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Early 1800 Will Abstracts of Conn Family in Bourbon Co, Kentucky

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Early 1800 Will Abstracts of Conn Family in Bourbon Co, Kentucky

Posted: 15 Jul 2014 12:52PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 15 Jul 2014 8:20PM GMT

These three will abstracts are:

Father: Thomas Conn (1733-1811/1815)
Mother: Sarah "Sally" (Maddox) Conn, will proved 11/08/1820
Son: Thomas Conn (1767-1815)
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FATHER

Mrs Wm Breckenridge Ardery, Kentucky Records - Early Wills & Marriages (1969, GPC), Johnson County, KS Public Library, 29.

Bourbon County, KY Will Book E, p 416, May 1815

Will of THOMAS CONN: "Heirs were: Thomas, John, Cassandra Flournoy (late Conn), Hezekiah Conn, Sally Ware (late Conn), William Conn, James Conn. Sworn to by Thomas McClanahan."

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MOTHER

Mrs Wm Breckenridge Ardery, Kentucky Records - Early Wills & Marriages (1969, GPC), Johnson County, KS Public Library, 29.

Bourbon County, KY Will Book F, p 389 -

Will of SARAH CONN: Daughter Cassandra Flourney; daughter, Sally Ware, son John M Conn, sons William & James, Fanny Conn, wife of son William; granddaughter Sally Broadus; grandaughter Kitty Todd Ware, son Hezekiah. Executor: son William. November 8, 1820 (presumed date of will, date proved not stated) Witnesses: Jacob Meyers, Robert Hill Jr, James H Cary
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SON

Source: Kentucky Records, Early Wills & Marriages, Compiled by Mrs William Breckenridge Ardery, GPC, Baltimore, 1969

Page 29: Bourbon County Will Abstracts: Thomas Conn, Will Book E, Page 318 --

Will of THOMAS CONN: Children: Sally Broadus, eldest; Polly Hallax and Notly Conn (minors), land in Livingston County; wife, Lucy Conn; two youngest children, Oberia Conn and Hezehea (Hezekiah) Conn, money due from John B Armistead. Executor: Augustine Respess who will sign deed with John, Hezekiah, William, James Conn, James Conn, [listed twice in abstract]; David Flournoy and Thomas Ware for land in Culpepper County, Virginia. Written 05/31/1815. Proved 07/1815. Witnesses - David Hickman, Henry S Hawkins, Wm Higgins.
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Notes:

Polly Hallax is almost certainly Mary "Polly" Conn, second wife of Benjamin Hallack. Oberia could be Olivia. Heseheah is likely Hezekiah.

Note granddaughter Sarah Broadus in Sarah Conn's will and also as daughter in son Thomas Conn's will.

Note Lucy is a different name than the marriage record for Thomas Conn and Mary Paxton 09/13/1787 in Rockbridge Virginia; suggesting Lucy is a second wife. Note reference to two "youngest" children Oberia and Hezekiah were left the legacy of a debt owed by John B Armistead. Could this mean that the two youngest children might be children of Thomas from this second wife and John B Armistead is a relative on her side of the family (father, grandfather, uncle)?

Note the names of the Conns to sign a real estate deed with the executor of this will match the names of his brothers in the father's will. (except for the absence of Notley and James listed twice). Could the listing of James Conn twice as a brother of Thomas in his will be a typo, while not listing brother Notley? Or is there a reason why James Conn is listed twice in that list?
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