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Author: edwirvin
Surnames: Irvin, Caldwell, Rodgers, McDowell, Mitchell
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Thanks, Linda. Great stuff. I have seen most of it. I suspect George and wife Isbell
went to Mercer county, Ky. in the company of my Abraham Irvin and his family. I have not
nailed it all down yet. I have more info on George and Isbell Caldwell and my Abraham
Irvin in Bedford county from court order books and wills etc. But I will jump straight to
Kentucky first. I will post the Bedford stuff later. I have only recently been searching
Ky records and my data is still in a disorganized shambles. Forgive my citations on the
Irvins but that is the reason I search. My Irvins were all entangled with the Caldwells,
the Rodgers, the Boyds, the McDowells, and the Mitchells. But that is another story. And
please forgive this copied and pasted mess of a format. I have not had time to rewrite
it. To Kentucky:
Abraham Irvin, Mercer County, Kentucky
Death: 1801 in Mercer Co., Kentucky Religion: Presbyterian Burial: Caldwell and Irvine
Family Graveyard, Mercer Co., Kentucky Will: 8 JAN 1801 Mercer Co., Kentucky Note:
Abram, the son of John Irvine, with his sisters and brothers-in-law, came to Kentucky in
1787 and settled on Salt River about five miles southwest of the present location of
Danville. He had eleven children, one of whom was John, who married Prudence Armstrong of
Mercer County.
Last Will and Testament of Abraham Irvine, dated January 8, 1801.
"In the name of God Amen. I Abraham Irvin of the county of Mercer and State of
Kentucky being in a weak and low state of health but of perfect mind and memory do make
and ordain this my last Will and Testament, and first I recommend my soul to God my
Creator that gave it, and my body to the Earth to be buried in a Christian manner at the
discretion of my Executors to be hereafter named, and as touching such worldly Estate as
herein with it hath please God to bless me with I first direct that my Executors shall out
of it pay all my Just and lawful debts and the remainder thereof I give and bequeath in
manner and form following (to wit)
Item I give to my Beloved Wife two Negroes to be chosen by herself also one Horse or Mare
as she shall choose with a good saddle and bridle, I allow her to be comfortably supported
and maintained her life time out of the profits of the plantation I live on with the
exclusive right to her own room with all its furniture and I also give to her one fourth
part of all the money which may be in hand or due to me by Bond or otherwise at my
decease.
Item I give to my son John one Negro to be chosen as he pleases after his mother shall
have made her chose as provided above, also one Negro Boy named Sam now in his
possession.
Item I give to my Daughter Sarah McDowel one Negro Boy named Tom now in her possession.
Item I give to my Daughter Nancy McMordie one Negro girl named Lucy now in her
possession.
Item I give to my son William the land and plantation on which I now live except fifty
acres which is to be laid off for my son John adjoining to his lines, and also direct that
my son William shall afford to his mother a comfortable support during her life time or
widow hood and I also direct that the .. plantation shall not be sold during the life time
of my wife unless with her free and full consent and if sold with her consent that she
shall have the sole use and benefit of one fourth part of the money arising from the sale
thereof.
Item I give to all my Children all the remaining part of my Estate personal and real to be
equally divided amongst them, and lastly I appoint my son John and my friend Samuel
McDowel ... and George Caldwell ... to be the Executors of this my last Will and
Testament, and direct and request that if any misunderstanding or dispute should unhappily
arise amongst my Children respecting the execution of the foregoing will that those my
Executors shall be the sole judges thereof and therby prevent an appeal to the Law. In
Testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand this Eight day of January in the year of
our Lord, One Thousand Eight hundred & one.
Abraham Irvin
Test
John Tadloch
Michael Gash Irvin
William E Akin
The graveyard formerly was in Mercer County, but Boyle County was formed from Mercer, and
it is now listed as being in Boyle County. It is 5 miles from Danville, and one mile north
of Caldwell Church.
MARRIAGE BONDS AND CONSENTS 1786 - 1810 MERCER COUNTY, KY
By Alma Ray Sanders Ison and Rebecca Wilson Conover.
