HURON COUNTY OHIO - WILLS: TILLOTSON, John (d. 1837) *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Judy Wright KWright354@aol.com 22 September 1999 *********************************************************************** Will of John Tillotson Huron Co. Ohio Will Bk. (#?) p. 66 - 67 John TILLOTSON 's Will Be it remembered that at the May Term of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the county of Huron Ohio came Abigail Tillotson and Jerry ROOT and presented the last Will and Testament of John Tillotson late of Huron County deceased for proof and approval which will is as follows to wit: I John Tillotson of the county of Huron in the State of Ohio, do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say - First it is my will that my funeral expenses and all my sickness expenses and all my just debts be fully paid - Second I give devise and bequeath to my beloved wife Abigail in lieu of her dower the farm on which we now reside situated in the county of Huron State of Ohio containing fifty six 1/4 acres during her natural or if sold and invested as hereafter by me pointed out, and all my personal property by all my live stock by me now owned also all the household furniture and other items not particularly named during her natural life as aforesaid, and at the death of my said wife all the property hereby devised or bequeathed to her as aforesaid or so much thereof as may then remain unexpended other avail of the sales of any of the same to my four children Phineas Tillotson, George Tillotson, Mary Jane Tillotson, and Nancy Tillotson and their heirs and assigns forever Equally in every respect in the division of all my real and personal estate that my wife shall die seized of arising from any of my estate that I shall have at my decease. Thirdly it being my last will that whereas I have had converse with Peter LATTIMER of Norwalk to exchange the farm I now live on and I agreed to take land of said Lattimer lying in the state of Indiana which my wife understands, and its my will that if the said exchange of Land can be made that it may be done and if so that the said land to be kept until my present children become of age and that it be divided equally in shares among my four children mentioned in this instrument. Lastly for the purpose of enabling my wife Abigail to complete the contract with said Latimer if he should be willing on his part I do hereby constitute and appoint my said wife Abigail and Jerry Root to be the executors of this my last will and testament the agreement is that the said Lattimer is to make me a deed of one hundred and sixty acres of Land in the State of Indiana and two hundred Dollars in Cash and I agreed to quit claim the farm I now live on and now its my last will that my wife may complete the said contract and if completed its my sill that my wife shall have the full use of the said land during her natural life and then to be equally divided between my four children. In testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal this 14th day of April 1837. John Tillotson Witnesses John Smith and John Knapp This will was written by John Smith at the request and pursuant to the instruction of said Tillotson and after the same had been read and heard by said Tillotson he approved of the same and signed his name to the said will in the presence of this affiant and in the presence of John Smith bears date 14th day of April 1837 and was executed on the day the same bears date John KNAPP which said affidavits were sworn in open court.