File contributed for use on USGenWeb/MOGenWeb Lincoln County Heritage Page by Tina Wells, 5 April 2006. Link change or update: 20 May 2006
Abstract of Lincoln County, Missouri Will Book "A" and "B", 1825-1855
Transcribed by Tina Wells
Lincoln County was formed in 1818 from St. Charles County. The earliest book of Wills began in 1825. The abstracts presented here are made from a microfilm copy of the original books, filmed by the compilers in the courthouse at Troy, Missouri and include all probate records listed in Will Book "A" (1825-1845) and Will Book "B" (1845-1855).
They are not the actual Will, but rather an Abstract - a summary of points concentrating on the essentials and presented in skeletal form. Each record contains the date the Will was written, date it was filed, witnesses, who was named in the Will and the executor/executrix of the estate.
A Will can be written (dated) at any time during a person’s life. A Will is generally filed (recorded) within a few days after the death of the Testator.
Spelling of the names is as it was given in the Will. The abstract includes all persons named in the Wills as well as their relationships. Many names are found in these Wills as the Testator often named children, spouse, siblings, parents, close friends or other relatives in their Will. Dates and names of places are also given. If the place is not mentioned it is understood to be Lincoln County.
In the process of abstracting, the compilers often used incomplete sentences, omitting unnecessary words and used minimal punctuation [just enough to make the meaning clear]. Abbreviations used: Exr. = executor, Exrx. = executrix, Wit. = witness.
Below is an alphabetical list of the Will abstracts from Will Book A and B, 1825-1855.
If you find your relative listed below, email me for a complete Will abstract transcription.
Editor's note: Tina is in the process of transcribing wills and/or abstracts from these books. The transcriptions are being added as she does them. The names with underlined links below are those that have been completed. Click on the name to see the will and/or abstract of that person.
Alphabetical list of the Will abstracts from Will Book "A" and "B", 1825-1855:
ABBOTT, Joseph – will dated 25 Feb 1853; Recorded 9 Apr 1853
ALEXANDER, James Senior – will dated 6 Nov 1840; Recorded 11 Nov 1850
ALLEN, Benjamin – will dated 14 July 1834; Recorded 20 Mar 1835
ALLOWAY, John W. – will dated 16 Jan 1850; Recorded 12 Feb 1851
ASHBURN, Gillimore – will dated 22 Apr 1840; Recorded 12 May 1850
BAIRD, Judith (nee, REEDS) – will dated 12 Feb 1844; Recorded 16 Feb 1844
BAIRD Samuel – will dated 30 Nov 1840; Recorded 11 Jan 1841
BALL, John S. – will dated29 Aug 1848; Recorded 16 Apr 1849
BECK, Jeremiah – will dated 1 Oct 1838; Recorded 31 May 1839
BERKHEAD (BIRKHEAD), Abraham B. – will dated 27 Sept 1849; Recorded 13 Feb 1830
BERRY, Benjamin Jr. – will dated 18 Aug 1843; 1 Sept 1854
BLACKABEE, Elizabeth – will dated 25 May 1850; Recorded 10 Aug 1853
BLANKS, Joseph of Pittsylvania County – will dated 14 Apr 1827; Recorded 19 Dec 1843
