Knox Co. Indiana will ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ File submitted by Deborah Cavel-Greant and Brenda McClure . ----------------------------------------------- Knox Co. Indiana Will records Book 'B' July, 1852-May, 1879, page 188 Feb 23, 1861 In the Name of God Amen, I Levin Clark, Of Knox County, State of Indiana, being of sound and disposing mind and memory (praise be to God for the same) and being desirous of settling my worldly affairs while I have strength and capacity to do so, do make and publish this my last will and testament that is to say; first I give and bequeath to my son John A. Clark of my real estate to wit commencing at the North east corner of said John A Clark's land and thence North to the Creek thence West with the meanderings of said Creek to the line dividing Sections fourteen and fifteen thence South to the corner of said John's land on said line be the same more or less and one bed and beding. Second, I give and bequeath to my daughter Susannah M. Clark all of the residue of my real estate after taking out the above mentioned land to John A. Clark be the same more or less and all my personal property that I am now possessed of including household and kitchen furniture. third and lastly appoint my son John A Clark executor of this my last will and testment hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty-third day of February AD eighteen hundred and sixty one. Levin Clark Signed and sealed by said Levin Clark as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other and as his request have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. Arnold Clark George Ganoe EW Robertson The State of Indiana, Knox Co. Be it remembered that on the fourth day of August, 1866 George W. Ganoe one of the subscribing witnesses ......unreadable.....foregoing last will and testament of Levin Clark of the County deceased personally appeared before Henry S. Cauthorn, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Knox County in the State of Indiana and being duly sworn by the Clerk of said Court upon his oath declared and testified as follows that is to say that on the twenty third February 1861 he saw the said Levin Clark sign his name to said instrument in writing as and for his last will and testament and that this deponent at the same time heard the same Levin Clark declare the said instrument in writing to be his last will and testament and that the same instrument in writing was at the same time at the request of the said Levin Clark and with his consent attested and subscribed by the same George W Ganoe Arnold Clark and EW Robertson in the presence of the said testator and in the presence of each other as subscribing witnesses thereto and that the said Levin Clark was at the time of the signing and subscribing of the said instrument in writing as aforesaid of full age (that is more than twenty one years of age) and of sound and diposing mind and memory and not under any coercion or restraint as the said deponent verily believes; and further deponent says not. GW Ganoe (50 cents US Revenue Stamp) Sworn to and subscribed by the said George W Ganoe before me Henry S Cauthorn Clerk of said Court at Vincennes the 4th day of August, 1866 In attesting whereof I have herunto subscribed my named and affixed the Seal of said Court . Henry S Cauthorn Clerk Recorded August 4th, 1866