Amanuensis Monday~Last Will of James Lindsey

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Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.

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Today’s subject is the Last Will of James Lindsey, 1837.

James Lindsey WILL
In the name of Almighty God Amen. I James Lindsey of the sate of Kentucky and County of Trigg being low in health but strong in mind for which I praise Almighty God make this my last Will and Testament this third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven. I commend my Spirit to Almighty God the giver and my body to the dust and wish to be buried in a plain Christian manner. Item 1^st I lend to my beloved (pg 144) wife Eleanor all and singular my land and Plantation. I lend her also all my stock of any kind all my working tools household and Kitchen furniture. And all my Negroes and their increase. Item 2^nd I lend to my beloved wife Jim a negro man during her life and after her death to be set Free. Item 3^rd. After my beloved wife’s death I request that all my Stock be sold together with all my household and kitchen furniture and all my working tools on a credit of twelve months. Item 4^th I request that the land be sold either at private or public sale as my Executors shall think the most advantageous. Item 5^th I will and bequeath unto my Daughter Rebecca Cates Six hundred Dollars to be paid out of the property of the estate. Item 6^th I will and bequeath unto my daughter Susan Evans Three hundred Dollars to be paid out of the property of the Estate. Item 7 All the residue of the Estate I request that it be divided equally among all my children Exception Sackfield Sanford who has received his share and I enjoin it upon him to be my sole Executor without fear or rewards. Signed Sealed in presence of us and we in presence of each other saw the said James Lindsey Sign & Seal the within.
Samuel Northington                         James Lindsey {Seal}
John H. Russell
E. S. Lewis

Commonwealth of Kentucky}
Trigg County} Let
I James E. Thompson Clerk of the County Court, for the County aforesaid, do certify that the foregoing last Will and testament of James Lindsey deceased was on this day produced into our Said Trigg County Court and proved according to law by the oaths of John H. Rufsell and Samuel Worthington subscribing witnefses thereto and ordered to be recorded. Whereupon the said last Will and testament together with this certificate hath been duly admitted to record in my office.
Given under my hand this 12^th day of February 1838.
J. E. Thompson, C.S.C.C.

Trigg County, Kentucky
Will Book “B” (1835-1843); pages 143 & 144; Image 373 of 560
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99DP-LPL?i=372&cc=1875188&cat=431993

James Lindsey married Tabitha Cook, daughter of Daniel Cook, Sr and Ruth Moultrie on 18 October 1819. Based on recent research he was much older than Tabitha Cook.

Many unsourced on-line trees show that Tabitha Cook Lindsey died in 1824 in Jefferson County, Missouri. I haven’t been able to prove this date but I did find a land deed dated 7 November 1825 between James Lindsey and his wife Elendor to  Sackfield S. Lindsey.

Also, James Lindsey‘s Will dated 3 March 1837 shows he was still married to Elendor. I have not found a marriage record for the marriage between James and Elendor. The November 1825 land deed can be viewed here: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLX-KS9F-R?cat=432792 

That same Land Deed and Will names his son Sackfield Sanford Lindsey. Sackfield Sanford Lindsey was born in 1799; this indicates a previous marriage before his marriage in October 1819 to Tabitha Cook.
I have found no evidence of children born to the unions between Tabitha Cook and Elendor [LNU].

Tabitha Cook, 2nd known wife of James Lindsey, is my 1st Cousin 6 times removed.


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[1] https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99DP-LPL?i=372&cc=1875188&cat=431993
[2] https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLX-KS9F-R?cat=432792