Samuel Vernon deceased
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, is now here accordingly recorded as follows, to wit:

The State of Ohio} Probate Court within and for said
Muskingum County} county April 26th A. D. 1861.

"The last Will and Testament of Samuel Vernon, deceased, late of Muskingum County, Ohio, was this day produced in writing in open court, and duly proved by the oaths of John Bateman and Washington Walters (Watters?), the attesting and subscribing witnesses to said will 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 Samuel Vernon deceased, was at the time of executing and signing the same of full age, and of 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."

WILL
"In the name of the benevolent father of all.
I Samuel Vernon of Washington Township Muskingum County Ohio Do Make and Publish this my last Will and Testament.
Item 1 (I) give and dvise to my sone Washington Vernon Seventy acres of my Farm on the East Side Runing the lines thru North and South all so fifteen acres on the North Side runing then? To the Bowers Road thense south on said rode to a Point to in cloud the fifteen acres thense to said west line.
Item 2d I give and devis to my three sones Aaron Vernon and Allen Vernon and Noah Vernon the Balance of my Farm Being Seventy five acres More or less to be Eaqualy divided be tween them as tha may be tween them selves.
Item 3d I give and dvise to my four dauters Jane Vernon Hariot Vernon Sarah Vernon and Martha Vernon one hundred dollars each at the death of Nancy Vernon To be paid by the foure sones as follos Aaron Vernon to pay Jane Vernon one hundred dollars Allen Vernon to pay Sarah Vernon one hundred dollars Noah Vernon to pay Hariot Vernon one hundred dollars Washington Vernon to pay Martha Vernon one hundred dollars.
Item 4d I give and devis to my beloved wife Nancy Vernon so long as shee Remains my wido or during hur natural life the house and Every thing As thay now are and Jane Vernon and Martha Vernon to live with hur as thay have lived or till thay may may mary and go to them selves. And Washington Vernon is to Maintain his Mothe Nancy Vernon as long as shee Lives and Provid all Nessaries of life That she may require during said Life time.
Item 5d I give and devise to my sone Washington Vernon all my stock and Farming utentials that I have on the Farm and he shall Pay all my just Debts that I may ow after my desese I allso Require that this will Remain Without making eney of the devisions mention in the above till after the death of my Beloved wife Nancy Vernon and that Washington Vernon shall have Controle and the Manegement of the Farm as I have been In the habat of Controling my self.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand And seal this first day of March in the year 1861.

Samuel (his X mark) Vernon

Signed and acknollege by said Samuel Vernon Vernon as his last will and testament in our Presence and signd by us in his presence.
John Bateman
Washington Watters or Walters