WILL : GATES, William 1830 BROWN COUNTY OHIO
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WILL OF WILLIAM GATES 1830
Brown,Ohio

Pleas held at the Courthouse in Georgetown in the County of Brown in the 
State of Ohio before me Honorable George P. Terrence, President Judge of 
the ninth judicial circuit of the State of Ohio Willander Anderson, 
James Finley and Robert Breckenridge associate Judges of the Court of 
Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid on the second day of 
August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty.  
This day the last will and testament of William Gates deceased was 
again produced in open court and further proven 
by the oath of William Hall one of the subscribing witnesses 
thereto which was ordered to be recorded together with the proof 
thereof which said will is in the words following to wit.
I William Gates being of sound mind and memory do hereby make and 
ordain this my last will and testament in the words and manner 
following to wit - I leave and bequeath to my loving wife Sarah all 
my property real and personal of every kind and description without 
exception to be by her held used and 
disposed of as she shall think proper during the time of her 
natural life as also the full power to dispose of the same by will at 
her death as she shall see proper but in case the said Sarah shall 
marry again then she is to retain 
nothing but what the law allows her and the balance shall be 
equally divided between my son Allen and my daughter Mary Gray and 
my daughter Lilina Drey.  In testimony whereof I have hereto set my 
hand and affixed my seal this twenty sixth day of October in the year 
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine. Signed and 
sealed in presence of William Gates (his 
mark)  Witnesses: Eli Davidon, Wm Hall, Samuel Rankin
The State of Ohio Brown County   Court of Common Pleas November 
term AD 1829. Personally appeared in open Court Eli Davidson being 
duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he is a 
subscribing witness to the paper here produced purporting to be the 
last will and testament of Will Gates that he 
was present and heard him acknowledge the same to be his 
last will and testament that he signed the same as subscribing 
witness at his request in his presence, and in the presence of 
William Hall another witness believes the said William Gates was of 
sound mind, memory and judgment at the time of 
executing said will that he was more than twenty one years old,
and under no legal restraint at the time of executing the same.  
Eli Davidson    Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 
first day of (unreadable)AD 1829   Wm Shepherd Clrk
The State of Ohio Brown Common Pleas August term AD 1830.
Personally appeared in open Court William Hall who being duly 
affirmed according to law saith that he is a subscribing witness to 
the paper here produced purporting to be the last will and testament
of William Gates that he was present and heard him acknowledge the 
same to be his last will and testament that he signed the same as 
subscribing witness at his request and in his presence and in the 
presence of the other witness to said will that he 
believes the said William Gates was of sound mind memory and 
judgment at the time of doing the same that he was more than 
twenty one years of age that he 
was under no legal restraint.  Wm Hall  
Affirmed to and subscribed in open 
court this second day of August AD 1830.  Wm Shepherd Clk,


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