York, Newberry

Posted By: Wally Garchow
Date: 24 November 2001

WILL OF NEWBERRY YORK

signed 3-3-1862 and witnessed by David Duncan and Henry Burns

recorded 4-7-1866, Will Bk, 1853-1869, p 347

"I Newberry York of the County of Darke and State of Ohio do make this my Last Will and testimony. I will to my beloved wife Nancy York in lieu of her dower the whole entire rent of the farm on which I now live containing about one Hundred acres and if the executor hereafter appointed shall sell said farm then my widow Nancy York shall have the whole entire interest of the said farm in cash at six Per cent on the Dollar.

"I also will to my beloved wife Nancy all my personal property, money and credits except that all she may give into the hands of my executor to sell at Public Sale to pay my debts.

"And at the death of my said wife I will to my said heirs the remainder of money and notes. To Jeremiah York's heirs one Hundred Dollars to be equally divided amongst them, to wit Mary Hole, Lyda Mendinghall, John York, Sureptay York, Richard York, William York, Rachel York, Carline Cottrell.

"I will to Jeptha York's heir named Ann Ashman the sum of two Dollars, and after all the debts and claims are paid the remainder of my estate to be equally divided betwixt the six heirs hereafter named, to wit Joseph York, William York, Nicholas S. York, Newberry E. York, Didamia Miller, and Rebeca Armstrong, being the six heirs.

"I do appoint and empower my son N S York my executor of this my last will and testimony empowering him to sell and convey either by Public or Private the farm and to make deeds as the law requires. [signed] Newberry York March 3th, 1862."

[NOTE: there are two versions of this will, one with punctuation and spelling errors, and one without such imperfections. This transcription is taken from the one with errors, but these have mostly been corrected for readability except in the spelling of names.]

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