The Will of Jacob Gum
Green County, KY
(1739/40 - 1798)
The will of Jacob Gum, Green County, KY, Book 1, Page 1:
In the name of God, Amen:
I, Jacob Gum, being in my perfect senses and sound in memory, do first give and bequeath my body to the grave and my soul to god who gave it, and next I give and bequeath unto my eldest son Jacob Gum six shillings, and unto my eldest daughter Ellener Bell, I give and bequeath the sum of six shillings, and unto my daughter Sarah Montgomery I give and bequeath the sum of six shillings, and unto my daughter, Lydia Scaggs, I give and bequeath the sum of six shillings, to be paid out of the personal estate after my decease, if so be that a certain suit now in law between me, Jacob Gum and William Barnet respecting a bond for one thousand acres of land signed over from Philip Philips is recovered in my favour, I then give and bequeath unto my son Charles Gum one hundred acres of said land or the value thereof, and unto my son Jehu Gum, I give and bequeath one hundred acres of said land or the value thereof, and unto my son Jesse Gum, I give and bequeath one hundred acres of said land or the value thereof, and unto Henry Bell I give and bequeath one hundred acres of said land or the value thereof, and unto my wife Margaret Gum I give and bequeath all and every of my Moveable property and estate also the land she now lives upon until my son Elijah Gum is come to the age of twenty-one years and then the land shall be equally divided into two parts, and the part upon which the new building stands shall remain the widows, untill my son John Gum shall come to the age of twenty one years and then said half shall become his, and my son Elijah Gum shall have possession of the other part at his arrival to twenty one years, and when Elijah shall have possession of said land he shall pay unto his sister, Mary Gum the sum of ten pounds and unto his sister Nancy Gum, the sum of ten pounds and when my son John Gum shall have possession of his part of the land he shall pay unto his sister, Mary Gum the sum of ten pounds and unto his sister Nancy Gum, the sum of ten pounds and if Margaret Gum shall continue a widow after John Gums having possession of said land she shall have a sufficient support derived from both parts of the land so long as she continues a widow.
and when my daughters Marry Gum and Nancy Gum shall come to the age of eighteen years they shall then each of them receive the fifth part of the moveable estate less or more. It is also my will that the executors shall have authorititive power respecting the redressing the grievances of the small children should they be aggrieved after my decease and respecting the land now in law the costs that shall be upon the same when it is determined it shall be paid by those to whom the land is willed, equally in proportion
and I approve of and appoint James Shaldes and Samuel Watt, my executors and as witness of this being my last will and testament I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of Oct. 1798.
Jacob Gum (seal)
Signed Sealed and Acknowledged
in presence of us
Zephaniah { X } Bell
his mark
Rhoda { X } Gum
her mark
At a County Court held for Green County at the courthouse in Greensburg the 20th day of November 1798. This last will and testament of Jacob Gum deceased was produced in court by the executors therein named and proven by oath of the subscribing witnesses to be the act and deed of the said Jacob Gum and that he was at the time of executing the same in his perfect mind and memory which is ordered to be recorded.
James Allen
On the back of the will: Gum's will, Recorded and executed page 1st Vol 1st.
Signed James Allen
This transcript typed by J.L. McKenzie,
is correct to the best of my knowledge.
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