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    1. [FRENCH-L] Ignatius FRENCH x3
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    3. Can someone help identify the birth dates and PARENTS of these three FRENCH's? I'm not sure where Ignatius d. 1810 fits into my puzzle. IGNATIUS FRENCH d. 1810. In the name of God Amen, I Igntius French Seinier of Nelson County in State of Kentucky being in a low weak condition, but of perfect mind and memory & judgement thanks be to god for the same & calling into mind the mortality of my Body & knowing that is appointed for all men once to die & being desirous to settle my affairs - in time do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following. I_____ I give & bequeath unto my two sons Ignatius French & William French the plantation whereon I now live to be equally divided between them which contains one hundred & fifty acres & all my household furniture. I also give and bequeath to the afforesaid Ignatius French Juner & William French - Item I also give and bequeth to my son Ignatius French Junior ----------------- mare called Conny and her colt the mare to william & the colt to Ignatius. Not withstanding its mentioning in the Eleaventh line from the top I give all my houshold furniture to Ignatius French & William it is my will & desires that they give my son Joseph French their brother the third choice of one of my beds & its furniture & the residue of my estate I hereby give & bequeath to the ----or all of my children to be equally divided amogst them all & I hereby appoint constitute of affirm my son Ignatius French my whole & sole executor of this my last will & testament & in the presence of the subscribing witnesses presented I have here unto signed or suffered to be put or signed my name & seal this the tenth day of February Eighteen Hundred and ten. Witnesses Present William T Shanecy Ignatius French - seal James Metcalf At the county court held for Nelson County on Monday the 16 day of April 1810 The above last will and testament of Ignatius French deceased was proved by the oaths of William T Shanecy & James Medcalf the subscribing witnesses thereto & sworn to by Ignatius French the Executor therein named and orderd record Test, Ben Grayson C.C. IGNATIUS FRENCH d. 1771 St. Mary's County Maryland. p.644-645. July18,1771 In the name Of God Amen, the eighteenth day of July in the year of Our Lord, 1771. I, Ignatius French, Senior of St. Mary's County, being sick of body but in perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God for it, therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body & that it is appointed for all men to die, make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, that is to say principally and first of all, I give my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it, and my body to the earth from whence it came to be buried in Christian like manner as my executer hereafter named shall see fit, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall_______ THE SAME AGAIN BY THE mighty power of Almighty God and as touching (?) such worldly goods as God has blessed me with in this life. I give and dispose of in manner and form following. VIZ: Item: I give to my eldest daughter Ann Yates, one shilling sterling, being her full part of my estate. Item: I give to my daughter Elinor French, thirty shillings currency. Item: I give all remainder of my ESTATE, after my debts are paid to be equally divided amongst my seven children. Elinor French, James French, Martin French, Raphael French, Mary French, Ignatius French, Stephen French. Lastly, I appoint my well beloved son James French my whole and sole Executer of this my last Will and Testament, revoking & did-annulling all other will or wills by me made, but declare this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In WITNESS whereof, I have set my hand and seal the day and year above written, Ignatius + French Sr. ( SEAL ) FINALLY, I have IGNATIUS FRENCH b circa 1780, son of JAMES FRENCH and Susanna MELTON

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