LAWRENCE COUNTY OHIO - WILLS: CRANSTON, John *********************************************************************** 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 Scott Anderson phssra@physics.emory.edu January 1, 2000 *********************************************************************** John Cranston’s Will: written 12 APR 1881; recorded 15 NOV 1881; Lawrence Co., Ohio Probate Court Record of Wills, 1863-1883, v. 2, pp. 500-502. Will of John Cranston ----------------------------------------------- Lawrence County Probate Court Tuesday November 15th 1881. Pleas in the Probate Court within and for the County of Lawrence State of Ohio before Geo. W. Hampson Sole Judge of Said Court at a session thereof held at the Court House in Ironton on the 15th day of November A.D. 1881 Be it remembered that heretofore to wit on the fourth day of November Anno Domino one thousand eight hundred and eighty one there was produced in Open Court for Probate an instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of John Cranston late of Mason Township Lawrence County Ohio. Deceaseds Said will reads in the words and figures following to wit: In the name of the Benevolent Father of all I John Cranston of the County of Lawrence and State of Ohio do make and publish this this [sic] my last will and testament. Item 1st I give and devise to my beloved wife Mary in lieu of her Dower the farm on which we now live or reside situate in Lawrence County and in the State of Ohio containing about fifty three acres during her natural life and all the stock house- hold goods furniture provisions and other goods and chattells [sic] which may be there on at the time of my Decease during her natural life as afore said she however selling as much there of as may be sufficient to pay my just debts and at the death of my said wife Item 2nd the real estate afore said [sic] I give and Devise to my Daughter Mary E. Cranston her heirs and assign upon the following condition to wit she the said Mary E. Cranston shall pay to my son Thomas Cranston one dollar and shall pay to my son Echelbary Cranston one dollar and pay to my daughter Sarah Jane McCane ten dollars and pay to my daughter Lydia Ann Rice ten dollars and pay to my daughter Melissia [sic] Vanfleete [sic] ten dollars and pay to my daughter Augusta Myres [sic] ten dollars and pay to my daughter Matilda Carll [sic] ten dollars and pay to my grandson William E. Carll [sic] fifty dollars and pay to my daughter Samantha Baister [sic] ten dollars making in all to be paid my heirs one hundred and twelve dollars which I devise. Item 3rd To my children and their heirs I do hereby nominate and appoint Mary Cranston my Executrix of this my last will and testament hereby authorizing her and enpowering her to compromise adjust release and dscharge [sic] in such manner as she may deem proper the debts and claims due me I do also authorize and empower her if it shall become necessary in order to pay my debts to sell by private sale or in such manner or upon such terms of credit or otherwise as she may think proper all or any part of my Chattle [sic] property I desire that no appraisement and no sale of my personal [sic] made and that the Court of probate direct the omission of the same in pursuance of the statue. I do revoke all former wills made by me in testament whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this 12th day of April A.D. 1881. John Cranston (Seal) Signed and acknowledge [sic] by said John Cranston as his last will and testament in our presence and signed by us in his presence. D.H. Notter Jacob Roach The State of Ohio \ Lawrence County ss / In Probate Court. Personally appeared in open Court D.H. Notter and Jacob Roach the subscribing witnesses to the last Will and Testament of John Cranston now deceased and being duly sworn according to law depose and say that the paper before them purporting to be the last Will and Test- ament of John Cranston who resided in mason Township in Lawrence County Ohio and died on the fifteenth day of October 1881 was duly executed as such will by said John Cranston at his home at Lawrence County Ohio on the twelth day of April A.D. that they were present at the execution of said Will and at the request of the Testator subscribed their names to the same as witnesses in his presence and in presence of each other and that they saw the said John Cranston sign and seal said Will and heard him acknowledge the same to be his last Will and Testament that the said John Cranston at the time of making signing and sealing said Will was of legal agae of sound and disposing mind and memory and under no undue or unlawful restraint whatsoever. D.H. Notter Jacob Roach Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 4th day of November A.D. 1881. Geo W. Thompson Probate Judge Lawrence County Probate Court Friday November 4 1881. And now comes Mary Cranston and makes application to have a [sic] instrument of writing purporting the be the last will and testament of John Cranston late of mason Township Lawrence County Ohio deceased admitted to Probate. It is ordered that notice be given each of the heirs in writing resident of the State of Ohio of the filing of said will and of the time and place of hearing of the same which time is fixed by the Court for Nov. 15 A.D. 1881. Geo W. Thompson Probate Judge See Journal Vol 6 Page 579 Lawrence County Probate Court Tuesday Nov. 15 1881. In the matter of the last ------ Will and Testament ------ of ------ Will admitted to Probate John Cranston Decd. ------ This day the application to have the last will and Testament of John Cranston late of Lawrence County Ohio deceased admitted to Probate came on for hearing and the Court being satisfied that each and all of the heirs and next of kin of said decedent residents of the State of Ohio have been notified in accordance with the order of the Court and Jacob Roach and D.H. Notter the subscribing witnesses to said will came into open Court and being first duly sworn testified to the execution and attestation of said will which testimony was reduced to writing and filed with said will and the Court being satisifed from said testimony that said testator at the time of making signing and sealing said will was of legal age of sound disposing mind and memory and not under any restraint. It is therefore ordered that said instrument of writing be admitted to Probate as the last will and testament of John Cranston deceased and it is further ordered that said will and testimony aforesaid together with the orders of the Court herein be recorded in the record of wills. Geo W. Thompson Probate Judge