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Wills of Jessamine County
Kentucky

DUNN
Jessamine County, Kentucky.
Wills, A—195: James Dunn, of Jessamine County, Kentucky, November 6, 1806, "sick and weak," wife, Martha, the furniture and rent of the plantation I sold to James Doak; negro, Charlotte, to be free; daughter, Jean Spear, a negro; Grandchildren, Alexander and Jennie Carson, $20.00 each; To my son-in-law, Richard Carson, $1.00; To my daughter-in-law, Eleanor Dunn, and her children, the heirs of Samuel Dunn, deceased, one child's part of my estate; the residue to be divided equally among my children and grandchildren, viz.: James, Nathaniel and Alexander Dunn, grandson, John Carson, Jennie Doak and Martha Woods and Jean Spear; son, Nathaniel and Joseph Woods, executors. Test: William Sallie, Willia and James H. Garnett, February Court, 1808.
[Florence Wilson Houston, MAXWELL HISTORY AND GENEALOGY INCLUDING THE ALLIED FAMILIES, 1916 - Submitted by Candi H.]

DUNN
Jessamine County, Kentucky.
Wills, Book C—39: James Dunn, of Jessamine County, Kentucky, March 4, 1819, wife Elizabeth, one-third of my land and a negro; I gave to my daughter, Martha Dunn, a choice of my horses; to my son, Alexander Dunn, a mare; residue to all my children, viz.: John, Martha, James and Alexander. Wife and sons, John and James, executors. Test: Samuel Scott and John Mosley. March term, 1819. [Florence Wilson Houston, MAXWELL HISTORY AND GENEALOGY INCLUDING THE ALLIED FAMILIES, 1916 - Submitted by Candi H.]

Will of Joseph Peyton, Esq., Jessamine Co.,. Ky. January, 1846
Book G. -- Wills -- pgs. 349, 363, 365

In the name of God, Amen, I, Joseph Peyton, Senior, of the County of Jessamine and State of Kentucky, being of sound mind and memory but in decline of life do make, publish, and declare this my last will and Testament.

Item I - I desire that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid.
Item II - I will and desire at my death that my Farm and all the appurtenance theretor belonging whereon I now live, go to my son, Joseph Peyton, Jr. and belong to him and his heirs forever, and maintain my wife Elizabeth (Miller, Jones) during her life should she survive me, for her dower interest in said tract of land, but in event my said wife should prefer taking her dower then and in that case, my said son Joseph is released from her maintainance and at her death said dower shall in this event to go to my said son Joseph, he having been in my employ in working for, and taking care of myself and wife for about nine years and attending to my business of every description for which I have given him my said farm and it is to be in full dischage of all claims he has against me on that account and he is still to live with, to attend to my business and take care of myself and wife during my life and during the time above specified - and hereafter during my life and that my said son has or may sell off of my farm after our maintainance, he is not to be accountable in any way hereafter to my other heirs, and it is my will and desire that my son, Joseph, pay all my just debts after my death and funeral expenses.

Item III - It is my will that my son Joseph retain and holds his 3 horses that he has now on my farm free of my estate and to do with as he plases, also he is to have my patent bedstead, one bed and furniture after my death and if my death should take place any year after the crop is put in, he is to have the same after the maintainance of myself and wife, but to have no more of my estate after the above devises.

Item IV - It is my will and desire that after my death that my servan man Phil is to be free from my heirs and all the other person for his faithful servitude to myself and family but is my death should take place any year after the crop has been put in, then and in that case my servant Phil is to serve my son Joseph during the balance of said year in attending said crop and gathering the same and then to be free and his own man forever after.

Item V - It is my will and desire that all my other property of every description consisting of household and kitchen furniture, farming utensil, and stock of every kind which I may have on hand at my death be sold by my Executors hereafter named on such a credit as my said Executors may think best and the proceeds thereof be divided between my children and grandchildren as follows to wit:
To the children of my daughter, Olivy Hulett receive 1/9th part to be equally divided between them.
To my daughters Nancy Caldwell, Mary Hulett, Emily Hulett, Lucy Ann Springer, Pheby Marbaugh, Mary Jones, and Sarah Caryll and to my son Zachariah Peyton 1/9th part each to them and their heirs forever.
To my daughter Mariah McKee, wife of David McKee, who has died without issue and to my son Thomas Peyton, I will nothing having provided and given to them heretofore all I intend to give - they are to have no more of my estate - - -

Item VI - - And lastly, I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my said sons Joseph Peyton, Jr. and Zachariah Peyton, Executors of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 15th day of January, 1846.

Witness:
William L. Scott
Benjamin Mitchell

State of Kentucky, Jessamine County, set June term 1847.

I, Dan B. Price, clerk of the county court for this county aforesaid do certify that the writing was at this term produced in court and proven by the oath of Wm. L. Scott and Benjamin Mitchell the subscribing witness thereto, to be the last will and testament of Joseph Peyton, Sr., Dec'd and ordered to be recorded which is done.
Att. Daniel B. Price
C.J.CC

Book H. --- p. 357
Settlement and payment of previous made will to heirs of which Martha Peyton Jones received $45.50 (being number 10 recepient) 3/18/1852 [Contributed by Ann Baughman]