Notes for William GILKEY

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Notes for William GILKEY

CALDWELL COUNTY , KENTUCKY WILL BOOK A Page 21-22 1810 (May 10th 1810)In
the name of God amen I William Gilkey of Caldwell County and state
ofKentucky being sick and weak in body but of sound mind and perfect
senseand disposeal of mind and memory thanks be to God given to the
almightyGod for the same do this 21st day of May in the year of our lord
God Onethousand eight hundred and ten, make and ordain this to be my last
willand testament in manner and form followingItem I give and commend my
soul to into the hands of almightyGod that gave it to me and my body to
mother Earth to be buried in a christian like manner at the discretion of
my executors hereafter namedhoping that at the morning of resurection I
shall have a gloriousmeeting with the saints in glory , .and as to my
wordly estatewhich to hath pleased God to bless me with I dispose of in
manner andform following namely vizItem I give and bequeath unto my
daughter Hannah Gilkey one featherbed and furniture two cows and one horse
creature to the value of fiftydollars to her and her heirs forever .Item I
give and bequeath unto my daughter Barbary Gilkey one feather bed and
furniture one yearling mare colt now claimed by her Andtwo cows to her and
her heirs forever.Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Jemima Gilkey
one featherbed and furniture two cows and one horse creature to the value
of fiftydollars to her and her heirs foreverItem I give and bequeath unto
my son in law Charles Trim one .feather bed and furniture two cows and one
horse to the value of fiftydollars and the said property the said Charles
Trim had from me when hewas married to my daughter Anna, and the said
Charles Trim and his wifeAnna at the writing of this instrument
acknowledges themselves to besatisfied with it as their part of my estate I
give to Charles and hisheirs forever.Item I give and bequeath unto my son
William Gilkey one blackhorse it being the horse that he now has of mine in
his possession and also ten dollars to him and his heirs forever.Item My
will and desire that all my children except William anddaughter Anna shall
live on the plantation where I now live in order tosupport thereon until
they arrive at the age of maturity or marry Andthat they shall equally have
the benefit of the land and plantation andthe stock and utensils hereon
until the time above mentioned.. Item I bequeath unto my son Thomas one
hundred acres of landit being the plantation and part of the land whereon I
now live, and onehorse to him & his heirs forever.Item I give and bequeath
unto my son John Gilkey the balance ofthe land I now own lying above me on
the dry fork of the Eddy Creek andone horse to him and his heirs
forever.Item I give and bequeath unto my son Isaac Gilkey one featherbed
and furniture and one horse to be at the value of seventy dollars tobe paid
to him out of my estate when he arrives at the age of twenty oneor marries
to him and his heirs foreverItem I give and bequeath unto my grand Son
Zepheniah Gilkey onehorse to the value of fifty dollars to be paid to him
out of my estatewhen he arrives to the age of twenty one years to him and
his heirsforeverItem My will and desire is that my smith tools, one large
bulla steer and one cow be sold in order to clear the land which I give
tomy sons Thomas and John Gilkey of the money due this state thereon andto
pay my just debts. Item I enstitute and appoint my trusty friend James
Greermy whole and sole executor to this my last will and Testament. .
InTestimony Whereof I the said William Gilkey hath hereunto set my handand
affixed my seal this day and date first written and in the thirtyfourth
year of our American Independence. Sign Seal pronounce anddeclared in
presence of us (signed) William Gilkey *seal* (wit signed) James Greer Wm
Thompson James Greer junior(codicil May 21 1810) Item I further constitute
and appoint mytrusty friend Hugh McElroy likewise my executor to this my
last will andTestament as witness my hand and seal this 21st day of May
1810 (signed)William Gilkey *seal* test (signed) James Greer Wm Thompson
James Greer juniorCaldwell Co., Ky. Court order Bk. A pg 22 August Term
1810I John Phelps clerk of said court do certify that the within Last
Willand Testament of William Gilkey deceased was this day produced in
opencourt by the executors there in named and proven by the oaths of
JamesGreer and James Greer junior two subcribing witnesses thereto and
thesame was ordered to be recorded, in testimony that I have recorded
this7th day of Aug 1810.(signed) John H. Phelps NOTE : Capital letters and
punctation were put in as shown on original will..Transcribed from original
-Feb 11th 1999 by Kenneth Edward Gilkey- 409 Hillcrest Drive- Newburgh, In.
47630 - Email: kengilke@@evansville.net
According to the "Gilkey Book" compiled by George Gilkey. The genealogy of
