Tape #2 - Made at Nicholas Co. Ky. Courthouse  Carlisle, Ky. 5/17/67


  WILL BOOK A Page #112

  In the name of God, Amen. I, John Morgan, Nicholas Co. and State of Ky.

  being sick in body and in a low state of health, yet perfectly sound in

  mind and memory, thanks be to God for it, but calling  to  mind  the

  mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed  for  all  men

  once to dye, I do make and ordain this my last will and testement,

  that is to say, first of all I do recommend my soul to God who gin

  it and my body to the earth from whence it came, to be buried in a

  decent manner in hopes that it shall be restored at the Ressurection,

  and as touching such worldly effects as it has pleased God to bless

  as with in this life, I do give and bequeath in the manner following:

  First of all, my lawful debts to be fully discharged, second: to my

  true and loving wife, Agnes Morgan I do give and bequeath the  one

  third of my estate, real and personal and all the household furniture,

  two cows and all the hogs, corn and rye except  what  Samuel  Kincaid

  is to have and also the half of the wheat for the use of the family.

  Thirdly, I do allow and bequeath to my two childran Murriah and

  Jefferson the rest of my estate real and personal to be  equally

  divided between them except one  set of silver  teaspoons  which  I

  allow to my daughter Murriah, but if both my  children  should  die

  before the arrival at full age, I do allow their part  to  be  given

  to their mother. I also do allow and appoint my  wife,  Agnes,  and

  Reece Morgan my whole and sole executors of this my lost  will  and

  testament and I do utterly revoke disallow and disclain all and every

  other  former testament, will or legacy, to rectify and confirm

  this   and no other be my last will and testiment. In Witness whereof,

  I have set my hand, affixed my seal this 13th day of December in the

  year of our Lord,  eighteen hundred and seven.

  Signed, sealed and vocally acknowledged at reading in the presence


  of James Avery, corrected to James Ardery and Francis Ray.

                                            John  X  Morgan, his mark

  Nicholas Co. February Court, 1808 the last will and testament

  of John Morgan, dec'd, was produced in Court and  proven by the oath of

  Francis Ray and James Ardery,  proscribing witnesses thereto

  and craved to be received, and on a motion of Reece Morgan

  and Agnes Morgan, executors therein named who made oath thereto

  and together with Nancy Ray and Thomas Cotrell, their sureties,

  entered into and acknowledged bond in the penalty of 180 pounds

  conditionally agreeable to law, certificate of law is granted them

  for obtaining a probate thereof in due form.

  Attested: Joseph Morgan, Clerk of the County Court, Nicholas, Ky.




Copy received 1995 by Dennis Nicklaus from Mary Morgan of Indianapolis, IN.