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Aborn to Burris Lake to Miller
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Dallier to Ewart Quimby to Skinner
Fairchild to Guthrie Slater to Twombley
Haas to Knowlton Vanclief to Wilson

 
CADWELL, Alice  Will made 10-18-1847, Probated 1848. Sister, Margaret Farniey; Brothers, James and Peter (deceased) and Peter's children Mary Ann (Mathews), Margaret.(Locker), John Cadwell.
Book 8, Page 101

NOTE: Jarnea Cadwell, born Billings, Lancashire, England, died August 16, 1848 aged. 65 years. Lucy his wife, died 2-24-1838 aged 39yrs; Alice (second wife) died 5-5-1848, aged 59 yrs.
CADWELL, John (Only one date given, cannot ascertain whether it is the date the will was made or when it was probated.) Dec 25., 1837, probably the date of probation as John Cadwell died Dec 14, 1837, aged 57 years. Brother, James;. Sister, Alice Cadwell and Margaretta Fearnley (wife of Peter); children of my deceased brother Peter, Mary Ann, John and Margaretta. Exr: Brother-in-law, Peter Fearnley. Witness: Arius Nye and Arius Spencer.
Book 5, Page 451
CADWELL, Richard Will made 10-14-1834, Probated March 1835. Brothers, John and James; Sisters, Alice, Margaret (Fearnley)- wife of Peter; Children of Peter Fearnley (my deceased brother), Mary Ann, John and Margaretta. Exr; Milton Foster.and Wm. A. Whittlesey.
Book5, Page 217
CALDER, Alexander Of Warren Township. Will made Dec. 17 1848, Probated March 1849. Children, John, Alexander, William, David, Van Buren, Wallace, Philip, Margaret (Swan), Eliza (Slater), Phoebe (Hilton.) Witness: J.J. Hollister, H.H.Cole.
Book 8, Page 249
CAMRON, John Of Grandview Township, Will made 6-24-1849, probated October 1849. Daughter, Mariah and her hsuband Edward Shapley. Witness: William Little, Wm. H. Young.
Book 8, Page 344
CARTER, Benjamin Bowen (Only one date given) probably that of probation of will. October 1840. Sisters, Rebecca C (Jencks), Huldah M. (Carter), Elizabeth A. (Danforth) all of Providence R.I. Wit: Nich and J.C.Brown.
Book 6, Page 112
CARTER, Huldah Maria Of Providence, R.I. Will made 12-15-1840, Probated 11-29-1842 in Rhode   Island, and the authenticated copy to Marietta, Ohio in July 1850. Sister,  Elizabeth Ann, wife of Walter R, Danfcrth, Rebecca C Jencks (deceased; Brother, Crawford Carter; Nephews, Andrew Jackson Danforth, Frances and Amos Toops Jencks;  Niece, Sophia Barnes Danforth. Witness: A.S. Glaffing, Andrew Waterman, Frederick H. Clarke.
Book 8, Page 444            
CASE, Mary Will made 12-1-1839, Probated April 1846. Children; Polly (Cone ), Hannah Wells ), William M., Zenas, Shadrick, Timothy, Augustus; Granddaughter Eliza Alcock. Witness: Asher Allen, Richard Hussey.
Book 2, Page 174
CASE, Zenas Of Marietta, Ohio.Will made 4-19-1811, Probated April 1811. Wife, Mary; Children Augustus, William M., Zenas, Shadrack, Timothy, Polly (Cole); Granddaughters, Elizabeth Alcock and Hannah Case. Exr; Augustus Case and wife Mary. 
Book 1, Page 193

Note: Mary Case died Dec 5, 1819, aged 75 years.
CHAMBERS, John Of Laurenceton, Washington County, Ohio. Will made 9-7-1823, Probated 10-21-1823. Wife, Anna, Children, James G. and others names not mentioned. Witness: Samuel Dye, Nathan Davis, Jr. 
Book  2, Page 422

Note: Names of the other children obtained from a petition: Thomas, Eleanor, Mary, Joseph, Hezekiah, Joshua, Sarah Anne, Hiram and Grier.
CHAMBERS, Thomas Will made 12-10-1851, Probated 6-16 1852. Daughters, Mary Jane (Preston), Caroline- M. (Smith), Eleanor B. (Chambers.) Witness: Isaac Kinkead, Edwin F. Preston, Ellen B. Chambers.
Book 9, Page 174
CHAMBERS, William, Jr. Of Lawrence Township, Will made 8-13-1838, Probated June 1838. Mentions an only son Cornelius and a borther John, who is named as the guardian of his son Cornelius.
Book 5,  Page 502
CHAMPLIN, Christopher Grant Of the Town and County of N Newport, R.I. Will made 6-14-1839, Probated 6-22-1840. Wife, Martha Redwood Champlin; Sister-Margaret Mason,; Uncle, George Champlin; Nephews, George Champlin Mason, Jr and Benj. Augustus Mason, Christopher Grant Perry., Nieces, Elizabeth Champlin Perry; Gr-Niece, Elizabeth Mason Perry, daughter of Ebenezex Champlin Perry; nephews, Oliver Hazard Perry, Christopher Raymond Perry, Christopher Champlin Chadwick, son of Ebenezer Chadwick of Boston, Mass, John Coffin Jones, son of the late John Coffin Jones of Boston; Friend, Thomas Kornsby. Exr's, Samuel Baker, Sonnie B. Vernon, Benj. French.  
Book 6, Page 102

