A BIG THANK-YOU TO SYLVIA FOR SENDING THIS INFO FOR POSTING: William Mackey, 1789-1870 , son of William and Hoppoi Miccoi In the name of God, amen, I, William Mackey, of the said State and > > > County being of advanced age, but of sound and disposing mind and > memory, > > > knowing that I must shortly depart this life, deem it right and proper, > > both > > > as respects to my family and myself, that I should make a disposition of > > the > > > property with which a kind Providence has blessed me. I do therefore > make > > > this my last will and testament hereby revoking and annulling all others > > by > > > me heretofore made. > > > ITEM 1. I devise and direct that my body be buried in a decent and > > > Christian-like manner, suitable to my circumstances and conditions in > > life; > > > my soul I trust shall return to rest with God, who gave it, as I hope > for > > > eternal salvation through the merits and atonement of the blessed Lord > and > > > Savior, Jesus Christ. > > > ITEM 2 I devise and direct that all my just debts be paid without > > delay > > > by my Executor hereinafter named and appointed. > > > ITEM 3 I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Sinia, for and during > > her > > > natural life only, all my property, both real and personal, whatever and > > > wherever it might be, to be used by her, to said Sinia, as a support. > > After > > > the estate ? is over, the residue of my property, whatever and wherever > it > > > may be, to be distributed among the legal heirs or legatees of my said > > > estate as follows: > > > ITEM 4 I devise and desire that my grandson, Miles R. Mackey ( > author > > > did not know who this child was. He was living with his grandfather in > > 1860 > > > and was 23 yrs. old at the time.) have $200. and a heifer yearling, such > > as > > > he may choose from my stock of cattle and then become an equal heir to > the > > > residue of my property. > > > SECOND: I devise and direct that my daughter, Elizabeth > > > Stevens, (married James Stevens) to be an equal heir of said estate with > > the > > > exception I have given her thirty dollars of which shall be deducted > from > > > her interest. > > > THIRD: I desire and direct that my granddaughter, Sarah > > J. > > > Boone, (married James Boone) to be an equal heir with no deductions. > > > FOURTH: I desire and direct that John M. Shepherd, Sr., > > > CarolineJ., Laura W., Malissa and Frances R. Shepherd, daughters of > > Rebecca > > > Shepherd (she married Wiley Shepherd J.r) deceased, draw one share of my > > > estate, to be equally divided between them. > > > Fifth: I desire and direct that my daughter, Epsey J. > > > Kinney (see her will), draw one share of my said estate. > > > (NOTE I, Sylvia interject here that she married James W. Kinney b. 1821 > > and > > > she left a will as well as her husband who died before her--I have both > of > > > those wills as well) > > > Sixth: I desire and direct that my daughter, Louisa Ward > > > (first married a Spence and then married Benjamin Ward) draw one share > of > > > said estate, minus forty dollars. > > > Seventh: I desire and direct, that my son Jesse Mackey, > > > (Married Elizabeth Etheridge) having already received property to the > > amount > > > of six hundred dollars, have no further interest in my estate. > > > Eighth: Having given to my son, John C. Mackey (Married > > > Dorcas Underwood, Sarah C. Scott and Julia Keene) property to wit: the > > land > > > whereon the said John C. Mackey now lives, and a good horse, to the > amount > > > of some six-hundred dollars, I desire and direct that he have no further > > > interest in my estate. > > > Ninth: I hereby constitute and appoint my son John C. > > > Mackey and son-in-law James Kinney, Executors of this my last will and > > > testament. This March 18th , 1870 (signed) Recorded in Minute Book A. > > > 1886-1891, pages 250 and 251. Probated in December 1870. <note from TINA: JULIA KEENE above is a gr gr gr aunt to me....anyone else/??> Sylvia