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ABSTRACTS OF WILLS
from The First 131 Wills of Jefferson County, Kentucky
(Then Virginia)
Sept. 1783 to June, 1813
Abbreviations and explanations:
"a", with numerals, means acres;
"dau" means daughter;
"sis" means sister;
"bro" means brother;
"mar" means married
The first date is that of the making of the will, the second that of the
probating.
The family or surname, is omitted when the same is that of the testator, but
any mention of heirs, etc., or property not in Jefferson County is
given - otherwise all properties and persons were in the said county.
Residents of Louisville are so given, if given in the will.
Kentucky was originally part of the Fincastle County, Virginia. In
1790 the area was Kentucky County, Va., and shortly afterwards as Kentucky
Territory it had three counties, Jefferson (Louisville, C. H.), Lincoln and
Fayette
(Source: National Genealogical Society Quarterly Vol. VI -
Publ. 1917)
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WILL DATED: |
WILL PROBATED: |
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42. GATEWOOD, John |
Feb. 10, 1795 |
July 7, 1797 |
sons Fleming, James, John, Fielding, Joseph, Fullington,
daughters Catherine, Ann, Alsey, Clary, Sarah, Judith,
Penelope, Frances; estate in Virginia mentioned
Executors: Abraham Hite, Fleming Gatewood, Fullington
Gatewood.
Witnesses: Ed. Jones, Samuel Bochin, John Brown.
(B1, p61.) |
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43. GALLOWAY, George; |
May 1, 1785 |
Mar. 6, 1800 |
Mentions
oldest son William; son James to have a note due from
Sam & Joseph Galloway;
son John;
daughter Martha, wife of Launcelot Jenkins, to
have certain property, if she comes to this country;
son Joseph;
daughter Margaret,
wife of George Pomeroy.
Launcelot Jenkins and George Pomeroy to aid in business
affairs.
Executors: None named
Witnesses: George Pomeroy, Marget Pomeroy
(B1, p98.) |
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44. GEIGER, George |
Jan. 22, 1812 |
Aug. 10, 1812 |
mother Eliz. Geiger, to have two notes against Able
Covington; bro. John mentioned;
exec.: Dan Fetter, John Edwards |
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45. GOBAN, Joseph (spelled also Gibins, Goben) |
Dec. 22, 1790 |
Feb. 1, 1791 |
Wife Lidy
and 3 sons mentioned.
Executors: Pall Spear, Thomas McClean
Witnesses: John Goben, Pall Spear, Thos. McClean.
(B1, p27.) |
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46. GREGG, John |
Oct. 25, 1791 |
Feb. 7, 1792 |
To
wife Ann, house in which he lives, etc.;
To son David, farm, etc.;
daughters are Margaret, eldest, Lydia, Mary, single.
Executors: Son David, John Todd
Witnesses: John Perkins, Jas. Ferguson
(B1, p33) |
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47. GRUNDY, Geo., Sr. (weak in body) |
First will recorded in Jefferson Co.); Sept. 11, 1783 |
Apr., 1784; |
wife Eliz., goods, chattels, etc.; chil. not of age, Robt.
Grandison (Guardum?), Samuel, Charles., Felis, Polly, John and
George, Jr.
Exec.: Wife Elizabeth. Should she remarry, sons
John and George to act.
Witnesses: Richard Lee. William Owens, Will'm Allen,
Charles Kinne, And. Scott, Cathrine Callen, Elizabeth Owens (B1,
p1.) |
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48. HARRYMAN, Chas.; |
June 15, 1798 |
Nov. 3, 1806 |
wife Hannah, one fourth all estate;
son Job, under 21, land where I now live, notes 68lbs. &
85lbs. on Rot. Davis and Caleb Ferby and mortgage on
200a in Shelby Co., owned by Geo. Rust; sons Josiah
and David;
dau. Mary, all money;
sons & dau. Elijah, Chas. & Rebecca & Eliz. to have a note on
Jonathan Boone, 11lbs.
Witnesses: Robt. Ward, Drusilla Hodges, Catherine Lock |
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49. HALE, William |
May 23, 1801 |
June 15, 1801 |
(Given as Hall in Will Book, but signed Hale on the
original.)
To John Brown and wife estate after debts paid.
Executor: None.
Witnesses: Robert Dinon and Henry Puttorf,
Minister
(B1, p111.) |
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50. HARDING, Henry |
Oct. 12, 1796 |
Nov. 1, 1796 |
To wife Rebecca whole estate, at her death to five children,
John, Henry, Wilmoth, Caty and Sarah, excepting slave who
is to be freed.
Executors: Wife Rebeckah, Moses Keykendall,
Jonathan Nixon.
Witnesses: Jos. Kellar, John and Henry
Netherton (Netherlands).
(B1, p70.) |
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51. HAWKES, John (HAKES) |
Sept. 2, 1790 |
Dec. 7, 1790 |
To wife Cateron, one-third of estate, balance to children,
but does not name them.
Executors: Philip Smith, Thomas Minter
Witnesses: Thomas McClean, Adam Mong, Thomas Minter.
(B1, p22) |
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52. HAWKINS, David |
Aug. 5, 1786 |
Nov. 7, 1786 |
Wife Alice;
sons John, David, William, Thomas.
To Henry, land and ferry; mentions daughters
Catherine, Sarah, Eleanor, Ann, Mary Rebecca
Executors: Wife, Alice and son John Hawkins.
