The Will of John Gilliland, Sr.
Brown County, Ohio
1843

Source: Ohio Probate Records
Brown County, Ohio
Wills 1817-1851, Vol 1-2
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          John Gilliland’s Will –
Pleas held at the court house in Georgetown, Brown county 
and State of Ohio, before Owen T. Fishback President Judge 
of the tenth Judicial circuit of the State of Ohio, David
Johnson  Henry Martin and Micah Woods, associate 
Judges of the court of common pleas in and for said
County of Brown, on the first day of December, of the
Term of November, in the year of our Lord one thous
-and eight hundred and forty three; It being the six
-ty eighth year of the Independance of the United
States of America, and of the State of Ohio the
forty first.

Brown county SS. Be it remembered that on this day, that is to say the first day of December A.D. 1843, the last Will and testament of John Gilliland late of said county Decd was produced in open court and proved by the oaths of Henry Martin and William Torrence, the Subscribing witnesses thereto - which will, together with the proof, was ordered to be recorded – and is in the words and figures following to Wit.
(Will) “I John Gilliland, of the county of Brown in the State of Ohio, so make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say; First - It is my Will that my funeral expenses and all my Just debts be fully paid. Second - I give and devise and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary Gilliland in lieu of her Dower the plantation on which we now reside, situate in the county and State aforesaid, being part of one thousand acres patented to William Vause in the year A.D. 1789 and deeded by the heirs of said William Vause to Thomas Vause and by him to Andrew B. Sheleday, and the said Andrew B. Sheleday & wife to said John Gilliland - bounded as follows - Beginning at a hoopwood and two hickories, north east corner of David Merrewethers land, Survey 790 running thence N. 22 E. 115 poles to a beech & buckeye; thence N. 68 W. 248 poles to three Sycamore trees on an island of Strait creek; thence down the creek with the meanders to a stake on the original line of the survey; thence S68 E. 192 poles to the beginning, containing one hundred and fourteen acres be the same more or less, and to her heirs and assigns forever - and all the personal estate by me now owned - She, however, first disposing of a sufficiency thereof to pay my Just debts, as aforesaid - Any personal property that I have given to any of my children that is now living with me, that is of age, my Will and desire is that they shall keep the same. And lastly - I hereby constitute and appoint my said wife, Mary Gilliland and my son, Alexander Gilliland to be the Executors for this my last Will and testament; revoking and annulling all former Wills by me made, and ratifying and confirming this, and no other, to be my last Will and Testament. In testimony whereof I have hereto Set my hand and Seal this 12th day of November A.D. 1843. (signed) John Gilliland {Seal} __    Signed published and declared by the above named John Gilliland as, and for, his last Will and testament, in presence of us, who at his request have signed as witnesses to the same. H. Martin _ Wm Torrence.
(Proof) “ The State of Ohio Brown county SS. Personally appeared in open court Henry Martin and William Torrence, Subscribing witnesses to the last Will and Testament of John Gilliland Decd who being duly sworn say that said Testator signed said Will acknowledged the same as his last Will and Testament in their presence - that they subscribed the same as Witnesses in his presence and at his request - that said testator, at the time of signing and acknowledging the same, was of sound mind and disposing memory, free from any legal restraint and more than 21 years of age - and further deponants say not _ (signed, Henry Martin  Wm Torrence.
Sworn & Subscribed this 29th day of November 1843 in open court
John H. Blair Clerk

Additional notes: I had doubts about some of the names, or at least the spellings thereof, found throughout this document. I found most of my answers in an 1800’s landowners map of Brown County. An enhanced and modified map highlighting those areas of interest to Gilliland researchers will be created for the Gilliland Trails library.

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Transcriber: Kate Maynard, 2013
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