LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

of

Thomas Ray Grigsby

Will Book 1 Page 71

The Last Will and Testament
of
Thomas Ray Grigsby


I Thomas Ray Grigsby of Cordis in the County of Knott and State of Kentucky of the age of Twenty eight years of sound mind and memory do make publish and declare this my last will and testament in the manner following.

FIRST

I give and devise to Sampson B. Grigsby one tract or parcel of land being on rocky branch in Knott County, Ky and bounded as follows.

Running from Goodloe Grigsbys line on Rocky branch across by large rock to Wash Martins line thence running with Wash Martins line and Ben (?Stamp?) line to top of ridge at head of rocky branch thence down top of ridge with Sim Banks line to Goodloe Grigsbys line thence with Goodloe Grigsbys line back to the beginning including forty acres more or less. To have and to hold the same to the said Sampson Grigsby his heirs and assigns forever. And I do hereby nominate and appoint Sampson B. Grigsby to be executor for this my last will and testament for said tract of land and hereby revoke all former wills to said tract of land above bounded and described and I do direct that my said executor be not oblige to give bond as such.

In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand this 19th day of December 1908.

Thomas Ray Grigsby, signed

Witness
E.W. Richie
A. J. Maddin
Solomon Mullins

State of KY
Knott Co.

I R.H. Amburgey Clerk of Knott County Court certify that the forgoing will was duly made to Sampson B. Grigsby and acknowledged by Thomas Ray Grigsby to be his final will and testament. Given under my hand this 19th day of December 1908.

R. H. Amburgey Clerk KCC

By E.W. Richie DC
State of Kentucky
Knott County
I R. H. Amburgey Clerk of the Knott County Court do certify that the forgoing will was
this day lodged for record in my office and that I have duly recorded the same in my
office.
This July 14th 1910. R. H. Amburgey CKCC
By John Sturgill DC

Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski 
August 31, 2006