Franklin County OhArchives Wills.....Ridenour, Mathias February 1816 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Virginia Smith vsmit8@columbus.rr.com September 12, 2005, 8:36 am Source: Franklin County, Ohio Probate Court Wills Vol. A Pp.54-57 Written: February 1816 Recorded: February 1818 Franklin County, Ohio Probate Court Wills Vol. A pp.54-57 February 1816 GR 868 In the Name of God Amen, I Mathias Ridenhour of Franklin county and State of Ohio being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory (for which I thank Almighty God) do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following (viz.) First: I give and bequeth unto my beloved Wife Catharine Ridenhour five hundred Dollars of the United States which she may put to interest and make use of the interest to purchase her necessaries and should not the interest of the said five hundred Dollars be sufficient for her comfortable maintainance[sic] she shall make use of as much of the principal as is necessary for that purpose and if any of the said five hundred Dollars should remain unspent at her decease the said remainder to be equally divided between my then living children, it is likewise my Will that my beloved Wife aforesaid have one of the cows for her own (which she pleases) and that she shall have the use of the old Bay Mare when ever she wants her for her own use and my son whom she may choose to live with after my Decease shall keep and feed the said Cow and Mare in consideration of which he shall have the use of the said Mare at all times excepting when my beloved Wife may want her for her own use as aforesaid. It is my Will that my beloved Wife shall have for her support and maintainance twelve bushels of wheat and twelve bushels of corn and two hundred pounds of Meat annually and my four sons John, David, George and Daniel shall each of them give her a fourth part of the aforesaid meat and grain yearly and each year during her natura/life - as it is my Will and desire that my beloved Wife aforesaid should live with one of my sons aforesaid the whole of the aforesaid is in consideration of her going to live with one of them; but if she does not but goes to live with one of my daughters, then and in that case she shall not have the use of the Mare aforesaid nor none of the five hundred Dollars aforesaid but only the interest thereof during her natural life & however she lives with to feed her cow. I likewise give and bequeth unto my beloved Wife aforesaid one Bed (which she chooses) with all necessary furniture and sufficient clothing and as much of the household furniture as my executor may think necessary for her comfortable accommodations. Secondly, I give and bequeth unto my Daughters Susanna Turney and Polly Turney and Catharine Ridenhour two hundred Dollars each to be paid them by my Executors when the land is sold and they (my Executors) receive the money and all the legal debts against the estate are discharged until then my said Daughters are continue in their present situation Thirdly, I give and devise unto my sons John, David, George, & Daniel Ridenhour all the residum of my estate both personal and real to be divided equally between them with full power if the land cannot be sold altogether to sell as much as will discharge the debts of the estate which must be done first and if they then can sell as much of the land as will discharge the six hundred Dollars Legacy to my Daughters in a reasonable time then they (my sons aforesaid) may either sell the rest of the land or divide it equally between them which they please but if they cannot thus discharge the debts and Legacys left to my Daughters in a reasonable term of time then the whole must be sold as soon as possible. Item, I except from the above bequethment (till now forgot) a bright bay horse I have give to my son George likewise a brown horse I have given and now give and bequeth unto my son Daniel likewise I give and bequeth unto my said sons George & Daniel a black horse and the best Waggon to be used and enjoyed equally between them and the old Waggon I give and bequeth unto my sons John and David in the aforesaid manner. It is further my Will and desire that my Sons should have the personal estate valued by some Judicious and disinterested men and then divide it between them by the valuation or any other way they may devise so as to render a sale unnecessary. I hereby appoint and ordain My Son John Ridenhour and Stephen R. Price my Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills by me made. In witness hereof I have subscribed by name and affixed my seal this twenty second day of December in the year of our Lord 1815. Signed sealed published and delivered by the above named Mathias Ridenhour to be his last will and Testament in the presense of us who have here unto subscribed as well as witnessed in the presense of the Testator Mathias Ridenhour (his seal) Stephen R. Price George Baughman James Price Proved by Geo. Baughman and James Price two of the subscribing witnesses and orderd to be recorded Feby Term 1818. Abram J. McDowell, Clk. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/franklin/wills/ridenour4nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 5.5 Kb