The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-11-23

ocond Day OF September 1851, I.
Whit Ranney OF Middletown in the
County Of Hartford q Coloney Of
Connecticut in New England Yeo-
man. Being sick and week in Body,
But Of Sound q perfect mind q
memory thanks be given unto God:
therefore Calling to mind the Nor
tally Of the Bodey & knowing that
1T is appointed for all men once to
Dye Do make & ordain this my
Last 8 only Will & Testament that
Is to say Principally & first of all
l give & Recommend my Soul into
the Hand OF God that gave it, And
my Body I Recommend to the Earth
to be buried in Decent Christian
Buriel at the Discretion Of my Exc
cutors: nothing doubling but at the
General Resurrection I shall Re-
ceive the same again by the mighty
power of God. And as Touching
such worldly estate wherewith 1t
has pleased God, to Bless me in this
life 1 Give & Demise G. Dispose Of
the same in the following Manner
& Form.
Imprimis. I give & Bequeath un-
to my well Beloved Wife Deborah
Ranney all that she brought with
her when we were Merried to be at
her own disposal: & l give her the
improvement of one of my Dwelling
houses which she shall choose & the
improvement of one Third part of
my Home Lott live on & the land
Adjacent to it, & one Third of my
Whitmore Lott, Gipson Lott where
my house stands & my Swamp
Meadow Lott. This I give her so
long as she remains my Widow. l
also give her two Good Feather
Beds with proper furniture includ-
ing what she brought with her: l
give her two Cows which she shall
Choose & Heifer Coming two
years old, & my Rideing Mare &
ten sheep, as long as she is my
widow. & my will is that my two
Daughters Thankful & Elizabeth
should live in the house with their
mother as long as they or Either Of
them shall remain unmerried, & in
case my wife should Dye before
either or both my above named
Daughters shall merry Then they or
either of them shall have the Prive-
|lege of living with my son .Willet
Ranney. My will is that my wife
shall have wood brought to the Door
by my son Willet Ranney sufficient
to MAINTAIN one fire & well prepared
for that purpose. My will is that
the Creatures l have given my wife
shall be kept thro the Winter upon
the hay l have provided, & also
sufficient quantity of Grain & Meal
shall be given my wife out of my
moveables to supply her & my two
Daughters who are to live with her
for the year Coming.
Item. l give & bequeath to my
we'll beloved son Willet Ranney all
my Lands & Buildings Except what
shall be hereafter Disposed off to my
Daughters | give my son Wilt my
Negro Man Peter, My team of four
oxen & all my husbandry Tools my
year old Coalt my Gun & Sword Il
War like stores & also all my wear
ing Apperril &c my will is that after
my wife has received out OF my
moveables sufficient provision for
the year for herself & two daughters
Thankful & Elizabeth Then what
remains of my Movable Money
Bonds Book Debts shall be improv-
ed to pay my lawful Debts & Fun
eral Charges & to make my two
Daughters Thankful & Elizabeth
equal to what either Of their sisters
have received who are already Mer-
ried, & what Remains my will is
shall be equally Divided between
all my children.
Item. I give & Bequeath to my
well Beloved Daughters Thankful
Ranney, Ann Sage Rebecca Savage,
deborah Sage & Elizabeth Ranney
my House Lott that was Roger
Gipsons, which lays adjoyning unto
william Savage & David Edwards;
My Great Short Hill Lott that l
bought OF Ephriam Wilcox; MY
Hether Short Hill Lott Bought OF
widow Doolittle, my lott north side
of mountain Swamp Joyning to Mr..
Hugh White & John Kirbey con-
tanning about fifteen or sixteen ac-
res & my Lott the back side OF Long
rI,u which I bought of the widow