Stacy Joseph Applegate

Will of Stacy Joseph Applegate 5D1B2C1
Jefferson County (KY) Will Book 12-239

Jefferson Co. KY April 13, 1884

Know all men by these presents that I Stacy Applegate, of Jefferson County, State of Kentucky being of sound mind and good memory but enjoying quite feeble health, and knowing that from my advanced age and weak condition of bodily strength that in the court of nature I should not expect to stay a great while among my relations and friends and believing it is best best to arrange my affairs according to my best judgment; Thereby make this my last will and testament:-

1st I wish and desire that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid.

2nd I will and bequeath to my sons John, Abel, Henry and William, each one sixth of my estate in fee simple, and to my sons David and James each one sixth part during their natural lives; to be awarded them as hereinafter named. Should my son David die before his son Albert then it is my wish that one half th [sic] of his part shall be given to said Albert Applegate; It is also my will and desire that in the event my son James should die before his wife, Mildred that she shall receive one hundred dollars and of this part of the estate; I desire the same amount to be given to David's wife Anna, in case he should die first; Then I desire the remainder of the portions of James and David be equally divided between my four sons first named above, or to their children. I also will to my great grand child, Elizabeth Kate Rebecca Fields the sum of One hundred dollars; also the sum of ten dollars to my grandson Jefferson Davis, and the sum of thirty dollars to my grand son Frank Davis.

3d The estate herein bequeathed consists of the farm whereon I now reside and my personalty.

4th It is my will that all my personalty shall be sold, and that the farm be rented out to the highest bidder for a term of years--say of five years, at a time, for several terms.

5th I hereby appoint my sons Jno W and Abell B Applegate executors to carry out the provisions of this will, and that they are not to be held to security ships. It is my wish that they be reasonable in their charges for the transactions of the business pertaining to this will.

6th It is my desire that my Executors shall settle up matters at the end of each years, and pay over to each heir their proportional part of the income from rents. After they pay all just debts funeral expenses, and the several legacies herein named, out of the proceeds of my personalty then I wish an equal distribution of the remainder to be made between the six heirs above named.

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of

G W Griffith
Henry Jackell
J B Greenley

Stacy Applegate

Codicil

I hereby make this codicil to my to my [sic] last will and testament this 30th day of April 1884.

1st It is my will and desire that in the event of the death of my son Henry before that of his adopted daughter Nellie that she will not inherit or receive an portion of my estate that may fall to him, unless he should have children of his own, it is my wish that after his wife Anna receives One hundred and fifty ($150.00), that the remainder of this interest in my estate shall revert to my three sons John, Abbel B, and W. G. Applegate, equally.

2nd I further desire that one half acre of land be included in my family grave yard and inclosed with and an iron fence to be kept forever in good condition. I also wish a nice and substantial monument to be erected in the center of the grave yard. that each heir may have the initials of the names of his family inscribed on the same.

3rd In the body of this will I requested that in case of the death of my son Dvid, that his son Albert should receive one fourth of his portion of my estate, but I have had it changed to one half as will be seen by examination.

4th I hereby declare this to be my last will and testament, and that all beside this and the codicil are null and void.

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of

Witnesses
Henry Jockell
G W Griffith
J B Greenly

Stacy Applegate [seal]