LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
of
JACK STURGILL
| Will Book 1 Page 174 & 175 I Jack Sturgill of Hindman Knott County Kentucky being 66 years of age and being of sound mind and memory do make this my last Will and Testament. 1st: I direct that all my just debts and burial expenses be paid by my administrator out of my personal estate. 2nd: I will and bequeath to Maryann Sturgill my wife, Mack Sturgill, David Sturgill, Margarett Sturgill ??? all my real estate situated in Knott County Kentucky on the Perkins Branch of Troublesome Creek and known as my home farm where I now live and bounded by the lands of Albert Madden, Mose Miller & containing 65 acres more or less. 3rd: I will and bequeath to my son James Sturgill the sum of $1.00 out of my personal estate which is to be his entire interest in my said estate. 4th: I will and bequeath to Rebecca Gibson my daughter & Sarah Taylor, my daughter and Bill Sturgill my son each the sum of $1.00 to be paid out of my personal estate and which is to include their entire interest in my said estate. Jack (his x mark) Sturgill Signed by said Jack Sturgill in our presence and attested by us as witnesses in his presence and in the presence of each other at the request of said Jack Sturgill This Feb 4 1928 John Sturgill Tim (his x mark) Perkins Knott County Court April Reg Term Apr 16 1928 In the matter of the Probate of the last will and Testament of Jack Sturgill This day came in open court John Sturgill and Tim Perkins who stated that the forgoing instrument of writing this day filed for probate is the last will and Testament of Jack Sturgill, the said will was written by John Sturgill one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and that Tim Perkins was one of the subscribing witnesses ??? Will Book 1 Page 176 ??? ??? ??? and at his request was signed by John Sturgill and Timy Perkins as witnesses thereto in his presence and in the presence of each other. It is therefore ordered by the court that the said will be filed, which is done, and the same is probated as the last will and Testament of Jack Sturgill and the Clerk of the Knott County Court is ordered and directed to record the same as the last will and Testament of Jack Sturgill. E.M. Moore, Judge Knott County Court State of Kentucky County of Knott I John Sturgill Clerk of the County Court for the County and State aforesaid, do certify that the above and forgoing will of Jack Sturgill was on the 16th day of April 1928 filed for probate and same was probated by the above order and that I have duly recorded the same with this certificate in my said office in Will Book No. 1 Page 174 Witness my hand this 28th day of April 1928 John Sturgill, Clk Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski |