Preble County OhArchives Wills.....Horner, Elijah October 25, 1824 ************************************************ 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: Erma Day ej3ed@verizon.net March 29, 2008, 7:50 pm Source: Preble Co., Oh Will Bk B, P 79, 80, 81, Will # 57 Written: October 25, 1824 Recorded: May 10, 1826 Elijah Horner’s Will Preble Co., OH Will Bk B, p 79, 80, 81, Will # 57 In the name of God Amen I Elijah Horner of the Township of Gratis, County of Preble & State of Ohio being of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God Calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die Do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, that is to say, Principally and first of all I Give and recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be Buried in decent Christian Burial at the discretion of my Executor nothing Douting But at the General resurrection I shall Receive the Same again by the mighty power of God and as touching Such Worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to Bless me in this life I Give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. First I order that all my debts together with my funeral charges be paid Secondly I Give and Bequeath to my wife Prudence all my Real and personal Estate that is to say the half quarter of Land on which I now live together with the ten acres that I purchased of James Randle or the 90 acres of Land on which I now live together with all my household goods Debts and moveable effects to be freely injoid to the day of her death. Thirdly after my Wife’s Death I give and bequeath it to my children in the following manner and form, viz, Fourthly I give and bequeath to my daughter Charlotty Forty five acres of Land on the South division by a line to run parallel with the Southern line together with all the Improvements to be by her freely enjoid forever Fifthly I give and bequeath to my son Jonathan ten acres of Land Joining Elizabeth Platt’s Land after my Wife’s Decease to be by him freely enjoid forever Sixthly I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann wife of James Stiles one dollar together with the Leas on ten acres on which they now live to the day of my wife’s death also the Land during Ann’s lifetime Seventhly I give and bequeath to my daughter Lewcretia Wife of William Rogers one dollar Eighthly I give and bequeath to my son Stacy one dollar Ninthly I give and bequeath to my daughter Eliza Platt one dollar Tenthly I give and bequeath to my son Benjamin all the residue of my real estate not otherwise bequeathed to him forever after my Wife’s decease I likewise constitute make and ordain Gabriel Swaim Jnr. The sole Executor of my last will and testament And I do hereby utterly disavow revoke and disannul all and every other Testaments Wills Bequests and Executions by me in any wise before mentioned willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty fourth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty two Elijah Horner, his mark, (O). Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said Elijah Horner as his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names James Tailor Aaron Tailor Edward Tailor The State of Ohio Preble County Ss Be it remembered that at a Court of Common Pleas held in Eaton in the County aforesaid on the 25th day of Oct 1824 Before the Honourable Joseph H Crain esquire and his associate judges of our said court of common pleas came Gabriel Swaim being the executor in the within written last will and testament of Elijah Horner now decd. Which said last will and testament being proven by the oaths of Aaron Tailor and Edward Tailor two of the subscribing witnesses it is ordered that the same be recorded and thereon the said Gabriel Swain pray administration of the Estate of the said Elijah Horner decd. According to the Terms of the said last will and testament and to him it is granted by order of the court. J C Hawkins Clerk Preble Common Pleas Oct term 1824 The will of Elijah Horner being produced in Court Aaron Tailor and Edward Tailor two of the subscribing witnesses being duly affirmed in open court affirm and say that they saw the testator Elijah Horner sign seal and acknowledge this writing now produced as his last will and testament that they the affirmants signed the same as witnesses in the presence and by the request of the said Elijah Horner and that they the affirmants believe the said Elijah Horner at the time of Executing the same was at full age & of sound mind & memory and under no restraint affirmed and subscribed in open court Octr. 25th 1824 Aaron Tailor Edward Tailor J C Hawkins Clerk ============================== Elijah Horner’s Estate Preble County OH estate case # 220 Executor Gabriel Swaim Jr. Appraisal November the 10th 1824 We the appraisers do certify this to be a true estimate of all and singularly of the valuation of the property of Elijah Horner dec’d by us Thomas Scott John Ward Stephen Goodwin Property appraised at ……………… D(ollars) C(ents) One watch 5.00 One weavin loom 6.00 One Bed .50 One rug ? .50 One pickling tub 1.50 One table 1.00 One woolen wheel .50 One barrel and tar can .37 ½ One barrel .37 ½ One grindstone 1.00 One gun and