Harrodsburg, KY. 1970. Transcribed by J. Mcclung
p. 19
Caldwell, George and Betsy Irvin 19 Jan 1793
Bride's father: Abraham Irvine
(His note reads George Caldwell, Jr)
Teste: Abraham Irvin, Jr & John Irvin
P. 20
Cowan, Jared and Mary Caldwell 2 July 1787
Bride's father: George Caldwell
Teste: John Caldwell
An Act to establish a town in the county of Mercer (Passed December the 4th, 1787)
I. WHEREAS, Walker Daniel, in his life-time, laid of part of seventy-six acres of his
land, in the county of Mercer, into lots and streets, and sold and conveyed them to the
purchasers; and Robert Daniel, his brother, to whom his lands descended, hath since the
death of said Walker Daniel, laid off the residue of the said seventy-six acres into lots,
and sold and conveyed them to the purchasers; and did moreover convey the springs within
the said town, to certain persons and their successors, in trust, for the use of those
persons who should reside on the said lots, and also conveyed a square of ground to other
persons, in trust, for the special purpose of erecting thereon the public buildings of the
district. And application being made to the present general assembly, to establish the
lots and streets so laid off, into a town, and confirm the said two deeds of conveyance.
II. Be lt further enacted, That the lots and streets so as aforesaid laid off, shall be,
and they are hereby established a town, by the name of Danville, and that John Jouit,
William McDowell, sen., Harry Innes, Christopher Greenup, Samuel McDowell, Abraham Irvin,
sen., George Muter, and Willlam Kennedy, gentlemen, be trustees thereof who, or the major
part of them, shall have power from time to time, to settle and determine all disputes
concerning the bounds of the said lots, and to establish such rules for the regular
building of houses thereon, as to them shall seem best. In case of the death, removal out
of the county, or other legal disability of any one or more of the said trustees, it shall
be lawful for the remaining trustees to supply such vacancy; and the persons so chosen
shall have the same power and authority as any one particularly appointed by this act. So
soon as the purchasers of lots in the said town shall have respectfully built thereon a
house sixteen fee!
t square, with a brick or stone chimney, they shall be entitled to, and have and enjoy
all the rights, privileges, and immunities, which the freeholders and inhabitants of other
towns not incorporated, hold and enjoy.
III. And be it further enacted, That the deeds conveying the springs and square of ground
within the said town as aforesaid, shall be, and they are hereby declared to good and
valid, for the uses and purposes therein expressed."
Mercer County Guardian Bonds, 1787-1843
Guardian Bond recorded for the estate of John Irvine
Date: 1 Jan. 1816
Bond Amount: $2,000
Others mentioned in the bond:
John Irvine (orphan)
George Caldwell (bondsman)
Joseph McDowell (guardian
Guardian Bond recorded for the estate of John Irvin
Date: 4 Dec. 1815
Bond Amount: $3,000
Others mentioned in the bond:
Abraham Irvin (orphan)
Samuel Irvine (bondsman)
Abram Irvin (guardian)
Mercer County, Kentucky Will Book 5: 1813-1816
Caldwell, George & Isbell
Caldwell, Isbel
Caldwell, Robert
Irvine, John
Irvine, Mary
Irvine, Mary
Irvine, Prudence
Mercer County Wills Index, 1787-1954
Surname First Name Year Book Page Type View
Irvin Abraham 1801 2 238 Will FamilySearch image
Irvin Abraham 1801 2 283 Inventory FamilySearch image
Irvin Charley May 1929 20 465 Will
Irvin John 1827 9 62 Settlement Admr. Acct.
Irvin William A. A. 1848 12 456 Guard. Inventory
Irvine Abraham's Exor 1819 6 240 Account FamilySearch image
Irvine John 1815 5 187 Inventory FamilySearch image
Irvine Mary 1814 5 76 Will FamilySearch image
Irvine Mary's Exor 1819 6 220 Account FamilySearch image
Irvine Prudence 1815 5 166 Dower FamilySearch
So, I am presently looking for a couple of Mercer county will books and try to scratch
out a few goodies on George and Isbell and my Irvins. Edwin Dean Irvin
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