Sarah ARNOLD

   Another name for Sarah was Nancy Sarah ARNOLD.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Will, 1807, Franklin County, KY. In the name of God amen, I Sarah Gibson of Franklin county and the state of Kentucky being in weak state but perfect memory doth ordain this my last
will and testament this fifteenth day of July 1807.
First - I desire all my just debts paid.
2nd - I give to my two daughters to wit; Betsy and Sally Gibson the land and plantation where on I now live for them to live on as long as they see cause, but
in case either of them should marry and move off the other to keep it as they live single and then to be equally divided amongst my three daughters, to wit;
Phebe Martin and Betsy and Salley.
3rd - My desire is that the negroes to be equally divided amongst all my sons and daughters.
4th - I give to my daughter Phebe Martin the mare and cold and bed and furniture that she has now in her possession.
5th - I give to my son Sam Gibson one mare and colt that he now has in possession, likewise a bed and furniture he has not yet received.
6th - I give to my son William Gibson the horses he has had in possession, likewise one bed and furniture.
7th - I give to my daughter Betsy one ma re and two colts and a bed and furniture.
8th - I give to my daughter Salley one black mare and colt, likewise a sorrel horse colt, ___ likewise one bed and furniture.
9th - I give to my Granddaughter Salley Martin a small bay suckling colt.
10th - After all my just debts is paid what balance there is I give to my two single daughters, to wit; Betsy and Salley Gibson.
11th - My desire is that my sons James Gibson and William Gibson and Thomas Martin act as my Exetrs on the day and date above written.

Sarah Gibson

Signd, sealed & delivered in presence of
James Porter
Reuben Samuel
Spilsbe Samuel

Franklin County, Novr Court 1807
The last will and testament of Sarah Gibson, decd.. was this day produced in court and proved by the
oaths of Reuben Samuel and Spilsbe Samuel subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Att. Daniel Weisiger, Clk

[Franklin County Will Book 1, 1795 - 1823, p. 74
http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyfrankl/SGibsonwill.htm]

• Legal: heirs, 1811, Rockbridge County, VA. Circuit Court Clerk
Rockbridge County, Virginia
Power of Attorney from the "Heirs of Stephen Arnold"
Deed Book G page 440. Recorded 4 November 1811 Rockbridge County.

Know all men by these presents that we James Arnold John Arnold and
Elizabeth Wilson of Franklin County and James Richy and Jane his wife of the
County of Fayette and Alexander Armstrong and Abagal of the County of Mercer and
Sarah Gibson of the County of Montgomery all the State of Kentucky heirs and
representatives of Stephen Arnold Senr., deceased of the County of Franklin and
State of Kentucky aforesaid have this day constituted and appointed David
Templeton of the County of Rockbridge and State of Virginia to be our true and
lawful attorney with full power and authority in Law and equity to make a good and
sufficient conveyance in fee simple of to and for one hundred and fifty six acres
of land lying and being in the said County of Rockbridge on Elk Creek a branch of
James River being part of a Tract of Land containing two hundred and sixty acres
which the said Stephen Arnold Deceased held by patent bearing date 11th day of
July 1761 and also 44 acres of Land lying on the South side of the aforesaid 260
acres and joining the Same being part of
an entry of 180 acres, to the Representatives of William McClure Deceased on their
order and agreeably to a Power of Attorney from the said Stephen Arnold deceased
to John Greenlee bearing date the 11th day of September 1781 Recorded in the
County Court of Rockbridge which power we refer you for your Particular guide and
Vesting our said Attorney with full Power to act and do in all matters and things
respecting the said land sold. by the said Stephen Arnold dec and laying out and
making this and conveyance agreeably to the Above mentioned Power to John Greenlee
as fully and perfectly if we could if we were personally present and in lieu of
all claim or claiming hereafter
to be made by us Our heirs Exors or admors.
Given Our hands and Seals this 13th day of May 1809
Witness present James Arnold (Seal)
William Steel John Arnold (Seal)
Robt Blackwell Eliza Wilson (Seal)
____ Brown Alexd Armstrong (Seal)
Abijah Armstrong (Seal)
her
Sarah X Gibson (seal)
mark
James Ritchey (Seal)
Jane Richey (Seal)

[http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/special/afas/volume4/vol4no2.txt]

• See also. http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/special/afas/volume4/vol4no2.txt

Sarah married Henry GIBSON. (Henry GIBSON died in Feb 1801 in Franklin County, KY.)