lot of sundries 3.50 One drawing curry comb and chissel .50 One reel .37 ½ One saddle .25 Seven weaving reeds 2.50 One saw 1.00 Axe and iron wedge 1.00 Broad axe 2.00 27.87 1/2 continued next page Cutting box 1.00 Nine sheep at 1.25 11.25 One horse 8.00 Two sows at 1.50 3.00 Ten pigs at .50 5.00 Two cows at 6.00 12.00 Mare 25.00 To sundry book accounts 15.87 1/4 81.12 1/4 The amount from the other side 27.87 1/2 Sum 108.99 ¾ I do hereby certify that the within named appraisers Thomas Scott. John Ward and Stephen Goodwin was duly qualified before me one of the justices of the peace in and for the County of Preble on the 10th day of November 1824 previous to their appraisal of the within property Wm M Christy JP Amount allowed for the Widow November the 10th 1824 We the appraisers do certify this to be a true schedule of all the property appraised for the widow of Elijah Horner dec’d by us (the next few lines are too faint to read) Castings and steelyards 4.50 Ten Pewter plates 2.00 5 chairs .62 1/2 one smoothing iron .37 1/2 trammel ? and tongs .50 hatchet 2.00 chest 1.00 this line too faint to read 3 sheep 3.75 tub and pails .37 1/2 box of knives .50 five tin and pwt cups .18 3/4 open heded ? cask ? .37 1/2 Little spinning Wheel 1.00 Hames and train and bridle collars .50 Wool 2 1/2 # .62 Weaving loom and 3 shuttles and gears 6.25 40 bushels of corn 5.00 3 hogs 3.50 4 ? lbs of potatoes .50 sum 35.06 1/4 I do hereby certify the following to be a true inventory of the goods of Elijah Horner dec’d sold by me at Public Vendue this 26th day of November 1824 and also of those taken at appraisement by the widow of said deceased Gabriel Swaim Jr executor Scythe __? & iron wedge .40 One clock reel .50 One hog hook .21 One auger .06 1/4 One drawing knife .33 One chisel .21 One bell .50 Two clevises and link .67 Ploughshare and coulter 1.25 One mattock .81 1/4 One garden hoe .29 One churn .25 One swingletree .12 1/2 One gun .43 One barrel .12 1/2 One wool wheel .62 1/2 One keg .75 One barrel .18 3/4 One meat tub 1.31 1/4 A broad axe 2.31 1/4 One hand saw 1.50 One chopping axe 1.31 1/4 One cutting box 1.43 3/4 One grinding stone 1.25 One saddle .51 One weaving loom 4.87 1/2 Three reeds .81 1/4 Three reeds .56 $23.61 continued next page one Horse 11.18 3/4 two of first choice of shoats 1.50 two of second choice of shoats 1.25 two of third choice of shoats 1.18 3/4 two of fourth choice of shoats 1.18 3/4 two of fifth choice of shoats .93 one sow 3.50 one sow 2.50 2 sheep first choice 3.00 2 sheep second choice 2.60 2 sheep third choice 2.50 2 sheep fourth choice 2.20 one cow 7.87 one watch 4.00 Taken at appraisement by widow One cow 6.00 One table 1.00 One mare 25.00 77.41 sum from other side 23.61 101.02 3/4 1826 Gabriel Swaim Jr Executor of Elijah Horner Dec’d, to amount of the account of sale at vendue together with Book accounts on open file in clerks office at Eaton Preble County $116.20 cash come into my hands belonging to estate 3.17 amount of the property at appraisement $120.07 Together with book accounts $108.99 3/4 1 cash paid for ? [too faint to read ] 2 cash paid Aaron Taylor to prove the will .50 3 cash paid Edward Taylor to prove the will .50 4 cash paid William M Christey clerk at vendue .75 5 cash paid John L Duhey ? collector for taxes 1.04 6 cash paid Thomas Conorowe ? auctioneer 1.18 3/4 7 cash paid Joseph C Hawkins for recording inventory 1.00 8 cash paid Thomas Scott for appraising estate .75 9 cash paid Stephen Goodwin for appraising estate .75 10 cash paid John Ward for appraising estate .75 11 cash paid Isaac Taylor proven account 2.20 1/4 ? 12 cash paid Samuel Tizzard for publishing notice to creditors and debtors of said estate 1.20 13 cash paid Athe ? Evans physician 4.87 14 cash paid James Taylor for coffin for deceased 3.00 15 cash paid Elizabeth Platt for a note of hand and interest given by the deceased 13.40 16 paid David Youngs bill given by the deceased 5.81 1/4 17 paid Daniel Pages proven account 2.50 18 paid Gabriel Swaim Jr proven account 5.09 19 paid John P Wilson collector for taxes 1.21 1/4 20 paid Elisha Stubbs treasurer of Gratis township for poor? tax .21 21 by [inserted..fees attorney by the courts ] 10.00 by Prudence Horner widow of the decedent note of hand given me for articles at appraisement 35.06 1/4 22 of my own account in discharging the duties of my office (amount crossed out not clear) to the percentage 62.05 3/4 amount of assets in the hands of the executor is 120.07 amount of receipts etc 62.05 3/4 bal in the hands of Executor 58.00 1 1/4 I do hereby certify the within to be a true account of all the estate of the within deceased also of all demands either in notes bills or book accounts exhibited to me within one year from the date of Publishing notice to creditors and debtors (three lines too faint to read) Gabriel Swaim Jr.Executor $84.05 at the top of this page one page very faint Gabriel Swaim exr of Horner ____ filed for letter ____at court term May 10th 1826 JC Hawkins clerk cont at May __1826, continued at Sep term Settled and allowed Feb term 1827 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/preble/wills/horner80wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 14.4 Kb