the Nelson Co. William is: Unknown Gilkey, may have been David of Virginia
174-, b. probably Ireland. Children of Unknown Gilkey: John, came to
Kentucky aabout 1770, married Jemima Pottenger. David married Elizabeth
Pottenger, sister of Jemima. William supposed to have gone to Missouri.
"Willian Gilkey received from the state of Virginia a grant of 175 acres of
land on Beech Fork River in Nelson County, Kentucky, on 3 April 1787."
"Children of William: Hanna Gilkey, Barbara Gilkey, Jemima Gilkey, William
Gilkey, Ann Gilkey, Thomas Gilkey, John Gilkey, Isaac Gilkey b.1815, m.
Mary- b.1808. "
Jemimah Gilkey b. Dec 2 1796..in Christian Co., Ky (area in 1810 became
Caldwell Co.,Ky).......
Father ...William C. Gilkey Sr. b. Pa bef.1760 died Caldwell Co..1810
Mother.....no data....................
FACT..(in deed book A, Caldwell Co ) Wm. Jr. named Guardian of Jemimah Feb
26, 1816 --10 months bef 21st bthday?????
FACT..Married Nov 5, 1823..26 years, 11 months when marr.
FACT.. Caldwell Co., Ky. marr. rec. book. 1, pg 78
Posted by lisa oliver on January 20,
1999 at 11:00:29:
In Reply to: Charles TRIM, 1780-1847, NC/KY posted
by Chester H. Neff on January 10, 1999 at 04:43:16:
Charles Trim was married to Anna Gilkey. Anna was daughter of William
Gilkey Sr. and (Hannah Holland?). Extended family group moved to Eddy Creek
area in Caldwell/Lyon County Ky when William Gilkey Sr. given a land grant
of 400 acres.The Gilkeys had been in the Bardstown Ky area and beleived to
have been in Nc before that. Charles Trim also had 400 acres in this same
area. Children were William, Peter, John, Hannahand Nicena. I am
researching the Gilkey family and can share some info on the Trims. A
Barbary Trim is also listed on who may be daughter. Charles in on the 1790
and 1800 census for Person County NC. He is on the 1820 census for Calswell
County.
***GILKEY BIBLE****
This Bible is in the Possession of Dannie Roberta Gilkey
who so graciously allowed me to copy it. The Bible had a
considerable amount of water damage, making some dates
and names unreadable. Births, Deaths, & Marriages are in
no certain order and were in many different handwritings....
Page 1 NEW TESTAMENT New York Bible Society 1850
Charlene Gilkey born-------unreadable Geneva Gilkey born--------unreadable
Page 2 Family record Of Isaac & Lucinda E. Gilkey
Isaac Gilkey was born 2nd July 1804
Lucinda E. (Dunn) Gilkey was born on January 27th 1820
A. Eliza (Ann) Gilkey was born February 6th 1842
B. (Barbara) Caroline Gilkey was born July 29th 1846
Mary A. (Adalisa) Gilkey was born January 21st 1849
Robert D. Gilkey was born April the (torn) 1854
Margaret Guilkey(sic) was born Sept. the 7 1858 Page 3
(This page was very water damaged)
(written across top of page) John Feland Clark was born May 24 1886
Joseph Gilkey was born October 10, 1861 Frank Gilkey was born Dec 7, 1864
Eliza Elizabeth---Unreadable--------born 1862 April 4th--------------
Narcissa (Murray) was born 19th-----1867 daughter of America & Samuel Murray
Jon Thomas Trim was born January 23 18(--)
Jenfrie(Jennifer) Lee a daughter of Samuel & America Murray was born
Sept--1869
Sam Randolph (Stinebaugh) 13th day of 1870 son of Robert Stinebaugh &
Mary Jane Randolph Lena----Gilkey was born the 31st Oct 18(69) Page 4
(Titled) Marriages Isaac & Lucinda Gilkey was Married April 17th 1839
Samuel Murray & America Gilkey was Married 18th August 1860
Ella May Gilkey was born February the 17th 1870
Tomess F. (Thomas Freeman) Gilkey was born October the 27th 1876
John E. Gilkey was born the 6 of Sept. 1876
Goge A. Handbery was born June the 8th in year of 187--
George Harvey Gilkey was born March 20-1871 Page 5
Mary Adalisa Gilkey Died Aprile 11th 1858 aged Nine years, two months
and 21 days
Lucy F. Gilkey Died May 15 1858 aged Seven years ten months eight days
Isaac Gilkey Died on the 26th day of March 1868
Samuel Murray Died on 25th Jan 1877
Saley B. Gilkey departed this life Apr. 2 1875
Lucinday E. Gilkey Dide the 18th 0f November 1872 Page 6
Samuel Edward Murray a sun of Elizey Elen and Mary was borne the year of our
lord and saver Jesus Criste January th 2 1883
Willia- gilkia was Born in the year --(written in between) a son of Margrat
gilkia--of our lord the 7 of January 1883 dide August the 15 1883
Minnie Lee Murray Daughter of Elizey Elen Murray was Born August 23 1885
died Nov 23 1885
John Feland Clark was Born may 24 1886 son of George M Clark an of Bill Murray
-(torn)- obe Lee Baker born February 24 1888 NOTE:
All lettering, spelling, & punctuation were transcribed as written in Bible.
Such as -and or & -or Aprile (April) .Died (dide) Items in Quotation Marks
(--) were not in Bible but were added by Transcriber through other research.
Transcribed--Feb. 4th, 1999--by
Kenneth Edward Gilkey--409 Hillcrest Dr.--Newburgh, In 47630
Email: kengilke@@evansville.net

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