AAFA Wills
WILL OF NANCY ALFORD
I Nancy Alford of Garrard County Kentucky being old and infirm, but as I suppose
of sound and disposing mind and memory,
do make the following disposition of my real and personal estate to wit--
My will and desire is that my negroes Joseph, Henry, Jerry, Cary, Charlotte,
Leveny, Nournon ?, Juliann, Lucyann, Mary and
Joanna or any others that may belong to me at my death together with all other
property that I may be possessed of at my
death be sold by my Executors or Executor or administrators or admr, upon such
credit as they or any one of them may think
most advisable for the benefit of my children and heirs, and the proceeds of
the sale after the payment of all my just debts &
legal liabilities are paid, be equally divided between my children, Charles
John, Payton & Jesse Alford, Patsy Jenkins, Polly
King & Wm. Alford (with a perfect understanding that Polly King, or her
heirs are to be charged with the value of a negro boy
Harrison, which can be ascertained by reference to a bill of sale from me to
her and now of record in the State of Missouri of
my estate) And that there may be no misunderstanding as to the manner in which
I wish my estate to be disposed, I say again I
wish it equally divided between my children, above mentioned & their heirs
if any of them should die in the manner above
mentioned and that the heirs of Gabrial Overstreet are to have no portion of
my estate as I am of opinion they are not in need of
it, and are not morrally (sic) entitled to it.
Lastly I nominate appoint, Nelson Burdett & Joshua Dunn, Executors of my
estate, and that they be vested with full power to
settle and adjust all my accounts morally and equitably without being confined
to the strict rules of the common law, & to make
any conveyance that may be necessary. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & seal this 8th day of January
1842.
Nancy Alford (Seal)
Witnesses
Nelson Burdett, James Robinson, George Moore
State of Kentucky, Garrard County
I Alesc (?) R. McKee clerk of the Garrard County Court, certify that the foregoing
will of Nancy Alford was produced to
court at the September County Court 1847 and on motion of Abram Kightley who
opposed the Recording of the will, the
proof of the execution of the same was continued until the October County Court
1847 at which time the will was again
produced & all the objections to the Recording of the same being withdrawn,
and the subscribing Witnesses thereto being
introduced, and heard to the satisfaction of the Court the same was approved
and Ordered to be Recorded--
Which is accordingly done Oct. 14 1847
Att Alesc (?) R. McKee Clerk, Garrard County Court
d, Patsy Jenkins, Polly King
