Muskingum County OhArchives Court.....Clark, Benjamin April 10, 1839 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Beatty klbeatty@npgcable.com November 3, 2008, 9:30 am Source: Josiah V. Thompson Journals Written: April 10, 1839 Court House (Probate Court) Zanesville, O. Aug 24, 1898 Page 345 Ann Clark widow & guardian of the minor children of Benj Clark viz John Clark, Ellen Clark, Nehemiah Clark, Edwin Clark, George Clark, & James Henry Clark charges herself with $850. Recd from Admis & with $500 proceeds of Real Estate, deducting $350 for her dower of personal Estate (1/2 on first $400 & 1/3 on bals) leaves $1000, & 2 yrs int on same from Nov 20, 1836 to Nov 20/38, is $120 in all $1120. Deducting for schooling children & she shows a balance of $833.34 distributable as follows: To John $144.87, Ellen $147.63, $138.13 for Nehemiah, for Edwin $134.40 For George $134.40 for James Henry $134.40. The guardian remarks that the reason she has not charged her children for more than one years support is that after her years allowance was exhausted her benevolent brother (does she mean her own brother or her husband's) Nehemiah Clark of the State of Delaware furnished her & family with the means of support, Approved Apr Tenn 1839. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/muskingum/court/clark90gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb