posted
17 Apr 1999 by: Mary-Alice Thomas
Mercer Co., Ky - p. 257, Bk 6
- Sampson Wichersham - Will
A Will without preface.
I will and bequeath to
my son Thomas Wickersham Job Wickersham Joel Wickersham
Levi
Wickersham and Ann
Wickersham 25 cents each one the remainder I will to my loving wife Elizabeth
Wickersham my hole
estate as it now stands both real and personal for her to Poses in full as
tho I was
living her life time
without any interruption whatever and lave it in her hands to give to the
children as
the stand in need so
as for them all to fair aliK at the time the come of age to want it and at
my wife
death the whole estate
to be divided as follows all that dout get trades to have a double share
and the
rest all alike I lave
my wife Elizabeth my hole and sole Executor of this my last will and Testament
in
witness whereof I have
set my hand and seal this 19 day of August 1815 in the presents of
Joseph
Kirkland
James Wickersham
Sampson Wickersham (Seal)
N.B. I want no more done
with this than to have it proved and recorded I want no Administration on
it
nor nothing onely every
thing to stand as was.
Joseph
Kirkland
James
Wickersham
Sampson Wickersham (Seal)
Mercer County Sct. Feby. County Court 1820
The foregiong last will
and Testament of Sampson Wickersham deceased was this day produced into
Court and proved to
be the hand writing of Sampson Wickersham dec.d by the Oath of Edward Willis
and ordered to be recorded.
Attest Tho Allin C.C.
[Original spelling and punctuation has been preserved.]