Ahenntafel #212 - Armistead Morehead

Armistead Morehead

Born: ca. 1766, Fauquier Co., VA
Died: 1826, Muhlenburg Co., KY

Buried: Unknown

Married: 1) Anne Morgan, ca. 1780 & 2) Mary aka Polly Garris, Nov. 30, 1825 in Muhlenburg Co., KY

Occupation: farmer

Records:
1790 - not found on census 

1792 - Oct. 24 - Nelson Co., KY - Gabriel Cox's District tax list - 

• 1 white male over 21
• 1 white male between 16-21
• 2 blacks
• 1 black under 16
• 2 horses
• 7 cattle
• 268 acres

1793 - Sept. 5 - Nelson Co., KY - Gabriel Cox's District tax list - 

• 1 white male over 21
• 2 white males between 16 & 21
• 3 blacks
• 1 black under 16
• 2 horses
• 9 cattle
• 268 acres 

1794 - Apr. 23 - Nelson Co., KY - Anthony Foster's District tax list -

• 1 white male over 21
• 2 white males between 16 & 21
• 4 blacks
• 2 blacks under 16
• 4 horses
• 8 cattle
• 268 acres

1800 - Campbell Co., KY taxes

1801 - July 27 - Muhlenberg Co. KY - Armstead Morehead this day claimed a right to four hundred acres of land on Cypress, in county court orders.

1802 - Muhlenberg Co., KY distributed slaves to his underage children, reserving the right to the slaves until the girls marry or reach age 18. 

• Sally to daughter Polly
• Betty to daughter Susanna
• Amy to daughter Julia A.T. 
• Charlotte to son John B.

1803 - July 18 - Muhlenberg County court ordered that John Cain be and he is hereby appointed Surveyor of the road leading from Greenville to Lewisberg and that he together with the following hands, to wit: David Thomas, George Nott, George Nott Junior, Isaac Thomas, Nicholas Thomas, Rowland Harris, Jacob Taylor, James Taylor, Thompson Randolph, Samuel James, Arington Wickliff, (--?--) Watkins, Mr. Dural and son, John Garvin, Thomas Randolph, Charles Redmon, Armstead Morehead and all the hands in Lewisberg. Open and keep the same in reapair as the Law directs. 

1804 - March - Muhlenberg County Circuit Court - Armstead Morgan served on Grand Jury

1805 - March - Muhlenberg County Circuit Court - Armstead Morgan served on Grand Jury

1810 - Muhlenberg Co., KY - Armistead age 44 living with four boys and five women in the home.

1820 - Muhlenberg Co., KY -  Armistead age 54 living with six boys and 1 woman, probably his daughter Julia. He owns 1 male slave under 14 and 1 female 14-25.  There are four men engaged in agriculture.

1826 - Muhlenberg Co., KY - Armistead wrote his will on August 17th:

In the name of God Amen, I Armistead Morehead of the county of Muhlenberg & Commonwealth of Kentucky being weak in body & being weak in body & being also in my perfect mind & memory but calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing & believing that it is appointed for all mankind once to die I have thought it proper while in my perfect mind to make this my last will & testament.

In the first place my will is that all my just debts be paid.

Secondly, I give & bequeath to my beloved wife Polly Morehead one feather bed & furniture three cows to her & her heirs forever.  It is also my will that my said wife have the use of of the farm whereon I now live until my son Armstead Morehead arrives to the age of twenty one years.  I also give my said wife one horse creature to be valued at fifty dollars to her & her heirs forever.  Also twenty dollars in money that she may have an opportunity of buying such farming tools & household furniture as she may think proper.  I give & bequeath to my daughter Susan Watkins five shillings to her & her heirs forever.  I give & bequeath to my grandchildren Cynthia Ann Hughs & Charles Hughes children & heirs of my deceased daughter Polly Hughes one shilling each to them & their heirs forever.  I give & bequeath Julia Edwards five shillings to her & her heirs forever.  I give & Bequeath to my son Armstead when he arrives to the age of twenty one years one hundred & sixty four acres of land including the farm whereon I now live to him & his heirs forever.  The balance of my lands I leave to my two sons William & Henry being one hundred & sixty ghree acres each.  My will is that all my stock of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs etc.  of every description that is not before willed (my farming utensils, household & kitchen furniture be sold on a credit of twelve months) and the proceeds thereof be equally divided between my six sons, Charles, Alfred, John, William, Henry & Armstead as they severally come of age to them & their heirs etc. forever.  I give & bequeath to my son William my set of blacksmith tools to him & his heirs forever.

At my death my will is that my negro man Sam & my negro girl Lear be hired out yearly until my youngest son comes of age at which time it is my will that that they be sold at a credit of twelve months and the money arising from their hire and sale be equally divided among my three youngest sons, William, Henry & Armistead & their heirs forever.  It is my will that my three youngest sons William, Henry & Armstead pay one hundred & ten dollars each an equal portion out of their part of my estate for the said negro girl.

Whereas I have heretofore given to my son Alfred sixty-eight acres of land where he now lives & having never made him a title to the same I now give & bequeath the same to him & his heirs forever.

And should neither of my three youngest sons to wit William, Henry & Armstead die before coming of the age of twenty one It is my will that the survivor of them enjoy the property hereby willed to the one that so dies.  I do hereby appoint my son Alfred Morehead & John Redman to be executor of this my last will & testament requiring them to have my body buried decently  & in a Christian like manner to be paid for out of the proceeds of the first sale of my property named in this will.  I do hereby revoke & make void all former wills by me made & declare this & no other to be my last will & testament.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day of August in the year of our Lord 1826.
Armstead Morehead (seal)
Teste:  Charles Redman, Isaac Ingram

1826 - Muhlenberg Co. - Armistead's estate was put into probate in September.

Muhlenberg County
September county court 1826 The foregoing  last will & testament of Armstead Morehead deceased was exhibited into court & proven by the oaths of Charles Redman & Isaac Ingram two subscribing witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded.
Charles F. Wing

Estate sale purchasers include:
Alfred Morehead
Azariah Doss
Bryan Bennet
Charles Morehead
Charles Tyler
David Dural
Edward Watkins
J.A. Clifford
Jesse Barefield
Jesse Reno
John Morehead
Nehemiah Forehand
Polly Morehead
Samuel Reed / Reno
Stephen Watkins
Thomas Barefield

Settlement of accounts
Michael Goodnight

Children by wife Anne Morgan:
Charles b. ca. 1781 md. Mary Reno 1821
Mary Wheatly b. ca. 1785, d. before 1826 md.John S. Hughes 1815

• Cynthia Ann
• Charles

Susanna Doggett b. ca. 1789 md. Lewis Watkins before 1816
Julia Ann Turner ca. 1791 md. George Edwards 1822
John Berry ca. 1793 md. Nancy Branscomb, 1824
Alfred David
William b. ca. 1808
Henry b. 1812, d. after 1855 md. Tabitha Sullivan ca. 1833

• James b. 1834
• Jane, b. 1835, d. 1898 md. William Schell
• Julianne b. 1837
• Elizabeth b. 1839
• William b. 1842
• Edmund b. 1843
• Mary b. 1846
• Eliza b. 1848

Child by wife Polly Garris:
Armistead b. ca. 1826, d. 1840 age 15

Revised 7/1/2020