Person:Benjamin Graham (9)

Will Abstract

Benjamin Graham - Book 1, page 41

Names wife, Faithful, 4 daughters, Alice, Elizabeth, Mary and Jane.

Alice to live with my brother, Samuel. Mary to live with my brother James' widow, until they arrive at full age. Elizabeth and Jane to remain with my wife, Faithful.

Exec's, Brother, Samuel Graham and friend, Elisha Thomas.

Written Aug. 2, 1790

Witnesses, Joshua Podson and Wm. M'Achron.

Proved Sept. Court, 1790

[Kentucky Pioneer And Court Records: Abstracts of Early Wills, Deeds and Records, by Mrs Harry Kennett McAdams, pg. 66].

Notes

Mercer County, Kentucky will for Benjamin Graham (Book 1, page 41) was filed in 1790. In that will Benjamin mentioned his wife, Faithful. Also mentioned in the will were four daughters. Benjamin Graham owned land east of Harrodsburg.

Ten years after the death of Benjamin, Faithful Graham, remarried in Garrard County: She was married to James Cloyd on April 9, 1800, by Peter N Bainbridge, Baptist minister. Her daughter, Betsy (Elizabeth) Graham, married Allen Vaughn in Lincoln., Ky., on March 10, 1806. The bride’s mother, Faithful Cloyd, gave consent. Enoch Graham served as surety on the bond. (Marriage # 338). A Mercer County guardian Bond dated April 22, 1806, showed that Faithful Cloyd was appointed guardian of Mary Grimes and Jane Grimes, orphans of Benjamin Grimes. Enoch Grimes and Hugh Smith served as security on the bond.

[Citation: http://www.lyndonirwin.com/graham5.htm].

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