I have spent most of this year researching Wayne County records for my many ancestors who lived there from about 1801 to 1850. I have added the results of this research for all lines referenced in the subject line, except Branscomb, to my website: http://azstrong.tripod.com/jd_letha. As to the Branscomb family, I have decided to wait until Fred Tubbs publishes a revised edition of his history of the Branscomb family, hopefully later this year, so that my source citations can reflect that edition. Anyone who looks at my Wayne County sources will see how much I owe to June Baldwin Bork and her efforts over the years in compiling Wayne County records. All of us who are interested in Wayne County owe June a debt of gratitude for her work. Robert Strong

Hi All: I haven't sent a message here in a long time thought it might be time to send my line through again. my Grandfather was John Obie Gregory m Florida Russell they had living children John Arthur Mervin Elva my mom Obie Junior John Obie's Father was Claiborn Hansberry Gregory m. Samantha Margarette Bell. All of Wayne County except my mom who was born in White Oak Junction, McCeary County, Ky John Obie was ordained in 1911(I think) I would love to find if anyone was married by him. I know he married his son John Arthur and Gertie Lair. Would like to find more. Also if anyone has any transcribing they would like done please let me know I would be glad to help. Nancy Gregory Skidmore ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

I am sorry for the error in the previous Email. The cemetery is called "Newtown" Cemetery, not 'Newton'. Thank you Rosanne

Does anyone know where the 'Newton ' Cemetery is near Monticello? Is it accessible? Thank you Rosanne

