Will of James McAfee Jr.
Mercer Co., Kentucky Will Book 4, pg. 198
Will dated January 24, 1809 and probated July court, 1811

	I James McAfee of Mercer County and State aforesaid calling to mind the
mortality of all living being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory do
ordain and establish these present to be my last will and testament in the first
place I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it and my body
to be decently buried by my Executors to be hereafter named.  Secondly I leave
to my wife Agnes the little room and fireplace in my house it being her present
bedroom and her stand of drawers and her bed and all its furniture to be under
her absolute control during her life to live in and enjoy free from the power of
any person.  Thirdly It is my will and desire that all my household &
kitchen furniture of every kind as well as all my negroes and their increase be
under the power and control of my son Clark during the life of my wife subject
to the following conditions  my son Clark is to support my wife in all the
necessaries of lie, and my two grandchildren Sally Woods & Woodford Woods
shall have liberty to live in my house and receive a reasonable support they
working as one of the family and a common English Education.  The said Sally
until She is twenty one or married but if she chooses to move away my son Clark
is to be free from any charge & the said Woodford until he arrives at an age
sufficient to be put to a trade or some other employment and at the death of my
wife all the household and kitchen furniture as well as the property I leave my
wife by this will shall be my said son Clark's & his heirs forever and at my
said wife's Death Clarke is to have his choice of any two of my negroes he
pleases to him and his heirs and then the remainder of them to be sold an the
money to be equally divided between my son John Betsy Davenport & Nancy
Buchanan my daughters.  Fourthly it is my will that my son Clarke shall have all
my stock of horses, cattle and hogs & sheep as well as all my farming
utensils and crop to him and his heirs and to pay all my just debts and if ever
the money Lyndsey owes me is got Clark is to have it  fifthly my wife is to have
her choice of one of my horses during her life and then at her death Clarke is
to have it.  Sixthly my son John is to have the part of my Land of my home tract
which lies on the west side of Salt river containing three hundred acres more or
less to him and his heirs forever.  Seventhly my farm and about five hundred
acres more or less bounded on the East by the stone quarry branch already
surveyed and cornering on John Armstrong's line shall be son Clarke's & his
heirs forever.  Eighthly, about five hundred acres more or less which lies on
the East of the above part left to Clarke it being the balance of my home tract
is to be sold or divided equally between my Daughter Betsy & Nancy and the
four children of my Daughter Peggy one share to them and their heirs forever
except Nancy's share which Shall go to her and her present children only.
Ninthly it is my will that my son John & Clark be the Executors of this
will.  Witness my hand & seal this 24th day of January 1809.  James McAfee Seal  

Signed in presents of Robert B. McAfee, Samuel Bunton, Hannah McAfee

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Mercer Sct July County Court 1811

	The foregoing last will and testament of James McAfee deceased was produced
into Court and proved by the oaths of Robert B. McAfee and Samuel Bunton two
subscribing witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded.   Tho. Allin Clerk

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On pg 251 appears an inventory of the estate of James McAfee Jr.  On pg. 310
appears a notice of the sale of land