Will
of John Buckner
Will
Book 2, Page 81
Green
County Court, Greensburg, K y.
I,
John Buckner, of the County of Green and the state of Kentucky ,
do make and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and
form following, viz., To my son, James B. Buckner, I have already
given two negroes, viz. , Adam and Rosetta, and in addition to
these, I give and bequeath to him my old negro,
Norman
Ross, to be his and his heirs forever. To my daughter Mary M .
Jackson, I have already given two negroes, viz., Daniel and Judy.
In additi on to these, I give and bequeath to her, the said Mary
M. Jackson, my old negro man, Dale, to be hers and her heirs
forever. To my daughter, Winifred E. Buckner, (who I expect now
lives in the state of Virginia), I give and bequeath my negro
girl named Polly and her two children named Fanny and Abarilla,
and their offspring to her and her heirs forever. I also give her
one hundred dollars to be paid out of the money arising from the
sale of my property. It is my will and desire that my negro woman
Fanny and her daughter Polly be sold by public sale, and if
Richard Parrot will become the purchaser of both, it is my will
and desire that 50 dollars be taken from his bid, and he become
accountable only for the remainder in the usual way of
obligations.
It
is my desire that my land and all the rest of my property be sold
except that which I heretofore and hereafter in this will do
mention and otherwise order, and out of the amount of sales, that
all my just debts be paid and fifty dollars be given to my negro
girl named Polly and the remainder exclusive of the one hundred
given to Winifred be divided equally among my three children: viz.,
James B. Buckner, Mary M. Jackson and Winifred E. Buckner.
And
lastly, it is my will and desire that my two boys, Tomas
Jefferson and George Burrel (sons of my woman Polly), at my death
be emancipated and I do hereby declare them to be at that time no
longer slaves; but free. I do desire that Gabriel M. Buckner take
said boys into his possession and help them to learn the art of
farming until they become respectively of age of twenty-one
years, giving to each of them the education required by law to be
given to boys who are bound out of court, and also such
compensation as the law directs to be given by the Master of an
apprentice. Should said Gabriel refuse to take said boys, I
desire that he will attend to their being bound out to learn some
trade.
I
hereby vest my Executors with full power to agree to any division
of the land ow ned by me in conjunction with others, and I do
hereby vest them, or either of them that shall act with the legal
title, to the same, that they may be enabled in their names or
the names of either of them that may act, to make deeds to the
purchasers.
Lastly,
I do appoint Gabriel M. Buckner, my nephew, and James B. Buckner,
my son, Executors of this my last will and testament, hereby
revoking all other wills by me heretofore made. In testimony
whereof I do hereunto subscribe my name and affix my seal this 27th
day of May, 1822 N.B. The name heretofore enterlined before
signed. Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of:
John Buckner