COLUMBIANA COUNTY OHIO - John Hester, Will, March 22, 1834
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WILL - JOHN HESTER - COLUMBIANA COUNTY

I, John Hester of Columbiana County and state of Ohio do hereby make and
ordain my last Will and Testament.  Towit - I give and bequeath to my
daughters Elisabeth and Tolly the quarter section of land which I now
own in Richland County and state of Ohio and on which my said daughter
Tolly now lives to them and their heirs and assigns forever.  Said
Elisabeth to have the south half and Tolly to have the north half and
the Plantation whereon I now live with its appurtenances being part of
section five township fourteen and range (?) the third in said
Columbiana I give and bequeath the use and proffits thereof to my wife
Elizabeth during her life, but it is well that my daughter Sally shall
enjoy the benefit thereof equally with my said wife as long as she my
said daughter remains single and my said wife lives.

And after the death of my said wife I give and bequeath the said
plantation to my three following named children towit Matthias, Sally
and Hannah to each an equal share to them, their heirs and assigns
forever.  The same to be in lieu of the Dower of my said wife.  My
personal property I give to my said wife/she paying my debts or so much
thereof as she choseth to keep during her life and that if she does
otherwise dispose of any of it shall be equally divided among all my
children towit - Martin, John, Matthias, Elisabeth, Sally and Hannah and
that after the death of my said wife if any of my personal property
shall remain the same shall also be equally divided between all my said
children the whole to be divided by my executors in such manner as they
shall think most advantageous.  I also will that my notes and accounts
which I hold against any of my children shall not bear interest and I
hereby appoint my sons John and Matthias the exeuctors of this my last
will and testament.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my
name the eighteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and thirty one.
                    John Hester     (signed in German)

Signed and declared as the last will and
and testament of John Hester in the presence
of:
     John L. Bowman
     Charlotta Bowman

Columbiana County  ss          Special Court
                         March 22, 1834

This will was (brought) into Court and the subscribing witnesses (?)
thereto being qualified say that they saw the testator sign said will,
and they attested and subscribed the same as witnesses in presence of
the testator, that the testator when he so signed said will was of sound
mind and (?) of full age and not under any restraint:

Whereupon said will is approved and ordered to be recorded with the
proof now taken.

               Charles Caffter (?), Clerk