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Lawrence County court of Probate held at the Court House in
Ironton on the 28th day of July A D 1855
In the matter of the last Will and Testament of Samuel Handley
decd } Probate of Wills
The last will and testament of Samuel Handley late of Lawrence
County deceased was this day produced in Open Court by the parties
interested therein and thereupon appeared in Open Court Ewell Mc
Handley and J H Handley the subscribing witnesses to said will &
on oath testify to the due execution thereof which testimony was
received to wit in
of and by them respectively subscribed and filed with said will
and it appearing to the court by said testimony that said will was
duely attested and executed and that the said testator at the time
of executing the same was of full age and of sound mind and memory
and not under any restraint It is therefore ordered that said last
will and testament and also the probate and testimony aforesaid be
recorded in the Book of Wills
Fletcher Golden Probate Judge
The above is copied from the Journal Record see Vol 1 Folio 289
Fletcher Golden Probate Judge
The Will
I bequeath in the presence of the Lord I wish to Expose of all my
property while in tolerable health and sound mind
Sec 1 I will that all my funeral Expenses and Just debts Shall be
paid
Sec 2 I will that my beloved Wife Elisabeth have the one third
part of all my Removable property moneys and Credit at her
disposal forever
Sec 3 I will to my Daughter Margaret Hunt all that i have done to
her heretofore
Sec 4 I will to my daughter Lucinda Brown and Andrew J Brown all
that I have done for them heretofore
Sec 5 I will to my Son James H Handley all that i have done for
him heretofore
Sec 6 I will to my Son Christopher Handley all that I have done
for him heretofore
Sec 7 I will to My Daughter Elizabeth Stewart and Abslom Stewart
all that I have done for them heretofore
Sec 8 I will to my Daughters Catharine Handley Sarah an Handley
and Manervia Handley I will that all the three mentioned daughters
shall be made Equal with the Girles that have married and left
home
Sec 9 I will that my Son Samuel B Handley and Jabez N Handley
have the home place where I now reside Divided Equal between the
two leaving an undivided home for their mother in during her life
Sec 10 I will that Christopher Handley Settles the business and
that the Estate Shall pay him for his Service and that this will
Shall be Recorded but no Administration papers Shall be taken out
Sec 11 I will that they Call the Estate to an Appraisement this
fall and and out of the appraisement, Cash and Credits the Widow
draw her part and the heirs Can be made Equal out of the property
if they See Cause the widow is to take the Bet mare at her
appraisement and the two Boys the other two horses
Sec 12 I will that if there be any Surpoles left that it Shall be
divided among all my daughters Equlaly
Sec 13 I will that if there be not Enough of Surplus money to
allow Manervia Handley to have her fifty dollars that the two boys
which heirs the home place must make up to her the fifty dollars
for which She is not allowed to Crowd Said Boys I payment
Sec 14 I will that my grain On hand Wheat Oats and Corn Shall be
left at the disposal of the Widow for the Support of the family
and Stock twelve months
In Testimony thereunto I have affixed my hand and Seal [Seal] In
the presence of Ewell Mc Handley and James H. Handley Given under
our hands and Seals this the 9th day of July 1855 his
Samuel X Handley
mark
Attest
Ewell Mc Handley
J. H Handley
The Testimony
The State of Ohio Lawrence County On the 28th day of July AD 1855
personally appeared in open Court before me Fletcher Golden Judge
of the Court of Probate of Said County at the Court House in
Ironton Ewell Mc Handley and J H Handley both of lawful age who
being first duly Sworn according to law make oath and Say
respectively that they are Subscribing witnesses to the last will
and Testament of Samuel Handley late of Said County deceased and
that the paper now here produced and hereto attached and
purporting to be the last will and Testament of Said Samuel
Handley deceased, was by Said Testator Signed in presence of these
deponents and that the Same was Signed by these deponents as
witnesses in presence of Said Testator and at his request and that
Said Testator at the time of Executing the Same was of full age
and of Sound mind and memory and not under any restraint
Ewell Mc Handley
J H Handley
Sworn to before me and Subscribed in my Presence the day and year
first above written
Fletcher Golden
Probate Judge
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