Ashtabula County OhArchives Wills.....Titus Brown December 6 1873
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Source: SAMPUBCO - Ashtabula County, Ohio Will Book Vol. D2, page 361
Written: December 6 1873


In the matter of Titus Brown's Will
Be it remembered that heretofor to wit at the Probate Court held at the Court 
House in the Village of Jefferson within and for the County of Ashtabula in 
the State of Ohio on the fourth day of August in the year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred and seventy six, the last Will and Testament of Titus 
Brown late of Morgan deceased was produced in open Court for probate which 
said Will follows in those words and figures into ??of our benevolent Father:  
I Titus Brown of Morgan Township county of Ashtabula and state of Ohio, being 
of sound mind and in the right use of my senses on this sixth day of December 
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy three, make 
this my last Will and Testament to wit: 

I will and bequeath that my daughter Lucy Brown shall have the twenty nine and 
one fourth acres of land described as follows: situate in the township of 
Morgan, county of Ashtabula and State of Ohio, being a part of lots Nos 46 and 
47 in said township.  Bounds in the west by the old turnpike road running from 
Ashtabula to Warren, on the north by lands owned by Charles and Fayette 
Woodruff, on the East by the A.Y&P Rail Road, and on the south by a line 
running parallel with the north line to contain twenty nine and one fourth 
acres of land.

Second: I will that my daughter Sophia White shall have the fifteen acres of 
land in the aforesaid township, county, and state described as follows: Being 
a part of lots Nos. 46 & 47 and is bounded as follows: on the West by land of 
G. Hanna(?), on the south by land occupied by Mr. Martin, Caleb Chapman and 
George Askew, on the east by the A.Y.P Rail Road, and on the south by the land 
above willed to Lucy Brown.

I also will that James Brown my son and Aaron Brown my son and my daughter 
Alvira Wilson and Celia Arthor have had their full share of all my estate.  I 
also appoint James Brown, my son, my sole administrator.  Signed by me in the 
presence of the following witnesses Titus Brown – 

And by us in the presence of the said Titus Brown this 6th day of December 1873
Mary F Askew 
J.B. Bartholomew.

Thereupon came J.B. Bartholomew and Mary F. Askew the subscribing witnesses to 
said Will, who being duly sworn according to law testified to the due 
execution of the same.  Which said testimony was reduced to writing and filed 
herein and follows in these words and figures to wit: State of Ohio Ashtabula 
County of Probate Court.  Personally appeared in open Court J. B. Bartholomew 
and Mary F. Askew the subscribing witnesses to the last Will and Testament of 
Titus Brown deceased, who being duly sworn according to the law to speak the 
truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth in relation to the execution 
of said Will, depose and say that the paper before them purporting to be the 
last Will and Testament of Titus Brown deceased is the Will of said deceased, 
that they were present at the execution of said Will, at the request of the 
Testator subscribed their names to the same as witnesses in his presence, and 
that they saw the said Titus Brown deceased sign and seal said Will and heard 
him acknowledge the same to be his last Will and Testament.  That the said 
Titus Brown at the time of making, signing and sealing said Will was of legal 
age and of sound and disposing mind and memory, and under no undue or unlawful 
restraint what so ever.
Mary F. Askew
J. B. Bartholomew

Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 10th day of August 1876
E. J. Betts Probate Judge

And it appearing that said will was duly executed and attested: that said 
Testator at the time of executing the same was of sound and disposing mind and 
memory, of legal age and under no restraint said Will admitted to probate and 
with said testimony ordered of record.
				Attest E. J. Betts, Probate Judge


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