FHL Film #0890355 - Tuscarawas Co., OH Court Records — Vol. 5, pp.312-314
Will of ISAAC SKEELS
Dtd 13 Aug 1864 - Proven 16 June 1869
Probate & Rec 18 June 1869
In the Name of the Benevolent Father of all I Isaac Skeels of the County of Tuscarawas and State of Ohio do make and publish this my last will and testiment.
Item 1st I do give and bequeath to my
son in law William Herin the land on which I now live in
Union township Tuscarawas County Ohio containing eighty acres it
being the east half of the north east quarter of section twenty
four (24) township 14 range seven (7) containing 77 acres more or
less on this
Item 2nd said William Herin is to pay
in one year after my death the following sums namely one hundred
dollars to my son David Skeils, to my
son Samuel Skeils one hundred
dollars, to my son Thomas Skeils Skeils one hundred
dollars, to my daughter Jane Herin one hundred
dollars, to my Daughter Mary Carns one
hundred dollars, to my son Asbery Skeils
one hundred Dollars, to my son Charles Skiels
one hundred dollars, to Mary Jane Sparks fifty dollars, to
Luther Rickets fifty dollars; said different sums to be
paid by said Wm Herin one year
after my death and also to pay my lawfull depth
debts and Funeral expences said Herin to
have all my household goods and chattels at my death and i
do hereby revoke all former wills by me made and I do hereby
appoint Samuel Skeils my son Executor
of this my last will as above specified.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 13
day of August AD 1864.
Isaack [his X mark] Skeils
Signed and acknowledged by said Isaack Skeils as
his last will and testiment in our presence and signed by us in
his presence. Wm. Rutledge {stamps}
William True { $1.65 }
State of Ohio
Tuscarawas County } ssI William Rutledge being duly sworn
in open Court this the
16th day of June AD 1869 depose and say
that I and William True were present at the execution of the last
will and testament of Isaac Skeels (now deceased) hereunto
annexed; and that I saw the said testator subscribe said will and
hear him publish and declare the same to be his last will and
testament, 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, and that we signed the same as witnesses at
his request and in his presence and in the presence of each
other.
[signed] Wm Rutledge
Sworn to and subscribed before me this day and year aforesaid.
[signed] A.W. Patrick Probate Judge
State of Ohio }
Tuscarawas County } ss I William True being duly sworn in
open Court this 18th day of June AD
1869 depose and say that I and William Rutledge were present
at the execution of the last will and testament of Isaac Skeels
(now deceased) hereunto annexed, and that I saw the said testator
subscribe said will and heard him publish and declare the same to
be his last will and testament, 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, and that we signed the same
as witnesses at his request and in his presence and in the
presence of each other.
[signed] William True
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid.
[signed] A.W. Patrick Probate Judge
Be it remembered that in the Probate Court of the County of Tuscarawas and State of Ohio on Friday the 18th day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty nine at the town of New Philadelphia within said County before A.W. Patrick Judge of said Court among the proceedings then and there had were the following viz:
In the matter of } The last will and testament of Isaac
Skeels deceased, late of the
the will of } County of Tuscarawas and State of Ohio having been
produced in
Isaac Skeels } this Court on the 16th
day of June AD 1869 thereupon afterward
came William Rutledge and William True the subscribing
witnesses to said will and in open Court on oath testified to the
due execution and attestation of said will, which testimony was
reduced to writing and by them respectively subscribed and filed
with said will, and it appearing to the Court by said testimony
that said will was duly executed and attested 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 restraint. It is ordered by
the Court that said will be and the same is hereby admitted to
probate and together with the testimony is ordered to be
recorded.
A Record Attest; [signed] A.W. Patrick, Probate Judge
[N.B. Typed as written; underlines where
written only; Bold & Italic added for visual clarity.]
Transcribed by June E. Herron - April 2001.
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