Last Will and Testament of Philip Kiser


In the name of God Amen. I Philip Kiser of the County of
Champaign being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory,
thanks be given to God, calling unto mind the mortality of my
body and knowing that is it ordained for all men once to die, do
make and constitute this my last will and testament; that is to
say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul
unto the hands of Almighty God who gave it and my body I
recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent manner at the
discretion of my Executors and as touching such worldly estate,
where with it has pleased God to bless me with in this life I
give and devise of it in the following manner and form.

Viz: first and foremost it is my will that none of my moveable
property is to be sold during my wife life time except she sees
proper; secondly I give and bequeath to my to oldest sons
Michael and William all my home place which I now live except
the dwelling house wherein we now live and gardian during the
widow natural life. The said Michael and William is to give to
their Mother during her natural life the thirds of all profits
arising from the grist mill and saw mill and for is reqwarws.
Thirdly I give and bequeath unto my two younger sons George and
John the fawling Springs place the said plas is to be rented out
until they hath become of age and profits there arising from the
said place is to be paid unto the widow during her natural life.
Fourthly, I give and bequeath unto my six daughters, Sarah,
Elizabeth, Caty, Anna, Mary and Peggy three hundred dollars each
as they become of age to be paid by my Executors. Fifthly it is
my will the land lying in section twenty R10 T4 Ninety one acres
is to be sold by my Executors the money arising there from to be
equally divided among all my children. Sixthly, I give and
bequeath unto my Negore boy Tom eighty acres of land lying in
section 30 T4 R10 on certain conditions that is to say if he
stay with the widoe and Family obey all their lawful commands
until he is twenty six years of age, then in that case the said
land is to be his for ever and if he does not stay the fore
mentioned time he is to have none of it or no part thereof. It
is my will to appoint my beloved wife and Daniel Kiblinger as my
Executors now be it further understood that if in case my widow
should take on herself to marry again then she is to forfeit her
Executorship and every things else except her thirds of the
estate that she has in hands at that time that the law allow her
and the other Executor immediately sell the estate remaining and
divide it among all my children equally and if my widow does not
marry the whole estate is to stay in her hands until her death
and then to be sold and divided equally among all my childran be
it further nowen that is my will that my Executors shel be
carefully in schooling my children.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this
2nd day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen.

Signed and sealed and delivered in presents of us

Philip Kiser (seal)
David Kisor
William Rector
Charles (x) Rector
Elizabeth Kiser, widow of Philip Kiser



The State of Ohio, Champaign County, Special Session of the
Court of Common Pleas.

June 26th, 1836 - Before Obid. Hon. Elisha C. Berry & John
Taylor, Esquires, associate judges of said Court.

Present

An application ordered that William Runkle be appointed
administrator of all and singular the goods and chattles, rights
and credits which were of Elizabeth Kiser, dec'd. An his being
gratified and entering into bond in the penal sum of seven
hundred dollars with Strong Weaver and Archibald Ch...grew his
securities - Administrator affirmed and ordered that Conway
Rector, Joseph Webb and Isaac Beaver appraise the goods and
chattels belonging to the estate of said intestate.