LAWRENCE COUNTY OHIO - WILL: PANCAKE, Joseph (d. 1868) *********************************************************************** 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. *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Lowell Pankake pankakeusfamily.net December 22, 1998 *********************************************************************** THE WILL OF JOSEPH PANCAKE Lawrence County, Ohio Will Book 2, page 128. Dated February 17, 1868. Presented to the Court on April 17, 1869. Pleas at the Court House in Ironton, in the County of Lawrence and State of Ohio, of the Lawrence County Probate Court at a Session thereof, held at the Place aforesaid on the 17th day of April AD 1869, Before, C.B. Egerton sole Judge of Said Court. The State of Ohio Lawrence County, Be it remembered that on the Seventeenth day of April AD 1869 there was produced in open court for Probate an instrument of writing purporing to be the last will and testament of Joseph Pancake late of Said County deceased, which will reads in the words and figures following to wit "In the name of the Benevolent Father of all, I Joseph Pancake of Lawrence County Ohio, do make and publish this my last will and testament - Item 1st I give and devise to my beloved wife the farm on which we now reside situate in Lawrence County Ohio containing about 172 acres during her natural life and all the stock house hold goods and furniture provisions and other goods and chattles which may be thereon at the time of my decease during her natural life as aforesaid. She however selling so much there of as may be sufficient to pay my just debts. At the death of my said wife the Real estate aforesaid I give and devise to my heirs provided that they shall pay General and Joseph my Sons the sum of $100 each provided that they shall stay and take care of the things and family til they become 21 years of age. I do hereby nominate and appoint my beloved wife Guardian of my children General Pancake, Ellen P. Pancake, Joseph Pancake, Martha Pancake, Eliza Pancake, Elizabeth Pancake until they arrive at the proper age or intermarry. I desire that no appraisement and no sale of my personal property be maid and that the Court of Probate direct the omission of the same in pursuance of the Statute. I do hereby revoke all former wills my me made in testimony hereof I have here unto set my hand and Seal this 17th day of February in the year AD 1868 his Joseph X Pancake (seal) mark Signed and acknowledged by said Joseph Pancake as his last will and testament in our presence and signed by us in his presence Daniel W. Hall Clark Corn The State of Ohio Lawrence County SS=Probate Court Personally appeared in open Court Daniel W. Hall and Clark Corn the Subscribing to the last will and testament of Joseph Pancake deceased who being duly sworn according to law to speak the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth in relation to the Execution of said Will, depose and say that the paper before them purporting to be the last will and testament of Joseph Pancake now deceased is the will of said deceased, and the words "and appoint my beloved wife Guardian" were interlined before the execution thereof, that they were present at the execution of said will, at the request of the testator subscribed their names to the same as witnesses in his presence and that they saw the said Joseph Pancake deceased sign and seal said will and heard him acknowledge the same to his last will and testament, that the said Joseph Pancake at the time of [unreadable] said will was of legal age and of sound and disposing mind and memory and under no undue or unlawful restraint whatsoever. Daniel W. Hall Clark Corn Sworn to and subscribed in open court this) 17th day of April AD 1869 CB Egerton Probate Judge) Lawrence County Probate Court Saturday April the 17th 1869 In the matter of the last Will and Testament) of ) Probate of Will Joseph Pancake deceased ) This day was produced in Court an instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Joseph Pancake late of Lawrence County deceased, and thereupon came Daniel W. Hall and Clark Corn the subscribing witnesses therto and testified to the due execution thereof as the last will and testament of said Joseph Pancake deceased, and it appearing to the Court from said testimony that at the time of the execution of said will the said Joseph Pancake was of full age of sound mind and memory and not under any undue or unlawful restraint, it is ordered that said will together with the testimony aforesaid and the order be recorded. ==== OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List ====