Will, OH, Muskingum, Isaac Cordray 1859

The State of Ohio
Muskingum County

Probate Court within and for said county.

March 21st, 1859

The last will and testament of ISAAC CORDRAY, deceased, late of Muskingum County,
Ohio, was this day produced in open court and duly proved by the oaths of JOHN BELL
and WILLIAM R. HENDERSON, the attesting and subscribing witnesses thereto, whose
testimony in this behalf was reduced to writing and duly filed, and thereupon it
appearing to the court from the said testimony that the said will was duly executed
and attested and that the said testator, ISAAC CORDRAY, deceased, was, at the time
of the executing and signing the same, of full age and sound mind and memory and
free from any restraint, it is therefore, by the court, ordered that the said last
will and testament be and the same is hereby admitted to probate and that the same,
together with the said testimony and this entry be duly recorded.




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                       Will, OH, Muskingum, Isaac Cordray 1859

In the name of the benevolent father of all, I, ISAAC CORDRAY of Muskingum County
Ohio, to make and publish this my last will and testament.

ITEM 1ST. I give a devise to my son GEORGE W. CORDRAY the farm that I now reside
upon situated in Cass Township in said County of Muskingum containing 160 Acres
more or less.

ITEM 2ND. I devise and bequeath to my daughter ELIZABETH FERREL [FERRALL] the sum
of $150 money. Also to my daughters MARY CORDRAY, HANNAH BLOUNT [BLUNT] and RUTH
HAYSLUPP [HAISLUP] the sum of $200 to be paid by GEORGE W. CORDRAY as follows:

One-half of the above to be paid in one year after my death, and half in two years
from my death.

The first payment to be made to MARY CORDRAY, and RUTH HAYSLUPP [HAISLUP] each
their full amount of $200 and not as above into equal payments.

ITEM 3RD. After my death it is my wish that all my personal property of every kind
be sold and the proceeds of said property be given to my daughter MARY in addition
to the above $200, except so much of the above personal property as may be
necessary to pay my just debts and funeral expense.

ITEM 4TH. I do hereby nominate and appoint my son GEORGE W. CORDRAY my executor of
this my last will and testament. Hereby authorizing him to settle and collect all
debts due to me and pay all debts and bequests as before stated. I further desire
that no appraisement be made of my personal property and that the court probate
Direct the omission of the same in pursuance of the statute. I do hereby revoke all
former wills by me made.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 14th day of January
ad 1859.

ISAAC CORDRAY {seal}

Signed and acknowledged by said ISAAC CORDRAY as his last will and testament in our
presence and signed by us in his presence.

JOHN BELL
WILLIAM R. HENDERSON




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                      Will, OH, Muskingum, Isaac Cordray 1859

And the examination and testimony of the attesting and subscribing witnesses to
said will taken in open court reduced to writing and filed and so ordered to be
recorded as aforesaid is now cheer accordingly recorded as follows to wit:

State of Ohio
Muskingum County

At the Probate Court held at the office of said Court in Zanesville within and for
the county of for said on the 21st day of March 1859 the last will and testament of
ISAAC CORDRAY deceased, late of said County, was produced in writing and JOHN BELL
and WILLIAM R. HENDERSON the attesting and subscribing witness there to being duly
sworn and examined in open court declared that they saw testator ISAAC CORDRAY,
deceased, was at the time of executing and signing said last will and testament of
full age and sound mind and memory and free from any restraint that he signed the
same in their presents and that they heard him acknowledge said instrument of
writing as and for his last will and testament and that they subscribed their names
as witnesses there to in his presence.

I certify that the foregoing testimony was taken in open court and taken at the
time and place specified and reduced to writing by me.

Attest

William T. Mason Probate Judge




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                      Will, OH, Muskingum, Isaac Cordray 1859

NOTE:

In this Court [Muskingum, OH] The following named Judges have held office [PROBATE
JUDGE] in this county:

Mahlon Sims, 1852-1858;
William T. Mason, 1858-1864;
R. W. P. Muse, 1864-1870;
Henry L. Korte, 1870-1873;
Reuben H. Morgan, 1873-1875;
Henry L. Korte, 1875.




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