I Benjamin Wickliffe of the County of Hopkins and State
of Kentucky being in a bad state of health but in my perfect mind and memory
do make the following my last will and Testament hereby revoking all former
wills by me made.
Item 1 I will that all my just debts should be paid out
of any property of mine or the monies that may be due me as my Executor
may judge best.
Item 2 I will that my dearly beloved wife Polly P. Wickliffe
have all and every part of my estate real and personal in any use belonging
to me after paying my just debts as aforesaid to have and to hold the same
as her own bonafide property to be disposed of by her as she may think
proper during her life and at her death except she may be at present pregnant
and bear issue and in that case the property to be equally divided between
her and such issue and in case the issue should at any time die before
is is capable of disposing of its inheretance then the property to revert
to my said wife. I do hereby constitute and appoint my friends Daniel
Nolary(?) William Oats my Executors and my wife Polly P. Wickliffe Executrix
to carry out this my last will into effect.
Witness where I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
the 1st day of December eighteen hundred and seventeen.
Attest Bryan Oats
Wm
Wilson
Benjamin Wickliffe
WmW. Lauathan(?)
B. D. Townes
William Noel
Garten B. Maupin
1 negro man named Jacob .
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$600.00
1 negro woman named Dilila
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.
500.00
1 negro woman named Claricy .
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. .
450.00
1 small folding table
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7.00
1 Desk and Book case
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30.00
1 Bed furniture and curtain Bedstead
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45.00
1 Rifle gun with shot pouch
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20.00
2 Gun locks 450
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9.00
1 Bed and furniture and Bedstead
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40.00
1 Dressing table glass and Toylette
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6.00
2 Trunks ea 4$ 3$
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7.00
1 large box .75 - 1 picture frame 1.50 .
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2.25
1 pair looking glasses
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5.00
2 picture frames
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1.00
1 Doz wine and jelly glasses
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1.50
1 cupboard furniture
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63.50
1pr shovel and tongs damage
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1.50
1 pr brass candlesticks
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2.00
1 silver watch
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15.00
1 Kettle 1 pot and 2 skillets
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8.50
1 pr waffle iron and grid iron
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5.00
1 Cam 1 Pail and 1 cotton wheel .
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2.50
2 Doz common chairs
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2.00
1 Bed and furniture
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. .
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30.00
2 saddles and 2 bridles
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20.00
1 Black Horse
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50.00
1 Cow and yearling
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15.00
1 Heifer
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9.00
1 Pair spurs 2 plate
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1.50
1 folding table circular form
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10.00
1 Bed furniture and Bedstead
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30.00
1 Walnut chest
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4.00
8 chairs (common)
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3.00
1 Btl containing Vinegar
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3.00
1 Cask
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.50
3 ovens
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8.50
1 Pair And irons (damaged) .
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1.25
2 Axes
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3.00
2 pair iron traces with harness $4 .
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8.00
1 Plow
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4.00
2 (?) - 1 Coffee pot .75 - 1 frying pan 1.50
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3.50
2 pails 1$ - 1 churn $1
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2.00
1 Forkin(?) - 1 bridle and bridle bit
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1.50
1 Curry Comb.25 - 1 bread tray - 1 Keg
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1.50
1 Real and pitcher
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2.00
1 ps iron
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.50
Corn $100 - 1 pair shucks $5
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105.00
3 boxes medicine and furniture for bill shown
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337.50
Sundry Books per bil shown us
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55.50
1 Cow and Calf
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15.00
2 Heifors
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12.00
1 Cork screw
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.75
1 Trunk
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3.50
1 Reflector
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1.50
1 Cow and Calf
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15.00
1 Plow and single tree
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10.00
1 Spade - damaged
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1.00
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$2591.25
Hopkins County Sch
In pursuence to an order of the worshipful court holding
for the County aforesaid to us directed we being duly sworn to the same
have appraised the personal estate and slaves of Benjamin Wickliffe dec.
Agreeably to the fore going Inventory given under our hands the 30th day
of January 1818.
Sam B. Earle
B.D.Townes
Will Ward Admin.
William Neal Appraisers
David McGary
G. B. Maupin
Hopkins Sch April County Court 1818
The foregoing Inventory and appraisement of the estate
of Benjamin
Wickliffe dec. Was returned into Court and ordered to
be made of record
Attest Sam Woodson clk