Person:Samuel Butts (2)

Will

Anderson County, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, Will Book A PAGE 92-97 In the name of God, Amen. I, Samuel Butts, of Anderson County and state of Kentucky, being more diseased in body, but of sound mind and disposing memory and knowing it appointed by Almighty God, that man must die, and feeling that I am approaching to that solemn event, do in order to meet it dispose of my earthly estate with which God has blessed me in the following manner viz. Item 1 __ I will after my death, that my body be intered in decent Christian Burial. Item 2 _ I will that all my honest debts be paid. Item 3 _ I will and bequeath unto my beloved my wife Nancy Butts, during her life, the plantation on which I now reside, containing about 200 acres more or less, together with my Negro woman, Caroline, and all her children and my Negro man, Will or William, together with so much of stock, farming utensils, household and kitchen furniture, as she may stand in need of and after her death, I wish my executors, herein after named, to divide out all the reside of my estate equally among all my children except the Heirs of my son Samuel Butts, to whom I will and bequeath nothing more than I have heretofore advanced to them. Further, the amount of which is charged to him in my memorandum book here produced, as an exhibit marked A and which is here inclosed and part of this will. Item 4 __ I wish my executors after my death, to hire out my Negro man, Lake, during the life of my wife aforesaid and apply the proceeds to the payments of my debts and when they are paid, to put the said proceeds to interest until the death of my said wife. Item 5 __ I appoint my son, James M. Butts, Larkin H. Penney and Nathaniel H. O'Dell or the survivor of them my executors to carry this will into effect. Hereby revoking all others heretofore that may have been made by me. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of December 1843. Signed in/Presence of Samuel Butts (SEAL) William F. Wilson Jordan H. Walker David Johnson Anderson County, Ky Thomas N. Butts Dr To 1 Horse $ 40.00 To Cash do 20.00 " 1 Trunk 5.00 " 1 Table and 2 Chairs 1.75 " 1 Saddle & Bridle 12.00 " 160 Acres of Land in Christian County, Mo 200.00 " 1 Cow & Calf 10.00 " 4 Sheep 3.00 " 1 Bedstead and Bedding 35.00 " 1 Narrow Axe 4.00 " 1 White Counterpin 4.00 " 1 Ten Gallon Kettle 5.00 " 1 Pewter Basin .75 " Pork 5.00 " 1 Sow and Pigs 3.00 " 1 Iron Wedge .75 " Cash at different times $50.25 1.40 " 1 Watch 12.00

$562.25 [actual total $412.90] Anderson County, Ky William L. Butts Dr To 1 Horse for $ 50.00 " 1 Cow and Calf 10.00 " 1 Saddle Bridle 12.00 " 1 Bed and Bedding 38.00 " 1 Axe and Set of Knives and Forks 4.00 " 1 Tin and Pewter Basin 1.87 " 1 Sifter and Iron Ware 3.57 " Earthen Ware 2.29 " Cash 10.00 " 2 Chairs at 37/ .75 " 5 Head of Sheep 4.00 1 Candle Stick .75 1 Glass Pitcher and White Counterpin 4.37 100 lbs. of Bacon & Sow & Pig 8.00 1 Iron Wedge and 59 acres of land 236.75 " Cash at different times $64 & $20 84.00 1 Mare $35 and Cash $30 65.00

