1-6-1-5-1 Benjamin Franklin GILL b 1839 d Jan 1926, s/o Felton David & Cynthia, md Mary "Polly" YANCEY b aft 1849 Montg. Co TN, d/o Col. Thomas Lee YANCEY, II b 18 Oct 1827 Montg. Co TN. & Sarah Ann BARKER b 22 Dec 1827 Todd Co, KY s/o Piety Horn FORT & Thomas Lee YANCEY, I TN d Nov 1926 s/o William Layton YANCEY b 1754 Culpeper Co, & Frances Lynn LEWIS d/o John YANCEY b 1734 Culpeper Co & Mary LAYTON s/o Lewis Davis YANCEY & Mildred Winifred KAVANAUGH, s/o Charles YANCEY b bef 1642 Wales & Mary LEIGHTON IDENTITY: s/o JOHN YANCEY & MARY LAYTON, KY, TODD, DATED: 1825, PROVED: 1825 RECORDED: WILL BK A P 345 In the name of God, Amen, I JOHN YANCEY of the County of Todd and State of Ky do constitute this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other wills either written or verbal, which may have been made by me. First I give unto my wife, SUSANAH YANCEY all my estate during her natural life or widowhood. Second, I wish my son GABRIEL L. YANCEY to have the use of any of my [timber?] during his life and the profits arising both from the land and negroes that may hereafter be named until the death of my wife SUSANAH YANCEY, also until my grchildren of whom MARIA LOUISA is the youngest shall become of the age of twenty one. Third, I give and bequeath unto my grson PRESTON LEWIS YANCEY and ROBERT COLEMAN YANCEY when they shall become of the age of twenty one, my tract of land , a part of which [runs ______?] with the [_________], above stated, which land is to be equally divided between PRESTON L. and ROBERT C. YANCEY. Fourth, I give and bequeath unto my grandson PRESTON L. YANCEY a negro man named P___on and to my grandson ROBERT C. YANCEY a negro girl named Eliza, a negro boy named Sam, and one set of [silver?] table and teaspoons. Fifth, I give unto my grdaughter, MARIA LOUISA YANCEY a negro girl named Eleanor. Sixth, I give [_______?] my property unto my son GABRIEL L. YANCEY whom I wish should keep the whole of the property with the [benefit?] thereof until the above named grchildren shall become of the age of twenty one Lastly, I constitute and appoint , GABRIEL L. YANCEY, and JOSEPH P. GROVES, executors to this my last will and testament done this twenty fourth day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Twenty Four. JOHN YANCEY (Seal) Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of WILLIAM SMITH EDMUND FULCHER, BENJAMIN ALLEN, JOSEPH P. GROVES Rodney Veitschegger, Bowling Green, KY