Will of Marth A. Patterson (page 242)
Martha A. Patterson of Smithland, of sound mind and memory. Debts and funeral expenses to be first paid. To son Jesse Patterson, $1,000 in bank stock and slave Wash. Also to son Jesse, my house and lot in smithland as long as he may need it as a home, two beds and besteads and furniture, set of chairs, rocking chair, two looking glasses, one wash stand, towels, table cloths, table ware, large silver spoons, castors, parlor furniture, dray and mule, kitchen slave Vine to go to Betty Stites. Also to daughter Betty Stites, $1,000 in bank stock, my trunk of clothes, and half of Joe, slave, with the other half going to my grand daughter Julia Smidley. To Betty Stites, the Muls now at her house, set of chairs, rocking chair, two tabels, work table large cedar chist, large trunk, all papers and everything that belonged to James Hunt, gold watch and thimble in the box of things marked for her, gold coin and medle of her Father’s. To grand daughter Julia Smedley $500 in money owing to me by Given & Haynes & cc. The balance of their note goes to Jesse Patterson and Betty Stites. To Julia Smedley, bed and furniture and also “I owe her her part of the Salem House.” Dorsey Smedley owes $25 and wish him to pay her that much on the House. The balance to be paid out of the estate. To Betty Stites, half dozen silver tea spoons. John Stites to take charge of what goes to Julia Smedley until she is age 32 or marries. Body of my son William Paterson to be brought home and lade by his father in the grave yard at the Woods place in Salem. Appoint son John Stites executor and request that no security be required. Signed: Martha A. Patterson. No witnesses. Dated 12 Mar. 1863, Will produced in open court and proven by oath of T.M. Davis, who testified the will to be in the hand writing of Mrs. Martha A. Patterson, dec’d. Ordered recorded 15 Sept. 1864.

eMail from Nancy:

I "inherited" LeRoy Phillips from one of the members of the Stites family who did research and gave his name to my mother.  In the book, Kentucky Land Grants" by Jillson, I found LeRoy as a grantee of 100 acres on 5/25/1825 in Livingston Co., KY on Clay Lick Creek.  There is no mention of a Dabney in Jillson's book.
 
In an e-mail from Joe Shoemaker in  response to a message I left on Genforum, he says< "This  is what I have on Martha ann Phillips Hunt Patterson, born 1806 in Virginia, died August 6, 1864  in Livingston, Co., KY, buried Pippin Cemetery, Salem, KY.  Parents: LeRoy and Melinda Dennis.  LeRoy died in Boone Co., MO.  His will recorded in Livingston co., KY, Feb. 1845, names wife Melinda and daughter, Martha Ann Patterson.
 
Martha Ann Patterson  married first, Wilson A. Hunt, born Sept. 21, 1792 in city  of Dublin, died June 26 1833., Christian Co., KY., buriedPeppin Cem, date of May 21, 1824.  Issue: Elizabeth Married John Stites, 9/03/1849, Dorsey m. ? Smedley, James b. 8/25/1825, died 9/5/1859, unmarried, buried in Peppin Cem..   River boat captain between Nashville and Cairo, ILl, 2nd married Jessie Patterson (my 2nd great grandfather, born1798, died 1841, Livingston Co., , buried Peppin Cem.
 
Martha's will dated12/1836 names son Jesse, dau Betty Stites, gr-dau Julia Smedley, Dorsey Smedley, John Stites and Julia Stites.  Wants son William's body to be brought home and laid by his father at Wood's Place.  This is what I have, let me hear from you. "
 
You have to read this carefully as it is mixed up, but the essentials are there.  Now the problem is: who were the parents of Leroy Phillips and wife, Melinda Dennis?

Obit from Lexington Ky Observer & Reporter

Mrs. Martha Ann Hunt, consort of Wilson Hunt, of Fayette countty. DIed August 16, 1844. OR 8/17

Other Possibilities

IGI Record:
Martha PHILLIPS Born: 28 May 1797 Mecklenburg, Virginia
Parents: Dabney PHILLIPS Martha PHILLIPS
Batch number: 8577202 Sheet: 21

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Phillips, John
Birth : ABT 1760
Death : 1835 ,Floyd Co.,KY
Gender: Male
Family:

Marriage: ABT 1784
Spouse:

Buchannan, Jane
Birth : ABT 1765
Death : BEF 1813 ,,KY
Gender: Female

Children:

Phillips, Daniel
Birth : ABT 1786 ,,VA
Gender: Male
Phillips, Martha
Birth : ABT 1793 ,,VA
Death : ABT 1865 ,Johnson Co.,KY
Gender: Female
Phillips, Rebecca
Phillips, William
Birth : ABT 1796 ,,VA
Gender: Male
Phillips, Rachel
Birth : ABT 1797 ,,VA
Gender: Female
Phillips, Livicey
Birth : ABT 1800 ,,VA
Gender: Female