$535.35 35.00 30.00 64.20

$684.35 [acutal total $664.55] Anderson County, Ky Hazel L. Butts Dr To 1 Mare $ 35.00 " 1 Saddle and Bridle 12.00 " Cash 100.00 " 1 Cow and 5 Sheep 11.75 " 1 Broad Axe, Augers & Chisels 7.00 " 3 Planns & Saw one Jug 3.37 " 1 ____, set knives and forkes pewter and Earthen Ware 5.50 1 Axe and Iron Wedge 3.75 1 Bed and Bedding 36.50 1 Counterpin 4.00 " Cash 30.00 " Do 100.00 " Do 100.00 [total $448.87] Anderson County, Ky Samuel M. Butts Dr To 100 acres of land $500.00 1 Horse, Saddle & Bridle .50 1 Bed, Bedding and Bedstead 40.11 1 Cow and Axe 9.25 1 Trunk, Pot ahd Hooks 3.75 " Earthen Ware Basin and Teaspoons 3.25 " 112 lbs. Bacon 5.60 " 5 Sheep 3.75 [total $566.21] Anderson County, Ky Eleanor N. Butts - Wife of Joel Gudgell Dr To Tract of land improved $450.00 1 Horse, Bridle and Saddle 58.00 1 Cow and Calf 10.00 1 Bed, Bedstead and Bedding 43.00 5 Sheep 4.00 1 Cherry Bureau 12.00 Iron Ware 5.00 Earthen and Glass Ware and Pewter 5.66 1 Table 2.12 1 Chair .38 " Paid toward Chimney 10.87 100 lbs. Bacon 5.00 1 Sow and Pigs 3.00 [total $609.03] Anderson County, Ky Joseph P. Butts Dr Nov. 1835 To 1 Mare $ 40.00 1838 June 4 Cash 300.00 [total $340.00] Anderson County, Ky Mary Emily L. Butts, the Wife of William Griffy Dr To 1 Mare, Bridle and Saddle $ 67.00 1 Bed, Bedstead and Furniture 43.00 1 Wheel and Reel 4.00 Pewter and Earthen Ware 5.00 1 Bureau Walnut 13.00 Iron Ware 4.00 1 Set Chamis[?] 3.00 1 Cow, Calf and 5 Sheep 11.75 100 acres of land 450.00 [total $600.75] Anderson County, Ky Sarah Ann Butts Dr To 1 Mare $ 55.00 1 Saddle 15.00 1 Bureau 22.00 1 Bed, Bedstead and Bedding 43.00 1 Cow and Calf 12.00 5 Sheep 3.75 1 Kettle Iron 4.00 1 Smoothing Iron .56 1 Breakfast Table 6.00 2 Charis to Set in 1.00 1 Settle[?] & Kettle 2.50 1 Set of Knives and Forks 1.75 Earthen Wear, Pewter and Tin Ladle 7.00 1 Spinning Wheel and 2 Tin Buckets 4.00 1 Yearling Bull to Work in Cart & Yoke 7.00 85 3/4 acres of land let you have 500.00 [total $684.56] Anderson County, Ky Rosan E. Butts To 1 Mare $ 60.00 To 1 Saddle and Bridle 16.00 To 1 Bureau 18.00 To 1 Set of Cups and Saucers 1.25 To 12 Sets of Plates 1.50 To 1 Set of Knives and Forks 1.75 To 1 Pewter Basins .75 To 2 Sets of Spoons 4.00 To 1 Tumblers 1.00 To 1 Seven Sheep 5.00 To 1 Little Wheel .75 To 1 Smoothing Iron .75 To 1 Pot .80 To 1 Skillet and lid .75 To 1 Tract of land Containing /100 Acres 505.00 1 Kettle & Tin Bucket & Slab(?) 2.68 1 Bed and Bedding 44.00 1 Cow and Calf 10.00 [total $673.98] Anderson County, Ky James M. Butts Dr To 1 Horse, Bridle and Saddle $ 78.00 One Tract of Land Containing 100 Acres at $5 per acre 500.00 1 Cow and 7 Sheep 14.00 1 Axe & Iron Wedge 2.75 1 Bed and Stead and furniture 40.00 Earthen Ware, knives and forks 3.50 1 Pot, Kettle and Skillet 4.20 1 Pewter Basin and Tin Bucket 1.05 1 Lot of Chairs 1.00 [Total $644.50] Thomas Butts, William Butts, Hazel Butts, Samuel Butts, Eleanor Gudgell, Emily Griffy, Sarah Penney, James M. Butts. All to share an equal portion of my properties with the exception of Samuel Butts Heirs. They are to be cut off. Witnesses Larkin Penney, James M. Butts One boy named Lac to be hired out until the McCain debt is settled or sold before the money due from Griffy's estate after my debts are settled. Let all the property be divided equally among the Heirs with the exception of Samuel M. Butts Heirs. They will be cut off with one dollar. And my wife is to have the plantation and Negro, Will and Caroline and other property as much as she wishes to keep. After the just debts are paid if money left, tis the money be equally divided. Likewise after her death let all my whole estate be equally divided among the Heirs, all except Samuel Butts Heirs. State of Kentucky Anderson County Seat I, Jordan Walker, Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do certify that at a County Court held for the County of Anderson at the cour thouse in Lawrenceburg on Monday the 8th day of July, 1844 the foregoing writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Samuel Butts, dec. was produced in Court and proven by the oath of Jordan Walker and David Johnson, two of the subscribing witnesses thereto to be the act and deed of the same Samuel Butts, dec. Whereupon the same together with an account of a bill of _______ attached thereto was ordered to be recorded which together with this certificate hath been duly admitted to record in my office. Given under my hand this 18th day of July 1844. Jordon H. Walker, CLK State of Kentucky Anderson County Samuel Butts of said County and State makes oath, that he is the son of William Butts deceased, that his said Father in the month of September in the year 1779, entered into the Service of the state of Virginia, under & by the authority of said state as a private in Captain Mark Thomas Company in Majr George Slaughtors Corps against the Indians in the Western Country, now Kentucky, and that he continued in said service, until June 1780, and at Louisville in said month of June 1780, he was taken prisoner by the Indians - was taken off, and the affiant never heard of him more. He supposes his father died, or was killed by the Indians at some of their Towns North West of the Ohio River. Affiants Father at the time of his entering the service, from information was about forty or forty five years of age - Affiants father enlisted or engaged to service in said Corps for two year - The bounty promised him was Three hundred and twenty five acres of land, and a certificate for Forty eight Pounds on the Treasury of Virginia. Affiants mother the wife of his father received the Treasury Certificate - Said William Butts dec'd remained with the said Corps all the aforesaid time doing Service at all the points of defence from Culpeper County Virginia to the Falls of Ohio now in Kentucky, and performing service at Louisville until taken prisoner by the Indians - Affiant is the oldest son of said William Butts dec'd - There is also of his children living as he believes the following viz John, Rosanna, William, Elinor, & Thomas. Samuel Butts Sworn to and Subscribed by the above named Samuel Butts in the presence and before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County this 21st day of February 1832. B.A. Car_____ J.P. Information on Samuel Butts and his family from: LeRoy Butts, 3183 Highway 195-N, McCaskill, Arkansas 71847 June 2000

1. ↑ Anderson County Kentucky Will Book
   Book A: Pages 92-97, 12/29/06.