Note: As far as we can ascertain, Christopher Champlin was an uncle of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, who is buried at Nassau, R.I.
CHAPMAN, Levi Of Fearing Township. Will made 10-11-1842, Probated June 1855. Brother, Simeon and his wife Phoebe. Witness: John Collins, Thos. F. Stanley.
Book 9, Page 447
CHAPMAN, Selden Of Fearing Township. Will made 9-9-1839, Probated April 1840. Wife, Elizabeth; Daughters, Nancy S. Elizabeth A., Louisa M., Julia F.; Son Oren S. Witness; Thos F. Stanley, John D. Amlin. 
Book 6, Page 40
CHEADLE, Cyrus Of Wesley Township. Will made 3-15-1850, Probated 4-4-1850. Wife, not named; son Peter and other children not mentioned.   
Book 8, Page 405

NOTE: Cyrus Cheadle's father was Asa Cheadle, a Revolutionary soldier, born 12-29-1762, Ashford, Conn. Asa Cheadle married first to Sally Cray, 2nd to Nancy Hersey and 3rd to Sarah Devine (or Divens). Children by the first marriage were Cyrus, Joseph, Sally, Martha, Asa, Trypheus and Tryphena (twins), by the second marriage Olive, Parmelia, Martin, Clarissa, Eliza, John, Asa, Jr., Louise and Pinney. He died in Windson Township, Morgan Countv, Ohio Sept 13, 1836.
CHILD (or Childs), John Of Warren County, Bristol, R.I. Will made 10-25-1809, Probated December 1826, Codicil 11-27-1813. Wife, Eosevilla,; Children, John T., Samuel, (to have land in Ohio), Nathan, Abigail M. (Lewis), Eosa A. (Gardner). Witness: Seth Snell, James Maxwell, Solomon Townsend.    '                                    Book 3, Page 499
CLARKE, John Will made 5-9-1849, Probated October 1852. Wife, Lorana; Children, Huldah Melissa (Clark), Esther Ann, Clarinda Jane (Maxwell), Mary (Curtis), Susanna (Chamberlin); Grandson, William F. Curtis; To the heirs of Timothy T. Clark, son of Edward W.T. Clark. Witness: Darwin E. Gordine, T.O. Learned. 
Book 9, Page 238.

Note: Major John Clark of Quincy, Mass died 8-6-1851 aged 84 years. Buried Mound Cemetery. Marietta, 0hio. Lorana his wife, daughter of Enoch and Esther Shepherd, died November 28, 1858, aged 84 years.
CLAY. Daniel Of Salem Township. Will made 3-24-1823, Probated March 1824. Children, Jonathan, Deborah (Wharf). Exr;-Daniel Sanford.   
Book 3, Page 125

NOTE: Daniel Clay, Revolutionary Soldier, enlisted, Rockingham, N.H. . Other children not named in will were, Sarah, Eunice, Daniel, Timothy.
CLINE, Philip Of Liberty Township. Will made Sept 16, 1852, Probated December 1852. Wife, name not mentioned; Son George. Witness: John A Vancoy, Andrew Cline.
Book 9, Page 323
COBB,  Samuel Of Boston, Mass, Will made 5-20-1829, Probated August 1842. Wife, Sarah; To Sarah Augusta Scott (now living in family); to Mrs. Elizabeth Scott and her daughters Elizabeth, Margaret, Helen (Scott) Stone, Harriett, Mary Anne and Susan; To late nieces Catharine Packard, wife of Silas Packard and to her daughters Eliza and Harriett; To Louisa Packard (relationship not mentioned); To Lucy Cross (nee. Base) wife of Nathaniel C. Cross and daughter of his late niece Calhoun Packard; To M. Augusta Selden, wife of Dudley Selden of New York, daughter of my late niece Bethiah Packard; To Louisa Binsse, wife, of Donation Binsse of New York, also a daughter of my late niece. Bethiah Packard; To my nephew William Witherle of Castine, his brothers Hoshua and John H., and his sister Betsey; To  sister-in-law Betsey Inches, and to Susan Inches (relationship of latter not mentioned,) Brother-in-law, Henderson Inches; To Elizabeth Paine of Troy, N.Y., widow of Amasa Paine; To the daughter of my late uncle Eleazer Cobb of Brewster, Barnstable County, Mass, land inherited from'my late father Samuel Cobb; To Benjamin Cobb White, and my niece Susan J. White, 'wife of William White; To Sarah. J. Warner, wife of William Warner; To Joshua Withcirle of Boston, and his children Joshua, William, John, Abigail, Pebecca, Elizabeth and Anne Witherle. Witness; William, John H., and Betsy Witherle, Richard Robins, Harry J. Sargeant and. Leumel Shaw.
Book 6, Page 340
COLE, Thomas Of Provident, R.I. Will made 6-30-1828, Probated March 1846. Wife, Sarah; Sons of my deceased sister, Flora Bowley; children of my sister Susan Comly (seven living.); To Tjomas Coles Hpooen, son of Thomas Coles Hoppen; to brother-in-law Samuel Comley, husband of Susan Comley; To Thomas Coles Peckhorn; To Sarah Coles Stanton; To wife's nieces, Sarah Ann Walker and Elizabeth Lyman; to Benjamin Gardner; to Barnard Eddy's four daughters; to Mrs. Mary Walker (my late wife's sister-in-law.); to Thomas C. Stanton.
Book 7, Page 299

