Sorry about leaving off the reference - I found the will on Family History Center FIlm # 0252377 - Nicholas County Probate Records 1800 - 1839 At 07:46 AM 9/16/1999 -0700, you wrote: >Great, thanks, have forwarded it on.... Do hope that the manager of the >Nicholas co web page is putting this stuff where it belongs on the page :) > >Also , try to let me know where you retrieved this stuff... tho a lot of it >I know you will have forgotten.. I sure have.... Jeannie <>< > >-----Original Message----- >From: The Holladays [mailto:holladay@lincoln.midcoast.com] >Sent: Thursday, September 16, 1999 7:44 AM >To: KYNICHOL-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [KYNICHOL] Will of William Holladay > >Jeanne, > >Here's a will for the list. I tried to keep all punctuation and spelling as >it appeared in the document. > >RoseAnne Holladay > > >Will of William Holladay, Senior > >In the name of God Amen I William Holladay Senr. of Nicholas County & State >of Kentucky being of sound mind and disposing memory but infirm by reason >of age, and being anxious to settle my worldly estate to prevent collision >at my decease do make ordain and publish This my last Will and Testament >1st I will my soul to my almighty creator, my body at my decease to the >earth, to be buried in a christian like manner > >2nd To my daughters Elizabeth Buckner, Nancy Talbott, Clarissa Robinson & >Lucy Throckmorton, I gave each four hundred dollars at their marriage. also >to my sons Thomas John William & Robt I gave also at their marriage the >like sum of four hundred dollars each. Now it is my will and desire that >they and each of them having nothing farther until the Balance of my >children by my first wife, as well as all & every one of my children by my >present wife which she now has or may have shall have Rec'd the sum of four >hundred dollars each - and then I will and desire that the balance of my >estate after the payment of debts shall be equally divided amongst all my >children except as to my Grandson William P Robinson heir of Clarissa >Robinson Dec'd late Clarissa Holladay, to whom I give the sum of one >dollar. In testimony whereof I have hereunto sit my hand and seal hereby >revoking and cancelling all and every former will or testament by me made. >Given under my hand this 16th day of September 1830. > > Wm Holladay >Signed in the presence of >John Miller >Joseph Hibler >William Hughes >E. F. Chappell > >Nicholas County Court January Term 1833 - this Instrument in writing >purporting to be the last will & Testament of William Holladay Dec'd was >produced in open court and proved by E. F. Chappell one of the witnesses >thereto and ordered to be recorded > >Nicholas County Court April Term 1833 - The last Will & Testament of >William Holladay Dec'd produced in court, and fully proven by the oath of >John Miller, a witness thereto. And thereupon, said will is confirmed and >established. > >