1842 WAYNE CO, KY Delinquent Tax List of County Levys for the LOWER DISTRICT. ADAMS, Absolum - Ran away to Missouri ARTHUR, John - no property found ADKISON, Henry - removed to Tennessee ADKINSON, John - not found within my Cty. ABBIT, Absolum - blank ABBIT, Henry - blank ABBITT, Abner - blank ABBITT, Joseph - blank ANDERSON, Jacob - blank BALLEW, John - removed to Missouri BELL, Jeremiah - no property found BRISTO, Martha - removed to Clinton Co Ky BROWN, George - no property found BOON, Jesse - removed to Cumberland Co Ky BROMLEY, John - removed to Clinton Co Ky BURNETT, George - blank BURNET, Spencer - removed to Tennessee BURTIN, James - no found BURKE, Hudson - not found BURKE, Jonathan - blank BLEVINS, Tarlton - blank BLEVINS, Samuel, Sr - removed to Missouri BLEVINS, Samuel Jr - removed to Missouri BALLEW, Samuel Jr - removed to Missouri CHOAT, Richard - none found CHOAT, William - none found COIL, Patrick - exempt from County Levy' CHOAT, Gabriel - exempt CITY, Morris - blank CLARK, Samuel - exempt from County levy CARY, Saniel - twist listen (Listell)??? CRAIG, Newman - blank CRAIG (see GRAGG) DIXON, John - went to Missouri DIXON, John - went to Missouri DANE, James Sr - exempt DAVIS, Robert - blank DENNY, John - exempt DANE, Lucy - went to Tennessee DEARING, John - exempt DAVIS, James - blank DAVIS, James - blank. EMBERSON, John - exempt FRANKLIN, James - exempt FRANCIS, Joseph - to Missouri FROST, Richard E. - not found with in my Cty FRANCIS, William - exempt GILPIN, Enoch - not found GARNER, Freeman - blank GIBSON, Alfred - Run away GRAY, Peter - exempt GRAGG, Robert [Craig?] - to Clinton Cty. HELTON, Hayman - blank HARVEY, Robert - to Russell Co., Ky. HORSEY, Nathaniel - exempt HANCOCK, Armajod - exempt HOMES, William - Run away HOMES, John C. - blank HARIS, James - blank HURT, John C. - twist listen (Listell)??? HUFF, Newton - to Missouri JONES, James Sr - exempt GININGS (Jennings), Robert - blank KINNET, William - blank KINNET, Nathaniel - blank KINNET, John - blank LARCHEN, Jacob - exempt LEE, Charles M. - exempt LAIR, William - exempt LAWSON, Barthomew - blank MOSES, Thomas - blank MACE, Thomas - to Pulaski Cty. MATHIS, Daniel - blank MORGAN, Henry - Runaway MENCE, Henry - Runaway MANSON, William Sr. - exempt MILSAPS, Thomas Sr. - exempt MAXWELL, David - blank MATHIS, West - blank MIRIT, John - blank NEAL, Isaac - blank NEAL, Thomas - blank ONEAL, Edward - to Tennessee OWEN, Joseph - to Missouri PROVINCE, Thomas - exempt PREVO, John - exempt ROGERS, Samuel - to Clinton Cty. RAINS, Stephen - exempt RAINS, John - to Tennessee RICHARDSON, - James blank SINGLETON, William - Runaway SINGLETON, John - Runaway SMITH, Thomas - blank STONE, John - to Missouri SAVAGE, John - to Clinton Cty VAUGHN, Marman - to Missouri VICKORY, John - blank WRIGHT, Jesse - blank WILSON, Jonathan - to Tennessee WALDEN, George - to Whitley Cty KY WARDEN, John M. - Runaway WARDEN, Berton - to Whitley WEST, Pleasant - blank WEST, Morland - blank ********************************** Instruction for 1843 Tax List: State of Kentucky, Auditor's Office Frankfort, March 13, 1843 To the Commissioners of Tax "By the Laws herewith forwarded by the Secretary of State, you will perceive there is to be a tax levied on the following items of property, to Wit: On each GOLD WATCH, $1.00 On each PLEASURE CARRIAGE or BAROUCHE, $1.00 On each BUGGY, 50 cents On each PIANO, $1.00 On each pair of GOLD SPECTACLES, 50 cents On each SILVER LEVER WATCH, 50 cents "And as it is impossible to obtain new blanks in time for the Commissioners of Tax, I will suggest the propriety of changing the present blanks as follows: "Rule a line directly through the head of "CARRIAGES or BAROCHES and for BUGGIES - then rule a line directly through the head of "VALUE of CARRIAGES" making two columns which will answer for PIANOS and GOLD SPECTACLES - then rule a line to the left of the head of STUDS, JACKS and BULLS and it will answer for GOLD WATCHES - and then divide the column for TAVERNS it will answer for SILVER LEVER WATCHES and also for TAVERNS. "You will observe the children to be taken in will be between 5 and 16 years old instead of 7 to 17 therefore the head will be changed accordingly - the law contemplates great accuracy in this business "Blanks of the proper form will be forwarded with the Laws, for the Clerks of the County Courts. "It shall be the duty of the Sheriff or Collector to collect the Revenue upon the last list of Taxable Property taken in and returned to Court and said Sheriff or Collector shall report to the County Court any changes or transfers of property that may have taken place since the time of last listing the taxable property for said county. /s/ Thomas S. Page, 2nd Auditor." _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

Hello: The Parkins/Perkins Y DNA study has 12 participants, 8 have submitted test kits, and 5 results are back and are on the web page at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~scperkins/PerkinsDNA.html We are waiting for test results for a descendant of Rev Peter Perkins of TN and KY. There is a 3 step difference between a descendant of Daniel Perkins of Kent Co., MD and Thomas and Peter Perkins of Wilkes Co., NC. The relationship may be difficult to document. The Daniel Parkins family is supposed to be from New Hampshire before Maryland. We are looking for male Parkins/Perkins named descendants of Abraham Perkins of New Hampshire, Edward Perkins of New Haven, CT; Rev William Perkins of Topsfield, MA; Edmund Perkins of Boston, Nicholas and Constantine Perkins of Virginia and any other Parkins/Perkins in colonial New Jersey, Pennsylvannia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and the Carolinas. Details on the study and costs are on the web page. The study is open to all variant spellings of Parkins/Perkins anywhere in the world. Please contact me directly if you want to participate. Thanks, Steven C. Perkins [email protected] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~scperkins/

Does anyone have access to records for Wayne County births/deaths in 1876? I have reason to believe that Isaac FREALY's first wife, name unknown, may have died in Wayne County, KY, Sept. 1876 or shortly thereafter from complications of childbirth of a daughter, Avlenar FREALY. Avlenar later married John Alford WILKERSON, son of George WILKERSON, a miner b. in England and Tiriece Emaline ALLEN of White County, TN. Any information on the FREALY's would be most appreciated as I have extremely little information on my great grandfather, Isaac FREALY. Marie Wilkerson Dyess [email protected]

June, Just a thought, but maybe they were cousins with the same name, and it was a double wedding???? Charlotte Dalton Burd "Can anyone explain how John Henson married two ladies (Maize & Lear) on the same day by the same John Jones? Maize is also found as MAYS, MACE, etc."

