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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Jacob Doom of this county of Washington and State of Kentucky being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God do______and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner following I recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian manner at the discretion of my Executrix and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to help me in this life. I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner. First after all of my just debts are paid; I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved wife all the plantation on which I now live. Lying on the east side of the main road leading from John Philips to Bardstown together with all the movable property till the youngest child arrived toa lawfull age for which she my wife shall pay a reasonable sum to be ascertained by two judicious honest men, the mill____and everything thereunto belonging shall be rented to the best advantage, together with the plantation on which Jerome? 

Conner now lives and for every child which may continue with my wife that are not able to earn their maintenance education? Ye reasonable compensation shall be made her for that purpose and be it understood that when my youngest child comes to a lawfull age all my property shall be sold and my wife should she survive taking her third part the balance to be equally divided among my children or their heirs considering Sarah Grimes or her heirs as one of my legal heirs, and entitled to an equal part with the rest of my children as have received any property shall be estimated and its value divided from her equal part, and so much as the _______of the before mentioned shall overgo the charge for keeping the children, all those that are of age shall receive their equal part of the rents, and so on as they may come to a legal age the minors part being always kept in the hands of the executors, and be it known that I do constitute make and ordain Jacob Yoder my executor and Abigail Doom my wife executrix of this my Last Will and Testament and I do hereby disallow and revoke all former testaments will. So ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourth day of June One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Eight.

Jacob Doom

Witness
George Hamilton Thomas Elliott
John Phillips Thomas Phillips
Thomas Brown Henry Faith

Will Probation

At a county court held for Washington County the fourth day of September 1798 This will was proven by the oaths of Thomas Elliott John Phillips and Henry Faith subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Jacob Yoder and Abigail Doom the executor and executrix therein named who made oath and executed and acknowledged bond as the law directs a certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form.