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WILL OF HUGH EVANS
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
I, Hugh Evans, living on the Clear
Fork of Paint Creek, Highland County and State of Ohio being
weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, Thanks be
given to Almity God, calling to mind the Mortality of
my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once
to die, to make and ordain this my last Will and Testament,
that is to say, Principally and first of all, I give and
recommend my Soul into the hand of Almighty God that gave
it; and my body to the Earth, to be buried in decent
Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executors; nothing
Doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the
same again by the mighty power of God - And as tuching
such Worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me
with in this life; I give Demise, and Dispose of the same in
the following manner and form etc; First I give and bequeath
to (Lavina) my Dearly beloved Wife the whole of my
hows hold Furniture; and two Cows the choice of the Cows,
and all the Mony which I have on hand; My Daughter Sally
Hill wife of William Hill I have portioned of, my
son Richard I have portioned of, - my Daughter
Nancy Swearingen wife of Joseph Swearingen I have
portioned of, - my Son Samuel I have portioned of, -
my sons Amos I have portioned of, my son Dan I
have portioned or, - allso I give unto my Daughter Sophia
Wilson wife of George Wilson have five hundred
Dollars Corrent money of the Eunited states to be given to
hur out of the estate when my lands are sold which I allow
to be sold, but not to be sold in less than six years except
it will fetch six Dollars per acre, and the balance of the
money to be put to use, and provided my wife (Lavinas)
part of the estate should prove insufficient to give hur a
Deasent mamtainence Dureing Life, she is to have for the
remains of her Days a Deasent support out of the ballance of
the estate which was put to use and then a Deasent burial at
the Discression of my executors; after my wifes Death;
(pg. 126)
the remains of my Estate to be Equally Divided among my
Heirs (that is to say) my Daughter Sally Hill, my Son
Richard Evans, Nancy Swearingen, Samuel Evans,
Amos Evans, Dan Evans and Sophia Wilson;
Also I do make, Consititute, and Appoint Richard Evans
and Samuel Evans my Sons and sole Executors of this
my last will and testament; and I Do hereby Disallow, Revoke
and Disannul all and every other former Testament bequests
Legacies and Executors by me in anywise mentioned.
Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be buy last
will and Testament; in witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal the Twenty-eighth Day of September in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight Hundred and Seven.
Hugh Evans
Signed, sealed, pronounced and Declared
by the said Hugh Evans as his last Will
and Testament in the presence of us --
John Matthews, Junior
Enoch B. Smith
NOTE: The errors are typed as they were in
the original will.
(Contributed by R. H. Bennett as copied from the records
in the Court House at Hillsboro, Ohio, and dated Sept 28,
1807)
Found on pages 126-127 of Ancestral Trails by Charles Louis
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Brushcreek,
Highland Co., Ohio
February the 19th 1837-
In the name of God amen. I, Samuel
Shoemaker
being weak in body but in sound mind and memory thanks be to
almighty God for his mercys do make and publish this my last
will and Testament as follows ---
First I will and bequeath to my wife Julian the one
third of all my moneable property to have and to hold
forever also the one third of my land during her natural
life after it shall be disposed as I shall direct. I will to
my oldest son John Shoemaker, two dollars - I also will and
bequeath to my second son Simon Shoemaker four hundred
dollars. I further will and bequeath to my third son Jacob
Shoemaker four hundred dollars. I also will and bequeath to
my fourth child Elizabeth Davis four hundred dollars. I also
will to Martin Shoemaker, my fifth child four hundred
dollars. I also will to my sixth child Susan Countryman two
Dollars. The balance of all my property goods and chattels
with all my lands including my mill and stock with all my
outstanding debts, I will and bequeath to my two sons jointly
to have and to hold equally each and his equal and undivided
half of all. the oldest of these two youngest children, my
seventh child Isaac and my youngest and eighth son Daniel
Shoemaker. My further will is that these my 2 youngest
children be my Executors of this my last will and testament in
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day
and year above written. It is plainly understood that my
Executors shall have one year to pay one half of the sum and
the balances to be paid in two years after my decease.
Signed in
the presence of us
Allen Guilford
Sampson Tenor
Michael (X his mark) Grove
Samuel Shoemaker (seal)
Highland Com Pleas July 1837
Allen Guilford and Sampson Tenor subscribing witnesses to the
Last Will and Testament of Samuel Shoemaker
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