Wayne Co, Ky Marriage Corrections & Additions Wayne Co. Kentucky Marriages and Vital Records 1801-1860, Volume 1. Marriages A-J, Compiled and Published by June Baldwin Bork. PLEASE CORRECT YOUR MARRIAGE BOOK: p. 84: "DAVIS, Robert and Mary 'Polly' Bell. Surety, Thomas Bell. Married 6 July 1837 by C. L. Higginbotham." Correction: THE SURETY (or Bondsman) was FRANCIS BELL instead of THOMAS BELL. p.86: [Marriage omitted]: "DEHART, John & Casi Combs. Married 29 Apr 1827 by John Eller. p.139: [Marriage omitted]: "HENSON, John & Jain Maize. Bond missing, married 18 Nov 1819 by John Jones. ********************************** p.139: [Married same day as above] "HENSON, John & Jemima Lear. Bondsman, David Lear. Bond dated 9 Nov 1819, married 18 Nov 1819 by John Jones. Can anyone explain how John Henson married two ladies (Maize & Lear) on the same day by the same John Jones? Maize is also found as MAYS, MACE, etc. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

Looking for any info on Rebecca and dates for her marriage to Capt. NALL. And also anything that may connect to Rebecca at all like Wills, Deeds etc. Thank You so much, Theresa

Looking for info on the Griffin family from Clinton Co. KY. Originally from somewhere in TN, moved over into Clinton County in mid-1800's. Especially interested in Joe Griffin and Mary Olive Griffin who married sister (Margaret Sawyers) and brother (James Walker Sawyers) both of Clinton County. We an old picture of who we know is Mary Olive Griffin with others, one might be Joe Griffin. Mary Olive and Joe Griffin died in 1920's. Would like to find a picture of Joe and Margaret Sawyers Griffin. Thanks, Kevin Miller

Does anyone on the list know the age you needed to be in the early 1800s in order to be exempt from the poll tax? Could someone be exempted for reasons of infirmity even earlier than such age? My ancestor, Charles Hamilton, was exempted by court order in 1805 "on account of age & infirmity." I'm trying to determine whether this information can help me pin down his year of birth. Robert Strong

In a message dated 7/25/02 1:54:05 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << http://www.junebaldwinbork.com/wayne/page3/3a/early1.htm >> Hi, I could get to the first page but could not access the site after that:( Did I do something wrong?? Thanks, Juanita

Daniel Boone North Carolina land speculator, Colonel Richard Henderson hired Daniel Boone to look for desirable tracts of land while leading hunters through the western country.. James Robertson of Wake County, North Carolina, came across the mountians.. He liked what he saw, planted a crop, then returned home and brought his family and others to settle.. He became prominent in the affairs of his new home, then led the group which settled Nashville in Middle Tennessee. Litho of Daniel Boone. Only three copies of this print are known to exist. http://www.junebaldwinbork.com/wayne/page3/3a/early1.htm _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

1808 Wayne Co, Ky Tax List - Dist. 1 7/09: WILLIAM ROBERTS, 21+; Wolf Creek; 9 horses 8/12: AARON ROBERTS, 21+; South Fork; 3 horses 8/25: JAMES ROBERTS, age 21+; white male age 16-20; 4 horses; 114 acres on Forbish Creek entered in name of James Robert PLUS 200 acres on Forbish Creek entered in name of JOHN L. DIBRELL. ******* 1809 Wayne Co, Ky Tax List - Dist. 1 JAMES ROBERTS, 21+; 1 white male 16-20; 3 horses; 114 acres on Forbish Creek; 200 acres in Pulaski Co entered by JOHN L. DIBRELL WILLIAM ROBERTS, 21+; 4 horses AARON ROBERTS, 21+; 2 horses; 200 acres on S. Fork entered by George Rogers [James Roberts missing Wayne Co 1810] 1810 Pulaski Co, Ky Census JAMES ROBERTS 26/45 (1765/85) female 26/45 female 16/26 (1784/940 male 10/16 (1794/1800) female 10/16 female 10/16 male 00/10 (1800/10) male 00/10 _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

