Receive the probate docs for Wm Browning, Barren Co, KY, died 1807. I cannot connect him to my line but if any of you know anymore about him, such as more info on the legatees it might help me. In the name of God Amen I William Browning of the County of Barren and State of Kentucky Being infirm in heath of body but in perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God Calling to mind that it is appointed for man onst to dye I devise to give myself up to the Will of God and as touching such world by estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give divise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form first I give and dexx? unto each of these my leggetes Charles Browning, Thompson Browning, James Browning, Robert Browning, Daniel Browning, Joseph Browning, Rebecah Browning, Nancy Comer, Mary Curtis, Elizabeth Browning to them one hundred sents? each all the rest of my Estate I give to my daughter Ellender Browning to be continued with Elizabeth my wife during her life or widowhood and if the said Ellender Browning lives longer than her Mother I give her with what I have given her to them whom shall or may take her to care till her death to be theres forever last of all I appoint Elizabeth my wife and Charles Browning my son Executors to this my last will and testament Signed and sealed in presence of us William Browning Richard Condray Jacob Condray Daniel Browning Barren County, Towit, October County Court 1807 The foregoing writing purporting to be the last Will & Testament of William Browning Dec'd was produced in Court and Richard Condra and Daniel Browning Two of the subscribing witnesses thereto being sworn deposeth that the said William Browning delivered the said writing for his last Will and Testament that they believe him to be in his proper sense and memory when he did it, and thereupn the said writing was ordered to be recorded as the true last Will & Testament of the said William Browning Deceased Teste W. Logan elk? November 13th 1807 That? Agreeable to the appointment of Court to value the Browning property of William Browning late of Barren Deceased which value we find as follows viz 23 head of hogs a 34.50 8 head of cattle a 38.00 4 head of sheep a 7.00 1 gelden a 100.00 1 negro woman named Theony? a 440.00 2 feather beds bedsteds & furniture a 77.00 1 chest a 4.75 1 small trunk 0.50 7 chairs a 3.50 2 looking glasses and slate? A 3.80 1 rifle gun a 10.00 1 dining table a 2.50 ? of pewter a 15.00 1 cotton ? a 2.00 1 set of dressers and sundry articles 6.00 1 F? wheel a 1.50 Burlap? a 2.00 2 sifters and coffee mill a 1.00 1 hand saw & Frow? A 3.50 1 Mattack? & Steel a 2.75 1 ax 1.50 Plough hoes & old irons a 19.17 2 pr of drawing chains homes & collars a 3.00 2 saddle a 4.00 2 pots on dutch oven and skillet a 9.62 4 water pails, chun tub & ? a 3.38 Sunday books a 1.00 4 pr of cotton cards a 3.00 1 pr of nippers & Z gimblets? A 1.25 1 grindstone 1.50 1 blanket 1.00 cash 42.00 Whole amount of appraisment 944.75 This we certify to be a true inventory of the above estate shown to us to apprais given under our hands the day above written Joseph Gist? James Harben? Jesse Wood Barren County Towit December County Court 1807 The foregoing Inventory and appraisment of the Estate of William Browning Deceased was returned into Court and ordered to be recorded Teste (unreadable signature) Barren County December 10th 1810 We the Commissioners this day have settled with the executors of the Estate of William Browning Dec'd agreeable to his last Will and Testament agreeable to an order of Court for the same Charles Browning & Elizabeth Browning Ex having produced a receipt in full from each legatee of the said Estate & Charles Browning produced a receipt from Elizabeth Browning Exor a Widow of William Browning Dec'd certifing that she hath received all the balance of the said Estate after paying off all the legatees aggreeable to the direction of the said Will this we certify to be a true Inventory of the settlement given from under our hands George Chism Thomas Wiley Thomas Means? Barren County January County Court 1811 The foregoing Return of the settlement of the Estate of Willam Brownig deceased was returned into Court and ordered to be recorded Teste Wm Logan clk (guess)