Robert SCOTT Will
Copied 12/27/02 Montgomery Co. OH Records & Archive Center
Montgomery Co., OH Will Book B pg 270-275
Robert SCOTT Will
In the name of God, Amen. I Robert SCOTT of the county of Montgomery and State
of Ohio, considering the uncertainty of this mortal life, and being of sound
and perfect mind and memory, blessed be Almighty God for the same, do make
and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following. That
is to say, First I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Amelia SCOTT, all
the plantation whereon I now live, and so much of the personal property as
she shall choose, the keep her lifetime, and at her death to have five hundred
dollars to give to whom she shall please. The rest of my estate, both real
and personal, is to be sold and the money is to be divided in the following
manner viz -
First, I give and bequeath unto my brother Thomas SCOTT, the sum of two hundred
dollars. I also give and bequeath unto my brother William SCOTT the sum of
one hundred dollars. I also give and bequeath unto my brother John SCOTT son
Robert SCOTT, the sum of one hundred Dollars. I also give and bequeath unto
George W. BARR the sum of two hundred dollars. I also give and bequeath unto
Margery B. STILES the sum of one hundred dollars. I also give and bequeath
unto John LAW the sum of one hundred dollars. I also give and bequeath unto
Stephan T. ALEXANDER the sum of one hundred dollars. I also give and bequeath
unto Robert Scott BULL the sum of two hundred dollars and if the said Robert
Scott BULL will live on the farm and plantation I now occupy and will provide
for my wife Amelia, the said farm I give and bequeath to him the said Robert
Scott BULL after the death of my said wife Amelia. But if the said Robert Scott
BULL shall refuse to move to, and live on said farm and provide for my wife
Amelia as aforesaid, then and in that case, the farm shall be sold and the
said Robert Scott BULL shall never the less have two hundred dollars as aforesaid,
but if the Robert Scott BULL shall fully comply with the foregoing promise,
then said farm shall as aforesaid fall to him, provided however that the said
Robert Scott BULL shall make up all the legacies herein named, provided there
should not be a sufficiency of my estate so to do beside [?]. I also give and
bequeath unto William GOWDY’s son Robert Scott GOWDY the sum of fifty
dollars. I also give and bequeath unto John GOWDY’s son Robert Scott
GOWDY the sum of fifty dollars. I also give unto the Synod Fund of the Associate
Church of North America as a donation, the sum of five hundred dollars. I also
give and bequeath as a donation to the congregation I now belong to the sum
of fifteen dollars annually, to be paid out of the proceeds of my plantation,
as long as my executors think it needful, and if the plantation on which I
now live must be sold, then and in such case, the money bequeathed to my wife
as also the money donated to the Synod shall be paid out of the fund arising
from such sale. And if there should be a balance remaining, that balance shall
be divided among the different sharers in proportion to their different amounts
above bequeathed. I likewise appoint my two much esteemed friends, Robert MCCLELLAND
and Thomas BIGGER to be the sole executors of this my last will and testament,
hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this first day of July in the Year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and thirty three.
Robert Scott (seal)
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named Robert SCOTT to be
his last will and testament in the presence of us who have here unto subscribed
our names in the presence of the Tesator.
Attest
Thomas PARTINGTON
Peter L. WELLER
Enoch BROWN
Proved Sep. 3 1833
Submitted by: Linda Boorom
Katy Hestand ©Copyright 2007 |
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