BENJAMIN LADD Sr's
BENJAMIN LADD Sr's WILL EXAMD & FILED Pages 122/23
In the name of God, amen. I BENJAMIN LAD, Senr being weak in body but of sound
and perfect mind & memory do make and publish this my last will and testament
in the mannor and form following that istosay, my soul to God, and my body to
be decently buried; first I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife SARAH LAD
one negro girl named Mary Ann, and one mare called Peggy, and one colt Nancy,
one plow and gears, one feather bed and furniture, three cows and calves, that
is now in posesion of, and one hundred acres of land in Tennessee that I now
live on, in the 2nd range of the 2nd section and also forty three dollars and
50 cents, in spices, also the Kitchen and cupboard furniture during her
natural life, and then to be sold and divided equally among all the legal
heirs of said Lad: I also will unto my son ELIJAH LAD eighty dollars due by
DAVID LAD, also one hundred that I have given to him in land, also one hundred
and twenty dollars to make him equal with the other children, I also bequeath
unto SUSANNAH, ISUM, daughter MARTHA , one negro girl name Mourning, I also
give NANCY CAMPBELL one negro named Lewis, and forty three dollars and 50
cents. I also give to EDWARD B. LAD one negro girl named Susana. I also give
my negro girl Suarsh her freedom, and her children to be raised by EDWARD as
long as their mother Susannah lives and then he to be paid for the raising the
children out of the value of said children, and the balance of the value to be
divided equally amongst by legal heirs with all the balance of my property I
appoint ELISHA LAD and William H. Bigham executors of this my last will and
testament. As witness I set my hand and seal this 19th day of February, 1827,
in the presence of Matthew Bigham. S.Y. Bigham.
his
Benjamin X Lad
mark
State of Tennessee, January 21st 1827 I BENJAMIN LAD being of weak body,
but sound mind, after the conclusion of my last will and testament have
omitted some of the property which I bequeath and allow & give to my wife
SARAH, Towit: all the corn, pork, flour of which this my will and desire that
she shall have, the above named articles.
Matthews Bigham
S. Y. Bigham
Personally appeared before me, William Patton, one of the Justices of the
Peace in and for the county of Carroll and State aforesaid S. Y. Bigham and
Matthews Bigham and made oath that the above instrument of writing / signed by
said Bighams was the last will and desire of the said BENJAMIN LAD deceased.
Given under my hand and seal this 27th day of January 1827
William Patton, JP of Tennessee.
Carroll County. I Edward Givin, clerk of the court of pleas and quarter
sessions for the county aforsaid, do hereby certify that the above is a true
copy of the last will & testament of BENJAMIN LAD deceased, also of the
codicil to said will as produced and proven in said court at their March
sessions 1827 and I do further more certify that William Patton is & was at
the time of making said codicil, and is at this time an acting Justice of the
peace for said county, and as such all his acts are entitled to due faith and
credit. In testimony of which I hereunto set my hand and private seal / there
being no seal of office/ at office in Huntingdon this 14th day of March
A.D. 1827
Edward Givin
Clerk
of the court of pleas and
quarter
sessions for Carroll County
State of Kentucky
Trigg County, To wit:
I William Cannon, clerk of the county court for the county aforesaid, do
here by certify that ELISHA LAD, one of the exsecutors named in the fore going
last will & testament of BENJAMIN LAD Senr. Deceased, produced to the said
Trigg County court, on the 19th day of March 1827, this copy of said BENJ. LAD
Sens' will, and the same with the authentication there on endorsed, being
examined and approved were ordered to be recorded: and thereupon the same and
this certificate are truly admitted to record in my office. Given under my
hand.
Will Cannon. C. of C.C.
SUBMITTED BY: :BOBBY BLARE BobbysFmTr@aol.com
March 19, 1999