Elijah Wright signed his last will and testament in 1834. It was recorded in the will book a decade later in 1844.
Bullitt County Will Book C, Pages 332-333
In the name of God, amen. I Elijah Wright of the county of Bullitt in the state of Kentucky, being of sound mind and memory, and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die and having a desire to dispose of and settle all my affairs of this world before that arrives, do hereby publish and declare this to be my last will and testament.
And first, I will my body to the dust and my soul to God who gave it. Second, I desire that after my death to be in interred in Christian-like manner. Third, I will and desire that all my debts be paid.
Fourthly I will and bequeath to my son James Wright (after the payment of my just debts) all my property, both real and personal, except such parts thereof as is herein after named, Viz: a yellow boy slave named Aaron, commonly called James, and my black boy slave named George, one feather bed, bedstead and furniture, and one horse saddle and bridle with $50, I will and bequeath to my grandson Elijah Wright who is the son of my son William Wright deceased, but in case my said grandson Elijah Wright shall die before he arrives at the age of 21 years, then and in that event the aforesaid property hereby willed and bequeathed to him shall be and I will and bequeath to same to my said son James Wright and his heirs forever, having full confidence in the honesty, correctness, integrity and capability of my son James Wright, I do hereby appoint him sole executor of this my last will and testament, and further it is my will and desire that he execute the duties herein set forth and assigned to him to perform without giving security for the performance of same.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this 4th day of March 1834. (signed) Elijah Wright.
Elijah Wright signed, sealed, acknowledged and declared this to be his last will and testament in our presence who witnessed the same in the presence of each other and in the presence of him the said Wright. (signed) Nat P. Saunders, Meredith Cosby.
State of Kentucky, Bullitt County, to-wit. I Noah C. Summers, clerk of the County Court for said county, certify that this last will and testament of Elijah Wright, deceased, was this 19th day of February 1844 produced in open court of said Bullitt County Court, and duly proved by the oaths of Nathaniel P. Saunders and Meredith Cosby, the two subscribing witnesses thereto, to be the last will and testament of said Elijah Wright, deceased, agreeably to the requisitions of the state in such cases made and provided, and ordered by said court to be recorded. Whereupon the same and this certificate are truly recorded in my said office. Att. N. C. Summers, clerk.
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