WILL OF DAVID ENGLAND OF MONTGOMERY, KENTUCKY
written 19 August 1801, proved 8 December 1801
Montgomery County Will Book A, page 84

In the name of God Amen I David England of the County of Montgomery being very sick and weak, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God , calling into mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament. That is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God that give it, and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection. I shall receive the same by the almighty power of God. And as (?) such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life. I give, desire, and dispose of the same in the following manner & form.
First, I give and bequeath to Lucy my dearly beloved wife all my cattle, hogs, and horses, carpenters & farming tools, together with all my household furniture and fifty acres of land to include the plantation where I live, that is to say to live on for her life time. At her death, the said fifty acres of land to be divided equally between my three youngest daughters when they become of age, namely Deborah, Lucy, and Elizabeth.
Also, I give to my well beloved daughters Nancy, Polly, and Eleinder each one cow out of the above mentioned stoll of battle.
Also, I bequeath to my three sons, Stephen, Jesse and David five hundred acres of land on (?). Also, I appoint my wife Lucy and my son Stephen my executors of this my last will and testament. And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke, and disannul all and every other former testaments, wills, and legacies, bequests, and executors left me in anywise before noted willed or bequeathed. Notifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal this nineteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and one.
Signed, sealed, published, pronounced, and declared by the said David England as his last will and testament in the presence of us, who in his presence and in the (presence) of each other have hereunto subscribed our names.

(Signed) David England (Seal)

Thos. Lewis
Zephraim Ratliff
Valentine Stone
Josiah Collins

(Added note) I leave to my daughter, Sarah Bailey seventy five cents together with what she has already received.

Montgomery County Court - December Court 8th 1801

This last will and testament of David England deceased was produced into court by Stephen England & Lucy England, executors herein named and proved by the oaths of Thomas Lewis and Valentine Stone, witnesses thereto subscribed and ordered to be recorded. The executors made oaths as the law directs, gave bond & security, and certificate of probate thereof was granted them in due form of law.

Teste - Micajah Harrison, Clerk