COSHOCTON COUNTY OHIO - Newman SMITH, will, July 5, 1865 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sharyn L. Marang Dana sharyn@pe.net http://www.pe.net/~sharyn October 23, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ Smith, Newman July 5th 1865 For this matter of the last will and testament of Newman Smith, deceased. The last will and testament, Newman Smith, late of Coshocton County, Ohio, deceased; was this day produced in court and F.W. Thomhill and C.A. Buckalew , the subscribing witnesses appeared in open court on oath testified to the dire execution of said will, which testimony was reduced to writing, and by them, respectively subscribed and filed with said will. And it appearing to this court by said testimony that said will was duly attested and executed and that the said testator at the time of executing the same was of full age and of sound mind and memory and not under any restraint it is ordered by the court that said will and testimony be recorded. Said will is in the words and figures following , I, Newman Smith, of Perry Township, Coshocton County OH do make and publish this my last will and testament, towit, I give and bequeath to my wife Esther Smith all my rights, title, claim and interest in the following described real estate (provided I have any interest in said property), it having been purchased exclusively with her money which came to her by her father, Bradley Squire, deceased, which property is deeded to her and me jointly, towit, the following lots in the town of East Union (formerly called Claysville) in Coshocton County, Lot # 3 deeded to me and Esther Smith by Jno. G. Renfrew bearing date of 10th day of September 1860. Also Lot # 6 in the same town deeded to me and Esther Smith by Seth R. Taylor and Lucinda (?) Taylor, his wife, bearing date May 3, 1860. And Lot # 16 in the same town deeded to me and Esther Smith by James Buckalew and wife bearing date of Sept 2, 1861, and Lot # 7 in the same town ?illegible? Murray, executor of the estate of Joshuah Cochran, dec'd, deeded to me and Esther Smith on the 18th day of Oct 1859. And ?illegible? and # ? in the same town deeded to me and Esther Smith on the 5th day of Sept 1861 by Emerson Ben----? and wife. And Lot # 8 in the same town, deeded to me and Esther Smith by ?illegible? and wife bearing date of the 18th day of October 1859. Witness by hand and seal on this 9th day of September 1863. Signed, sealed and and acknowledged in my presence who signed it in his presence, and at his request. F.W. Thomhill C.A. Buckalew Proof of Will The State of Ohio, Coshocton County for Be it remembered that on this -th day of July A.D. 1864, personally appeared in open court, F.W. Thomhill and C.A.Buckalew, who being duly sworn according to law, depose and say that they are the subscribing witnesses to the last will and testament of Newman Smith of Coshocton County, OH deceased, that said Newman Smith was of full age, of sound and disposing mind and memory and not under any restraint witness the knowledge of these ?illegible? that they saw the testator subscribe the said will and that they attested and subscribed the same as witnesses in his presence and at his request. F.W. Thomhill C.A. Buckalew