Was Margaret the first wife of James Roberts Sr.? 1829 Mar 9 - Pulaski Co, Ky - Will Bk 2:423-424 Last Will of James Roberts [SR] Written: 9 Mar 1829 - Pulaski Co, Ky Proved: 18 May 1829 by Samuel Combest Junr. Proved: 17Aug 1829 by Samuel Combest Senr. Recorded: 17 Aug 1829 In the name of God, Amen - I, JAMES ROBERTS of the County of Pulaski and State of Kentucky being in perfect health of boddy [sic] and of perfect mind and memory. . . First: I give and bequeath to MARGARET my dearly Beloved wife all and singular my lands and tenements together with all my household goods, debts and moveable effects until her decease and then to be equally divided between JOSUA [sic, JOSHUA] and ASAHELL ROBERTS - I likewise constitute make and ordain the sole Executors of this my last will and Testament also I gave to my well beloved son DAVID ROBERTS one dollar to be raised and levid out of my estate also I gave to my well beloved daughter ELIZABETH BURTON one dollar to be raised and levid out of my estate also I gave to my well beloved daughter ANNE WEST one dollar to be raised and levid out of my estate also I gave to my well beloved daughter RACHEL BURTON one dollar to be raised and levid out of my estate also I gave to my well beloved daughter MARGARET THOMAS one FIFTY dollars to be raised and levid out of my estate also I gave to my well beloved son JAMES ROBERTS [Jr] one dollar to be raised and levid out of my estate also I gave to my well beloved son JOHN ROBERTS one dollar to be raised and levid out of my estate also I gave to my well beloved sons DANIEL ROBERTS and HENRY ROBERTS all the land to the South side of the Waggon Road divided by my Spring Branch: DANIEL the West end and HENRY the East and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disanull all and every other former testaments wills legacies Bequeaths and Executors by me in any wise before mentioned willed and bequeathed ratyfing and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this [9th March 1829] ninth day of March in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty nine. /s/ JAMES ROBERTS Witness: /s/ Samuel Combest SR, /s/ Samuel Combest At a Court held for Pulaski County at the Courthouse in town of Somerset on Monday, the 18th of May A.D., 1829, This Instrument of writing was exhibited to the Court and Proven by the oaths of Samuel Combest Junr. To be the last will of JAMES ROBERTS, dec'd and after on the 17th day of August 1829 fully proved by oath of SAMUEL COMBEST SENR. and ordered to be recorded. Attest: Will Fox, Clerk _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

Is anyone familiar with the collection in Monticello, Wayne Co., KY at the courthouse? Would they still have chattel deeds dating from the late 1830s? I'm interested in finding the record of a sale of cattle from someone in Wayne Co., KY to someone in Oktibbeha Co., MS area. My great great grandfather Walton A. Harris supposedly met his wife Margaret Mosely (in Pulaski Co., Tenn.) while driving the cattle to the new owners. I'd like to find a record of the sale, if possible, to see who his employer might have been and to see if I can find any other clues. However, I don't want to waste a trip if the courthouse doesn't still have this type of material from this era.

