FRANKLIN COUNTY OHIO - WILL: WEATHERINGTON, John  (d. 1831 )
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JOHN WEATHERINGTON'S WILL

In the name of God so be it, I, JOHN WEATHERINGTON of Hamilton Township, 
Franklin County, and state of Ohio, being infirm in body
but of sound and perfect mind and memory and understanding, do make and 
declare this my last will and Testament, to wit:

In the first place I give and bequeath to my son JOHN . . . . . . . of 
Section number fourteen in Township number four of Range
number twenty two, being the same upon which 
I now live together with 
five and a half acres to be taken off the north-west corner
of the north-east quarter of the section aforesaid; 
beginning at the 
north-west corner of said northeast quarter section and
extending along the line East twenty perches to a 
stake; thence south 
forty-four perches to a stake; thence west to a stake;
thence north forty-four perches to the beginning.

Item:  The remainder of the aforesaid north-east 
quarter section out of 
which the said five and a half acres are taken, shall be
divided into four parts in the following manner, to wit:

Lot number one to commence at the northeast corner of 
said quarter, 
thence to extend South so far as to include forty acres by
running parallel to the North boundary line of said 
quarter from east 
to west, this Lot I give and bequeath to my daughter
REBECCA, wife of George W. WILLIAMS, and the heirs of 
her body.

Lot number two to commence at the Southeast corner of 
Lot number one, 
thence to extend south so far as to include forty acres 
by
running a line from east to west parallel to the south 
boundary of Lot 
number one:  This Lot I give and bequeath to my daughter
COMFORT, wife of Josiah WILLIAMS, and the heirs of her 
body.

Lot number three to commence at the South East corner of 
Lot number two and thence extend South so far as to include forty acres
by running a line parallel to the south boundary of Lot 
number two from east to west. This Lot I give and bequeath to my daughter
MARGARET, wife of John WILLIAMS and the heirs of her body.

Lot number four to commence at the southeast corner of 
Lot number three and to include the remainder of the said tract supposed to
be about thirty acres of land more or less.  This lot I 
give and bequeath to my GRANDSON JOHN, eldest son of ISAAC WEATHERINGTON
and his heirs.

Item:  To my eldest son ISAAC I give and bequeath all 
demand, charges, and accounts by him owing to me.

Item:  To my son WILLIAM I give and bequeath the sum of 
one dollar.

Item:  To my daughter ELIZABETH, wife of Archibald SMITH, 
I give and bequeath the sum of one dollar.

Item:  To JOHN K. DELASHMUTT, the husband of my deceased 
daughter, SARAH, and to the children of her body I give and bequeath the
sum of thirty-five dollars which the said John K. Delashmutt 
now owes to me, and the further sum of twenty-five cents.

Item:  It is my will that if my wife MARGARET shall survive 
me she shall enjoy and occupy all the property which I may possess at
my decease, so as to have the perrogative over the same for 
her maintenance and support during her life.

Item:  I give and bequeath to my GRANDSON THOMAS JEFFERSON 
WEATHERINGTON my son JOHN's son, and to his heirs, from and after the
death of the said John, fifty-five and a half acres of land 
described as follows, to wit: fifty-five acres off the east side of
the north-west quarter of section number fourteen in Township 
number four of Range number twenty-two; and five and a half acres
off the North-West corner of the North-East quarter of said 
section; being part of the tract of land which was granted to my son
JOHN during his life.  The said five and a half acres is to be 
taken off as herein before mentioned.

Item:  The remainder of the said North-West quarter five and a 
half acres of land more or less I give and bequeath to such
children of my son JOHN, not including THOMAS JEFFERSON above 
mentioned, as shall be living at the said John's death.

Item:  Such moveable property as I may die possessed of in case
 I shall survive my wife shall be sold without delay, but in case
my wife should survive me, then at her death the said property 
shall be sold and the net amount be equally divided among all my
heirs.

Lastly, I hereby authorise and appoint my sons ISAAC and 
JOHN WEATHERINGTON Executors of this my last will and Testament hereby
revoking and disallowing all other wills and testaments by 
me heretofore made and ordaining, publishing and declaring this to be
my only true last will and testament.  In testimony whereof 
I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth day of May in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty-four.
                           John Weatherington (Seal)

Signed, sealed, published and delivered by the said John 
Weatherington as his last will and Testament in the presence of us.
Andrew Armstrong
John Briggs
Isaac Lorance

The State of Ohio, Franklin Com. Pleas of the Term of May 1831.
Personally appeared in open Court John Briggs who makes his oath that 
this paper herewith filed purporting to be the last will and
testament of John Weatherington, he on the date attested as a witness 
in the presence of said Weatherington as the last will and
testament of him the said Weatherington, witnesses herein that at 
the time of said attestation he, the said Weatherington,
acknowledged the same paper to be his last will and testament and 
that the said Weatherington was then of sound mind and memory
and under no restraint.  That Andrew Armstrong and Isaac Lorance and 
in the said Weatherington's presence Subscribed said paper as
witness thereto.
                                                        John Briggs
Sworn to and subscribed in open court.   Att:  A. McDowell, Clk.

Also personally appeared in open court Andrew Dill who makes oath 
that he is acquainted with the handwriting of Andrew Armstrong
and Isaac Lorance and that in his opinion and belief the signatures 
purporting to be their names to the paper here shown him and
appearing to be the will of John Weatherington is the proper signature 
of the said Andrew and that he believes the said Armstrong
is dead, and that . . . is deceased. Isaac
                                                              Andrew Dill
Sworn and subscribed to in open Court.      Att:  A. McDowell, Clk

Filed, proved, and order to be recorded May term 1831.
 Att:  A. McDowell, Clk


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