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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 be duly 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 that I wish to Expose 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 one-third part of all my Removable property money 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 do 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 do my Daughters Catharine Handley Sarah Ann Handley and Manervia Handley I will that all the three mentioned daughters shall be made Equal with the Girls 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 Equally 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 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 Equally
Sec 13 I will that if there be not Enough Surplus money to allow Minerva Handley to have her fifty dollars that the two boys who 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
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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 the 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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