Burks, John. Will of, Jefferson County, KY
2 Jan 1832
Will Book 2 p. 457
Transcribed and Submitted by Liz Dalton


Kentucky: Jefferson Co.: 2 Jan 1832 , Will Book 2 p. 457.  

Will of John Burks - names sisters: Polly Williams, 
Sally Phelps, Betsey Read and Amey Dunn.  Amey Dunn's 
younger children, Francis and Emily Dunn.  Illegitimate son, 
Perry Burks by Lydia Shain.  Illegitimate child Nancy, by 
Nancy Smyser, now an infant, a negro girl who has been in 
the possession of her mother for two years past named Statia, 
also a negro girl named Rebecca, daughter of Bill and Sarah 
should said infant not live  to full age and die without heirs 
lawfully begotten of her, then the two negroes and their 
children, if any, to go to infant's mother, and should the 
said mother die without heirs begotten of her, the said negroes 
and their increase to revert to executors.

Testator asks that, within three moths, the negroes James 
the stiller, Petio, Charles the mulatto boy, son of Rachel, 
Cynthia Harris, wife of John be freed and emancipated.  
Executors to provide surety for good behavior, and send 
them to some place in the United States where they can be 
regularly emancipated, and if executors do not do so within 
six months, testator offers to any person who will interfere 
and emancipate them the sum of $300.00 on each slave they may 
emancipate, but no person shall interfere within the said 
six months.  To nephew James Phelps, the negro boy Emanuel, 
son of Simon and Jemima and also negro boy Tom, son of Simon 
and Jemima.  Entreats James Phelps to treat Emanuel kindly 
and not part with him except by necessity as testator 
particularly attached to Emanuel.


Witnessed by John Anderson, George W. Chambers and Tucker Lively.  
Probated 2 Jan 1832.  
William Pope and Larz Anderson sureties for bond.