Deed of gift of G. W. Stoner to his children (Bath Co. KY DB V-182) abstracted: George W. Stoner of the county of Bath, KY "for and in consideration of the natural love and affection which I bear my children viz Michael L. Stoner, Fanny Smith, Minerva Williams, George W. Stoner, Thos. C. Stoner, Nancy Stoner, Maria Little, and Robert G. Stoner... transfer to my children aforesaid one equal half of all my property and estate of every description, slaves, personalty, money, choses (?) in action and every right legal or equitable which I may own or be possessed of .... at the time of my death when this deed of Gift is to take effect and the property, estate ... if any of my children ... should be deceased leaving children and heirs .... 6 May 1859. /s/ G. W. Stoner. Wit: Garrett Davis, Will L. Sudduth, Joseph Gudgell, Sr. (?) On the same date, G. W. Stoner made a deed of gift to his wife, Nancy Stoner (DB V-184). ... in consideration of the love and affection I bear to my wife Nancy Stoner and in further consideration of the important assistance which rendered me in acquiring and taking care of my property and estate and on condition of my said wife surviving me .... transfer to my said wife one equal half of all the property, estate, money, choses in action ... to have and own as her absolute right and property with the power to dispose of ... except the increase in slaves which have to go with and are to be accorded (?) a part of the original stock. And upon the death of my wife ... all the property I have given to her including the increase of slaves shall pass ... to my children [named as in previous deed of gift]. [no signature appears in deed book. The witnesses, however, are the same as in the previous deed.] An interesting point about these deeds is that one of the sons is not mentioned. According to the account in THE BOONE FAMILY, that son (Peter Tribble?) was a Union sympathizer. Years later the family made amends. When this deed of gift was executed, G. W. Stoner may have been anticipating the Civil War, or, he may have been in ill health. However, as seen from the letter he wrote to Lyman Copeland Draper (of the Draper Manuscripts), he was alive several years later. His actual death did not occur until a dozen years later. Comment: If anyone is familiar with any of the descendants of G. W. Stoner, I would like to hear from you. I am descended from Michael Lowery Stoner, who went to Texas shortly before the Civil War. E.W.Wallace