Will of Phebe Crane
submitted by Pegeen
January 22, 2000

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF PHEBE CRANE, of Hamilton County Ohio
Filed Feb. 10, 1829
vol. 18, p. 431
(Butler County Probate Records)

In the name of God Amen.
I PHEBE CRANE of the town of Reading in the County of Hamilton and State of Ohio , being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory...do make and constitute this my last will and testament in the words following (That is)

• 1st  I will and direct that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid.
• 2nd  I give and bequeath to my daughter ABIGAIL CRANE all my moveable property now in her possession (excepting my looking glass) and also I give her my large brass kettle together with the sum of one hundred Dollars to be paid to her in small payments as her necessities may require for her support or subsistance.
• 3rd  I give and bequeath to my Daughter MARY EDWARDS my Stand of Curtains.
• 4th  I give and bequeath to my son WILLIAM CRANE my large Bible and one bed, and all the monies that may be due me for rent or that may become due on any contract for which I have made although the same may not be due untill after my death, to enable him to pay my debts and funeral expenses.
• 5th  I give and bequeath to my Grand daughter RACHEL CRANE my Spining [sic] wheel.
• 6th  I give and bequeath to my Grand daughter MARY CRANE my looking glass.
• 7th  I give and bequeath to my Grand daughter PHEBE RANE my silver tea spoons.
• 8th  I give and bequeath to my son WILLIAM CRANE and to my Grand son WILLIAM HENRY SLOAN a note for fifty Dollars on my son STEPHEN CRANE to be equally divided between them, but no Interest shall be demanded on said note.
• 9th  I give and bequeath to my Daughters MARY EDWARDS and ABIGAIL CRANE all my wearing apparel and all my moveable property not herein otherwise disposed of.
• 10th  I will and bequeath to my Daughter MARY EDWARDS the sum of one hundred Dollars one half to be paid within one year after my Death and the other half one year thereafter.
• 11th  I give and bequeath to my Grand Children URIAH CRANE, THOMAS CRANE, DAVID CRANE and PHEBE CRANE Children of my son MOSES CRANE the sum of twelve Dollars fifty cents each to be paid to them and each of them as they severally arrive at lawful age.
• 12th  I will and bequeath and Devise unto my two sons STEPHEN CRANE and WILLIAM CRANE to them and to their heirs and assigns forever all my tract of Land containing ninety-six and half acres lying in Butler County Deeded to me by deed bearing date the twenty seventh day of October one thousand eight hundred and fourteen [27 Oct 1814] by STEPHEN CRANE, my son STEPHEN CRANE being hereby bound and obligated to pay the sum of one hundred Dollars to my Daughter MARY EDWARDS and the further sum of fifty Dollars to the Children of MOSES CRANE as herein before bequeathed to them severally, and my son WILLIAM CRANE being bound and obligated to pay unto my Daughter ABIGAIL CRANE the sum of one hundred Dollars as herein before to her bequeathed.