Miami County OhArchives Wills.....John Mast August 5 1832

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Source: Case No 600, Probate Court, Miami co, OH
Written: August 5 1832
Recorded: September 24 1832


Will of John Mast, born abt 1762, husband of Susannah Hoover
Case #600, Probate Court, Miami co, OH
In the name of God, Amen. I John Mast of the county of Miami, is the state of 
Ohio, being sick and weak of body, but of sound and disposing mind, memory and 
understanding, considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the 
time thereof, and being desireous to settle my worldly affairs, and thereby be 
the better prepared to leave this world when it may please God to call me home, 
do therefore make and publish this my last will and testament, in manner and 
form following: that is to say:
first and principally, I commit my sout into the hands of the Almightly God, 
and my body to the earth, to be decently buried at the discretion of my 
Executors herein after named, and after my debts and funeral charges are paid, 
I devise and bequeath as follows:
but first I will and order that my executor herein after to be named, shall 
sell and dispose at publick sale, all my personal estate, and also collect all 
monies and debts due me on notes or accounts as far as practicable.
I also further will and order that my said executor herein after named, shall 
sett and dispose of all my real estate. Both land and mill, proporte, situate 
lying and being in the Township of Union in the County of Miami and state of 
Ohio, to wit: in the east side as parts of section twentyeight, Township six, 
of range five, at publick sale to any person or persons, and on such sale or 
sales, my said executors as herein after named, an their having received 
payment, as having the payment secured to them shall convey unto the said 
purchaser or purchasers, a deed or deeds, sufficient in the law to secure the 
said premises to the purchaser or purchasers his or their heirs and assigns 
forever.
2ndly, I will and order that my executors as hereinafter named shall take and 
let an equal fourth part of the  nett proceeds of both my real and personal 
estate to interest - which interest I give and bequeath unto my eldest daughter 
Elizabeth Jones, widow woman, for her support during her life time, and is to 
be paid or delivered to her yearly by my said executors herein after, and that 
any receipts or writing witnessing the payment of such interest or profits to 
the said Elizabeth Jones and signed by her to Couert shall be sufficient 
discharge to my executors.
3rdly, I give and bequeath unto my soninlaw Frederick Yount and Mary, his wife, 
my second daughter and to her heirs one equal Fourth part of the said nett 
proceeds of all my said real and personal estate.
4th I give and bequeath unto Andrew Friend, John Friend, heirs of my third 
daughter Catharine Friend now deceased one equal fourth part of the said nett 
proceeds of my real and personal estate as aforsaid, which fourth part I will 
to be equally divided between those four heirs of my said third daughter 
Catharine, Share and Share alike.
5th I give and bequeath unto my soninlaw Jacob Curtis and Hannah his wife my 
fourth and last daughter and to her heirs, the remaining one equal fourth part 
of the said nett proceeds of all my said real and personal estate.
6th, I will and order my executors after the decease of my said eldest daughter 
Elizabeth Jones that they divide the nett amount of the said first equal shares 
to be distributed one third thereof to said Fred Yount and Mary his wife or her 
heirs, and one third part to the heirs of my third daughter Catharine Friend 
dec., and to be equally divided between the four heirs of her and the remaining 
third part to Jacob Curtis and Hannah his or their heirs.
And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint Davis W Thayer and Henry Hoover 
to be sole executors of this my last will and testament, revoking and annulling 
all former wills by me heretofore made, ratifying and confirming this, and none 
other to be my last will and testament.
In testimony whereof, I John Mast, have to this my last will consisting of two 
pages set my hand and seal this fifth day of August in the year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Witnesses:
Obadiah Rinehart
Thomas Weaver
Mary Rinehart

Additional Comments:
John Mast jr was part of a group of Quakers that left their Quaker settlement 
in North Carolina, and settled in Ohio. John Mast married Susannah Hoover, 
daughter of Andrew Hoover, in Randolph co, NC. Susannah died in 1813 in Miami 
co, OH.  Both are buried in West Branch  cemetery, West Milton, OH.  They were 
members of the West Branch quaker church.

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