Watkins Wills and Estates
Mary
E. Watkins of April 19, 1952 Lodi, California
Will
of Peter Watkins of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
Will of Chapman
Watkins 1850, probated 1855
Mary
E. Watkins of April 19, 1952 Lodi, California
From the Lodi News-Sentinel.....Sat., April 19, 1952
{Lodi, California}
Notice to Creditors: In the Superior Court of the State of California,
in and for the County of San Joaquin. In the Matter of the Estate of Mary
E. Watkins, sometimes written Mary Effie Watkins and Effie Watkins, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned Executrix of the Estate of Mary
E. Watkins, sometimes written Mary Effie Watkins and Effie Watkins. Deceased.
to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased
to file them with the necessary voucherts within six months after the first
publication of this Notice, in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of the State of California, in and for the County of San Joaquin,
in the City of Stockton, County of San Joaquin, State of California, or
to exhibit said claims with the necessary vouchers within said six months
to the said Executrix at the office of Robert H. Rinn, in the Oddfellows
Building, 228-230 West Pine Street, in the City of Lodi, County of San
Joaquin, State of California, which said office the undersigned selects
as her place of business in all matters connected with the said estate
of Mary E. Watkins, sometimes written Mary Effie Watkins and Effie Watkins,
Deceased.
Dated: April 9, 1952.
Agnes Watkins Gibbons
Executrix of the Estate of Mary E. Watkins, sometimes written Mary
Effie Watkins and Effie Watkins, Deceased.
Robert H. Rinn, Attorney for Executrix, Oddfellows Building, 228-230
West Pine Street, in the City of Lodi, California.
Date of First Publication: April 10th, 1952.
Will
of Peter Watkins of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
Source: Microfilm copy of Will Book 2, page 264 Muhlenberg County,
Kentucky.
In the name of God Amen. I Peter
Watkins of Muhlenberg County and State of Kentucky being sick and weak
in body but of perfect mind and memory; thanks be given to God. Calling
to mind the Mortality of the body and knowing that it is appointed for
all men once to die, do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament.
That is to say principally and first of all, I give and recommend my Soul
in to the hands of the Almighty God that gave it. And my body I recommend
to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christian like manner buriel at the
discretion of my Executors. Nothing doubting but at the general resurrection
I shall receive the same again by the Mighty power of God. And touching
such worldly Estate as has pleased God to bless me with in this life I
give and bequeath as followeth (to wit) First that all my just debts be
paid. Secondly I give and bequeath to my Wife Delilah 200 acres of land
as bounded in the Deed made to me by William Wilkins. Also fifty dollars
in Money, two cows and calves, one bead and furnature. The land above mentioned
as Willed to my beloved Wife is at her death or marriage is to fall to
my son James Watkins, which title shall be fully vested in him and his
heirs forever. Farther I give and bequeath to my beloved son Stephen Watkins
400 acres of land. Being the tract of land he now lives on. Also my Negro
boy Ceasor(?) and Negro girl Lucy(?) and fifty dollars in money. Farther
I give and bequeath unto my beloved Son Lewis Watkins my Negro girl Rose
and her increase, and appoint my Son Lewis my Sole Executor to Execute
this Will. Farther I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Elizabeth
Watkins, my Negro girl Patience and her increase and my Negro boy Isaac(?),
one horse(?) one bed and furnature, and one cow and Calf and fifty dollars
in money. Farther I give and bequeath unto my beloved Son James Watkins
three tracts of land adjoining the tract I now live on Entered in the name
of Thomas Randolphe(??) and in One in the name of Samuel James(?). The
other in my own name. The three tracts Containing as is supposed 445 acres
more or less, to him and his heirs forever. Continued to James Watkins,
one Negro girl named Phillis and her increase, one horse, one bed and furnature
and one cow and Calf. And farther I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter
Sally Watkins my Negro girl Jane and her increase. Also my Negro boy Andrew,
one bed and furnature and one cow and calf and fifty dollars in money.
And farther the remainder of my Estate including My Negro Woman Hanner
and her increase if she should have any after this date to be sold and
the Legacies left to be paid in Money. Paid out of it say $200 and the
ballance equally divided among my children, giving my beloved Wife Delilah
Watkins an Equal share. Ratifying and confirming this My Last Will and
Testament. In witness wareof I have hereunto Set my hand and seal
this 9th day of June in the year of Lord one thousand Eight hundred and
Eighteen. The word dollars in the 17th line first page also and the legacies
left to be paid out of it say $200 the ballance and divided on this page
was all interline(?) before signed. After signed but before Witnesses interlined(?)
and appoint my Son Lewis my sole Executor to Execute this Will.
Peter Watkins - his mark
Witnesses present
Jesse Reno
Hugh Carter
Muhlenberg County Clerks office, August 3rd, 1824
The foregoing Last Will and Testament of Peter Watkins decd. was produced
to me in my office on the day and date aforesaid and proved to be the Act
and Deed of the said Watkins, a party thereto, by the oaths of Jesse Reno,
and at the November County Court 1824 was fully proved by the oath of Hugh
Carter, two of the subscribing Witnesses thereto. Which is thereupon admitted
to and fully recorded.
Att. Ch. F. W i n g, Clk
Will of
Chapman Watkins 1850, probated 1855
Source: FHC Microfilm #0965833
Laurel County Kentucky Will Book 4, page 38
State of Kentucky
Laurel County
In the name of God Amen. I Chapman Watkins of said County above being
sick and weak in body but of sound mind and disposing memory for which
I thank God and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life and being
desirous to dispose of all such worldly estate as it has pleased God to
bless me with I give and bequeath in manner following. That is to say.
1st. I desire that my Just debts and funeral expenses be paid.
2nd. I give my sons George Watkins and Riley Watkins one dollar each.
(thirdly) All the rest of my estate both real and personal of what nature
or Kind soever it may be I give to my wife Elizabeth Watkins and her children
and if she marries then to fall to my children by her.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal
this 15th day of March in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty.
Signed sealed published and declared as and for the last Will and Testament
of the above named in the presence of us all.
Chapman Watkins -his mark -Seal
attest
Wm. B. Johnson
George Brock
Ragan Brock
Laurel County Court
November Term 1855
A writing purporting to be the last will and Testament of Chapman Watkins
deceased was this day produced in Court and proved by the oath of W. B.
Johnson, George Brock & Ragan Brock subscribing Witnesses thereto and
the same is ordered to be admitted to record (and which is hereby done
accordingly)
A copy
Att.
C. B. Faris -Clk
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