Shelby County, Indiana
Courthouse Records
Probate
Last Will & Testament
of
George Debord
Courthouse Records
Probate
Last Will & Testament
of
George Debord
The last will and testament of George Debord of Shelby county and State of Indiana in the name of God Amen I George Debord make this my last will And testament I resign my Soul to its creator in all Humble hope of its future happinefs as in the Disposal of a being infinitely Good I George Debord Being in a low State of health and having doubts of my recovery and being considerably in debt I wish to make preparation for the payment of all my debts I wish therefore That my east forty acres of land (to wit) the west Half of the west half of the South east quarter Of Section No thirtyfive in township No fourteen North of range No Six east to be sold to the best Advantage by my executors and payment made of all my cash debts and I further direct that my two youngest Sons Elijah Debord and Meres C Debord are to have The one hundred acres of land that will be left at the death of my wife Abigail Debord and the Said Elijah and Meres are to have the use of the farm And the property belonging thereto provided that They maintain there mother in a comfortable manner And I further direct that there Sister Naomi Debord is to be considered and remain as one of the Family as long as She remains Single and I further Direct that my two Sons Elijah and Meres Shall pay to each of my other children one hundred And twenty dollars in Good property at cash price Including what each one of them have already received Which can be known by refering to a memorandum That I have kept to be paid at the death of my Wife Abigail Debord or if they See cause to Do So they may pay it along at there own conveinience[sic] and I further Direct that the Said forty
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Acres of land Shall be sold Subject to the incumbrance Of the lease that David G Harson holds thereon unlefs It can be otherwise arranged Satisfactory to him and I further direct that my two sons Reuben Debord and David Debord are hereby appointed my executors of this my last will and testament Signed and Sealed in presence of thefe witnefses this 27th day of May 1840
I George Debord further direct that my two sons Elijah Debord and Meres Debord are to pay the one thousand bushels of Corn that I owe Jacob Summey off of the place Exclusive and apart of any thing else mentioned
Herein this 27th day of May 1840
George Debord /s/ {{Seal}}
William DayWilliam W Wilson /s/ [this signature matches the handwriting of the body of the will]
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State of Indiana
Shelby County fs
Be it remembered that on the Twenty ninth day of July in the Year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Forty Before me Sylvan B Morris Clerk of the Shelby Circuit Court & Exofficio Clerk of the probate Court of Shelby County Personally came William Day & William W Wilson of Said County of Lawfull age & the Subscribing witness to the foregoing Will and being by me duly Sworn on Oath Say that they Saw and heard George Deboard Sign Seal publish and declare the foregoing Instrument of writing as and for his last will and Testament that he was of Sound mind and memory at the time of its Execution that they Signed their names as witnefses thereto in the presence of and at the request of Said Testator & in the presence of Each other
| Sworn to and Subscribed before | William Day /s/ |
| me the day and Year aforesaid. | William W Wilson /s/ |
| Sylvan B Morris /s/ Clerk S C C Ind |
Transcribed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
