Will Book 2  pg 155-159

February 11, 1822

 In the name of God I Swear

                        I Jenkin Phillips of the County of Jefferson and State of Kentucky do make, constitute and ? this my last and testament hereby making all the wills by me heretofore made.

Imf???mes-  I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Phillips 616 acres and 2/3 rds? of an acre of land lying in Jefferson County it being the land wherein the said Thomas Phillips formerly lived  to him and his heirs forever.

I also give to the said Thomas Phillips our lot of ground in the ? of Louisville adjoining the public Square and described and ? on the planner map of said ? by number 178.  It being the lot wherein a man by the name of Kelly ? resides to him and his heirs forever.

I likewise give to my said son Thomas Phillips the tract of land whereon I now live which I suppose to contain 300 acres to the same more or less, by his paying to his brothers and sister the sum of $5500 to him and his heirs forever, but it is given to be clearly and perfectly understood that the said $5500 is to be paid in 3 equal and annual installments.

                        I also give to my said son Thomas Phillips the following Negroes, ?, and???, John, Priscilla and her 4 children by name? Stephen, Females Val and B?, them and their future ? to him and his heirs forever.

?  I give and bequeath to my son Richard Phillips the whole of my land lying on the northeastwardly side of the ?  ?   ? and adjoining the lands of David L Ward? & General ? Clarkes heirs and the land wherein William Oldham at present resides which I suppose to be 250 acres be the same more or less.  It being the land whereon my son Richard L? Phillips formerly lived and which said land is now occupied by a ? of the ? belonging to my son Richard Phillips to him and his heirs forever.  I also give to my said son Richard Phillips 200? acres of land lying in the Illinois Grant?? now in the State of Indiana and known by number ? to him and his heirs forever.  I likewise give and devise to my son Richard Phillips the equal ½ of another tract of land lying on the ? PG 155 cont’ Grant and State of Indiana and known by number 161?  and suppose to contain 5 ? ? acres to him and his heirs forever.

I also give the said Richard Phillips the choice of 2 lots in the City of Louisville one lying on Market Street and ? and described on the planning? map by said ? by number 119 and deeded to me by John Sanders? and the other know and described on the planning map of said ? by number 209 and lying on Jefferson and Second ? Streets to him and his heirs forever, but it is clearly and expressly understood my wish that my son Richard Phillips shall declare his said choice of the said lots within 6 months after my death in writing and PG 156 have the ? proved, acknowledged? and recorded which shall ? effectively rest in him his heirs and assigns the title to the lot  ? chosen ?  ? same had been ?  ?   ?

I also give my said son Richard Phillips the following negroes ?, John, Spence, Sall? and her 4 children by name ????????????????? and their future increase to him and his heirs forever.

I give and devise to the children of my deceased son Samuel Phillips one lot in the town of Louisville known and described by the planning? map of said town by number 175 and which said lot adjoins the Public Square to them and their heirs forever. I also give to the aforesaid children of my deceased son Samuel Phillips the equal half of my tract of ? formerly known by the name of the Ilinois Grant? now lying in the State of Indiana and known by number 161 to them and their heirs forever.   I also give to the aforesaid children of my deceased son Samuel Phillips the following negroes  ?, ?, and Charles together with  ? their present and future increase to them and their heirs forever.

I give to the children of my daughter Hannah Duberly 2 negroes by name Rachel and Liz with both their present and future increase to them and their heirs forever. I also give and devise to the children whch my daughter Hannah Duberly now has or which she may hereafter have 200? acres lying in the County of Jefferson and about 5 miles from Louisville on the waters of ? Mill Creek which land is to be taken of it South East line of my thousand ? survey and to be laid off in a ? form and not to ? to either corner and to begin ?  150 poles from the northeast corner to them and their heirs forever.

