Samuel Jefferson Delong

From the Martin Co., KY GenWeb:

Will: Delong, Samuel, 1890-Martin Co. KY

Book 1 Pg# 26

Will of Samuel Delong

In the name of God, amen. I Samuel Delong a citizen and resident of the County

of Martin and State of Kentucky being Seventy one years old and in feble health

but through the blessings of God being of sound mind and being fully aware of

the certainty of Death do, after much thought and mature deliberation make

this my last Will and Testament. First, and more important all that follows I

consign my soul to God who give it, and my boddy I leave to be disposed of by

my friends who survive me as the may see fit. And all my worldly goods and

effects I give and bequeath as follows to my oldest Daughter Jane, my home

place including all the buildings, bounded as herinafter after appears,

commencing on two beeches on the bank of the branch where I now live and below

my house, being the corner between myself, and John Stepp, thence running up a

point with the dividing line between me and the said John Stepp to the head of

the branch above the house, the branch refered to is the one that runs down in

front of the house, not the main branch. Including all the land on said branch

thence running with the top of the hill on the right hand side of the main

branch with John James' line to a line that was run a few days ago for James W.

McBardon an a mineral contract that I gave to the said McBardon on about Fifty

four acres of land thence running with the last named line across the main

branch to the top of the hill an the left hand side of said branch thence

running with David V. Delongs line down a point near his house thence running

with same line across a hollow below said David V. Delongs house thence with

the Dividing line to the top of a point down the point to the Mare Creek about

80 yards from a house that was built by my son William near a drain thence

running down the main creek with its ? to the mouth of the branch upon which I

live thence running up the branch with the line of myself and John Stepp to the

Beginning. I also give and bequeath to my Daughter Arminta, the following

lands commencing on the bank of the creek above the house that was built as

before stated by my son William about 50 yards thence running up the hill a

straight line to the top of the point thence running down a point with McGunnis

(heirs) land to the ? of the creek near the mouth of the Mud Lick below Adam

Crum thence crossing the creek and running with Adam Crums line to the top of

the hill to John P. Delongs line thence down with his line to the Creek near a

large rock above the road and below the school house thence running down with

the ? of the Creek to the Beginning and after the death of myself and wife I

give and bequeath to my two Daughters above named all my household furniture

and wears of every kind to be equally divided between themselves. I in

addition to all the above desire and it is my wish that they have all the

personal property that I may own at my death to be by them divided equal. I

also desire at my death that my son's John, David & George have the sum of one

Dollar to be paid to them by my two Daughters above named. And I give and

bequeath to my son William about forty acres of land ? all the lands in the

hollow about his house and bounded with the lands that I have willed to Jane

on the lower end and Arminta on the upper end the lands also Joins the lands

of David V. Delong at the top of the point it is my intention that myself and

wife have controll of all the lands and property above mentioned during our

natural lives.

Attest his

T. W. Newberry Samuel X Delong

R. F. Cassady mark

State of Kentucky}

Sct

County of Martin}

I Geo. W. Hale Clerk of the county court of the aforesaid county and state

do certify that this instrument of writing purporting to be the last Will

and Testament of Samuel Delong (Dec'd) was this day produced to me in open

court and provin by the attesting Witnesses T. W. Newberry and R. F.

Cassady to be the act and deed of Samuel Delong (Dec'd) and the same

having been ordered to be recorded has this day been admitted to record

in my office.

Given under my hand this 9 day of June 1890-.

Geo. W. Hale Clerk.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Following from the research of long time Delong researcher the late John D. Baldwin III.

SAMUEL (3-1-4-8) b. 1817-8, apparently SAMUEL JEFFERSON, an infant at time of the census taken April 1820. There is reportedly an O. P. DeLong on the same tombstone as Samuel in DeLong Cemetery, Martin Co., KY, with dates 1818-1890. I do not agree with A. Corfman that such an O. P. (or even a D(avid) P. as she also suggests possible) would be the youngest son in 1820 and gone by 1830.

Samuel is apparent son of George & Mary Barbara "Polly" (Auxier) Delong.

1842 - Md. Lawrence Co. (Ky.? Ohio?: A. C. has alternated with the latest being Ohio in a 1978 letter) Aug. 9, Jemima Wells b. Va. May 1, 1823, known to descendants as Miriam. (Carla Nash has name of spouse as May Ann Wells and md. Aug 9, 1842 in Lawrence Co., OH)

1850 - census Johnson Co., KY, Samuel (30), wife Jemima (27), children: John (6), Julian (5), David (4) & Daniel (1).

1856 - Traditionally he was father of the George W. Wolfe b. Dec. 26, 1856 recorded without identification in the Bible of Samuel's brother Francis. Wolfe appeared in 1870, age 12 in the home of Samuel's bro. James.

