Person:Samuel Hairston (6)

Will of Samuel Hairston

Will of Samuel Hairston

In the name of God. Amen. I Samuel Hairston Gent, of the County of Campbell, being of sound mind, Do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament, I lend to my well beloved Brother Andrew Hairston my whole Estate, real and Personal during his natural life and at his death I direct that my ? House where I now live together with one Thousand and sixty acres of land appertaining thereto may be sold by my Executors hereafter mentioned [blurred] who is hereby Empowered to convey the same to the Purchaser or Purchasers in fee simple. And six Hundred pounds of the money arising from such sale to be equally divided between my brother Robert Hairston's three sons, viz: George, Peter and Samuel Hairston and the remainder of the money arising from such sale to be divided between my brother Andrew Hairston's three daughters, viz: Priscilla, Margaret and Susanna Hairston.

Item: after the death of my brother Andrew Hairston I give and bequeath to Samuel Philips, my negroe fellow named Jack to him his heirs and assign forever.

Item: my tract of land at Kentucky containing two thousand acres I give and bequeath as follows, viz: Two Hundred acres to Samuel Amos (Amyx], Two Hundred to his wife Eleanor Amos [Amyx] and the remainder fourteen Hundred acres to be divided among my said Brother Andrew Hairston's three daughters Priscilla, Margaret and Susanna. I also give to the said Priscilla, Margaret and Susanna another tract of land at Kentucky containing three Hundred and eighteen acres to them their heirs and assign forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my Brother Andrew Hairston's Daughter Priscilla my negroe boy Davie to her and her heirs and assign forever.

Item: after all my just debts and funeral charges are paid I leave all the rest of Personal Estate of every kind together with my Negroe Back to my said Brothers three daughters Priscilla, Margaret and Susanna Hairston to them and their heirs and assigns forever. The negroe Back to remain in the possession of their Mother during her natural life and it is to be understood that the Legacies bequeathed the said Priscilla, Margaret and Susanna shall be divided in such manner that allow Margaret and Susanna shall have each as much money or land more than Priscilla as will be equal in value to the Negroe Boy Davie.

Lastly I constitute and appoint my Trusty friend Robert Alexander Executor of this my last will and testament, Ratifying and confirming this and no other. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of February 1782.

(signed) Samuel Hairston

Signed .sealed and acknowledged before us: John Wiley, Thomas Nunnally

Codicil to the above Will:

When the money due me from the Estate of Cury Smith and David Rick is recovered I direct my Executor to pay the same to Jenny Forbes wife of Alexander Forbes. Witness my hand, date as above.

(signed) Samuel Hairston

Test: John Wiley. Thomas Nunnally

Schedule to the Will of Samuel Hairston, Gent, of Campbell County.

Item: my will and desire is that my Brother Robert Hairston's three sons George, Peter and Samuel have only one Hundred Pounds each out of my Estate and that the other Three Hundred Pounds which I had willed to them shall be divided as follows, viz: One Hundred Pounds to my nephew Samuel Phillips, fifty Pounds to my niece Jane Phillips and one Hundred and Fifty Pounds to be equally divided between my Brother Andrew Hairston's three daughters Priscilla, Margaret and Susanna and all my household furniture which is not sold to pay my debts and taxes shall be equally divided between the aforesaid Priscilla, Margaret and Susanna Hairston.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixteenth day of March One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Two.

Signed and sealed

(signed) Samuel Hairston

In the Presence of: John Wiley, Son Todd, James Davisson. John Davison

At a court held for Campbell County April 5th 1782

The within last will and testament of Samuel Hairston Gent, deceased together with the codicil and schedule thereto annexed was Proved by the oath of John Wiley one of the witnesses thereto subscribed and at a court held for the said County the second day of May following the said Will and Codicil was further Proved by the oath of Thomas Nunnally another of the witnesses thereto subscribed. And ordered to be recorded. And at a court held for said County the sixth day of June following the schedule to the said will was further proved by the oath of James Davison one of the witnesses thereto subscribed. And ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of Robert j/ Alexander the Executor therein named who made oath thereto according to said certificate ja^^ granted giving security whereupon he together with John F. Patrick and John Hunter Genrffis securities entered and acknowledged their Bond in the Penalty of Two Thousand Pounds conditioned according to Law for the said Executors due and faithful Administration of the said Decedents Estate and Performance of his will.

Teste R. Alexander c.c.c[Campbell County Clerk]

Recorded in Will Book #1, Page 6

Citations

http://www.hairston.org/ancestors/samuel-family/samuel-17xx.html