MUSKINGUM COUNTY OHIO - WILL of BONHAM, Zachariah (d. 1837)
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Will of Zachariah Bonham, deceased. Court of Common Pleas, April 1837, to wit 
on the 21st day of April, 1837, the Last Will and Testament of Zachariah Bonham,
deceased, is produced and Jared Brush and Jane McClure the subscribing witnesses
thereto, being in open court duly sworn and examined declared that the will was 
duly executed, that the Testator at the time of executing the same, was of full 
age, of sound mind and memory and not under any restraint, that the Testator 
requested them to sign the same which they did.

WILL

I Zachariah Bonham of Muskingum County, State of Ohio, do make and publish this 
my last will and testament revoking all other wills by me at any other time 
heretofore made, as follows, to  wit, First, I wish my debts paid if any, and I 
give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Susannah, all the household and kitchen 
furniture, also one horse or mare, her choice, my head of Sheep, and all of the 
hoggs, likewise the womens saddle and bridle, and one set of plough gears, also,
I devise and bequeath to my wife, Susannah one third of my farm to be divided 
as not to deprive her of the buildings, timber, water priviledge and one half 
of the fruit to be at her disposal as long as she lives, and at her death to be 
equally divided between my three youngest daughters, Mary, Rebecca, and Sarah 
Ann.  I give and bequeath to my son Jacob the remaining part of my estate both 
real and personal, on the following conditions, that if he shall stay with me 
and take care of me, my business and Family, while I live, and at my decease to 
pay to my son Amos twenty dollars; my other
Children Johnson, Robert, Hezekiah, Elizabeth I have given and done for them 
heretofore what I thought was right, but if I should live longer than my son 
Jacob, I wish the tract of my Estate named or left to Jacob to be equally 
divided between them, including my Son Amos, and I do hereby appoint my wife 
Susannah and my Son Jacob sole executors of this my last will and testament, in 
witness whereof I have here  set my hand and seal this twenteyth day of 
December AD 1834.

In Presence of
Jared Brush                       Zachariah   +    Bonham his mark        SEAL
Jane McClure                            


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