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- WILL of JOHN HUSTON
- Will of John Huston, "weakly in body," states as he has given to son THOMAS HUSTON a part of the land by deed, he now gives to him $1.00 and the large Bible. :To daughters JEAN POOLE, ISABEL NORTON, MARGARET HERRON, and SALLY TUCKER, and to sons HUGH HUSTON, JOHN HUSTON, and SAMUEL HUSTON, that part of the land lying on the other side of the road from the house wherein he now lives, except for a part which shall hereafter be mentioned, beginning at corner to SEARLES LEWIS, Thomas Huston, and testator, thence with said road to a small bridge in the lane nearly opposite the old barn, thence a straight line so as to divide the spring generally known as the Big Spring, then with the drain of said spring to the lower end of the meadow, back to the road, then a straight line from a white oak which was formerly a corner between James Hughes and testator to a large walnut which is a corner between Foster and testator, then with the line between Foster and testator to Samuel Bland's corner, then with the line between said Bland and testator to WILLIAM WAKEFIELD'S, then with that line a straight line to Searle Lewis's line, thence with that line to the beginning. Said land to be laid off in lots agreeable to the quality and quantity, and one lot to JAMES POOLE, one lot to ISABEL NORTON, one lot to MARGARET HERRON, one to SALLY TUCKER, and one to JOHN HUSTON.
- Also a lot to HUGH and SAMUEL, to be equally divided between them, making six lots.
- To ABIGAIL WAKEFIELD, the strip of land which testator holds between Wakefield's line and Searles Lewis's line, and each of other daughters to which he has willed lots, and son John, are to pay Abigail Wakefield $15.00 each.
- To daughter ELIZABETH HUSTON, one Negro girl named Eliza, and also the side of the plantation whereon testator now lives, and also the meadow, and the benefit of the Big Spring, and the benefit of the household and kitchen furniture. Also her choice of two horses and two plows with the gears and other utensils for working said land, and the profits of said land as long as she remains single. But if she changes her way of living for a married life, then the land mentioned is to be sold and she is to have one-third of the money arising therefrom. Also all of the horned cattle to Elizabeth except one milk cow which is to go to daughter Sally.
- Also to daughters Abigail Wakefield and sally Tucker, two ewes each, and the other part of the sheep to daughter Elizabeth.
- All of the hogs to daughter Elizabeth. The Negro woman Lucy and child Caroline are to be sold, and Elizabeth to have one-third of the money with the rest of the money to the rest of the heirs to be equally divided. To daughter Elizabeth, all of the crop of grain which is on hand, with rents due testator this fall, and all of the outstanding debts out of which Elizabeth is to pay all of testator's just debts and funeral expenses.
- Appoints William Wakefield, and daughter Elizabeth, as executors. September 15, 1824.
- (Signed) John Huston
- Butler G. Ramey, John M. Foster and James B. Glass, witnesses.
- Probated December 20, 1824.
- William Wakefield qualified as Executor and executed bond of $4,000 with David Huston, Thomas Huston and Butler G. Ramey as his sureties.
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42. John Huston35, born July 26, 1758 in New Castle Co., Delaware; died December 1824 in Nelson Co., Kentucky36. He was the son of 84. James Huston II and 85. Jane Elliott. He married 43. Elizabeth Brown.
43. Elizabeth Brown, died Bef. 1824.
Notes for John Huston:
When John was about ten years old his family moved from Delaware to the Juanata Valley in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. His mother died about 1769 and his father remarried a few years later. When his father died in 1789, John was already married and had children of his own. In 1792, John along with other members of his family, including his step-mother, Abigail, moved to Nelson County, Kentucky, settling near the town of Bloomfield.
More About John Huston:
Military service: Revolutionary War, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Militia, 4th Battalion.
Will: December 20, 1824, Probated - Nelson Co., Kentucky
Children of John Huston and Elizabeth Brown are:
- i. Abigail Huston, married William Wakefield.
- ii. John Huston
- iii. Samuel Huston
- iv. Thomas Huston36, born Abt. 1780.
- v. Jean Huston36, born Abt. 1782; married James Poole.
- 21 vi. Isabelle Huston, born September 15, 1784 in Cumberland/ Mifflin Co., Pennsylvania; died Abt. 1862 in Lincoln Co., Missouri; married William W. Norton October 31, 1810 in Nelson Co., Kentucky.
- vii. Margaret Huston36, born Abt. 1786; married ? Herron.
- viii. Sally Huston, born Abt. 1788.
- ix. Hugh Huston, born Abt. 1790.
- x. Elizabeth Huston, born Abt. 1792.
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