WILL: Thomas Perkins (son of Rev. Peter Perkins) - 1893 - Whitley County, Kentucky

This is concerning his son:

Thomas Perkins b. October 05, 1810 Tennessee d. November 20, 1893 Whitley County, Kentucky

(two wives: Elizabeth Branham and Catherine Bird)

Whitley Co. Will Book Three, p. 499

"The last will of Thomas Perkins. It is my will and desire that all my

entire estate, both of my landed estate consisting of two parcels of land

lying in Whitley County, Kentucky, one known as my old home place containing

about three or four acres, the other where I now live, including my garden

and barn, and my personal estate consisting of cash on hand, notes, bank

account, outstanding accounts, household goods of all descriptions and any

thing else I might have unintentionally omitted, to be equally divided

between my nine children and the two of my children who are dead, namely

Peter and William, the widow of Peter, deceased, shall receive her portion,

same as heir and the heirs of William, deceased, shall althogether had a

child's part that is the same as their father would were he living. The

following are the names to wit; J.W. Perkins, Elizabeth Powers, Nancy

Bennett, William Perkins (deceased) his heirs, Starling M. Perkins,

Margaret Davis, Peter Perkins (deceased!

) his widow Mary A. Perkins, Cynthia Perkins and Eliza Jane Croley. It is

further my desire that my entire estate be sold at a private sale, provided

the heirs can agree between themselves for that to be done, but in the case

that can not be done agreeably, then for the Court to appoint an

Administrator to settle and wind up the estate as soon as possible to do and

after the court costs and other costs that would necessarily arise are

paid, the remainder to the respective heirs as I have here to fore said or

directed. I make this will in full possession of my senses, knowing what I

am saying and directing to be done. This March 14, 1882, 7:30 p.m. Thomas

Perkins (his x mark) Attest: H.F. Snyder - J.N. Brooks Filed 18th day of

Dec. 1893 T.C. Perkins, Clerk of Court.

Whitley Co. Deed Book, Book #28, p. 428

March 16, 1984 - Heirs Wm. R. Perkins, William Hicks and wife Mary Jane

Hicks, Aaron Davis and wife Julia Ann Davis and J. Wiley Perkins (children

of William, deceased). Also Starling M. Perkins and wife Elizabeth Perkins,

J.W. (J. Wiley) Perkins and wife Elizabeth Perkins, Nancy Bennett, Mary A.

Perkins (widow of Peter Perkins, deceased), William P. Croley and wife E. J.

(Eliza Jane) Croley, Amos Powers and Elizabeth Powers his wife all of

Whitley and Knox Counties and E. R. Davis and wife Margaret Davis of

Campbell Co, TN and J. D. Faulkner and wife Sintha Faulkner of Lawrence

County, Missouri parties of the first part.

To - Amos Bennett, party of the second part - out of the estate of Thomas

Perkins deceased. Recorded March 7, 1886, signed by all heirs.

Submitted by:Cindy Lou Palmer