Columbiana-Mahoning County OhArchives Wills.....Shafer, Jacob December 15, 1821
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Source: Columbiana Court House
Written: December 15, 1821
Recorded: 1827

Jacob Shafer’s will

Born 1739

Died 1826



In the name of God Amen this fifteenth day of December in the year of our Lord 
one thousand Eight hundred and twenty one.  I Jacob Shafer of Springfield 
Township in Columbiana County and State of Ohio,  being in perfect mind and 
good memory although very weak in body therefore calling to mind the mortality 
of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and 
ordain this my  last will and testament that is to say, principally and first 
of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it 
and my body.  I recommend to the earth to buried in a Christian Decent burial 
at the direction of my Executors nothing doubting, but at the General 
Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God and 
touching such worldly estate as it has pleased God to endow me with.  I do 
demise and dispose of in the following manner and form (   ) I do allow my 
lawful debts and funeral charges to be paid out of my estate after my decease, 
(    ) I do allow my beloved wife Catharina to have and to hold all of my 
Estate both real and personal during her widowhood or natural life, and after 
the decease of my wife, I allow and bequeath all my land that I hold to my son 
John Shafer his heirs and assigns forever and the said John Shafer shall pay 
one hundred and fifty dollars to my son Henry Shafer for his part of my real 
estate, and also after the decease of my wife the said John Shafer shall keep 
and maintain my daughter Nancy during her life and if it shall so happen that 
the said John should not  be willing or be suitable for him  to keep  my 
daughter Nancy, then my daughter Catharina shall take Nancy to her care and the 
said John Shafer shall pay or cause to be paid until said Catharina the sum of 
thirty dollars yearly and every year for the support and maintenance of said 
Nancy.  I also allow my ten plate stove to my daughter Nancy during her natural 
life.  I also allow all my books to be divided amongst all my children or sold 
among themselves at a private sale after my wife’s decease and after the 
decease of my wife, if there shall remain any personal property I allow the 
same to be sold and the proceeds to be divided among all my lawful heirs, 
equally.  Lastly I constitute and appoint my son John Shafer and my son in law 
George Snooke my true and lawfull executors of this my last will and testament 
fully authorized to execute the same.  I hereby revoke and disallow all other 
wills and bequathments by me in any wise here to fore made.  Confirming this 
and no other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written.



Signed sealed and pronounced this to be my last will and testament in presence 
of

Jo ______   Coblentz

Jacob Coblentz						Jacob Shafer	HIS 
SEAL (J S)

Daniel Coblentz



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