BROWN, Luther – will dated 2 Oct 1844; Recorded 4 Mar 1846
BUTTER, William Senior – will dated 25 Jan 1843; Recorded 10 Aug 1843
CALLAWAY, Chesley – will dated 24 Mar 1847; Recorded 2 Sept 1848
CALLAWAY, Zachariah – will dated 18 Jan 1848; Recorded 17 Feb 1848
CANNON, James – will dated 30 June 1836; Recorded 10 May 1842
CANTRAEL, David – will dated 21 Sept 1849; Recorded 14 Nov 1853
CLARE, Daniel – will dated 20 Aug 1843; Recorded 17 Oct 1843
CLARK, Christopher – will dated 4 Feb 1841; Recorded 25 Sept 1841
CLARK, Daniel of New Orleans – will dated 20 May 1811; Recorded 21 May 1841
CLARK, Mary formerly of Ireland now of Philadelphia, PA – will dated 22 Nov 1817; Recorded 21 May 1841
COCHRAN, Thomas – will dated 20 Apr 1854; Recorded 15 May 1854
COPENHAVER, Thomas – will dated 11 Aug 1834; Recorded 21 Sept 1838
COTTLE, Almond – will dated 11 Jan 1835; Recorded 24 Jan 1834
COTTLE, Andrew – will dated 10 Oct 1845; Recorded 25 Nov 1858
COTTLE, Ira – will dated 30 Jan 1842; Recorded 14 Feb 1842
COTTLE, Sherman – will dated 5 May 1854; Recorded 18 Aug 1854
COX, Charles – will dated 18 Apr 1855; Recorded 30 Apr 1855
CUNNINGHAM, William Senior – will dated 21 Aug 1833; Recorded 3 Feb 1834
DAVIS, Ephraim – will dated 8 OCT 1851; Recorded 10 Nov 1851
DAVIS, James W. – will dated 29 Mar 1843; Recorded3 Dec 1853
DAVIS, Littleton – will dated 3 Feb 1831; Recorded 7 Nov 1831
DAVIS, Samuel M. – will dated 24 Sept 1855; Recorded 24 Nov 1855
DOWNING, Ezekiel – will dated 20 Jan 1849; Recorded 1 Feb 1849
DUDLEY, Clarissa – will dated 15 Oct 1838; Recorded 12 Aug 1839
DUFF, Ann – will dated 10 June 1854; Recorded 13 Aug 1855
DUNCAN, Hiram of Prairie Twp. – will dated 3 Oct 1855; Recorded 29 Nov 1855
DUNCAN, James – will dated 9 Oct 1842; Recorded 25 Oct 1842
DYER, David – will dated 13 Aug 1844; Recorded 21 Nov 1844
ELSTON, John – will dated 14 Aug 1849; Recorded 12 Aug 1851
EMERSON, Enoch – will dated 11 Apr 1849; Recorded 12 Aug 1850
ESTES, Coleman – will dated 6 Dec 1838; Recorded 1 Mar 1844
ESTES, Samuel – will dated 19 Aug 1844; Recorded 24 Aug 1844
EZZELL, Ira – will dated 26 May 1845; Recorded 21 mar 1846
FELPS, William – will dated 19 Aug 1851; Recorded 23 Oct 1851
FRAZIER, John of Lawrence County, KY – will dated 8 Oct 1838; Recorded 12 Nov 1838
GALLOWAY, James Senior – will dated 29 Apr 1834; Recorded 5 Aug 1834
GEIGER, George of Jefferson County, KY – will dated 22 Jan 1812; Recorded 7 July 1845
GENTRY, George – will dated 6 Sept 1834; Recorded 18 May 1835
GIBSON, Goin (Guian) – will dated 23 Nov 1847; Recorded 14 Feb 1848
GIBSON, James – will dated 18 Mar 1843; Recorded 13 May 1847
GIBSON, Joseph – will dated 14 Aug 1853; Recorded 2 Oct 1853
GILILLAND, John – will dated 24 Apr 1846; Recorded 11 May 1852
GOODRICH, Asaph of town of Troy – will dated 14 Dec 1854; Recorded 20 Dec 1854
GUINN, George – will dated 18 Mar 1834; Recorded 15 Dec 1838
GUINN, William – will dated 23 July 1840; Recorded 10 Jan 1848
HAMMACK, William – will not dated – Recorded 4 Nov 1828
