Tom McCabe's Genealogy 2025

WILL OF HUGH HICKLIN WILL BOOK "A" BATH CO. KY Page 11

Posted By: Larry Hakel Forum URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/hicklin/

In the name of God Amen, I Hugh HicKlin of Harrison County and State of KentucKy being in perfect health and memory thanKs be given unto God and calling to mind the mortality of my body, and Knowing it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament. In the first place I give and recoommend my sould unto the hands of Almighty God who gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the descretion of my executors for which I appoint John McNabb of Montgomery County, Henry McDaniel of Fayette and Levi Correll of Harrison County and touching my worldly affairs as it has pleased God to bless me with in this life I give demise and dispose of in the following manner and from Viz I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Elizabeth HicKlin one bed and furniture and to have a good maintenance out of my estate during her life and for her to reside at whatever place she may choose and to be paid by my executors out of my estate also at me descease I do leave my negro woman Lett and all my property of whatever Kind to be sold by my executors on nine months credit and the money to be put to interest until the death of my wife Elizabeth. I then to be devided together with the money and bonds due to me as follows: Viz I give my daughter. Ann one dollar and no more. I give my daughter Margaret one half share. I give my daughter Jane one half share and no more. I give My son John one dollar and no more I give my daughter Elizabeth one half share. I give unto my daughter Ruth's female children one half share to be devided equally amongst them and to remain in the hands of John McNabb until they shall be of age. I give my son Hugh half a share. I give my daughter Sarah one share. I give my daughter Martha one share. I give my daughter Mary one share. I give my grandson Charles half share. I do give my son Hugh my big Bible and all my wearing apparel. I do hereby utterly maKe void all and every other will or wills by me heretofore made ... and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in .. whenof I now- here unto set my hand and seal this Twenty First day of March inn the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and eleven, HUGH HICKLIN<Seal) Signed,Sealed and Published as my last will and testament in presence of Alex McDaniel

At a court held for Bath County 28th day of October 1811 this amount of the sale of the estate of Hugh HicKlin Dec'd was produced approved and ordained to be recorded. Teste. Thomas Fletcher C.B.C.

INVENTORY OF THE ESTATE OF HUGH HICKLIN DEC'D 1 Negro Woman $220.00 $ 220.00 Bed, Bedstand & Furniture 25.00 2 sheets,1 blanKet & 1 quilt 8.00 2 trunks, a box of medicine, razor and ease and sundry small articles 6.00 1 tine pitcher, candlestick bottle & parr 1.50 3 books 1.00 Amount of Bonds in Adm.hands 1255.50 $1517.00 We the commissoners appointed by the Bath County Court do apparise the estate of Hugh Hicklin Dec'd do certify that the above contains a true account of the goods delievered to us. James R. Young, Peter Gill & John Richey At a Court held for Bath County 28th October 1811

This Inventory and appraisment of the estate of Hugh Hicklin Dec'd um produced, approved and oreder to be recorded. Teste: Thomas Fletcher C.B.C.

Amount of Sale: The price of the different articles sold at the house of John McNabb belonging to Hugh Hicklin Dec'd.

ITEM 1/0 small trunck price O 1 10 3 books 4/0 O 4 6 21/razor & case 4/8 O 4 3 1/box and medicine 9/1 O 3 1 1/pitcher 4/8 O 4 0 1/quart bottle 1/3 O 1 G 1/candlestick decanter O 3 0 2/combs case & sosons O 4 2 1/trunk 1 1 6 1/chamber pan O 4 0 Bed furniture & Bedstead 7 4 0 1/quilt blanket 1 19 0 3/sheets 1 4 0 1/Negor woman 31 3l 0 1/inkstand O 2 0

John McNabb, Henry McDaniel, Levi Correll Other witnesse for the will that was out of place Isaac Rice, Richard Harcort, Peter R. Gill, Reuben Randolph, Mahlon Hall, John Ritchey.