jones
Will
Submitted by Vera Burnham
December 2, 2001
Source: Laurel County Will Book 1, Page 224
In the name of God Amen. I Allen Jones of the County of Laurel and State of Kentucky. being sick and weak of body but of sound mind and disposing memory, for which I thank God. and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life and being desirous to dispose of all such worldly substance? as it hath pleased God to bless me with, that is to say; I give and bequeath as of ---? to wit;
That all my lands be used to the best advantage and all my just debts paid out of the money ----? this farm, and the land rented out to the best advantage for the support of my beloved wife Mrs Marriah Jones and the two little girls, during her natural life or widowhood and when she dies or remarries. Then from that time forward the whole of the profits arising from said land to be put to the sole use of said children and also I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Marriah Jones and the said two children all my house hold and kitchen furniture for the support of her and the said two children during her widowhood and when she marries to have one third of the household and kitchen furniture to her part from that time forward.
And lastly I constitute and appoint my friends William Jones and Edward M. Norwall my executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all other or forms of will and testament by me heretofore made.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
the fourth day of March 1842
Signed, sealed, and published and declared to be the last
will and testament of the above named Allen Jones in presence of us who as his
agents and in his presence have hereunto subscribed ----? of any to the above as
witness in the same.
Allen (X) Jones (seal)
his mark
John Bank Sr.
Riley Cox
April Term 1842 of the Laurel County Court
A paper purporting to be the last will and testament of
Allen Jones dec'd was produced in court and proven by the oaths of John Bank Sr.
amd Riley Cox subscribing witness thereto to be ----? and of said dec'd this
writing further disposed that said Allen Jones at the time of acknowledged the
same was of sound mind and that said will was signed and acknowledged by
testater in his presence.
It is thereby ordered that said will be recorded. and is
recorded accordingly.
Att. W.H. Randall Clk.