Witnesses: Peter Lovel, John McMachon, Joseph Inlow
(B1, p20) |
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53. HITE, Abraham |
Mar. 20, 1787 |
Feb. 2, 1790 |
To wife Rebecca real and personal estate, after division in
accordance with contract dated August, 1782, with sons Isaac,
Abraham and Joseph Hite;
at her death land, slaves, etc. to go to sons;
to John and William Hite, sons of brother Joseph,
200 acres and 400 acres, respectively, in District of Kentucky;
to Hannah Vanmetre, during life, 600 acres on Jessamine
Creek, "given me by military warrant," adjoining Adam Stephens,
John Bowman (administrators of estate of John Preston)
and Nathaniel Evans;
to Thomas Vanmetre the 600 acres, after death of his
mother Hannah, and 100 acres bought from Daniel McNeal
and he from Robert Higgins, also 500 pounds when he is
twenty-one or marries. He mentions a suit which Joseph Hite,
his father, has against Lord Fairfax.
Executors: Sons, Isaac, Abraham and Joseph
Hite.
Witnesses: Vincent Williams, Alexander Doran, Isaac Vanmeter,
Thomas Neale, Daniel Ashby, John Batman
(B1, p15.) |
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54. HITE, Isaac |
Feb. 8, 1794 |
Mar. 4, 1794 |
To wife Harriet, home-farm 400 acres, part of 1400 acres
patented to Abraham Hite;
daughters Rebecca Vanmeter Hite, and Elizabeth Rigby
Hite, and son Jacob, under twenty-one, mentioned;
also refers to saw mill, grist mill, tanyard.
All children under age.
Abraham Hite mentioned as deceased;
Rebecca Hite as legatee;
Rebecca, Abraham, Jr., Joseph and Isaac Hite mentioned
as partners.
Executors: Robert Breckinridge, Richard C.
Anderson, brother Abraham Hite, William Taylor, a family
friend and Moses Kuykendall.
Witnesses: And's Livingston, Wm. Fitzgerald, Timothy
Conditt, Samuel Grier, Joseph Hite. |
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55. HITE, Rebecca |
Apr. 21, 1809 |
June 12, 1809 |
in poor health;
to Jacob, son of Isaac Hite, under age, a bed;
sons Abraham & Jos. Hite; Isaac Hite, son of Harriet
Bridgford, to have $50 when 21, or some equal to Jacob Hite. |
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56. HODGE, William, of Louisville |
June 7, 1804 |
July 23, 1804 |
wife Peggy;
to Mrs. Edward Basque house where I live and to my child
Nelly, after death of my wife and Mrs. Basque;
Executors: Gabriel J. Johnston, Harry Duncan |
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57. HOKE, Andrew, weak in body |
Sept. 23, 1799 |
Jan. 7, 1800 |
To wife Barbara, furniture;
to son Jacob one-half of home farm and new stone house where
Jacob lives;
to son Peter other half of home place;
to son Leonard, "my still," 100 bushels of rye due me by
August Frederick and part of money due by "Henry Gring;
Leonard is to live with his mother;
to daughter Elizabeth, wife of John Pottorff, hogs,
cattle, etc.;
other daughters Barbara, wife of Jacob Myers; and
Clara, wife of John Miller of Baltimore.
Executors: Sons Adam, Jacob and Peter Hoke
Witnesses: John Miller, Fred. Geiger, Peter Wise.
(B1, p91.) |
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58. HOLEMAN, Nicholas |
Mar. 14, 1791 |
June 1, 1791 |
(Original will signed Nicholas, given as Nathaniel in
notation of court record)
Mentions mother-in-law's four girls, Nancy, Sarah, Patsey and
Jane Holeman;
mentions uncle Ed Holeman;
Lewis Casselman is indebted to him; Daniel Triben
and Joseph Maclain, the Taylor are mentioned.
Executor: Zachariah Fisher
Witnesses: Jas. Fisher, Geo. Holeman, Zachariah Fisher
(B1, p28) |
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59. HOLLIS, William |
May 24, 1808 |
June 13, 1808 |
in low health;
wife Nancy all prop.
Witnesses: Isaac Whayne, R. Slaughter, Roby Maidis. |
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60. HOLT, John |
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Aug. 26, 1804 |
to son Ben 100 acres on Floyd Fork;
eldest dau. Sarah McLahlan 10 acres;
wife Rachel, plantation where I live;
son Isaac 100 acres, under 21;
son John;
5 youngest children, Mary, Nancy, Isaac, Rebecca, John;
lot in Middleton mentioned;
Robt., Tyler, Keener, Seaton |
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61. HUNTER, Joseph |
No date |
Nov. 4, 1794 |
To William and Asabel Linn, heirs, 71 and 20 acres,
respectively, of land on which "I now live"; mentions Joshua
Archer as heir;
son Joseph;
note on William Pope to Joseph Applegate;
Martha Dunn mentioned
Executors: William Pope, Joseph Hunter
Witnesses: John Pope, James Stuart, Thomas Long
(B1, p54.) |
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62. HUME, John |
May 2, 1798 |
Oct. 4, 1802 |
to Thos. Sturgeon 300 acres of plantation where he now lives;
Christian Young to have plantation where he lives;
if the wife of Christian Young dies, the land is to go to her
sons Peter and John; dau. Sarah Sturgeon; John Hume
Sturgeon grandson; wife Jane? Joane? Jeane?, to have 400
a where I now live;
children of Mary Soverains (?) to have 200 lbs.;
Executors: Thos. Sturgeon, Robert Breckenridge. |
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