Samuel Weaver
Will
Submitted by Vernon B. Williams
August 24, 2001
Laurel County, KY Will Book 1, pp 1&2
Pp 1 & 2 of Samuel Weaver’s will were transcribed from copies furnished to me by the Clerk of Laurel County. Pp 3 & 4 are, unfortunately, missing. Words and letters enclosed in brackets are missing from the original documents, but inferred from the context of the will.
WILL BOOK FOR LAUREL COUNTY
Mar 24th day A.D. - 1826
( Page 1) This being the last will & Testament of the
under written assignor whereas I this day conveyed by will to my heirs the
following Estate I.E. To Peter Weaver the tract of Land where he now lives and
bounded as followeth, beginning at the Corner in the Gap of the ridge toward
Griffeth between Cain Creek and black Water thence down said ridge to the right
hand prong as you go up, of the first branch below his field thence down Said
branch to where the path now crosses thence up the said path within fifteen Rod
of the Stable thence a South West line to the Lott line thence due South to my
Corner on the Lott line, thence North East to the Beginning and that he shall
have the title to that Boundery when conveyed from John Rigel
To Samuel Box the one hundred acres of Land including the
improvements where he now lives bounded as followeth beginning in the Old road
fifteen rod from the upper corner of my pasture fence, thence a strait line to
the North bank of the branch between Samuel Box & John Weaver at the old ford
near my fence thence a straight line to John Williams Corner North of the road
on a Spanish Oak, thence with Williams line to the Corner on the Racoon Branch
thence up the right hand fork of said branch to the top of the dividing ridge to
Peter Weavers line thence down said ridge with Peters line to the Corner thence
to the beginning so as to include one hundred acres for the [sa]id Box to have
title when conveyed from John Ridg[el] and the said Box to pay [?]( page 2 )[?]
fifty dollars in any trade at its value when able and fifty dollars in trade
when able to pay it and the said fifty dollars to be divided equally with all
the heirs & himself
To John Weaver the land where he now lives and bounded as
followeth, beginning fifteen poles from Boxes corner on the bank of the branch
on Boxes line thence with Boxes line to John Williams Corner on a Spanish Oak
thence a straight line to the North bank of Laurel twelve poles above where the
hill shuts in on the South side of Laurel above the ford between John Weavers
and Gadi Grays thence do[wn] Laurel to the Lott line thence South with the Lott
lin[e] where it crosses Cain Creek the last time thence a straight line to the
beginning, to have the title when conveyed fr[om] John Ridgel then when John
Weaver is able to pay he is to pay fifty cent[s] per acre for all in his boundry
only one hundred acres, w[hich] he is not to pay for, and the amount that the
land comes [to] is to be equally divided with himself and the rest of my he[irs]
except Sixteen dollars that he must pay to Mary Jones instead of her Colt and
the whole amount to be paid i[n] trade at its value
And also Peter Weaver is to pay fifty cents per acre [for]
all the land in his boundery except one hundred acres [?] and the amount to be
paid in trade when he is able at its v[alue] when the title is conveyed from
Ridgel and the amoun[t] to be equally divided with himself & the rest of my
heir[s] except Sixteen dollars he must pay Barbary Williams in room of her Colt
[To] John Williams the land [where he now] lives and bounded
Codicil to the Will of Samuel Weaver
Laurel County, KY Will Book 1, p 28
Since making my will I conclude to take back from my Son Peter Weaver four hundred acres of the Land mentioned in the will & release him from the payment of two hundred & five dollars & fifty cents and wish this to be entered of record as a part of my last will & Testament Witness my hand & seal this 5th day of July 1830
Samuel Weaver (Seal)
Laurel County sct
The above will acknowledged by Samuel Weaver to be his act & deed for the purposes therein mentioned the 5th day of July 1830 And is here duly recorded
Lot Pitman Clk