HARRISON COUNTY, KENTUCKY

WILL BOOK 6

PAGE 86

In the name of God amen, I John Cartmill Senior of the County of Harrison & State of Kentucky being sick in body but sound in mind & knowing that it is appointed to all men to die & for setting my affairs & directing a Distribution of my Worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased almighty God to bless & bestow upon me. I do make & ordain this my Last will & testament. Revoking all other Will or Wills by me heretofore made. Ratifying & Confirming this to be my Last will & Testament. In manner & form following; but principally & first of all recommending my soul to almighty God who gave it. Hoping through the merits of my blessed Redeemer Jesus Christ to find Redemption, of my former heirs[sic] & wickedness ? [looks like Imprimes]; it is my Will & desire that all my just debts be discharged & paid & after my deceased that my body may Interred decently and at the Expense of my Estate then it is my will & desire & I do give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Susanah Cartmill after all the expenses herein before mentioned & paid, one third part of all my personal Estate for her own proper use & maintanance during her natural life. Also the farm I now live on with the farming utensils which at her dec'd, I give and bequeath to my son William Cartmill. Including half the survey that said farm is on & William my son is to convey six acres of his said part to John Ward which I have sold the other part of said tract or survey. I give and bequeath to my son John Cartmill providing he gives to my son Thomas a good second rate house & I do give & bequeath to my said son Thomas Cartmill that tract of land on which my Mills stand with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging & be it further understood by this will that the third part of my personal Estate that I have give or bequeath to my wife Susannah, I have at her disposal at her death to whom she pleases & I do give & bequeath to my daughter Peggy one other third part of said personal Estate. I also do will & bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth, Nancy, Mary, Martha, Jenny & Nelly who have now married & have rec'd [two words illegible] of my Estate, one Dollar each to come out of the last third of my personal Estate. The ballance to be divided between my sons Thomas & William & I do hereby these presents constitute & appoint my beloved wife Susannah Cartmill & my beloved son in law said [name illegible] Executive & Executor of this my last will & testament to execute the same according to the intent. Thereof in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 27th day of December in the year of our Lord anno domina 1807.

his

In presence of: John X Cartmill [two initials after LS or TS]

William Ward mark

David Rankin

Joseph Ward

Harrison County Sett. February Court 1808.

This last will & testament of John Cartmill was proved in open Court by the oaths of William Ward & Joseph Ward.Subscribing witnesses thereunto & ordered to be recorded.

ATT: W. Moore, CHC

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Guys,

I don't think the answer is there. Maybe Kanawha.

Here's all I found.

Cabell County

Deed Book 1 Page 9

13 SEP 1808

Charles Brown to John Morris (both from Kanawha)

Property at Teays Valley (now Putnam County)

Witnessed by:

David Cartwell

Deed Book 1 Page 131

15 JUN 1811

Settlement of the Estate of William Harvey

----------- Nathan Cardwell bought 1 bottle of oil vitee? for $1.29 1/2

Nathan Cardwill bought 1 lump lead .75

Deed Book 1 Page 164

8 APR 1811

Thomas Buffington and others to William Holderby,Sr.

20 acres condemned land in Guyandotte [this is in East Huntington]

Witness:

David Cartmill and others

Just thought I would throw this in to make it more interesting.

Deed Book 1 Page 197

27 APR 1812

Jacob and Sarah Hite to William Hite

$450 for 100 acres on the Ohio River

There you have it! Not much. But I don't think we were here. I'm not even

sure I'm here.

I can go farther in the deed book. But I don't think it will help.

Cuz,

Paula

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Cabell County, Virginia

Will Book 1 Page 212

I Thomas Cartmill being weak of body but of perfect mind and memory and considering the uncertainty of this mortal life make this my last will and testament in manner and form following to wit: (after my executor herein after named) shall have paid my funeral expenses and all my first debts. I give and bequeath to my children, Margaret Cartmill, Madison Cartmill, Rebecca Cartmill, George Cartmill, John Cartmill, Thomas Cartmill, Alexander Cartmill my four homes for their mutual benefit until the youngest child shall amis [amass?] its lawful age then the said homes with their----? shall be sold and the money equally divided among the seven children above named. I give all my household & kitchen furniture to the above named seven children for their mutual benefit. I give and bequeath to Mariah Chapman, Jane McClure and Ellen Fields, my daughters, fifty dollars out of the claim of one hundred dollars. I have ---Alderson LaHousse? 16 pounds the ballance I to be applied to the payment of my debts. So the residue if any to be applied to the mutual benefit of my seven children first named. I give & bequeath jointly and for the mutual benefit of Margaret Cartmill, Madison Cartmill, Rebecca Cartmill, George Cartmill, John Cartmill, Thomas Cartmill and Alexander Cartmill, the negro man, Esau, for the term of eleven [years?] to be a slave to them during that period from this date and after that period it is my will and desire that he be ---[it doesn't look like emancipated] from involuntary slavery in in other words. Set free. I hereby appoint Margaret Cartmill my lawful executrix in Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 6th day March 1837.

Thomas Cartmill Seal

Witness

Benjamin Brown

John Bellomy

William Williams

Estate Settlement

Cabell County Court

March 1838

Appraised by W.E. Isaac, E. Handley, John Keyser, John Roberts and W. Bellamy

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