1846:  Adair County, KY Will Book E, Pages 35-36.

"In the year of our lord 1846 March the 5th day  In the name of God amen I Charles Medaris of Adair County Ky being of sound mind and disposing memory and calling to mind the uncertainty of life do make and ordain this instrument of writing as and for my last will and Testament hereby revoking all other and former wills by me made
Item 1st I give will and bequeath my property to God who gave it and that my just debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my estate
Item 2nd I wish my sons Rice and Colbert to be maid up equal with my older sons
Item 3rd I wish my daughter Myree and Thirsey to be made equal with my daughter Clary and Leuvenia,
Item 4th  I will and bequeath to my nearest friend Barbary Medaris the ballance of my estate for her benefit during her lifetime and at her death if there Should be any thing left I wish it to be equally devided between all my children
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James Briant
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James Welb
Joel S Montgomery

Kentucky Adair County ____

At a County Court began and held for the County of Adair at the Courthouse in Columbia on Monday the 6th day of April 1846 An Instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Charles Medaris decd. was this day reproduced in Open Court and proven by the
Oaths of James Briant James Welb and Joel S Montgomery Subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded
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Wm Caldwell C, A, C, C