WILL : ROUNDS, Lemuel 1836 BROWN COUNTY OHIO
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WILL FOR LEMUEL ROUNDS  1836
Brown,Ohio

Pleas held at the courthouse in Georgetown Brown County Ohio before the 
Honorable John W. Price President Judge of the tenth judicial circuit 
of the state of Ohio, David Johnson. Hugh B. Pay? and Benjamin Evans 
esquires associate judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for 
Brown County at the term of July in the year of our Lord one thousand 
eight hundred and thirty six.  Brown County JS
Be is remembered that on the first day of August in the year one 
thousand eight hundred and thirty six the last will and testament of 
L. Rounds decd. was produced in open court and proved by the  
(unreadable )  of James Round Jr, Joseph Rounds and Samuel (unreadable) 
Blair the subscribing witnesses there to which will together with the 
proof thereof was ordered to be recorded which said will and proof 
are in the words and figures following to wit.  In the name of 
God Amen.  I Lemuel Rounds of Brown County State of Ohio 
being weak in body but sound in reason blessed be God for his mercies 
do make and publish my last will and testament.  First that my body be 
buried in a decent and christian like manner, second that my funeral 
expenses and all my just debts be fully paid.  Third I give and 
bequeath to my beloved wife Mary Rounds in heir of her dower the 
plantation on which we now reside in Brown 
County Ohio containing about seventy acres during her widowhood 
and all the live chick, horses, cattle, sheep, hogs by me owned 
and kept therein also all the household furniture and other 
items not particularly named. (unreadable) at the decease or second 
marriage of my said wife as the case may be I give 
and devise to my son Lemuel Rounds the above described tract of 
land with the horses cattle sheep hogs & and other utensils which 
there may be belonging to said estate by his paying one hundred and 
forty dollars as follows to Patience Bradbury twenty dollars, to 
Miriam Gould twenty dollars. to Lucy Gould twenty dollars to 
Elizabeth Lemaster twenty dollars to Mary Light 
twenty dollars to Susannah Park twenty dollars and to the 
heirs of Mary Boothby decd twenty dollars and lastly - 
I hereby appoint and constitute my 
said wife Mary Rounds and my said son Lemuel Round and Ephraim 
Garrison to be the Executors of this my last will and testament 
revoking and annulling all former wills by me made and ratifying 
this and no other as my last will and testament, in testimony 
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 1st 
day of Jany 1836 Lemuel Rounds his mark.. Signed sealed and 
delivered in presence of us (initials unreadable) Blair, 
James Rounds jr., Joseph RoundsProof:  This day came into open 
court James Rounds, Joseph Rounds and (unreadable initials) 
Blair subscribing witnesses to the last will and testament of 
Lemuel Rounds dec'd and being duly sworn depose and say that 
said deceased signed the instrument to which his name is attached 
as his last will and testament in their presence, that said deceased 
was of sound and disposing mind and over twenty one years of 
age and signed said will without any (unreadable) that that 
these affiants signed the said will as witnesses thereto at his 
request in his presence and in the presence of each other.  
James Rounds jr., Joseph Rounds, (unreadable) Blair. Sworn to 
and subscribed 
in open Court July 25th 1866 P. W. King Clerk


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