Good afternoon: Many of you had requested copies of this will when I had it as a file. This goes along with the Ambrose Young letter which I posted a month ago. Check out all of the names in this document. If any one can document "this" William back into VA I would love to share files with you. Further, any documentation of Leonard Young's and Lawrence Young's relationship to the brothers William and John would be greatly appreciated. If these people are all related, lots of them ended up in KY, IL, MO, AR, TX and elsewhere! Walt Will of William Young; Fayette Co. KY, Will Book A, page 30, 15 May 1793. In the name of God Amen. I, William Young, of the County of Fayette and the State of Kentucky, being of sound mind and memory but weak in body calling to mind the uncertainty of this life do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following (viz): I commit my body to the earth to be buried at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named and my soul I commit to he Lord that gave it hopes of being saved through the mercies of my precious Redeemer and for such worldly goods and possessions as the Lord hath bestowed upon me, I give and bequeath them in manner and form following: First, It is my will and desire that my just debts and funeral expenses be paid. Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Minor Young the land whereon he now lives. Also a negro man by the name of George now in his possession. Also a Negro boy by the name of Cesar, son of Minny, to him and his heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Judah Martin, George Lewis' bond for three hundred acres of land assigned to me by Thomas Brooks, also a Negro woman by the name of Tenor and her child by name of David which is now in her possession, also a negro girl by name of Annister daughter of Minny and their increase and I give to James Martin husband of Judah Martin the land whereon he now lives containing 210 acres be the same more or less which is laid off by lines and corners joining John Young, Senr. and James Young F.(?) and Thomas Morton it being part of the land I purchased of Moses and Evan Shelby, to them and their heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath to my son Richard Young the lower end of the tract of land I now live on which is laid off by marked lines and corners which my brother John Young will point out and show the dividing line, and my half of the saw mill and my half of the griss mill to take possessions of the saw mill at the age of 21 years and my half of the griss mill at the death or marriage of my beloved wife Milly Young and not before and a negro man by name of Godfrey which he now hath in possession. Also a negro girl named Lindy, daughter of Minny and both of my stills and all the tubs and casks belonging to the distillary and the use of the still house for two years and longer if my executors choses to let him have it longer, and one bed and furniture, to him and his heirs forever agreeable to the plan here laid down. Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Lettice Young the one half of William Campbell's bond for 1000 acres of land also a negro woman named Minny which hath been delivered to her and is now in her possession and her youngest son Harry, also a negro girl named Charlotte, and one feather bed and furniture also a young black mare colt of the big sorrell mare and three pounds a year for three years provided she doth not marry sooner than three years for her support, to her and her heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath unto my son John Young my half of the bond for eight hundred acres of land that I and my brother John Young hath of Thomas Carnels(?) and that if the said land should be lost that it is my will and desire that my estate make the said son up one hundred pounds and that the damages which can be recovered of Thomas Carnel in case the land is lost to revert to my estate again and agreeable to the tenor of this, I give it to my son John Young, and his heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Patsey Young the one half of William Campbells bond for one thousand acres of land to her and her heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Douglass Young the upper end of the land I now live on as far as the dividing line which my brother John Young is to point out between my son Richard and Douglass Young, reserving to my wife the whole of the land given Douglass Young until the division of my estate when my son John arrives at the age of twenty-one if she should live after which division my wife is only to enjoy that part of the land on the land east side of Hickman creek during life or widowhood after which I give it to my son Douglass Young, and his heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath unto my youngest children John Young, Patsey Young and Douglass Young the following negros: Paul, Will, Lander, Frank and Daniel and Judah and Reuben and their increase to be equally divided between said three children when my son John arrives at the age of twenty-one years to them and their heirs forever. It is my will and desire and the intent and meaning of these writings that if either of my children decease without lawfull issue from their own bodies that then in that case that part of my estate given the deceased be equally divided between the surviving children, to them and their heirs forever. Its noted that negro Reubin was interlined before the will was signed or fully wrote. Item: It is my desire that my executors dispose of so much of my stock and whisky as with the profits of my estate may be sufficient to discharge all my just debts. Item: I lend unto my beloved wife Milly Young during her life or widowhood my dwelling house and land adjoining it agreeable to the reserves made in my son Douglass Youngs legacy in the same land with the residue of my estate of every kind and agreeable to the reserves made in favor of my wife in different legacies already given except the legacies which if given without reserves, viz. the use of the saw mill my wife is to enjoy if she lives single until my son Richard arrives the age of twenty-one and the griss mill during her life or widowhood agreeable to the reserves made in my son Richard Young and Douglass Youngs legacies and it is my will and desire that at the death or marriage of my said wife that the said residue lent my wife and the increase of the same be equally divided amongst all my children agreeable to the will except my son Richard Young is to have no part in the division, them and their heirs forever and it is my will and desire that if my wife should die before the division of my estate takes place when my son John Young arrives at the age of twenty-one which is before laid down that part of my estate lent my beloved wife shall be kept together by my executors for the support and maintenance and education of my younger children until my son John arrives at the age of twenty-one years and that that part lent my wife to be equally divided agreeable to what is heretofore laid down, them and their heirs forever. Lastly I constitute and appoint my brother John Young and Leonard Young executors of this my last will and testament and my beloved wife Milly Young Executrix of this my last will hereby revoking and disannulling all other will or wills by me heretofore made ratifying this and no other to be my last will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 15th day of May 1793. It is my will and desire that my executors if they should think it necessary to make up out of my estate which is lent my wife a bed and furniture and a twenty pound horse to my youngest children John Young, Douglass Young and Patsey Young one feather bed and twenty pound horse to each of them a peace. William Young (seal) Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Hesekiah Harrison Polly S Smith W Smith Lawrence Young Fayette County: This attested copy of the last will and testament of William Young, deceased was this day produced before me as Clerk of the said County Court and is admitted again to Record the original together with the record having been destroyed by fire. Given under my hand this 3rd day of May 1803. Teste: Levi Todd, Clk.