John Cashbaugh deceased

The State of Ohio Court of Common Pleas
Muskingum County Special January Term A.D. 1852, to wit January 6th 1852,
The last will and testament of John Cashbaugh, late of said County, deceased, was this day produced in open Court and duly proved by the oaths of Martin Hooson and Jacob Oshe, two of the attesting and subscribing witnesses thereto, whose testimony in such behalf was reduced to writing and duly filed. And it, appearing to the satisfaction of the Court from the said testimony that the said testator was, at the time of recording his said last will and testament of full age, of sound mind and memory and not under any restraint, it was thereupon 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 of probate, be duly recorded.

Will


”In name of the Benevolant [sic] Father of all I John Cashbaugh of Muskingum County State of Ohio, do Make and Publish This my last will & Testament I give and devise to my beloved wife in lieu of her Dower, the Farm on wich [sic] we now reside Situated in wain [sic] township County of Muskingum State of Ohio, contaning [sic] Seventy Acres more or less During her natural lifetime and all the stock hous [sic] hold goods furnature [sic] Provisions and other goods and Chatels[sic]. wich [sic] may be theiron [sic] At the time of my deceased during her natural life as aforesaid She however seling [sic] so much theiroff [sic] As may Pay my Just debts at the deth [sic] of my said Wife the real estate aforesaid [sic] and such part of the said Property or the Prosedes [sic] theiroff [sic] as may then remain unconsumed and unexpended I hear with give unto my son John one hundred dollars [sic], if however the said John should die before the decease of my wife leaving no children living at the decease of said wife then the share of said Property Above described Shal [sic] be Equally divided Amongst the balance of Heirs.
I do hereby nominate my son John Executor of this my last will and testament hearby [sic] Authorising [sic] and enpowering [sic] him to compromis [sic] adjust release and discharg [sic] in such maner [sic] As he may deem proper the debts, and claims Due to mee [sic] I do Also authorise [sic] and Empower him if it shall become necessary in Order to pay my debts to sell by Private Sale or in such maner [sic] upon such terms of credit Or otherwise as he may think Proper all or any Part of my real Estate and deeds to Purchasers to Execute acknowledge and Deliver in fe Simple
I do hearby [sic] revoke all former wills By me made
In testimony whearoff [sic] I have set my hand And seal this 17th of December 1851. John Cashbaugh
(written in German)
Signed and acknowledged by said John Cashbaugh as his last will and testament in our Presants [sic] and signed by us in his Presence [sic]
Martin Hoosan
Wilhelm Deilny
Jacob Oshe
And the examination and testimony of the attesting and subscribing witnesses to the said last will and testament reduced to writing and filed in Court, and so ordered to be recorded as aforesaid is now here accordingly done as follows:

The State of Ohio At a Court of Common Pleas, held at the Court House in
Musingum County. Zanesville, within and for the County aforesaid, on the 6th day of January 1852, the last Will and Testament of John Cashbaugh, late of said County deceased, was produced at the above term and day [unreadable] and Martin Hoosan and Jacob Oshe, two of the subscribing witnesses thereto being duly sworn and examined in open Court, declared that said Testator, John Cashbaugh, 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 presence and that they heard him acknowledge said instrument of writing ?? and for his last Will and Testament, and they the subscribed their names as witnesses thereto in his presence.
I certify that the foregoing testimony was taken in open Court, at the above term and day.

Attest Ch C Russell, Deputy Clerk”