HAMMOND, John – will dated 20 May 1834; Recorded 18 Apr 1835
HARVEY, Martin – will dated 5 Dec 1838; Recorded 24 Nov 1848
HENRY, Elizabeth – will dated 8 June 1842; Recorded 1 Nov 1844
HENRY, Francis – will dated 11 Nov 1840; Recorded 4 Dec 1840
HENRY, Malcolm – will dated 17 Sept 1834; Recorded 13 May 1840
HENRY, Malcolm Junior – will dated 9 Sept 1832; Recorded 25 Sept 1852
HOFF, Abraham – will dated 4 Feb 1830; Recorded 6 Apr 1830
HOLCOMB, Charles L. – will dated 6 Aug 1843; Recorded 22 Sept 1846
HOLLOWAY, Robert C. – will dated 10 Apr 1852; Recorded 22 Jan 1853
HOWDESHELL, Joseph – will dated 20 May 1841; Recorded 3 Dec 1845
HUNTER, John – will dated 8 Apr 1826; Recorded 4 Feb 1833
JACKSON, Joshua – will dated 22 July 1836; Recorded 9 Aug 1835
JAMISON, David Senior – will dated 28 May 1838; Recorded 22 Feb 1844
JEWEL, Jacob – will dated 17 June 1845; Recorded 10 Aug 1846
KEMPER, Martin – will dated 20 Oct 1847; Recorded 13 Nov 1848
KENNEDY, Armstrong – will dated 5 July 1836; Recorded 17 Jan 1837
KRING, George – will dated 24 Nov 1835; Recorded 18 May 1838
LEWIS, Elizabeth – will dated 1 Sept 1852 Recorded 7 May 1855
LEWIS, Nicholas H. – will dated 5 Apr. 1840; Recorded 9 May 1840
LUCKET, Francis – will not dated; Recorded 12 Nov 1838
McATEE, Lloyd S. – will dated 10 Oct 1850; Recorded 15 Apr 1853
McCOLLUM, Macum [Malcolm] – will dated 6 Nov 1845; Recorded 1 Jan 1846
McCOY, David – will dated 21 June 1855; Recorded 16 Aug 1855
McCOY, James – will dated 16 Oct 1834; Proven 10 Mar 1835; Recorded 23 Feb 1839
McCOY, Thomas – will dated 11 May 1828; Recorded 31 May 1828
McGINNIS, Greenberry D. – will dated 20 Mar 1844; Recorded 29 Apr 1844
McGINNIS, Milton – will dated 8 Dec 1851; Recorded 15 Dec 1851
McMAHILL, Robert – will dated 19 Sept 1846; Recorded 11 Apr 1855
MARTIN, John J. – will dated 21 Mar 1837; Recorded 10 May 1837
MARTIN, Leanna – will dated 1 Apr 1854; Recorded 28 Aug 1854
MATHEWS, Anner – will dated 26 Oct 1843; Recorded 25 Jan 1844
MAYES, Henry – will dated 16 Mar 1842; Recorded 9 Mar 1850
MINOR, Samuel O. – will dated 1 Mar 1837; Recorded 28 Nov 1838
MOORE, James – will dated 15 Feb 1853; Recorded 16 Feb 1854
MORRIS, Israel – will dated 13 Jan 1851; Recorded 14 Apr 1851
MOSS, Daniel – will dated 1 Oct 1828; Recorded 21 Jan 1829
MOSS, Samuel of Granville County, NC – will dated 10 Sept 1843; Recorded 9 Sept 1852
MOURNING, Thomas Senior – will dated 28 Apr 1837; Recorded 1 July 1837
MUDD, Mary Price – will dated 24 Jan 1840; Recorded 31 Mar 1840
NORTON, William – will dated 12 May 1836; Recorded 9 Aug 1836
OAKLEY, Cary A. – will dated 12 Jan 1831; Recorded 21 Feb 1831
OVERMAN, Nancy of Davidson County, TN – will dated14 June 1824; Recorded 18 Aug 1841
OWINGS, William Senior of Prairie Twp. – will dated 20 Dec 1851; 10 Feb 1852
PARSONS, Jane Elizabeth – will dated2 Sept 1855; Recorded 9 Oct 1855
PAXTON, James – will dated10 Oct 1827; Recorded 5 Nov 1827
PERKINS, Elisha – will dated 19 Nov 1849; 28 Nov 1851
PERKINS, Jesse – will dated 9 Aug 1847; Recorded 16 Mar 1848
