Last Will and Testament of Zachariah Bradfield
In the name of the Benevolent Father of all I Zachariah Bradfield of the
Township of Scipio County of Meigs and State of Ohio being of sound mind and
memory do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form
following:
1st After my decease my will is to be buried in a decent and Christian like
manner.
2nd I give devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Mary Bradfield all of
my household and kitchen furniture of every description together with all of
my personal property of every description whatever to her for her only
proper use and benefit so long as she remains my window after which it is my
will that the above named property or the avails there of shall be equally
divided between seven of my children that is to say, my sons, Jesse and
George Bradfield and my daughter Elizabeth Turner, Margaret Dye, Mary Howell,
Harriet Staats and Roena Bradfield.
3rd I do also will and bequeath into my wife Mary Bradfield all of the real
estate that I now own and occupy being about eighty acres being and lying in
Section number thirteen (No. 13) Range number fourteen (No. 14) in Town
number seven (No. 7) Ohio Company's purchase. Also about thirty acres of
land being and lying in Section number 7 (No. 7) Town (No. 7) Range fourteen
(No. 14) Ohio Company's purchase making in all one hundred and ten acres to
her and for her use and benefit so long as she remains my widow.
4th I do will and bequeath until my son John Bradfield the above described
lots of land being one hundred and ten acres as aforesaid to come into his
hands at the death of my widow or when she shall no longer remains my widow
to him and his heirs to use and their only proper use benefit and behoof
forever when the same shall cease to belong to my widow according to this
will by him defraying the expenses of my sickness and funeral charges.
5th It is my will that my personal property and farming utensils should
remain on the farm for the use of my widow and John.
6th It is also my will that my daughter Roena Bradfield have a home with my
widow and John on the old farm as long as she remains single.
7th I do give and bequeath unto my son Joseph Bradfield a certain obligation
I hold on John Bradfield payable two years from this date for fifty dollars
to be paid with a horse.
8th I do hereby nominate and appoint John Alkire, Jr. as sole Executor this
my last Will and Testament.
9th I hereby declare this to be my last Will and Testament hereby undoing
all former wills, by me made.
In Testimony where of I have unto set my hand and seal this seventeenth day
of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four
AD. 1844
his
Zachariah X Bradfield (seal)
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Signed and acknowledge in the presence of us by the said Zachariah Bradfield
who declared the same to be his last Will and Testament and signed by us in
his presence. A. Dunlap
John Bartly
In the matter of the Last Will and Testament of Zachariah Bradfield decease
is A. Dunlap and John Bartley being duly sworn according to the law depose
and say that they saw the Testator sign his name and heard him declare the
same to be his last Will and Testament they signed their names hereto is
witnesses at his request in his presence and that the Testator was of sane
mind and twenty one years of age and not under any strait at the time and is
since dead and further this deponent saith not known (or sworn) to subscribed
in open court. John Bartley
July 2, 1846 M. Bosworth Clerk
The State of Ohio
Meigs County
I do hereby certify the fore going to be a true copy of the last Will and
Testament of Zachariah Bradfield late of said County deceased as presented in
open Court, their June Term AD 1846 and duly proven and admitted to record
and also a true copy of evidence adduced as to the true executive said Will
all which will appear by reference to the Time Records of said Court page
1133 (or it also could be 433).
Signed M. Bosworth Clerk
[Transcribed by Connie Schumaker]