Leonard May of the twp of Sharm (Shurm) Co. of Richland, state of OH....my beloved wife Catharine May.... my sons John May, Paul May, Henry May, Jonathan May, Leonard May & Samuel May.... my daughters Layanna Banack, Sophia Raush, Catharine Ann May, [&] Polly May.... my two grandsons, William May (heir of my son William May, deceased) & Jonathan S May, son of my son Paul May.... executors: sons Henry May & Leonard May...
signed by Leonard May; witnessed by John Ferrell & Susan Bloom proved 13 Dec 1856