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Vol. 2, pp. 26-27
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In the name of god amen I Stephen Julian of Fairfield County and State of Ohio being of sound and [???] mind memory and understanding, considering the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of the Time thereof, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby be the better prepaired [sic] to leave this world, when it should please the almighty god to call me hence, do therefore in manner and form following, that is to say. First and principally I commend my soul into the hand almighty god, and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors of my executors [sic] herein after named, and after my debts and funeral charges are paid, I desire and give as follows-- Secondly I give and devise unto my dearly beloved wife --- Arenah [possibly Azenah] Julian during her natural life, one third part of all my real and personal estate, her part of the land to be laid off as following, on the south end of my land to include my buildings and to the best advantage. Thirdly after all my Just debts are fully paid of and satisfied, and my wife's third taken out, I give and devise all the remainder or sesidose[?] of my real and personal estate, their remaining to be sold, except one bed and bedeing [sic] that is to be taken out before the property is appraised. For my daughter Susanna which her mother desired she should have. Forthly [sic] that is to say the money that will arise from all my property it shall be equally divided amongst all my children, that namely, John, Alexandrew, Jesse, Isaac, Susannah, Mariah, Sarah -- and also my beloved wife I expect is now Pregnant, and if that should be born and live to the age of maturity let it be male or female it shall have an equal part with the above named children. And further my will and desire is that all the money, that doth arise from my estate will be put out in good hands, and also taken bonds and good securities for the sum or sums let out, also the interest returned until they come to their respective ages, or marriages which shall first happen. Fifthly I desire that all my sons should be put to trades if the choose and also to such trades as they fancy--- Sixthly and lastly I constitute and appoint my dearly beloved wife Azenah and John Agustus of the county and state aforesaid, to be my executors of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking and making null and void all former wills bequests by me heretofore made or executed. [???] confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament. In Testimony whereof I have [???] set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty fifth day of September 1813.
Stephen Julian <Seal>
Signed sealed published pronounced and declaired [sic] by the said Stephen Julian the Testator within named as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request, and in the presence of each other subscribed our names [???] thereto
James Real Just. John Jackson Hugh Real
Fairfield County Ohio May 30th 1814 At a court of common Pleas holden at Lancaster in and for the county aforesaid personally came Hugh Recet [?] Lawr and James Real and proved the foregoing last will and Testament, on which it is ordered to be executed, and that letters Testamentary apace to John Agustus one of the executors therein named
Attest Hugh Boyle
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