William Corn
Lawrence County, Ohio Will Book 1, page 25.
Lawrence Common Pleas July Term A.D. 1848
On the twentieth day of July in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty eight, in the ? at Record of said court is the following order of probate of the last Will and Testament of William Corn, late of Lawrence County, dec'd towit " The last Will and Testament of Wm. Corn dec'd, late of Lawrence County was this day presented in open court and proven by the oaths, Peter W. Ghrist and Jeptha Massie, two of the subscribing witnesses thereto whose examinations were reduced to writing and appearing to the satisfaction of the court that the said Wm. Corn at the time of executing said will, was of full age and of sound mind and memory and not under any restraint. It is ordered that said will and the proof so reduced to writing as a foresaid be recorded and filed with the probate of said will".
Know all men by these presents that I William Corn
of the county of Lawrence and state of Ohio, do on this 5th day of June
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight, make
my last will and testament as follows:
First that all my land in my posession described as follows shall be holden
by my widow, Mary Corn as long as she remains my widow. The north west
quarter of the north west quarter of section fifteen, forty acres and eighty
three hundredth of an acre, also a certain tract of land in Mason Township,
Lawrence County, Ohio bounded as follows containing seventy acres, be it
more or less, beginning at the supposed corner when the section line crosses
the fence and running as the fence now stands to the line of said birches,
it being part of the east half of the northeast quarter of section nine
in Township three in range sixteen, also a certain tract of land containing
forty two acres and twenty nine hundredths the southwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of section nine, township three of range sixteen, also
a certain tract or parcel of land containing six acres bounded as described
in the deed. Also the half of forty two acres it being the southeast quarter
of the northeast quarter of section no. 9 of range sixteen, the aforesaid
lot is to be divided north and south the east half of said lot will be
holden by widow as before mentioned and the west half I give and grant
unto my son, Harvey Corn and this shall be considered all that I intend
him to have as an heir of my estate, and the land above mentioned all that
I grant unto my widow Mary Corn at her death shall be equally divided among
the other boys by three disinterested men and they shall be satified with
the division of those men. I grant and bequeath to each of my girls one
cow apiece and at the death of my widow all the beds and bed-clothing shall
be equally divided among my girls. And after all my honest debts are paid
the personal property then remaining shall be holden unto my widow to dispose
of as she thinks proper and at her death if then be any property remaining,
except what I have here in above granted to my heirs it shall be
divided equally among all of them. Given under my hand this day and year
above written. William Corn his mark X.
We the undersigned do hereby witness the above on
within will.
Peter W. Ghist
Jeptha Massie
John Roach
In the matters of the last will and testament of
William Corn late of Lawrence County, Ohio, deceased, Peter Ghist and Jeptha
Massie two of the subscribing witnesses thereto being first duly sworn
in open court do say that the said William Corn signed this said will as
his last will and testament in presence that they each signed the said
will in his presence and by his request that the said testator at the time
of executing the same was of full age and sound mind and memory and not
under any restraint.
Jeptha Massie
Peter W. Ghist
Sworn to and subscribed in open court before me July, 24, 1848.
J. M. Camp Jr. Deputy for Lewis Anderson, Clerk