William D. Harper Will Transcription

Date: 6 Mar 1863 to 5 Mar 1866
Location: Belmont, Ohio, United States
Surname/tag: Harper

Transcription of William D. Harper Will

Will of William D. Harper Deceased
In the name of the Benevolent Father of all
I William D Harper of Warren Township Belmont County Ohio being of lawful age & of sane mind and sound memory odo make and publish this my last will and testament
Item 1st It is my will and desire that all my just debts be first paid out of my estate with my funeral expenses & costs of Administration.
Item 2nd After my decease it is my will and desire that so long as my beloved wife Jane Harper shall live and remain my widow that she is to remain in & on the homstead & have her living out of the proceeds of the farm on which I now reside
3d After my decease I desire that my executor sell my personal property of public or private sale as he may deem best & after paying debts funeral expense & costs of Administration that he pay & deliver unto my brother & sisters or their heirs the sum of one dollar. Penrod Corman one dollar Agness Harper one dollar Joseph Harper one dollar the heirs of Mary Betts one dollar divided equally among them Alexander L Harper one dollar & Francis Phillips one dollar & Clarissa Honeycut one dollar that is to her son Greenbury Honeycut one dollar as the lawful and only living child of the said Clarissa Honeycut dec’d
Item 4th I give all the residue of my estate both real and personal to my seven children as follows my daughter Francis Grey one undivided seventh part real and personal, Elizabeth Harper one severnth part real and personal, Wm T Harper one seventh part real & personal John Harper one seventh part real and personal Rebecca Betts one seventh part real & personal Alexander L. Harper one seventh part real & personal & Joseph G. Harper one seventh part real and personal so that the said seven named children being my sons & daughters shall each share alike my estate both real & personal only that my beloved wife Jane Harper so long as she may live or remain my widow is to remain in & on the Homestead & her support shall remain a permanent lein equally and alike on all my real estate during her said life or widowhood.
Item 5th I do hereby nominate and appoint Wm Smith of Warren Township my executor of this my las will & testament & authorize him to do & perform all lawful acts that may be required to fill & execute this my last will and testament as my said executor & should it become necessary in order to Carry out & fulfil this my will herein set forth to sell any or all of my estate real or personal he is hereby authorized to do the same either at public or private sale so that it may be desposed of to the best advantage for the use & benefit of the devises herein named & set fort I do hereby revoke all former wills or will by me made. Witness my hand & seal this sixth day of March AD 1863. William D. Harper.
Signed and acknowledged by Wm D Harper as his last will & testament in our presence & signed by us in his presence and at his request as his last will and testament this 6th March AD 1862. William J. Barlow, Wm Smith
I William D. Harper do make & publish the following as a Codicil to this my last will and testament.
Whereas since the signing and sealing of the foregoing will I have deeded to my son John Harper about sixteen acres of land. I do hereby charge him the said John Harper four hundred dollars ($400) for said land the said $400 to be a part of his legacy heretofore willed to him to have one seventh as aforesaid less four hundred dollars & in consideration that my son Wm T. Harper has performed extra labor services & care for me I have deeded to him about eighteen (18) acres of land both John & Wm T Harpers being off the homestead which said eighteen acres is in consideration of the aforesaid services the same is not to be considered as a part of his one seventh as aforesaid I hereby confirm this will and Codicil as it now stands as my last will & testament this 5th day of March 1866. William D. Harper
Signed & acknowledged by Wm D Harper as his last will and testament & Codicil in our presence & by us in his presence at his request as such this 5th March. William J Barlow, Wm Smith

Sources

• 1862 William D. Harper Will. Ohio, Belmont County, County Court, Wills, Vol. K, p. 172-175, 6 March 1862, digital images 103-104 of 650, FamilySearch.org ([1]: accessed 12 April 2023)