I give and devise to the children of my deceased daughter Catherine Hunter the following negroes ?, ? and her child, the name of which at present I do not recollect and also ? and ? and the other negroes which I purchased of ? ? ?   ?  and which said negroes I lent to my son in law Joseph Hunter ?  ?  his natural life. The aforesaid negroes at the death of their father Joseph Hunter, I leave to the children of my daughter Catherine  ?   ? their present and future increase to the children aforesaid and their heirs forever.

I give to my daughter ?  Hamilton 1000 acres of land lying in Hardin County ?  of  ?  ?  in the name of Rhuebin?  ?  and patented in my own  ?  to her and her heirs forever. I also give to my daughter PG 157 Ann Hamilton 3 negroes by name ?, ?, and Bill them and their increase to them and their heirs forever.

I give and devise to my daughter Lydia Clark 725? acres lying in Jefferson County known by the name of the Duck Spring tract it being the land wherein she now resides to her and her heirs forever. I also give to my daughter Lydia Clark 11 negroes by name of Catherine, Henry, ?, Lucy, ?, Samuel, Evan, Mary and Kody? which said negroes I have lent her husband

Ludlow Clark for and during his natural life, but at his death it is my wish and devise that they should descend with their increase to my daughter Lydia Clark and her heirs forever.

I give to my daughter Susan Riley the negro woman by name Yellow Mary her and her present and future increase to her and her heirs forever. I also give my daughter Susan Riley the whole of the money arising from the sale of 750 acres of land lying in Montgomery County lying in the Waters of Grassy Lick Creek a branch of Licking River to her and her heirs forever.

I give to my grand daughter Lucy Ann Hamilton the only surviving child of my deceased daughter Eleanor Hamilton the following negroes to wit: Sylvia, Bill, Kitty, Alfred, Dick, Charles and Nelly which said negroes I have lent her father Charles Hamilton when he married? With my daughter Eleanor, but at the death of the aforesaid Charles Hamilton it is my wish that the aforesaid negroes with both their present and future increase should descent to Lucy Ann Hamilton and her heirs forever.

I give to my Grand daughter Hannah Hunter one negro girl named Violet her and her increase to the aforesaid Hannah and her heirs forever.

I give to my Grand daughter one negro girl named Rachel her and her increase to the aforesaid Mary and her heirs forever.

I give to my Grand son Jenkin Phillips son of Thomas Phllips one negro boy named James to the aforesaid Jenkin and his heirs forever.

I give to my Grand daughter Lucy Ann Hamilton one negro girl named Matilda which said negro Matilda is now in the possession of her father Charles Hamilton to her and her heirs forever.

It is my will and desire that all the rest and residue of my estate real, personal and mixed be equally divided amongst all my children and the Grand children of my deceased son Samuel Phillips and also the Grand children of my deceased daughter Catherine Hunter ?  the sharesof their deceased ?  ?  ?  ?    ? ? is to say one equal ? part ??  I hereby constitute and appoint my two sons Thomas Phillips and Richard Phillips Executors of this my las will and testament.  It s further my wish and devise that my Executors are not to give security  ?   ?   ?    ?       ?    ?      ? ?    ??????

Ninth day of September 1819.

                                                                       Jenkin Phillips

Witnesses:

Samuel Churchill

John Downing

James R. Williams

PG 159

State of Kentucky

          In a County Court held in this Jefferson County in a Court house in Louisville on the eleventh day of February one thousand eight hundred and twenty two the foregoing instrument of writing was provided in Court and proved to be the last will and testament of Jenkin Phillips deceased of late County by the oaths of Samuel Churchill, John Downing and James R. Williams the Subscribing witnesses and thereto and ordered to be recorded and is recorded. And on the motion of Thomas Phillips one of the Executors therein named who made oath according to law executive and letter testamentary of the said will was ?  ? him without giving security and  ? was given to Richard Phillips the other Executor named in the said will to ? the ? if he shall choose.

                                                                 ?  Pope  Clerk

 NOTE: Page 158 was a blank page in the Will book.