HURON COUNTY OHIO - WILL:  Healy, Joseph
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Presented by Ezra M. Stone, Counsel, September 20, 1850.

"I Joseph Healy of Greenwich, Huron County and state of Ohio do make and 
publish my last will and testament in memorand form as follow.  That is to say  
1st all my just debts and funeral expenses to be pain out of my personal 
property not otherwis disposed of in this instrument and if then should not be 
sufficient thereof the balance to be made off from sixty three and one half 
acres being the south part of the farm on which I now live.  Secondly I direct 
my  executor to divide my wearing apparell equally between my two sons  Edward 
and  Smith Healy.  I give to my son Smith Healy my large Bible that contains my 
family record and my two Account Books and my Pocket Book also my walking staff.
Also I give my sons Edward, Abraham and Jacob Healy all of my private Books 
except as specified above.  I give to my GrandDaughter Mary E Healy one feather 
bed being the Black and White Striped tick homemade and under bed one boulster  
two pillows with cases  two good sheets  two bed spreads the best cotton and 
wool coverlet these articles marked No 2. I also give a high post Bedsted  one 
Britainna Tea Pot and a large Pewter Platter and (unclear) to be delivered to 
her when she arrives at the age of twenty one or when she is married.  If it 
should be the case that she doe not live to be married or arrive at the age of 
twenty one then I give this legacy to Huldah Healy, daughter of Smith Healy  
this legacy to be delivered to Smith Healy and his wife to keep in trust to be 
delivered according to my will and also I give to Mary E Healy twenty acres of 
land to be set off to her on the south side of the (?) acres that I deeded to 
Smith Healy four acre of this legacy to be wood land and sixteen to be cleared 
land..the wood land to be (her) nearest to the lands now owned by EZEKIEL 
GRIFFIN together with a free passage to and from her wood land...and in case 
she does not live to the age of twenty one or get married then this legacy to 
go to Huldah Healy as specified above.

I give to Effa Healy my wife the use of the residue of my farm during her 
natural life which is sixty three and half acres off of the south part of my 
farm together with all privileges thereunto belonging if it shouldd be necessary
 to sell any of the 631/2 acres for the payment of my debts it is to be taken 
off the north side adjoining the legacy mentioned above.  Also I give her the 
said Effa Healy my kitchen stove and furniture belonging to the same   also one 
Bed and bedding   one beauro  one Bedsted and five chairs the same which she had
 when she came to live with me   also all dished and kitchen furniture belonging
 to me not otherwise disposed of...also I give to Effa Healy one feather bed and
 underbed and bolster   two pillows with cases   two pairs of sheets one of 
cotton one of wool   two quilted coverlets  one cotton and wool coverlet all 
marked No 1.

Also I give to Smith Healy at the decease of Effa Healy my wife sixty three and 
half acres which she has use of with all implements on his paying to my three 
grandchildren Edwin Healy, David Healy and Mary Healy, children of Edward Healy, 
the sum of three hundred dollars after the decease of my wife Effa Healy, one 
hundred dollars to each of them. 

Also I further give Mary E Healy my Beauro subject to the same proviso as 
mentioned in the foregoing If there should be a balance left of my personal 
property after paying my debts funeral expenses and costs of Administration I 
give it to Effa Healy for her use and benefit.

I hereby appoint RUFUS SHELDON and EZEKIEL GRIFFIN my executors to this my last 
will and testament in witness thereof I have set my hand and seal this 4th Day 
of the 9th month of 1847 
witnesses HENRY GRIFFIN and HIRAM TOWNSEND