CLERMONT COUNTY OHIO - WILL: PAGE, Asahel (d. 1859) *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Ilikmyboat Ilikmyboat@aol.com May 27, 1999 *********************************************************************** WILL OF ASAHEL PAGE 1827-1859 Son of John Page and Rachel Hartman Verbal Will ? to writing by undersigned Be it remembered that Sale Page esq. Of Clermont County Ohio in his Last sickness on the 11th day of April AD 1859 called upon the undersigned Samuel Hartman and Anthony Ivens to hear testimony to the words then and there spoken by said testator as his Last Will and testament of his personal estate made and proven ? in the presence of the undersignees ? the following language (to wit) Item 1: After my Funeral and other just debts are paid, I give and bequeath unto Miss Harriet E. Guilford of Cincinnati, Ohio my gold watch and four hundred dollars in money to be collected of my personal estate and paid to her by my beloved Father John Page who I do nominate and appoint my executor of this my will. Item 2: I do give and bequeath unto my beloved sister Marget Page the sum of two hundred dollars to be collected of my effects and paid to her by my executors. Item 3: I do give and bequeath unto my beloved Father and Mother John and Rachel Page the balance of my personal estate and effects. In testemony whereof we have hereunto Subscribed our names on this the 12th /day of April AD 1859 Samuel Hartman Anthony Ivens THE STATE OF OHIO CLERMONT COUNTY, CLERMONT PROBATE COURT Probate of the verbal will of Asahel Page deceased, presented on the 12th day of August A.D. 1859. Personally appeared in open Court Samuel Hartman and Anthony Ivens. The subscribing witnesses of the last will and testament of Asahel Page deceased, who being duly sworn according to 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 they were present at the residence of said Asahael Page on the 12th April 1859 when said Ashael commenced talking to witnesses about the disposition that he wished made of his property and the said Ashael made the disposition of this property as set forth in said verbal will and that at the time of making said verbal will the said testator was in his last sickness and died on the 22 day of June AD 1859 and said verbal will was reduced to writing by us within one day after the speaking of words. That they were present at the making of said verbal will and at the request of the deceased, subscribed their names to said will as witnesses in the presence of the deceased, and of each ? and heard him acknowledge the same to be his last will and testament that the said Asahel Page was at the time of making, signing, and sealing said will, of legal age and of sound and disposing mind and memory, and under no undue or unlawful restraint whatsoever. Sworn to an subscribed in open court this 12th day of August AD 1859 Anthony Ivens, Samuel Hartman S.F. {Dowdney?} probate Judge by R.S. McKinlay, Clerk State of Ohio Clermont County ? ? Clerk of the Probate Court of said County, Personally / James A Sargent who being duly sworn in according to Law deposes and says that he was at the house of John Page on the 21st day of June AD 1859 in Washington Township in said County and that Asahel Page, son of said John Page was then lying sick, and that said Asahel Page stated to said dep? That he wished to make a change in his verbal will as follows that he wished his father John Page to have his watch and he gave said watch to said John Page in my presence, and that said Asahel Page stated that he thought it more suitable for his Father to have than for Harriet E. Guilford the person whom he had willed it to in his will. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12 day of Aug AD 1859 James A. Sargent/ R. S. McKinlay, clerk EXECUTOR'S BOND Know all men by these Presents that John Page executor of the last will and testament of Asahel Page of the county of Clermont and State of Ohio, deceased and Samuel Hartman and James A Sargent all of the county of Clermont aforesaid are held and firmly bound unto the State of Ohio in the penal sum of three thousand dollars, the payment whereof will and truly to be made, we do hereby jointly and severally bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals and dated at Batavia, this 12th day of August AD 1859. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the said executor have caused to be proven the said last Will and Testament of said Asahel Page deceased, and taken upon John Page the duties of executor as aforesaid. Now if the said John Page shall, First-Make and return to the Court on oath, within three months, a true inventory of all the moneys, goods, chattels, rights and credits, of the Testator, which are by law to be administered, and which shall have come to his possession or knowledge; and also, if required by the Court, an Inventory of the real estate of the deceased. Secondly-To administer according to law and to the will of the Testator, all his goods, chattels, rights and credits, and the proceeds of all his real estate that may be sold for the payment of his debts, or legacies which shall at any time come to the possession of the said John Page as executor or to the possession of any other person for him. Thirdly To render upon oath a just and true account of his administration within eighteen months and at any other time as required by the Court or the law- and shall well and faithfully perform all the duties required of him as executor as aforesaid by law, then the above obligation to be void-otherwise to remain in full force and virtue in law. Acknowledged in open court . Signed by John Page, Samuel Hartman, James A. Sargent Handwritten account John Page, Executor Hallin(?) Gilford Legatee paid $400.00 Mary A Page " " 200.00 Funeral Expenses 80.00 Probate Court on settlement and ? fee and stamp 4.55 $684.55 Amt of Bal due Executor as Legatee in Will 915.45 $1600.00 To amt of assets which came into the hands of Said executor ? $1600.00 The State of Ohio, Clermont County Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, Judge of the Probate Court in and for said county John Page Executor of the estate of Asahel Page deceased, who upon oath deposeth and saith that the annexed Account Current of the personal property of the said Asahel Page deceased, is in all respects just and true according to the last of his knowledge. John Page Sworn to and subscribed before me this 15th day of June Geo (M orW Hubick?) Probate Judge ==== OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List ====