In the name of God Amen I John Pancake Senr. of the County of Pike
and State of Ohio being in perfect mind memory and understanding
considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time
thereof and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby
be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God
to call me hence do therefore make and publish this my last will
and testament in manner and form following; that is to say -
I give and bequeath my undivided halfe of Paint land in Dimmets
bottom to be equally divided between the children of my sons Milton
and Abner Deceased. I give and bequeath unto my two youngest
children Jane & Harvey two thirds of all my lands in the bottom that
is to say the home place the Mounts place the Switzer place & the
Hultz place two thirds of all of which for them to be laid off of
the upper side adjoining John Foster & Joseph Foster so that the two
thirds Tale shall be in one body - and also two thirds of my Bowyer
Farm adjoining Joseph Foster all of which real estate I give unto the
said Jane & Harvey unto them and their children, which real estate I
design for their use not to be disposed of by sale neither by them nor
their immediate children, in case that either of the above children
should die then the other to possess the whole.
I give and bequeath the lower one third together with the one third
of the Bowyer Farm unto my sons Isaac & George all of which real
estate that is of my lands above named to them Isaac & George and
their children and not to be disposed of by sale but for their use
and theirs only. I design for them Isaac & George to be equal in said
lands by them paying to my Grand children Dlila [sic] Graham, Absalom
Graham, Milton Graham and George Graham each One Hundred Dollars one
year after my decease also to my Grand Children Lucinda Nichols Maria
Nichols & Delila Nichols each One hundred and thirty three Dollars and
one third one year after my decease and to my Daughter Elizabeth Hultz
two Hundred Dollars one year after my decease.
John Pancake (Seal)
[End of first page]
And whereas I have allready given my sons John & William each farms
together with Cattle horses & sundrie articles, I therefore now
bequeath to each of them one Dollar to be paid by my Executors.
Of all my goods & chattles I wish sold to pay off my debts and of
the overplus if any I wish equally divided among my Children (except
John) if my goods and chattels should not pay all my debts my sons
Isaac & George must make up the deficiency out of their apportionment.
And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my friends George
Johnson & Col. John Foster to be my Executors of this my last will
and testament heretofore made and I also appoint them the said George
Johnson & Col. John Foster Guardians for my Children Jane & Harvey.
In testimony where of I John Pancake Senr. have to this will consisting
of two pages of paper set my hand and seal at the bottom of each page
this 14th September in the year 1834
John Pancake senr (seal)
Signed sealed published and declared by John Pancake Senr. the above
named testator to be his last will and testament in presence of
Amos Corwine
Samuel S Hartine
Thomas Day Jr
Added April 16th, 1999