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Will Transcription of Joseph
Lindesmith
Will Proven: March 7, 1815 I Joseph Lindasmith of the County
of Columbiana and State of Ohio Taking into View the shortness of Human
life and uncertainty of all things terestrial do make ordain and establish
this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me
made. Item my will is that my Beloved wife Nancy should keep
all my houshold goods of every kind and stock during her Natural life time
and that my two sons Jacob & John should continue to furnish their
mother with Grain and other articles as agreed by the tenor of two several
obligations given to each of them the one to Jacob Dated the twenty second
of September A Dominion 1809 the other to John dated the twenty second
day of September 1809 and that my wife also have the use .. profit and
advantage of any money that I may die possessed of. Item my
will and desire is that my sons and daughter fulfil abide by and keep the
contracts herein before alluded to between myself my wife and my two sons
Jacob & John___and that my Executors herein after moved make use of
the necessary legal mean to secure to theirs a good and valued title agreeable
to the spirit and tenor of said obligations. Item my will is that
at the death of my beloved wife that our Daughter Elisabeth Keniper shall
have and keep all my wifes clothes wearing apparel linen of every kind.
Item My will is that at the decease of my wife all my property of every
kind be divided into five equal parts and that each of my children namely
Daniel Elisabeth Jacob John and Peter received each one equal share thereof
Item my will is that as soon after my decease as conveniently may be my
tools of every kind be equally divided among my four sons confiding in
the honesty and integrity of my son Daniel Linasmith I hereby nominate
and appoint him to sole executor this my last will and testament given
under my hand and seal this ninth day of July Anis Dominion eighteen hundred
and fourteen sealed signed as this last will of Joseph Lindasmith
in the presence of James Craig Absalom Craig Jos Lindasmith
Seal....
Note: In the Abstract of all the wills, letters of Administration
and guardianship records in probate record books 1, 2, 3, & 4 - Columbiana
Co., Ohio Compiled by Jean Van Possan and Sara Andrus, Feb. 1997,
it says, "Joseph Lindasmith (Lindesmith) of Columbiana Co., OH p. 269 Dated:
9 July 1814 Probated 7 Mar 1815 Wife: Nancy..."should keep all my household
goods....my two sons furnish their mother"...Sons: Jacob; John; Daniel;
Peter Daus: Elisabeth Kenisen (our daughter) Executor:
son Daniel Lindasmith Witnesses: James Craig, Absalom Craig."
When my husband and I went to look at the record books, the above reference
to the books did not make sense. We asked for help and the lady that
was employed there at the Lisbon Courthouse was able to show us how the
index to the records worked. We then went to another building two
blocks away that held the wills and/or guardianship records. They
let you actually hold these papers that were filed almost two hundred years
ago. That was a wonderful feeling. The gentleman there was
also very helpful and friendly.
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