JAMES PERKINS, B. 1796 VA; D. 1858 GARRARD CO. KY (Married Nancy Jennings, 27 February 1810) Posting the will of my 3rd g-gfather. Maybe it will help someone, somewhere. Paula, you are welcome to publish it in the newsletter. Will get in touch with you regarding subscription. Due to the length of this document, I will post genealogy tomorrow to maybe help someone else AND if anyone can tie in with it and/or help me Original will recorded: Clerk, Garrard County Court, Lancaster KY 40444. Will Book "O", Page 312. Here it is: "JAMES PERKINS' WILL----- I, James Perkins, a citizen of Garrard County, being weak in body but of sound and disposing mind and memory, do ordain and publish the following as my true last Will and Testament hereby revoking all and every other disposition of my Estate heretofore made. 1st I desire that all my just debts be paid and my Estate settled up as speedily as convenient 2nd I have heretofore advanced to my daughter Ailsy McDonald three negroes of the value of Twelve hundred and fifty dollars, and it is my will that out of my Estate, she shall receive the sum of Seven hundred and fifty dollars more, making in all the sum of Two thousand dollars when received, which will be the full portion of my Estate, that I desire her to have. 3rd I have heretofore advanced to my daughter Eliza Sturgus in land and negroes Eighteen hundred dollars, and it is my Will that out of my Estate she shall receive the sum of Two hundred dollars more, which when received is to constitute the the (sic) full portion I desire to give her. 4th I have heretofore advanced to my son Jordan Perkins Two negroes of the value of Fifteen hundred dollars. 5th I have heretofore advanced to my son Wyatt Perkins in land and negroes the sum of Eighteen hundred dollars. 6th I have heretofore advanced to my son Newitt Perkins in land and negroes the sum of Nineteen hundred and fifty dollars. 7th I have heretofore advanced to my son Embry Perkins in land and negroes the sum of Fifteen hundred dollars. 8th I did on 8th June just past give to my son Emanuel Sixty seven acres of land of the value of One thousand and fifteen dollars. I did on same day give him a negro boy Peter of the value of Six hundred dollars, and desire him to have One hundred and Eighty five dollars in money which when received will make the sum of Eighteen hundred dollars in all to him given. 9th I have never given to my Grandchildren Nancy Perkins, Richard Perkins, James Perkins and William Perkins children of my deceased son William Perkins, any portion of my Estate up to this date. 10th It is my will that my Granddaughter Nancy Perkins daughter of my son Wyatt Perkins have out of my estate One hundred dollars. 11th It is my Will that after my daughter Ailsy McDonald shall have received her seven hundred and fifty dollars aforesaid, and my daughter Eliza Sturgus the Two hundred dollars above named, and my son Emanuel the One hundred and eighty five dollars mentioned above, and my Granddaughter Nancy Perkins the one hundred dollars specified in 10th clause, it is my Will that all the rest and residue of my Estate consisting of land, negroes, cash and cash notes and divers(sic) species of personal property shall be equally divided between my children Jordan Perkins, Wyatt Perkins, Newitt Perkins, Embry Perkins, Emanuel Perkins, and the children of my deceased son William Perkins to wit: Nancy, Richard, James and William, the said four last named children being jointly entitled to one share or the share of their father William Perkins were he living, but in making equality as above named, Jordan must account for Fifteen hundred dollars, Wyatt for Eighteen hundred dollars, Newitt for Nineteen hundred dollars and Emanuel for Eighteen hundred dollars, when he receives the one hundred and eighty five dollars named above - my object being to make an equal division among my children with the exception of Ailsy McDonald and Eliza Sturgus, who are only to receive Two Thousand dollars including the advancements heretofore made to them - If my Estate can be divided as above without a sale of my land and negroes, I would prefer it, but if not wholly practicable then I desire that my Executors hereinafter named shall sell and dispose of my whole Estate and divide the proceeds as above directed, and to that end if necessary to be done I hereby invest them with the legal title to my landed Estate that they may make title to any purchaser thereof. I nominate and appoint my friends Sythe Schooler and William McCarley Executors of this my last Will and desire that they carry out the provisions thereof strictly - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name this 10th day of June 1858. William Miller William Dodds James Perkins ----- Note: This will was contested by Daniel and Ailsy McDonald and John and Eliza Sturgus. After three months of investigation and testimony by the witnesses the Will was accepted as proven and was admitted to record.