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| The will of William Shiplet |
William Shiplet was born in Lincoln County 26 July 1832 to Finch Shiplet and
Anna Taylor. He died 9 Mar 1882 of injuries suffered when he fell off his barn.
William is buried in the Bullock Family/Cedar Grove Cemetery on Line Creek. His
is the only readable stone in the cemetery. William was a justice of the
peace/lay preacher who married many couples in the southern Rockcastle area.
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"I, William Shiplet, being in a bad state of health, but of sound and
disposing mind and memory, not knowing that I shall ever recover from my
present illness, and being desirous to dispose of my worldly estate, I give and
bequeath the same in manner following, that is to say:
"1st: I give my wife Rebecca Shiplet all of the cleared land and my house
place with the right and free access to firewood and timber to keep up the farm
in farming order, but not the right to said timber for any other purpose, for
and during the time of her natural life and after her decease, I give the same
to my children equally to be divided among them and to be enjoyed by them
forever.
"2nd: I also give my wife Rebecca Shiplet the following property, to wit:
My bay mare name Sealy, also my black mare bald[?] face named Lucy, with an
understanding that my son, George W. Shiplet, shall have the right to raise
himself a horse [unintelligble word] from one of those mares; she sahll have
also our wagon and harness and all the farming tools, two good choice milk
cows, also ten head of sheep, choice ewes and their lambs, and all the stock
hogs on hand, also a full supply of provisions for her twelve mouths and infant
children residing with her, also all of my household and kitchen furniture now
on hand.
"3rd: I give my son Humphrey H. Shiplet my black horse named Charley, also
our white heifer.
"4th: All the rest of my estate of personal property of what nature or
kind [unintelligble word] it may be not herein before mentioned, I desire may
be sold at public sale and to be equally divided among my children which I give
to them, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever, after my
just debts and funeral expenses are deducted. This sale and settlement whall be
conducted by my executor hereinafter named.
"5th: The remainder part of my land I want left silent till my son George
W. Shiplet arrives at 21 years of age, then I want it divided equally amongst
all of my heirs.
"6th: And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my friend Jeremiah
Randolph executor and administrator of this, my last will and testament, hereby
revoking all other or former wills or testaments by me heretofore made in
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this, the 10th
day of February 1882.
"Signed, sealed and acknowledged, William Shiplet (seal), as and for the
last will and testament of the above named.
"Witnessed by B.S. Davault and J.V. Carroll."
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William Shiplet's will was read in open court in Rockcastle County during the
March 1882 term, by which time he had passed away.
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