The Burton Stagecoach can be found on my website, which is finally back on the Internet. June www.junebaldwinbork.com _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

1834 Wayne Co, Ky - Delinquent Tax List Taken by H. Huffaker (Abstracted by June Bork) AGEE, Francis - removed to Mississippi BELL, Francis removed to Tennessee BLACK, Nathaniel to Pulaski County. Ky. BLEVINS, James to Indiana BOND, Benjamin to Breckenridge Co, Ky. BRADLEY, Stanford to North Carolina BROWN, James to Virginia BURTON, James - no property found CAMPBELL, James G. to Lincoln County. Ky. CARPENTER, William - removed CARY, Benjamin - removed COLLINS, James P. to Cumberland Co, Ky. COX, Elisha to Indiana COX, James to Cumberland Co, Ky CRAIG, Lynn removed to Illinois DAVIS, Robert to Tennessee DEAN, David to Russell Co., Ky DENTON, Alfred - no property found DODSON, Stockton - removed ELAM, Burl, agent for NANCY GILL, illegally charged to 1 levy. FOSTER, James removed to Tennessee GARRETT, Levi to Pulaski Co, Ky GREEN, John - no property found GUESS, Aaron - not found GUFFEE, Henry H. to Tennessee GUFFEE, Nathaniel to Alabama GUFFEE, Nathaniel to North Carolina HAMMONDS, Joseph - no property found HARRISON, Castis not found HINDS, Levi S. - no property found HOLDEN, Chesney - no property found KENNIDY, John - insolvant KENNEDY, John exempt from County Levy KENNEDY, John removed to Pulaski Co, Ky KINDER, William - insolvant LEE, William to Indiana LOCKHART, Thomas (blank) LOCKHART, William - to Indiana LORTON, Jacob (blank) McCASIAND, Andrew to Tennessee McGOWN, Daniel removed to Missouri McHENRY, Mary illegally charged McKINNEY, James to Pulaski Co, Ky MACE, Nancy to Tennessee MALONE, Edmund to Russell Co, Ky. MANN, Jesse to Tennessee MAYS, Peter to Alabama MAYFIELD, Robert went to Indiana, his property is in Whitley Co, Ky MEADOWS, Isham not found MINTON, Robert not found MORGAN, Robert to Pulaski Co., Ky. NEW, Henry no property found OAKES, James to Illinois PARKER, John not known PATTERSON, Henry removed to Pulaski Co, Ky PERDUE, John - removed PEVELER, James - removed to Indiana PIERCE, Tarlton removed to Russell Co, Ky. REED, Edward to Tennessee REED, John to Tennessee ROGERS, Hamelton - "Fitifield" (?) SCOTT, John - insolvant SHELTON, Robert to Cumberland Co, Ky SMITH, Benjamin to Pulaski Co, Ky SOUTH, James removed SOUTHERLAND, Beeson removed to Russell Co, Ky STEELY, John B. removed STRANGE, James removed to Missouri SUMPTER, John H. - DEAD TURPIN, James - mistake UPTON, James removed to Missouri VANHOOZER, William - no property found WEST, James exempt from county levy WESTER [Weston?], David to Russell Co, Ky _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

