Jackson County OhArchives Wills.....Elder, Robert September 13, 1835
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Source: Jackson County Court Records
Written: September 13, 1835
Recorded: September 30, 1835

Will of Robert Elder:

Be it remembered that heretofore to wit on the 30th day of September, 1835, 
was filed in the Clerk's office of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of 
Jackson and State of Ohio, the last Will and Testement of Robert Elder, 
deceased. Which is in the words and figures following to wit. In the name of 
God, Amen.

I, Robert Elder, of Clinton Township, in the County of Jackson and State of 
Ohio, considering the uncertainity of this mortal life and being of sound and 
perfect mind and memory. Blessed be the mighty God for the same. I do make, 
Ordain and publish this, my last Well and Testament in manner and form 
following, that is to say, first I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, 
Mary Elder, all my personal property whatever name or nature at her own 
disposal and use and the improvements of all my real estate for and during her 
natural life after my beloved wife's decease then all my personal and real 
estate to be divided equally between my beloved children. Namely, Anna Shreck, 
wife of Garrett Schreck. Thomas Elder, Isabel Exline, Wife of Daniel Exline, 
Mary Anthony, wife of Nicholas Anthony, Elizabeth Westfall, wife of Eli 
Westfall, James Phillips, wife of Robert Philliips, Robert Elder, Lydia 
Stephens, wife of Benjamin Stephens, Margaret Anderson, wife of James 
Anderson, Nancy A Elder, Corneilius G. Elder and Sarah Elder. I wish all of my 
debts to be paid. I give and devise to my beloved daughter, Elizabeth 
Westfall, wife of Eli Westfall, one tract or parcel of land lying and being in 
Jackson County and State of Ohio being the west half of the south east quarter 
of sectional is in township Nine and Range seventeen containing eighty acres 
be the same more or less. It is my will that they should have a deed after my 
decease without any of the rest of their heirs sharing any part of this land. 
This my last will and testament utterly disannulling and revoking all former 
wills by me made, in testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal 
this thirteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight 
hundred and thirty five. Sighend, sealed, published and delivered by the above 
named Robert Elder to be his last will and testament, in the presence of us 
who at his request and in his presents subscribed our names as witnesses. 
Robert Elder, Patrick Shearer, James Dempsey.

State of Ohio, Jackson County, at a Court holden in and for said County at the 
Court House in the Town of Jackson, this eighteenth day of April A.D. 1836, 
the above and foregoing instrument was produced in open Court as the last will 
and testament of Robert Elder, late of said County, deceased, and therupon 
Patric Shearer and James Dempsey, the subscribing witnesses thereto were also 
produced in open court and being then and there duly sworn to give testimony 
respecting the execution of said will, and true and distinct answers to such 
question as shall be put to them respecting the same, did upon their oath 
aforesaid, depose, declare and say that they were present at the date thereof 
and saw the said Robert Elder sign and execute said will, that he then and 
there declared the same to be his last will and testament, the same having 
been read and fully explained and made known to him, that at the time of the 
execution thereof he was of sound and disposing mind and memory and full age, 
and not under any restraint and desired the said deponants to subscribe their 
names thereto as the witnesses to his last will and testament which they then 
and there did in his presence and at his request, which said proof is hereby 
reduced to writing and the clerk of said court is ordered to record said will 
together with the above proof agreeably to the nature in such case made and 
provided attest Daniel Hoffman, Clerk of Jackson County. 

Additional Comments:
Robert Elder was born in Pennsylvania in 1769 and came to Jackson County, Ohio 
about 1810 with James Dempsey, his legal ward.  He was married to Mary A. 
Dempsey, a sister to James and Jonathan Dempsey.

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