MySource:Srblac/Gray Nutgrass Will

Probate BK 15 26
In the name of God amen I Gray Nutgrass of the State of Kentucky and county of Shelby being sick in body tho of sound and Disposing memory for which I thank God and calling to mind the Uncertainly of human life and being Desirous to Depose of all Wordly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with I give & bequeath the same in manner following that is to say.

1st I Desire that my Daughter Frances Wiley & the heirs which She now has shall have eighty acres of Land belonging to me lying & being in Putman County Indiana adjoining the tract that my Daughter Nancy Cartmill now lives on it being the only part of my estate that I Desire her to have.

2nd I Desire that my Daughter Nancy Cartmell have the tract of land belonging to me in Putman County, Indiana upon which she now lives to her & her heirs forever. Also one bay mare it being the only part of my estate I Desire her to have.

3rd I Desire that my son James Nutgrass have one half of the land upon which I now live of the side upon which he lives for & in consideration of which he is to pay my other children here named that is my Daughter Mary Conly & James Conley her husband, Harrison Nutgrass my son and Sarah Collins my Daughter & John Collins her husband the sum of two hundred Dollars in two years the same to be equally Divided between them.

4th I Desire that my Grandson Gray Conley have my sucking coalt

5th I Desire that my son Harrison Nutgrass have my sorrel ___ ___ coalt

6th I Desire that my Grandson Gray Collins have my sorrel horse and

7th Lastly I Desire that the one half of the land upon which I now live not herein before Disposed of together with all & every Species of stock and property not herein Desposed of be sold & the proceeds of the same together with the money I now have and that which is owing to me to be equally Divided between my several children named to wit: Sarah Collins & John Collins her husband and Mary Conley & James Conley her husband and Harrison Nutgrass my son I hereby make this my Last will & testament revoking all other of former wills or testaments by me heretofore made in which witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed by seal this 31st Day of May Eighteen hundred forty-two.

Gray X Nutgrass his mark
Signed sealed Delivered as ___ for the last will and testament of he above named Gray Nutgrass in the presents of us Att. Stephen I Phillips; John Ruble; Nathan Salwont (?) Shelby Court June term 1842
A writing purporting to be the Last will & testament of Gray Nutgrass Deceased was produced to the court whereof __ Nathan Sal_ons & John Ruble two of the subscribing witnesses thereto being sworn state that said writing was signed & acknowledged by said Nutgrass and for his last will testament & that they believe he was of sound Disposing mind & memory at the time of Doing the same which will is ordered to be recorded & there being no ___ named __ ___ time is given until next term to qualify.