Person:Samuel Black (12)

I believe this record comes from Champaign Co OH, Will Book B, pp. 413-4.

(I've tried not to alter the original spelling and punctuation.)

               Sam'l Blacks WIll and Probate

Probate The State of Ohio Champaign County ss.

    Be it remembered that on the third day of November 1846, of the

November Term of said Court of Common Pleas, held at the Court House in

Urbana, a writing purporting to be the last will and Testament of Samuel

Black deceased, was proven by the oath of Samuel Marks, one of the

witnesses, thereto (the other James Richie being absent), whose

examination was reduced to writing and it appearing to the satisfaction

of the Court, that the said Samuel Black at the time of executing the

said will was of full age and of sound mind and memory and not under any

restraint, and thereupon at a special Session of the Court of Common

Pleas, of Champaign County, held at the Court Houe in the Town of Urbana

on the 3rd day of December A.D. 1846, the last will and testament of

Samuel Black dec'd was offered for probate, the same having been proven

by the oath of Samuel Marks, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto at

the last Term of this Court and fully proven by the oath of James Richie

the other subscribing witness to said will, and the same is now by the

Court, here admitted to record, and it is further ordered that said

Christopher Cranston and Wm Audas be appointed Executors of the last will

and Testament of Samuel Black deceased, on their entering into bond in

the sum of $900 [unsure of amt] with Peter Black, William Glendenning,

and Henry Crowder, their securities, and it is further ordered that

Russel B. Spain, Joseph Johnson, and David Stodard appraise the personal

property of said deceased.

    The testimony reduced to writing and of file is as follows to wit: ~

The State of Ohio, Champging County ss.

    Personally came into open Court Samuel Marks and after being duly

sworn deposed and says that the writing now presented to the Court,

purporting to be the last will and Testament of Samuel Black deceased,

was signed by him in his presence and acknowledged to be his last will

and testament, that he attested said will in the presence of the

testator, by signing his name as witness and that he verily believes the

testator, at the time of executing said will, was of full age, of sound

mind and memory and under no restraint.

                                                                (signed)

Samuel Marks

Sworn to and subscribed in open §

Court the 3rd day of Nov, 1846 §

Sam'l H. Robinson, Clk. ~ §

    Personally came into open Court James Richey and after being duly

sworn deposed and says that the writing now presented to the Court,

purporting to be the last will and Testament of Samuel Black deceased,

was signed by him in his presence and acknowledged to be his last will

and testament, that he attested said will in the presence of the

testator, by signing his name as witness and that he verily believes the

testator, at the time of executing said will, was of full age, of sound

mind and memory and under no restraint.

                                                                (signed)

James Richey

Sworn to and subscribed in open §

Court the 3rd day of Dec, 1846 §

Sam'l H. Robinson, Clk. ~ §