In the name of God Amen. I, alexander Young of Floyd County, Kentucky
being weak in body yet of perfect mind and memory, do make, ordain, constitute
and appoint this my last will and testament in manner and form following Viz -
First and principally I will and bequeath my soul to God who gave it.
Trusting through the merits of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to spare a
glorious part in that Blessedness that remains at God's right hand when all
pleasures for ever more. And as for my body I give and bequeath it to the Earth
from whence it was taken to be buried in a decent manner in full assurance of
it's resurrention atr the last day - And as to my Worldly Estate Wherewith God
hath blessed me I will all that my just depbts be ______ paid. I will and
bequeath to my Dear and well beloved wife Nancy all my Estate both real and
personal both moveable and immoveable all money in my own hand or in the hands
of any other person all notes or bonds to be hers forever and do with it as she
thinks proper and not to be accountable toany person for any property left in
her hands. I also will and bequeath to Peggy Dunbar and Sally Childers two of
mynieces $20 each. I do hereby ordain, constitute and appoint my well beloved
wife Nancy young my Soul Executor declaring it to be such _______all other wills
and bequeaths or bequests. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my Seal this Eighteenth day of October One thousand eight hundred and
twenty Eight. Signed, sealed and ________ by Alex. Young (seal) Signed
Jacob Mayo, Clerk Floyd Co. Court
The last will and testament of
Alexander Young deceased was this day introduced in open court and proven
according to law and therefore the said will is ordered to be recorded which is
accordingly done. Clerk Jacob Mayo, C.F.Co.C. Teste A. J. Harris, D.
C. C. Trimble, Clerk
The 1829 Will...
In the name of God Amen. I, alexander Young of Floyd County, Kentucky
being weak in body yet of perfect mind and memory do make, ordain, constitute
and appoint this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following Viz.
First and principally I will and bequeath my Soul to god Who gave it trusting
through the merits of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to have a glorious part in
tat belsedness that remains at Gods right hand where there are pleasures
forevermore and as for my body I give and bequeath it to the Earth from whence
it was taken to be buried in a decent manner in full assurance of its
resurrection on the Last Day and as to my Worldly Estate Whencewith God hath
blesed me I will all that my just debts be _____ually paid and I will and
bequeath to my Dear and well beloved wife Nancy all my estate both real and
personal both moveable and immovable all money in my own hand or in the hands of
any other person all notes or bonds to be hers forever and to do with it as she
thinks proper and not to be accountable to any person for any property left in
her hands.* I also will and bequeath to Peggy Dunbar and Sally Childers two of
my nieces $20 each. I do hereby ordain, constitute and appoint my well beloved
wife Nancy my sole executrix of this my Last Will and Testament Declaring it to
be such _______ all other wills bequeaths or bequests in Witness whereof I have
herunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this 18th day of October one Thousand
Eight hundred and Twenty-Eight. Alex. Young (seal) Signed Sealed and
Acknowledged before me. Jacob Mayo
Floyd County Court January (part of
the writing missing). The Last Will and testament of Alexander Young deceasede
was this day produced in open court and proven according to law and thereupon
the said will is ordered to be recorded which is accordingly done. Jacob
Mayo, C.F.Co.C.
*There are two lines in this will that have been heavily
marked out which reveal more information about Alexander Young.. I am including
what I can read here just to help any researchers by giving them this bit of
information although it was marked out. In Alexander's pension papers for the
Revolutionary War which were filed in Floyd Co. in 1824, it states that he has
no living children. I suspect that he had a daughter who died between the time
this will was first written down and the pension papers were filed, because this
daughter is mentioned in the lines that are then marked out. The lines read:
"...but if she should die intestate or without a will then ____ that ____ ____
will and bequeath to Nancy Bushong - Daughter, wife Alex. McC___is in the state
of Ohio and..."
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