BOND FAMILY (Wayne Co, Ky Pioneers, Vol 4:240-251 by Bork). The Bonds were Quakers of Bewley, Laycock Parish, Wilthire, England. BENJAMIN BOND, son of EDWARD, was married 20 Feb 1686 in Slaugherford, England to ANN PARADISE. They were the parents of 3 known children: (1) Edward Bond, a druggist maker, married at Bidston 20 Apr 1720 in Chippenham to Mary Smith. (2) John Bond was born 21 Feb 1701; married Sarah Cajwalader, 29 Jan 1725. (3) JOSEPH BOND (1704-17__ ). JOSEPH BOND was born 6 Aug 1704 at Devises, Wilts, England; died in New Garden, North Carolina (now Guilford College). It is tradition that Joseph came to Pennsylvania in 173_ and after working out his passage to this country as a bound servant, he married MARTHA ROGERS. They lived in Bucks Co., Pa., later moving to Guilford Co., N.C., where they died. They were the parents of 7 children: (1) Edward Bond was born 26 Sept 1740; married Ann Mills, 16 Aug 1764. (2) Benjamin Bond was born 1742. (3) Ruth Bond was born 1744/45; married Benjamin Walton. (4) Stephen Bond. (5) Ann Bond married Cohorn or Cochron. (6) Samuel Bond was born 2 Dec 1753. (7) JOHN BOND (1755-1792) JOHN BOND SR. was born 30 May 1755 in Bucks Co., Pa and died in the fall of 1795 in Knox Co., Tennessee where his Will was probated. John Bond Sr. married twice. First to JANE BEESON on 28 Jan 1778, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Beeson. Jane was born 22 Mar 1760; died 9 Jan 1792, two days after her ninth child was born. Soon after, John Bond Sr. took a second wife named ELIZABETH BEESON, perhaps Jane's cousin. Elizabeth was daughter of William Beeson and Elizabeth Norton. Elizabeth raised Jane's baby girl and the other children were bound out, plus she and John had two children of their own. The second child was born several months after John died, and was therefore not named in John's Will that was written 17 June 1795; Probated Sep 1795. JOHN BOND and JANE BEESON, his wife were members of Center Monthly Meeting of Friends or Quakers. They moved their membership to Deep River Monthly Meeting and in June 1781, John was disowned from membership. His children retained their membership in Center Monthly Meeting, North Carolina and removed to New Hope Monthly Meeting in Green County, Tennessee in 1795. A few years later, two of these sons were disowned from membership and all moved from the neighborhood. The following is the Marriage Record of John Bond and Jane Beeson: "Whereas John Bond son of Joseph and Martha Bond Both Deceased, of the County of Guilford in the Province of North Carolina and Jane Beeson Daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Beeson of the County and province afforesaid Having Declaired their intentions of Marriage Before Several Monthly Meetings of the people called Quakers at Center Meeting House in county affordsaid Having consent of parents and Relations therein concerned; their said proposials of marriage was allowed of by the said meeting - Now therefore to certifie all whom it may concern that for the full accomplishing of their said Intentions this 26 Day of the first month in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight (1778) they the said John Bond and Jane Beeson appeared in a publick assembly of the affordsaid people met together for Devine Worship and they further service at one of' their meeting houses on POLECAT in the aff'ordsaid county..then and there the same John Bond taking the said Jane Beeson by the hand Did in a Solomn mannar openly Declare that he took the said Jane Beeson to be his wife, promise through Divine assistance to be unto her a Loving and true Husband untill it should please the Lord by Death to separate them and in Like manner the said Jane Beeson Did openly in the same assembly Declair that she took the said John Bond to be her husband promising through Divine assistance to be unto him a true and Loving Wife until it should please the Lord to separate them..She according to the custom of marriage assume the name of her Husband as a further proof.. /s/ JOHN BOND - /s/ JANE BOND And we whose names are hereunder written Being present at the Solomnization of the said marriage and Superscription, have hereunto set our names the day-and year above written. Sarah Reynolds Sarah Lamb *Elizabeth Beeson Hannah Reynolds Margaret Chamness *Elizabeth Beeson Eli Powell Charity Jackson Sarah Crafford Mariam Lamb Henry Lamb Charity Jackson Henry Powell William Beals *Isabel Beeson David Reynolds Ruth Lamb *Elizabeth Beeson Elizabeth Norton Clovie Baily James