Article of Agreement—Gabriel and Rebecca Skidmore Coil

1808 - AN AGREEMENT: Not long after arriving in Ross Co., Ohio, articles of agreement were drawn up between Gabriel Coil and his four sons, JOHN COIL, JACOB COIL, JAMES COIL AND THOMAS COIL and entered upon.  Recorded in full in Deed Book Vol. 8, page 161, Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio:  For caring for their parents, Gabriel and Rebecca Coil, these four sons received a tract of land consisting of 1200 acres.  This being the uppermost end of a certain tract of land bought of Henry Massie lying on Sugar Creek.  All parties concerned signed these articles of agreement. (20 July 1808 Ross Co., OH)

Articles of agreement made and entered into between Gabriel Coil, Sen. of Ross County and state of Ohio of the one part and Jacob Coil, John Coil, Thomas Coil and James Coil, all of said county and state aforesaid of the other part. 

Witnesseth: that the said Gabriel Coil, Sen. for and in consideration of the stipulations and agreements entered into by and between the said James Coil, Thomas Coil, John Coil and Jacob Coil, the said Gabriel Coil, Sen. do hereby bind himself his heirs to warrant and forever defend unto the aforesaid Jacob Coil, John Coil, Thomas Coil and James Coil a certain tract of land lying and being in Ross County and State aforesaid containing twelve hundred acres being the upper end of a certain tract of land which he purchased of Henry Massie which tract contained sixteen hundred and thirty acres and lying on Sugar Creek and the said Gabriel Coil, Sen., do hereby warrant and forever defend the aforesaid tracts of land unto the said Jacob Coil, John Coil, Thomas Coil and James Coil, my sons, to them and their heirs and assigns forever to the only proper use and behoof of them their heirs and assigns forever and the said Jacob Coil, John Coil, Thomas Coil and James Coil on their part do obligate themselves their executors and administrators in consideration of the aforesaid twelve hundred acres of land as aforesaid to maintain and aid their father Gabriel Coil Sen. from the date of these presents until the expiration of his natural life as well as their mother Rebecca Coil which maintenance is to consist of comfortable fare in every respect suitable to the wish and inclination of the said Gabriel Coil and Rebecca his wife for and in consideration of their maintenance as a aforesaid do hereby transfer make over and covey all their personal property of every species and sort, money excepted unto their aforesaid sons, Jacob Coil, John Coil, Thomas Coil and James Coil to them and their heirs and assigns forever.  In witness, whereof, the parties have hereunto set our hands and seals this ----- 20^th day of---- 1808.

Teste

Henry Snyder.

Gabriel Coil

Rebecca Coil

Jacob Coil

John Coil

Thomas Coil

James Coil

I do hereby certify that said within signers did free and willingly sign.  Give my hand this 20th day of July 1808.

Recorded 21st July 1808.

Delivered to John Coil.                        Henry Snyder.