| "The Will of William Martin" with permission to post from Mack Horne who researched and found the "Will" Many Thanks Mack Horne! |
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| LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF WILLIAM MARTIN IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN I WILLIAM MARTIN OF FLOYD COUNTY AND STATE OF KENTUCKY BEING WEAK IN BODY BE? IN MY PERFECT SENCES. THANKS BE TO ALMIGHTY GOD FOR THE SAME DO MAKE ORDAIN AND APPOINT THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. FIRST I WILL MY SOUL TO GOD WHO FIRST GIVE IT HOPING THROUGH THE MERITORIOUS RIGHTEOUSNESS OF JESUS CHRIST TO BE SAVED FROM ALL MY SINS AND SAVED ETERNALLY IN HAVEN. MY BODY I BEQUEATH TO THE EARTH FROM WHENCE IT WAS TAKEN IN FULL ASSURANCE OF ITS RESURRECTION AMONGST THE JUST AT THE LAST DAY AS FOR MY WORLDLY ESTATE WHICH GOD HATH ENDOWED ME WITH I WILL AND AND BEQUEATH IT IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER (TO WIT) ITEM: FIRST I WILL THAT ALL MY JUST DEBTS THAT I OWE TO ANY PERSON BE PUNCTUALLY PAID BY EXECUTORS HERE IN AFTER NAMED AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT INTO COMPLEAT EFECT AGREABLY TO THE TRUE INTENT AND MEANING HERE OF I DO BY THESE PRESENCE MAKE AND APPOINT DAVID MARTIN AND JOEL MARTIN MY TRUE AND LAWFUL EXECUTORS OF THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. IN WITNESS WHERE OF I HAVE HERE UNTO SET MY HAND AND AFIXES MY SEAL THIS EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JUNE ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN JOHN HAYS WILLIAM MARTIN (SEAL) DANIEL MORRIS WILLIAM JACOBS |
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