Wardlaw, Fayette Co KY
1817 January Court, Fayette Co KY:JAMES WARDLAW, SR. will:
I, James Wardlaw Senr., in my right mind, and under the proper exercise of my reason, make this as my last Will & Testament (Viz) as I give to every child when they left me what I thought was their proportion of what I then possessed and a great part of what I now have has not arisen from my labour, but by the Industry of my Sons, I therefore order and direct that what I now have & not otherwise disposed of, go to my two sons John & James and to be equally divided between them.
I appoint them my Executors to receive all my debts due to me, to pay all just demands against me.
I give to my three grand children, Anderson (NOTE - should be ADDISON), Peggy & Martha McPHEETERS one Negro Woman named Peg.
I direct that my Religuous Books brought from Virginia be equally divided between my four sons and my daughter.I also direct my Executors to provide and give every grand child I have a pocket Bible. s/JAMES WARDLAW
Test: Nathl Ferguson, James Martain
1817 January Court, Fayette Co KY:This last will & Testament of JAMES WARDLAW, deceased was produced in Court and proved by the oaths of Nathaniel Ferguson & James Martin, two subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded whereupon the same is truly recorded in my office. ?/Clerk
13 Mar 1818 Fayette Co KY:Inv. & App. JAMES WARDLAW dec'd...one Note for cash due from WILLIAM WARDLAW; to JAMES WARDLAW for Seventy pounds one shilling, 2 pence due 27 Dec 1813.s/Alexander Black, John Keene, Samuel Steel.
We the Subscribers being appointed Executors to the last Will of our deceased Father JAMES WARDLAW and find a devise made of a Negro Woman and her Increase to the children of our deceased Sister, MRS. McPHEETERSwith whom said slaves have been in possession, and still remains in their possession, for near twenty years, in the lifetime of our said deceased Father; from this circumstance we have not had said property appraised as part of said Estate.
s/JOHN WARDLAW, JAMES WARDLAW