WILL: Noah Kissel; Orange Twp, Ashland county, Ohio
surname: Kissel

submitted by Michael Kissel (camkiss @ hotmail.com)
DATE: Thursday, May 22, 2003 3:06 AM
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     Last Will and Testament of Noah Kissel Deceased

The State of Ohio
Ashland County Minutes of the Court of Probate within and for the County
and State aforesaid, held at the Court House in said County on the first day
of December A.D. Eighteen Hundred and Sixty two.  J.D. Jones Judge of said
Court and acting as his own Clerk.

     Amongst the orders of said Court on said day was on of which the
following is the record.

               On motion the last Will and Testament in writing signed by
the maker thereof Noah Kissel late of said county, deceased, was this day
brought before the court.  Thereupon came John Singer and Conrad Lipper
subscribing and credible witnesses thereto who were duly sworn and examined by
me, whose testimony was reduced to writing signed by them and filed with said
Will, and it appearing to the court from said testimony that said last Will
and Testament was duly executed, and that said Testator at the time of
executing the same was of full age, sound mind and memory and not under any
restraint.  It is therefore ordered by said court that said last Will and
Testament together with the Probate thereof be recorded in a Book kept by the
Judge of this court for that purpose.

               And on the same date came into the court Elizabeth Kissel
widow and relict of Noah Kissel, deceased, and after hearing read to her the
last Will and Testament of her deceased husband and her rights under the same
as well as under the laws fully explained, she did of her own accord elect to
take under and by virtue of the provisions made for her in said last Will and
Testament.
                         Will and Proof

I Noah Kissel, of the County of Ashland in the State of Ohio do make and
publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is
to say:  First it is my will that my funeral expenses and all just debts be
fully paid.

Second, I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth in lieu of
her dower, the plantation on which we now reside, situate in Orange Township
Ashland Co. Ohio containing about fifty acres during her natural life and all
the live stock, horse, cattle, sheep, hogs, and everything which I own, or
have any claim to, or any interest I may have in anything on or off the farm. 
Also all the household furniture and other items not particularly named and
otherwise disposed of in this will during her natural life as aforesaid.  She
however first disposing of a sufficiency thereof to pay my just debts as
aforesaid.  And at the death of my said wife, all the property hereby devised
or bequeathed to her as aforesaid, or so much thereof as may remain unexpended
to my children which may be alive at the death of my said wife.  And lastly, I
hereby constitute and appoint Dr. Thomas Hays to be the Executor for this my
last will and testament, and ratifying and confirming this and no other to be
my last will and testament.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Fifteenth day
of Feb. A.D. 1859.
                                             Noah Kissel

Signed, published and declared by the above named Noah Kissel as and for his
last will and testament, in presence of us, who at his request have signed as
witnesses to the same.
                                             John Singer
                                             Conrad Lipper
The State of Ohio
Ashland County Personally appeared in open Court John Singer and Conrad
Lipper subscribing witnesses to the last Will and Testament of Noah Kissel
late of said County, deceased, who being duly sworn according to law depose
and say that the foregoing is the last Will and Testament of said Noah Kissel,
deceased, that they subscribed their names thereto as the attesting Witnesses
at the request of the said Testator, and in his presence and in the presence
of each other, and that he signed the same in our presence, and acknowledged
the same to be his last Will and Testament; that said Testator at the time of
executing the same was of full age, sound mind and memory, and not under any
restraint.
                                             John Singer
                                             Conrad Lipper
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 1st day pf December A.D. 1862
                                        J.D. Jones Probate Judge

Afterwards on the 3rd day of December A.D. 1862.  This day came Thomas Hays
the Executor named in the last Will and Testament of the said Noah Kissel
deceased, and refused to serve as such Executor.
                                        J.D. Jones
                                             Probate Judge