County of Bourbon

I George Keith ------ of The County of Bourbon & State of Kentucky being old week & very in- firm & calling to mind that according to the course of nature I cannot continue long in this world & wishing so to dispose of my worldly goo that after my decase their may be no disputes about the same & now being (altho week & low) of sound mind & memory" do constitute and ordain this my last Will and Testament & do dispose of my worldly gods in the manner & form following (To wit) 1st I give & bequeath unto my son Richard all that Tract or persal of land where on I now live be- ing one hundred eight acres. Sd. I give and bequeath unto my daugh- ter Elizabeth Green a negro girl na- med ann togeather with her increes if any she has & the said Ann & is to be considered as equal to eighty pounds. Thd. I give and bequeath to my son Garrett one negroe girl name Jeane togeather with her increase if any she has & the said Jeane is to be con- sidered as equal to eighty pounds.

Forth I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Robinson one negroe girl named Sarah togeather with her increase if any she has & the said Sarah & is to be considered as equal to eight pounds. Fifth I give & bequeath unto my daughter Joan- nah Kerico one negroe boy named Stephen which said negroe Stephen is to be consid- ered as equal to eighty pounds. Sixth I give & bequeath unto my son Edward one negroe boy named Len which said negroe Len is to be considered as equal to eighty pounds. Seventh I give & be- queath to my son George one negroe boy named Bob which said negroe Bob is to be considred as equal to eighty pounds. Eighth. I give & bequeath to my daughter Monica Daugherty a negroe girl named Jude together with her increase if any she has & the said Jude & is to be considered as equal to eighty pounds. Ninth. I give & bequeath to the heirs and legal representatives of my son James decd eighty pounds to be paid in the following manner (to wit) twen- ty pounds is to be paid by my hearin after named exers and to be paid from the proceeds of the sails of my estate and sixty pounds by my son Richard to whom I have left my plantation which I consid- er o be more than his equal part of my estate. Tenth. I give unto my two negroe women (to wit) Jenney & Charity their lib- erty to be under the controle of none but the laws of the land & supported in their decline of life by my exrs & Lastly I do appoint my son Garret & Edward my exe- cutors to carry this my Will into compleet ef- fect & so to dispose of all my worldly good not herin before mentioned that an equal division thereof may be made between Elisabeth Green Garret Keith Mary Robinson Joannah Kerrico Ed- ward keith, George Keith, Monica Daugh- erty & one equal part to be divided be- tween the heirs of James decd. In witness whereof I have heareunto set my hand and seal this 16th day of March 1806

Bourbon County April Court 1806 This last will and Testament of George Keith deceased was produced in open Court and proved according to law by the oaths of Roger Williams, John Hand and James Brown witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded And on the motion of Garret Keith and Edward Keith executors named in said will who made oath thereto and to- gether with James Brown Jr and Joseph Williams their securities entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penal of $500 ^ $3500 conditioned as the law directs Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form.