Source: Certified Copy of Will, Parke County, IN Court House
Know all men by these present that I Simon Rubottom of the county of Parke, and State of Indiana, being of sound mind do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament in manner and form following to wit; In the first place my will and desire is that all my just debts and contracts be punctually paid, And secondly that my wife Elizabeth, if she should survive me should have her support and comfortable mentenance (sic) during her life time off of my real estate, and my desire is that my executors hereinafter named, may faithfully and punctually see thereto; And thirdly as I have gave to all my sons what I allowed for their apportionment of my estate, it being about one hundred and seventy five dollars each, except to my sons John and Zeno Rubottom, and to my son John I give and bequeth (sic) my gunsmith tools, exclusive of the blacksmith tools, to make him up equal in apportionment with the other my sons and to my son Zeno I give and bequeth the real estate that I now own subject to my wife Elizabeth mentenance (sic) during her life time, as specified heretofore, it being the, the (sic) east half of the Southeast quarter of Section twenty three Town Sixteen, N of Range eight West and also the southwest half of west half of southwest quarter of Section twenty four, the same Town and Range as heretofore specified, with all the improvements that is or may hereafter be affixed thereon; And I have heretofore gave to each and every one of my daughters what I allowed to be their apportionment it being about one hundred and thirty dollars each except to my daughter Hannah, wife of William Dix, to her I will and bequeath the sum of ten dollars, to make her up square with my other daughters. And my will and desire is that all the balance of my estate notes, money and effects that I may have in my possession at the time of my decease that is not heretofore disposed of to be held by my executors, to this my last will and testament, for the use and benefit of Elizabeth my wife, and Semira my grand daughter, who I have raised, during my wife's natural life, and then my will and desire is that Semira shall have one hundred dollars worth of said property provided there be that amount, and if there be not that amount, for her to have all there is for her own benefit and behoof (sic) forever and if there is more than one hundred dollars worth of property, money or effects for my wife to have the disposal of the overplus as she thinks best, and in ascertaining the amount of property to set off to Semira, to make up her hundred dollars. I wish for my executors to select two disinterested men, to value the same, and their jugment (sic) and valuation thereof to be final. And lastly I request, make and appoint Mahlon Reynolds, and Ezekiel Rubottom, executors to this my last will & testament and request them to see that this my will be punctually complied with. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this the 20th day of 5th month in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven.
| Attest | Simon Rubottom | |
| Jeremiah H. Siler | William Pickard |
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