Yesterday,
29 Jun 2017, I began the will of my 4th great-grandfather, Solomon
Bond, who died in Mahaska County Iowa, probably in 1851. Today is
the final section of that will.
Solomon
names 7 children in his will, including 3 deceased daughters.
However, there is no mention of another child, Mary, which I had
found in my research. Mary was still alive in 1850 when the will was
written, as she is on the 1860 census in Henry County, Kentucky and
William Bond and family were living with her. Apparently Mary had no
children. She had remained in Kentucky when the rest of the family
moved north. I don't know why he didn't name her in the will. Maybe
he had given her something when she stayed in Kentucky. It may remain
a mystery.
full
and ample a manner in every respect, as I could myself do
if
liveing. I also direct that the nett proceeds of my estate herein
before
ordered to be sold, be equally divided, as soon as it can
be
done between my children, John Bond, William Bond, Eliz-
abeth
McGuire & Sarah Lowery, and the children of my deceased
daughters,
Celia Stillwell, Rhoda Lowery, and Nancy Lowery,
this
dividing my entire estate into Seven equal parts, and my
said
children to have one Seventh part each, and my Grand
Children,
namely the children of my deceased daughter, Celia
Stillwell
to have equally between them one Seventh,
the
children of my deceased daughter Rhoda Lowery, to have
equally
between them one seventh, and the children of my deceased
daughter
Nancy Lowery, to have equally between them one seventh.
And
it is my desire that said shares be paid to them as soon as my
Executor
Shall be able to do so after the sale of my estate.
I
hereby make and ordain my worthy and esteemed son-in-
Law
Cornelius R McGuire Executor of this my last will and
testament.
In
testimony whereof, I Solomon Bond, the testator, have
hereunto
set my hand and seal this twenty-fifth of May A.D.
Eighteen
hundred and fifty.
Solomon
Bond {seal}
Signed,
sealed, published and declared by the above named Solo-
mon
Bond as his last will and testament in the presence of us who
have
hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto in the
presence
of the said testator and in presence of each other.
W.
H. Seevers
Micajah
T. Williams
State
of Iowa }}}}
Mahaska
County }} County Court Dec. Term 1851
I
Micajah T. Williams, Clerk of said count court do here
by
certify that on this 8th day of December AD 1851 the foregoing
Will
was duly proved up and allowed by said court and ordered
to
be certified and recorded.
{
LS } In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
& affixed the seal of said county this 8 day of
December AD 1851.
Micajah
T. Williams
Clerk
of said County Court
recorded
December 10, 1851
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