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Note: WILL - Shoemaker, John - 1855- Wayne County Probate Court record ..811. Transcribed by Dennis Coupe 5/9/03. Words in italics are best guesses.
In the name of the Benevolent Father of all I John Shoemaker of the County of Wayne and the State of Ohio as make and publish this my last Will and testament.
Item 1st I give and devise to My beloved Wife in lieu of Her Dower the Farm on which we now reside situate in the county and state aforesaid, containing about one hundred acres during her natural life; and all the household and kitchen furniture, the Grey Mare & carriage and harness, all the hogs, two cows, six sheep, one plow, one harrow, one shovel plow, one sett(sic) Double Harness, one sett of plow gears. Provisions on hand at my decease, the one half of the crop now in the ground, the wagon, the plow double truss, Whipple truss xc (sic etc.?) belonging to the same, the spreaders xc, the wheelbarrow, during her natural life as aforesaid. At the Death of My said Wife, the real estate aforesaid and such part of the said personal property or the proceeds thereof, as may then remain unconsumed and unexpended, I give and devise to all my children and their Heirs Equally, after a sale of said property is made --
Item 2 nd I devise and bequeath to my son Joseph Shoemaker all the land and property which he has heretofore Recd. from Me being His portion in full up to the present time.
Item 3 rd I devise and bequeath to my son Isaac Shoemaker all the land and Property he has heretofore Recd. from Me being His portion in full up to the present time.
Item 4 th I devise and bequeath to my son John Shoemaker all the land and property he has heretofore Recd. from me being his portion in full up to the present time.
Item 5 th I devise and bequeath to my son Samuel Shoemaker all the land and property which He has heretofore recd. from Me, being his portion in full up to the present time.
Item 6 th I devise and bequeath to my son William Shoemaker the one half of the half qtr. section of land I own, situate and being in Orange Township, Ashland County Ohio; He is also to have the balance of said half qtr of land by paying twenty dollars per acre to my Executors with Iterest (sic) from the 1st day of April 1857. He is to pay the same as fast as he can without detriment to himself, but he is not to be sued to make the collection. He is to have his horse, his cow, his plow and axe, at the same prices my other sons were charged with theirs.
Item 7 th I devise and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Markley, the sum of seventy five dollars, besides the property that she has already recd. from me as stands charged in my Book --
Item 8 th I devise and bequeath to my daughters Susan and Catherine Shoemaker, the sum of fifty dollars each, besides the property they have already recd. from me as stands charged in my Book---
Item 9 th I devise and bequeath to my daughters Elizabeth Markley, Susan Martin, Catherine Garver Sarah Kesler and Hannah Shoemaker, Each the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars, including the amts. charged to each upon my Book, said money is to be paid as soon as it can be after all my debts are paid; paying my oldest daughter first and so on until each receives her portion.
Item 10 th I do hereby nominate and appoint Isaac Shoemaker, John Shoemaker, and Samuel Shoemaker My sons, Executors of my last Will and testament, hereby authorizing and empowering them to compromise, adjust release and discharge in such manner as they may deem proper the debts and claims due me and owing by me.
In testimony where I have hereinto set my hand and seal this 13 th day of June A.D.1855.
John Shoemaker (signed) (seal)
Signed and acknowledged
by said John Shoemaker as
His last will and testament
in our presence and signed
by us in his presence --
Abraham Ecker (signed)
C.C.Coulter (signed)
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