PORTER, Polly M. – will dated27 Feb 1845; Recorded 2 Mar 1855
PREWITT, Robert C. – will dated5 Aug 1850; Recorded 12 Oct 1850
PROFATER, Christian – will dated 15 Nov 1853; Recorded 22 May 1855
RANSDELL, Wesley – will dated 21 Mar 1855; Recorded 18 Aug 1855
REEDS, Samuel Thomas – will dated 5 June 1846; Recorded 11 Aug 1846
RICHARDS, Charles – will dated 18 Dec 1854; Recorded 7 May 1855
RICKS, John – will dated 15 Mar 1853; Recorded 7 Oct 1853
RICKS, John M. – will dated 27 Aug 1853; Recorded 7 Oct 1853
RIGGS, Jonathan – will dated 19 Jan 1834; Recorded 3 Feb 1834
RILEY, Joshua – will dated 20 Sept 1853; Recorded 14 Feb 1854
RIPLEY, Richard – will dated 27 Oct 1834; Recorded 4 Nov 1834
ROBERTS, John – will dated 13 Sept 1844; Recorded 27 Mar 1849
ROBERTSON, Robert – will dated 4 May 1825; Recorded 8 June 1825
ROBINSON, Levi – will dated 23 Mar 1855; Recorded 21 May 1855
SALMONS, Eve – will dated 3 Sept 1853; Recorded 7 Nov 1853
SANDERS, Joshua – will dated 18 Nov 1848; Recorded 18 Dec 1848
SANFORD, Henry B. – will dated 3 June 1844; Recorded 8 Apr 1844
SAUNDERS, Richard – will dated 30 Oct 1833; Recorded 3 Nov 1834
SEYMORE, Claborn – will dated 9 Aug 1843; Recorded 6 Nov 1850
SHAW, Bethuel – will dated 11 Apr 1842; Recorded 20 Oct 1842
SHEARLY (SHIRLEY), John – will dated 3 Oct 1835; Record 25 Dec 1835
SHELTON, Charles M. – will dated 4 Apr1848; Recorded 9 May 1848
SITTON, Joseph – will dated 28 Apr 1830; Recorded 10 Feb 1832
SMILEY, George – will dated 5 July 1830; Recorded 12 Aug 1839
SMILEY, Samuel – will dated 16 Feb 1843; Recorded 12 Feb 1844
SPYRES, Malen of Prairie Twp. – will not dated; Recorded 14 Feb 1854
STONE, Samuel – will dated 31 Dec 1835; 1 Aug 1836
STOUT, Hulda – will dated 1 Jan 1845; Recorded 2 Jan 1850
SUDDARTH, Thomas s. – will dated 30 Apr 1836; Recorded 9 Aug 1836
TARRANTS, Lott – will dated 4 Feb 1845; Recorded 11 June 1845
TEAGUE, Peter – will dated 14 Jan 1848; Recorded 8 May 1848
TRIPLETT, Nathaniel – will dated 22 Aug 1844; Recorded 11 Nov 1844
TURNER, Elias – will dated 26 Aug 1837; 23 Jan 1838
VANCE, Benjamin – will dated 6 Nov 1845; Recorded 29 Jan 1848
WATTS, Henry – will dated 20 July 1839; Recorded 27 Aug 1839
WATTS, William – will dated 7 Nov 1850; Recorded 21 May 1851
WEBB, Statia – will dated 22 Mar 1838; Recorded 15 Aug 1838
WELLS, Nicholas – will dated 6 Feb 1844; Recorded 14 Feb 1844
WELTY, Abraham – will dated 12 Feb 1842; Recorded 7 Apr 1842
WHITESIDE, Isaac E. – will dated 30 Jan 1846; Recorded 14 May 1846
WILKERSON, William – will dated 31 Dec 1837; Recorded 27 Jan 1838
WILSON, Mary – will dated 11 Sept 1855; Recorded 12 Nov 1855
WITHENTON (WITHINGTON), James – will dated 26 Aug 1850; Recorded 15 Nov 1850
WOMBLES, James of Bedford Twp. – will not dated; Recorded 15 May 1848
WOOLFOLK, John A. – will dated 9 Mar 1854; Recorded 14 Nov 1854
YATER, Conrad – will dated 3 Apr 1834; Recorded 9 Sept 1834
File contributed for use on USGenWeb/MOGenWeb Lincoln County Heritage Page by Tina Wells, 5 April 2006. Link change or update:20 May 2006
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