In the name of God Amen I James Decker of the County of Butler of the State of Ohio being sick and weak in body by of sound mind and memory blessed by almighty God for the same but knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make con….stitute and ordain and publish this my last will and testament …in manner and form following to with that my just debts and first ….and other incidental expenses be paid first.

….and bequeath unto my daughter Delina one bed and bedding it being the best around the house and one brown cow

…I give and bequeath unto my son Isaac one double coverlet

…I give and bequeath unto my son James one double coverlet…bed and bedding

…I give and bequeath unto my son Robert Addison one horse taking his choice of the Horses and one bed and bedding

…I give and bequeath unto my son John Elliott one hour and one bed and bedding

…I give and bequeath unto my son Solomon one dollar to be paid by my Executor after settling up the estate as I have at……….his full share of the property.

1826

7th I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth one dollar to be paid after my decease by my Executor as I have given her a part of my property heretofore.

8th I give and bequeath unto my son Robert …….and my son John Elliott and my daughter Delina all the balance or residue of my property if there should be equally divided among them

And lastly, I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my son Isaac Decker Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made hereby ratifying and confirming John McMechan, David McMechan and Matth RIchardson the subscribing witnesses to the within written last will and testament of James Decker now deceased who being…. Duly sworn depose and say and each of them for him…poseth and saith that in his and their presence the said James Decker deceases acknowledged the within written last will and testament and that at the request and in the presence of him the said…….subscribed their names as witnessing……and that at the time of the said acknowledging the said James Decker was of sound mind memory and judgment and upwards of twenty years of age this only as my last will.

Signed sealed and acknowledged by the testator in the presence of us

John McMeachan

David McMechan

Matth RIchardson

May twenty-second one thousand eight hundred and twenty six

James Decker seal

The State of Ohio Butler County Be it remembered that at a special court of Common Pleas of the County of Butler in the State of Ohio, on the twenty-first day of August one thousand eight hundred twenty six before Robert Anderson Henry Weaver and Robert Taylor Esquires associates Judges of our said court of common pleas personally appeared.

John McMeachan David McMechan Matth RIchardson

Sworn and Subscribed in open court Twenty first August One Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty Six John Ruly Clerk