Guernsey County OhArchives Wills.....Perdue, Jonathan February 17, 1859
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Source: Guernsey Co., Oh Probate Records
Written: February 17, 1859

Know all men by these presents that I, Jonathan Perdue of Guernsey County and 
the State of Ohio being in sound mind and in consideration of certain family 
changes and the uncertainty of the life with me do make and publish this my 
last Will and Testament.
Item. First To my wife Rebecca Perdue the one third of my whole estate real and 
personal
Item. 2nd To my son William I bequeath three hundred dollars.
Item. 3rd To my daughter Catherine Estle three hundred dollars.
Item. 4th To my son James Perdue three hundred dollars.
5th To my son Asa Perdue three hundred dollars.
6th To my daughter Rachel Carpenter one hundred dollars
7th To my daughter Sarah Davidson three hundred dollars.
8th To my daughter Mary Spencer three hundred dollars.
9th to my grandson Isaak Logan and son of my deceased daughter Elizabeth Logan 
three hundred dollars.
10th To my grandson Neal Perdue and son of Rachel Carpenter my daughter two 
hundred dollars
11th It is my desire that my real estate remain unsold during the lifetime of 
my wife Rebecca Perdue and I do hereby appoint my son, James Perdue, my 
executor of this my Last Will and Testament and authorize him to settle my 
whole estate agreeable to my Will and law to settle all just claims against my 
estate and to collect all claims justly due me and at the death of my said wife 
Rebecca Perdue may if he choses so to do take my farm at its appraised value 
and pay to my heirs each one his or her proportional share as proved in this 
Will.
12th That if my son James Perdue declines serving as my Executor or by death or 
unavailable causes then in that event I do appoint my son William Perdue my 
Executor and empower him the same as my son James Perdue to settle and adjust 
all claims belonging to my Estate give him the second privilage to take my farm 
and pay off all the heirs on the same terms that I propse to let my son James 
Perdue have my farm and further should I Jonathan Perdue depart this life of a 
sudden and my son James Perdue be unable to attend to the duties assigned to 
him in due time that in that event my son William Perdue shall forthwith take 
charge of my Estate and set in good faith until my son James Perdue does arrive 
and hand over his doings and proceedings unto the aforesaid James Perdue and 
give all propery information respecting the situation of affairs belonging to 
my Estate.
Witness my hand and seal this seventeenth day of February in the year of our 
Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine.
Attest:                                   Jonathan (his X mark) Perdue
Jeremiah Smith
Asa Eagle
Jacob L. Davidson


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