TUSCARAWAS COUNTY OHIO PROBATE: Will of RICHARDSON, George *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Barbara Howard barbarar@swain.main.nc.us August 31, 1999 ************************************************************** Administration Docket Estate of George Richardson Name of Administrator, Executor, Guardian: Thomas Richardson May 9, 1835 Will proven - Letters issued - Henry Miller and James Richardson, security for bond. John Walter, Jacob Showalter and John Baltzley, appraisors. June 11, 1855 Addition bond - 9,000 - Douglas Baker, Johna Walter, Thomas Walter and John Walter Jan 31 1855 security. Bond filed Mar 24, 1855 Partial accounts filed and recorded. Will of George RICHARDSON In the name of God Amen: I George Richardson Sr. of Sugarcreek Township, Tuscarawas county and State of Ohio being weak in body but sound of mind and memory (Blessed be Almighty God for the same) do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say after my decease my body to be decently intend in a family burying ground, my executor to be herein after named shall as soon as convenient defray the funeral expences and all other just demands against my estate out of the money arising from the sale of property after my decease to my beloved wife Rebekah I give all kitchen furniture that belongs to us including the dining table and my desk during her natural life. I do likewise give and allow all the incomes of the place for her support and such of her children as may live with her during her natural life. I do likewise give and bequeath to my beloved wife three cows, such as she may choose and ten sheep and for the use of herself and those living with her I allow six hogs and one steir for beef, and further I will and direct that my beloved wife shall have the dwelling house we now live in for her use during her natural life and pasture sufficient for one horse creater, her cows and sheep and such creaturiz as will keep up the stock in number allowed her and have a beef yearly while she lives and I will and direct that each of the three girls now living with us to have a cow and heifer and such other articles toward housekeeping as the others that are married got once to be particular those leaving us are Martha, Rebecca and Ruth and further I give and bequeath to my beloved wife a black mare called Bele. I further will and direct the Sugar Camp lot to be sold as soon as can be done to advantage, say when it will bring 6 or 5 hundred dollars and the money divided equally between my beloved and the eight lawing named children to wit. Thomas, Martha, Alen, Hannah, Elizabeth, George and Rebekah and Ruth of the sale of this peice I allow Allen no share for he left me early in life before he was 18 further I allow my son George to have the place i now live on to farm and give his mother the share he his given me until he can have horses and C. of his own, and to have it on such terms as his brother Thomas my executor shall agree on. I allow two of the best and most suitable horses kept for the use of the place of farm untill George has of his own and then this may be sold. I further will and direct that the waggon-geers and C. shall be keept for the use of the boys Thomas and George untill they can get of there own and if George chooses he may continue on the farm during his mothers natural life and if then should be more land than George can farm Thomas may farm part of it and after the decease of my beloved wife I then will and direct the real property and my personal on hand to be sold and equally divided among my following named children to Thomas Richardson, Martha Richardson, Ann, Hannah, Elisabeth, George, Rebekah and Ruth, my son Allen to have one hundred dollars out of ___sale for the reasons above mentioned when I said above after directing the sale I meant the money arising from the sale should be so divided buy and if my beloved wife and children should at any time agree and having a good chance ______ I don't forbid them as if my beloved wife should choose to marry again then the place to be sold and one third of the money to be put on interest for her use during her natural life and as it respects the first sale of chattles, proper after my decease after paying all debts and demand the balance to be applied to repairs to wit to covering the barn new and likewise the over shot and other such like repairs. I likewise will and direct that each of the girls at home choose four sheep out of the flock to be their own the balance not granted to be sold and lastly I do hereby appoint my son Thomas my sole executor of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirteenth day of April anno Domini, eighteen hundred and thirty five. George Richardson (seal) Signed, published and declard by the above named George Richardson Sr. to be his last will and testamentin the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in presence of the testator. Isaac Steese Daniel Lint at a Special Court held on the nineth day of May in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty five Present the Honerable Jacob Bleckensderfer, Peter Williams and Reason Pritcherd associate Judges of the court of Common Pleas for the county of Tuscarawas. The last will and testament of George Richardson was brought into court and proven to the satisfaction of the court to be the last will and testament of the said George Richardson by Isaac Steese and Daniel Lint the subscribing witnesses to said will who testified that the said testator signed and sealed the same in there presents that he knew the contents thereof and declared the same to be his last will and testament that he was of sound mind and memory of full age and not under any restraint whereupon the court order that letters testamentary isssue to Thomas Richardson the executor named in said will that he give bond in the sum of two thousand dollars Henry Miller farmer and James Richardson being offered was approved as security ordered that John Baltzley, Jacob Showalter and John Walter appraise said estate whereupon the said executor appeared and was quallified. Barbara Richardson barbarar@swain.main.nc.us ********OH_FOOTSTEPS Mailing List***************************