LORAIN COUNTY OHIO - Will of Warren W. Stranahan (d. 1855)
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Transcription of Will of Warren W. Stranahan, Lorain Co, OH, Will Book 2, p. 405   


Sl State of Ohio  
Lorain County ss  
	Will of Warren W. Stranahan

Be it remembered that on the third day of September in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred
and fifty five at the Court of Probate in and for said County held at the office of the Probate Judge
at Elyria by William F. Lockwood Probate Judge in and for said County the following proceedings were
had concerning the last Will and Testament of Warren W. Stranahan deceased late of Columbia in said
County to wit:  The last Will and Testament of Warren W. Stranahan late of Columbia in said County
deceased was this day produced in Court by Sarah Stranahan the Executrix therein named and thereupon
came William Adams and Charles H. Doolittle subscribing Witnesses to said Will and in open Court on
oath certified to the due execution of the same which testimony was reduced to writing and by them
respectively subscribed and filed with said Will and the Court being satisfied from said Testimony the
said Will was duly attested and executed and that said Testator at the time of executing the same was
of full age and sound mind and memory and not under any restraint - it is ordered that said Will and
testimony by recorded and that said Will be admitted to probate.  Which said Will and Testimony are in
the Words and figures following to wit:


In the name of the Benevolent Father of all.  I Warren W. Stranahan of Columbia Township Lorain County
and State of Ohio do make and publish this my last Will and Testament.  Item 1st I give and devise to
my beloved wife Sarah Ann in lieu of her dower the farm on which we now reside situate in County the
Township of Columbia County of Lorain and State of Ohio containing about one hundred and sixty acres of
land during her natural life, and all the stock, household goods, furnishings, provisions and other
Goods and chattels which may be however selling so much thereof as may be sufficient to pay my just
debts, at the death of my said Wife the real Estate aforesaid and such part of the said personal
property or the proceeds thereof as may then remain unconsumed and unexpended I give and devise to my
sons William P. John A. and Warren W. Stranahan and their heirs in equal proportions upon the
conditions hereinafter mentioned.  If however either of my three sons should die before the decease of
my said wife leaving no children living at the decease of my said wife then the share of said property
above devised to such deceased son or sons is hereby devised and bequeathed my surviving son or sons
and his or their heirs provided that my said sons living at the decease of my said wife shall pay to
each of my daughters to wit Sarah A. Mary J. Julia E. and Emily V. Stranahan the sum of twenty five
dollars each or to their heirs.  If my said wife should not survive me, then I devise and bequeath the
property aforesaid to my sons as aforesaid with the condition as aforesaid of paying my said daughters
or their heirs.  Item 5: I do hereby nominate and appoint my beloved wife executrix of this my last
will and Testament hereby authorizing and empowering her to compromise adjust release and discharge in
such manner as she may deem proper the debts and claims due me.  I do also authorize and empower my
said wife, if it shall become necessary in order to pay my just debts to sell by private sale or in
such manner, upon terms of credit or otherwise as she may think proper all or any part of my real
Estate and Deeds to purchase to execute, acknowledge and deliver in Fee Simple.  I do hereby revoke all
former Wills by me made.  In Testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal this 2nd day of
March A. D 1855.  Warren W. Stranahan {Seal}

Signed and acknowledged by said Warren W. Stranahan as his last Will and Testament in our presence and
signed by us in his presence C. H Doolittle, Wm Adams 

The State of Ohio     In the Court of Probate at Elyria in and for
Lorain County ss      said county on the 3d day of September A. D. 1855 :
Testimony:  In proof of the last Will and Testament of Warren W. Stranahan deceased late of the
Township of Columbia in said county.  Charles H. Doolittle and William Adams the subscribing witnesses
to the last Will and Testament of said Warren W. Stranahan deceased, being duly sworn and examined in
open Court on the day and Year aforesaid depose and say: that the said Testator at the time of
executing his said last Will and Testament was of full age and of sound mind and memory and not under
any restraint and that they signed as Witnesses to said Will in the presence of said Testator and by
his special request and also in the presence of Each other: Wm Adams, C. H. Doolittle.  Which said
Testimony was reduced to writing and signed by said Witnesses in open Court this 3d day of September A.
D. 1855  Attest Wm F. Lockwood Judge