1857 - 65 - Samuel appears in KY land surveys.

1860 - census Johnson Co., KY, Sameuel (37), wife Jamima(sic)(35), John (16), Julia (14), David (13), Nancy J. (10), G.W. (7), Angelina (5), Mary (2), & Wm G. (8/12).

1861 - Enlisted Nov. 8 at Louisa, KY, in Co. K, 14th Regt, K.V.I, and mustered out from that company after three years. However he spent most of the time in Co. G.

1870 - census Rockcastle Precinct, Johnson Co., KY, Samuel (51), Miriam (49), David (22), Nancy J. (18), George (17), Angelina (15), Mary (13), William (10), & Sarah (7).

1887 - Resided on the Middle Fork of the Rock Castle River, Martin Co., KY.

Samuel & Jemima had the following children:

1. John Preston Delong b. 1843. 2. Julia Ann Delong James b. 1844-45. 3. David V. Delong b. 1847. 4. Daniel Delong b. 1848-49. 5. Nancy Jane Delong Ward b. 1850. 6. George W. Delong b. 1853-54. 7. Angelina Delong Davis b. 1855. 8. Mary E. Delong Williamson b. 1858. 9. William Garfield Delong b. 1860. 10. Sarah Delong Eddington b. 1862. 11. Arminta Missouri Delong Butcher Fields Meeks b. 1870. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Will: Delong, Samuel, 1890-Martin Co. KY

Book 1 Pg# 26

                             Will of Samuel Delong

In the name of God, amen. I Samuel Delong a citizen and resident of the County of Martin and State of Kentucky being Seventy one years old and in feble health but through the blessings of God being of sound mind and being fully aware of the certainty of Death do, after much thought and mature deliberation make this my last Will and Testament. First, and more important all that follows I consign my soul to God who give it, and my boddy I leave to be disposed of by my friends who survive me as the may see fit. And all my worldly goods and effects I give and bequeath as follows to my oldest Daughter Jane, my home place including all the buildings, bounded as herinafter after appears, commencing on two beeches on the bank of the branch where I now live and below my house, being the corner between myself, and John Stepp, thence running up a point with the dividing line between me and the said John Stepp to the head of the branch above the house, the branch refered to is the one that runs down in front of the house, not the main branch. Including all the land on said branch thence running with the top of the hill on the right hand side of the main branch with John James' line to a line that was run a few days ago for James W. McBardon an a mineral contract that I gave to the said McBardon on about Fifty four acres of land thence running with the last named line across the main branch to the top of the hill an the left hand side of said branch thence running with David V. Delongs line down a point near his house thence running with same line across a hollow below said David V. Delongs house thence with the Dividing line to the top of a point down the point to the Mare Creek about 80 yards from a house that was built by my son William near a drain thence running down the main creek with its ? to the mouth of the branch upon which I live thence running up the branch with the line of myself and John Stepp to the Beginning. I also give and bequeath to my Daughter Arminta, the following lands commencing on the bank of the creek above the house that was built as before stated by my son William about 50 yards thence running up the hill a straight line to the top of the point thence running down a point with McGunnis (heirs) land to the ? of the creek near the mouth of the Mud Lick below Adam Crum thence crossing the creek and running with Adam Crums line to the top of the hill to John P. Delongs line thence down with his line to the Creek near a large rock above the road and below the school house thence running down with the ? of the Creek to the Beginning and after the death of myself and wife I give and bequeath to my two Daughters above named all my household furniture and wears of every kind to be equally divided between themselves. I in addition to all the above desire and it is my wish that they have all the personal property that I may own at my death to be by them divided equal. I also desire at my death that my son's John, David & George have the sum of one Dollar to be paid to them by my two Daughters above named. And I give and bequeath to my son William about forty acres of land ? all the lands in the hollow about his house and bounded with the lands that I have willed to Jane on the lower end and Arminta on the upper end the lands also Joins the lands of David V. Delong at the top of the point it is my intention that myself and wife have controll of all the lands and property above mentioned during our natural lives.

Attest his T. W. Newberry Samuel X Delong R. F. Cassady mark

State of Kentucky}

                 Sct County of Martin}

    I Geo. W. Hale Clerk of the county court of the aforesaid county and state

    do certify that this instrument of writing purporting to be the last Will

    and Testament of Samuel Delong (Dec'd) was this day produced to me in open

    court and provin by the attesting Witnesses T. W. Newberry and R. F.

    Cassady to be the act and deed of Samuel Delong (Dec'd) and the same

    having been ordered to be recorded  has this day been admitted to record

    in my office.

    Given under my hand this 9 day of June 1890-.

                                               Geo. W. Hale Clerk.

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