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I John Henry of Harrison County and State of Kentucky being of sound Disposing mind & memory and being Desirous to settle my worldly affairs do hereby make this my last will as follows,
First at my death I direct that so soon as my Executors herein afternamed are qualified to act that out of my personal Estate they pay all my just Debts and Funeral charges. Then I give and
devise to my wife, if she survives me the posession of the place on which I now live and all the personal property that I have after paying my debts as aforesaid to have and to hold during her
natural life and at her death the personal property to be equally Divided among all my children and the land that remains after the two hundred acres herein after devised and taken off to be
equally divided between my son William Henry, my Daughters Nancy Northcutt, Betsy Dunn, Polly Dunn & Peggy Henry, then I give devise and bequeath to my son Thomas Henry one Hundred
acres of Land to include that where he now lives on the middle fork of raven creek and being the upper part of the tract I bought of Cary L. Clarke to have and to hold to him his heirs and assigns
power. Then I give devise and bequeath unto my son James Henry one hundred acres of land on the said middle fork of raven Creek being the lower part of the same tract which I purchased from
the said Cary L. Clark to have and to hold to him his heirs and assigns forever. But it is to be understood that I have already given to my son William Henry that part of the two hundred acres
which I formally purchased of Andrew Hampton which lays on the West Side of the middle fork of said raven creek and East of the Branch which runs up by Thomas Henrys and has or is to be
conveyed to him by the said Clarke. I have also paid for one hundred acres of land for my son John Henry which lays adjoining to the land of William Henry & for which he holds said Clarks Bond.
Lastly I do hereby Nominate and appoint my sons William Henry and James Henry as Executors to this my last will authorizing & requesting them to act as such -- In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & seal this day of in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and, It is also my will that all property heretofore given to either of my children is to remain theirs &
not to be included in any Redivision.

John Henry L.S.

Signed and acknowledged
In the presence of
Will E. Boswell
Wilson Puckett

Harrison County January Court 1816
This last will and testament of John Henry decd was proved in open court by the oath of William E. Boswell a subscribing witness hereto who also made oath that Wilson Puckett now decd the

other subscribing witness thereto subscribed his name as a witness thereto at the Same time and Place with himself and ordered to be recorded
Att. W. Moore C.H.C.


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