Brown Eve Craford Mary Reynolds Peter Dick Elizabeth Powell Abraham Hasket Jacob Elliot Mary Jessop. John Beals Jeremiah Reynolds Jemima Hasket Sr & Jr *BENJAMIN BEESON George Thasher JOSHUA LAMB *EDWARD BOND William Jessop *WILLIAM BEESON *ISAAC BEESON *MARY BEESON WILL of JOHN BOND SR. Written: 17 Jun 1795 Knox Co, TN In the name of God Amen. I ~ JOHN BOND of Knox County and Territory South of the River Ohio~ being very sick~ but of sound mind and perfect memory and considering the casualties of life, do make this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form that is to say.. 1st: I give to my wife Elizabeth a equal part of the moveable property with my surviving children. 2nd: I give to my sons, JOSEPH, BENJAMIN, JOEL, ISAAC and WILLIAM, an equal part of a tract of Land if obtained which I have a Bond for 450 acres. 3rd: I give and bequeath to my daughters ~ that is to say, MARTHA, ELIZABETH, JANE and CHARITY a equal part with my wife and the rest of my children in the moveables after paying all my just debts and my funeral expenses and I do herein appoint HIRAM GERING and SAMUEL HINDS Executors in this my last will and Testament and hoping that virtue and happyness will always accompany you all wife and children and decendants. I command my soul to God in hopes of its being received into endless bliss at my said dwelling house in Knox County~ this seventeeth day of June~ 1795. /s/ JOHN BOND Signed, sealed and declared to be the Testators Last Will and Testament in the presence of JOHN GIBBS & NICHOLAS GIBBS. The children of John Bond Sr. and his first wife Jane Beeson (8): (1) Margaret "Martha" Bond was born 19 Aug 1778, in Guilford Co, NC; she was 18 and of age when her mother died; married John Hawkins. In November 1815, they were living in Jessamine Co, Ky. They had owned land in Wayne County and sold __ acres to Jacob Lefevers of Wayne for $500 - 100 acres lying on the Waters of the Cumberland River; also 180 acres to James White for $800 and to Joel Bond 77 acres for $387.. land near McHenry's land. (2) Joseph Bond, b. 29 Feb 1780 Guilford Co, NC; d. 4 Feb 1853 in Wayne Co, KY of Parkinson Disease. He was age 16 when his father died and was bound unto Samuel Hinds on 28 oct 1795 until age of 2. Married 1/ about 1797 to Abigail Hinds, dau of Joseph Hinds and __ Ludlow. Joseph m. 2/ at age 65, 16 Nov 1845 to Nancy Christian, age 55. Joseph Bond's land was bounded by lands of Henry Gatewood, Jesse Dodson, Hamilton Wray (his son in law), William Davis (his son in law) and lands of Ozias Barnes. (3) Benjamin Bond, born 19 Oct 1781; orphan at age 14 in 1795; bound out to Solomon Gering until age 21 in Knox Co, TN. Benjamin was disowned by the Quakers on 2 Feb 1801; lived in Grassey Valley, NE of Knoxville, TN; m. 1823 in Wayne Co, Ky to Nancy Coyle. (4) Joel Bond, born 18 Jan 1784 N.C.; orphan at age 11 in 1795; bound unto Joseph Hinds Sr until age of 21 in Knox Co, TN. (Note: Benjamin and Isaac Bond were on 1840 Census of Henry Co, Tn); died 1 Feb 1876/8? Miller Co, MO; m. 1806 in Wayne Co, Ky to Jane Hinds. (5) Isaac Bond, born 27 Dec 1785; orphan in 1795; bound out to Joseph Hinds (son of Levi) until age 21, in Knox Co., TN.; d. 27 Aug 1856 in Cole Co, MO; m. 1806 in Wayne to Anne Mercer. (6) Elizabeth Bond, born 18 Dec 1787; orphaned at age 8 years; bound to John McAmy in Knox Co., TN. at the Oct term 1795; In Feb 1797, John McAmy delivered Elizabeth to the Court and she was then bound to Thomas Chapman. (Court Order Book 1, page 62 & 194); m. 1805 in Wayne Co, Ky to Edward Mattix. (7) William Bond, born 5 Dec 1789; orphan age 6 in Knox Co., Tn; bound unto Lair Hinds until age 21; lived in Wayne Co, Ky; D. 11 Oct 1875 in Cole Co, MO; buried Spring Garden Cemetery; married 1/ 1808 in Wayne Co, Ky to Charity Hinds (1789-1861) m. 2/ Mrs. Charlotte Scott as her 3rd husband. . (8) Jane Bond, born 7 Jan 1792; married Samuel Lineberry. In April, 1804, Nicholas Gibbs was the Guardian "of William, Joel, Joseph, Isaac, Benjamin, Elizabeth and Martha Bond, when he came into Court at Knox Co., TN and charged 10 lbs for his services as Guardian against the estate of John Bond Sr, deceased. The children of John Bond Sr. and his second wife Elizabeth Beeson: (these children were not bound out after John died). (9) Charity Bond, born about 1794/5. (10) John Bond Jr., born 1 Feb 1796 in Knox Co, TN (posthumously a few months after the death of his father); died 13 Jan 1865; married Hannah York 17 June 1816. _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com