This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FCC.2ACE/522.1.1.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: From Deeds of Fairfield Co. Ohio: Between May 16, 1835 and May 23, 1835 the estate distribution for John Green, deceased was finalized: 1) Nehemiah Sprague and Rhoda his wife, late Rhoda Green daughter of John Green, late of Fairfield county Ohio, deceased to Jacob Beck Jr. $200. Quit Claim. E ½ section 9, township 14, range 19 as devised under the will of said deceased and of 3 acres part of W ½ conveyed by Jacob Burton to deceased. Signed Nehemiah Spragg and Rhoda Spragg. Book X, page 512. May 16, 1835. 2) John Williamson and Deborah his wife, late Deborah Green daughter of John Green, late of Fairfield county Ohio, deceased to Jacob Beck Jr. $200. Quit Claim. E ½ section 9, township 14, range 19 as devised under the will of said deceased and of 3 acres part of W ½ conveyed by Jacob Burton to deceased. Signed John Williamson and Deborah (X) Williamson. Book X, page 513. May 20, 1835. 3) Jacob Green and Delilah his wife, late Delila Green daughter of John Green, late of Fairfield county Ohio, deceased to Jacob Beck Jr. $300. Quit Claim. E ½ section 9, township 14, range 19 as devised under the will of said deceased and of 3 acres part of W ½ conveyed by Jacob Burton to deceased. Signed Jacob Green and Delila (X) Green. Book X, page 514. May 20, 1835. 4) John Green and Susan his wife, late Susan Green daughter of John Green, late of Fairfield county Ohio, deceased to Jacob Beck Jr. $200. Quit Claim. E ½ section 9, township 14, range 19 as devised under the will of said deceased and of 3 acres part of W ½ conveyed by Jacob Burton to deceased. Signed John (X) Green and Susan (X) Green. Book X, page 515. May 20, 1835. 5) William Green and Rebecca his wife, John Green and Elizabeth his wife and Regnal Green and Maria his wife, heirs of John Green, late of Fairfield county Ohio, deceased to Jacob Beck Jr. $4000. Quit Claim. E ½ section 9, township 14, range 19 as devised under the will of said deceased and subject to the rights of Mrs. Ruhama Green widow of said John Green Sr., dec'd. Signed William Green and Rebecca Green, John Green Jr. and Elizabeth (X) Green, Regnal Green and Maria (X) Green. Book X, page 516. May 23, 1835. (Check Item #3 above) Will of John Green of Fairfield Co., Ohio; 11 Jun 1831; Hocking Twp.,Lancaster, Ohio: In the name of God Amen. Considering the uncertainty of life and the necessity to prepare for death I John Green Sen. being Sound in body and mind have made and decreed this present to be my last will and testament in case of my decease first commending my soul to God in whom I put my trust for salvation and my body to the grave in hopes of the Resurrection of the same. I next bequeath any estate real and personal as follows, My funeral charges doctor bills and expenses connected thereto are first to be punctually and serifreelously paid out of the loose property and then Item first unto my well beloved wife who has ever provided to me a faithful companion I grant and bequeath the whole of the moveable property at her control and command so long as she shall remain my widow and no longer also one third of all the productions of the farm as rents also the house and furniture for her own use (except one bed and also a two year old colt and a cow which are now given and consid! ered, the property of my son Rignal and known as such. And the rents and use of the piece of land lying on the south side of the main acres which I have given to my son John for four years and the rents and use of the improvements now made where my son William now lives and which I have give to him for four years. 2nd. unto my eldest son William and to my second son John and to my youngest son Rignal joint by all my Real Estate subject to the foresaid preservations and those following. If they three and my widow their mother shall agree to dispose of the estate before the expiration of four years they shall be bound and held to pay out of the Income to each of my five daughters Sarah Green wife of William Green, Deborah Green married to John WIlliamson, Delilah Green married to Jacob Green, Susan Green married to John Green, Rhoda Green married to Nehemiah Sprague each the price of one quarter section of land at (Congress price) to be paid at the end of four years or before ! if they choose sooner to pay at and at all events if they do not sell the Estate they shall pay my said daughters the sum aforesaid at the expiration of four years and if they do sell then they are to retain in their own hands the Congress price of half a section of land as their due to each of any three sons aforesaid and the end quarter aforesaid to each of my five daughters and the balance of the money is to pay unto the hands of my wife or widow and secured for the use of my heirs at her decease unless she shall marry in which case the money is to be put unto the Lancaster Bank to draw interest for the benefit of my heirs. 3rd. at the death of my wife all the interest rents dues and incomes of my estate real and personal is to be equally divided among my heirs with the exceptions before named or hereafter to be named. 4th. I ordain and constitute my three sons William John and Rignal to be my executors to settle concerns of my estate and if my widow shall desire it she s! hall be executrix to aprise in the same or she may appoint some person in whom she can consider to act as such for her and as an additional compensation my three sons aforesaid shall be entitled to one hundred dollars each for services as executors and no more than one hundred dollars each to be taken out of the estate before the last dividend be made. Lastly, lest some mistake should be made in my will and intentions I declare the same to be in substance viz. that each of my five daughters is to have the price of one quarter section of Congress land that each of my three sons is to have the price of one half section of Congress land that the house and furniture except one bed is to belong to my wife while she remains my widow together with one third of the productions of my farm and all my moveable property to be hers during her widowhood that after paying my five daughters my three sons by paying my widow her rents viz. may divide the land equally among them or sell it. Bu! t if they do not sell the land the five daughters are to have the price of one quarter section each and no more as aforesaid and that all the heirs shall share equally in the sales of the moveable property at my wife's decease. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eleventh day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty one. Witnessed by George Patterson & Mary Patterson. (Note, John names his daughter, Delilah) I have that Ruhama names her as Lyle in her will. I think the L looked very much like an S. Lyle as a nickname for Delilah makes sense to me. Did you get my e-mail with attachments? If not I will send again.