Note: Sarah Coles died pior to June 6, 1841.
COLWELL, William Of Watertown, Mass, Will made 3-3-1849, Probated 3-26-1852. Wife unnamed in will. Witness; Henry Walburn, Christiana Mahoney.
Book 9, Page 105
CONKLIN, Richard Late of New York died September 1832, Administration of his estate made in 1836. Wife, Mary; children, Mary, Cornelia B., George W.H., Alanson H., Antoinette, William H. Conklin.
Book 5, Page 377
COOK, Joseph Of Belpre, Will made 9-2-1820, Probated October 1824. Wife, Rhoda; Sons, Bennett (to have land in Wood County, Va.), Joseph, John, Barker (to have land in Wood County, Va., near Delser Mills), Tillinghast, Pardon; daughters, Phoebe Hewitt, Nancy James, Sally Johnson, Bathsheba Foley, Prudence Spencer, Elizabeth Darling. Witness: Joseph Cook, Levi Benedict, Samuel Barkley, Thomas Burroughs.  
Book 3, Page 155
COOK, Samuel Will made 4-18-1831, Probated October 1832. Wife, Rebecca; children William, Rebecca and Mary, now Mary Noble. Ewr's; wife and James Noble.
Book 4, Page 602
COOK, Silas Will (only one date given, probably that of probation, April 1851.) Wife; Sally; Sons: Charles George, Milton; grandson, Silas, son of Milton N. Cook of Butler County, Pennsylvania.
Book 8, Page 547

NOTE: Monument in Mound Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio states Sally, wife of Silas Cook died September 25, 1870, age 79 years.
COOPER, Hannah Of Belpre, Ohio. Will made 1-17-1799, Probated 10-22-1801. Grandchildren; Abner, Samuel, Frederick and Charles Cooper, and their younger brother Jacob; 'Witness; Daniel Ellenwood, Samuel Meek, D. Loring. 
Book 1, Page 45
COOPER, Joseph Of Waterford Township. Will made 9-17-1829, Probated April, 1830. Wife, Mary; children, John, William and Joseph, Jr., daughters; Jane and Harriett. Witness; Robert Leget, Olive Shutes, John Laughrey.
Book 4, Page 324
COPPOCK, Isaac Will made 6-10-1841, Probated April 1843. Wife; Mary; sister, Rachel, wife of Joshua Morris; To Matilda, wife of John Monroe, and to Isaac and Amos, children of Matilda and John Monroe; to Mary Neptune; to Elizabeth Pickering, Jr; To nieces Matilda and Alice Morris, Lydia Heald and Mary Emmons. Witness; Job L. King, Jacob L. Myers. 
Book 6, Page 438
CORR, Benjamin Of Aurelius Township. Will made 5-21-1845, Probated October 1848. Children, Benjamin and John S. (Corp) Margaret (Corp) McFarland; daughter-in-law Elizabeth wife of John S. Corp; To Benjamin Corp Ogle, son of James and Jane Ogle; to Benjamin Corp Preston. Witness; John Ogle, Francis and Samuel Hale.
Book 8, Page 178
COVEY, Kingsbury Will made 6-20-1840, Probated August 1840. Wife, Mary; Sons, William, Bennett, Kingsbury. Witness; Chas Atkinson, George Templeton, Andrew Kitt.
Book 6, Page 84
CRAVEN, Hiram Of Wesley Township. Will made 2-4-1852, probated 4-6-1852. Wife, Hannah; Children, Amy, Ezra, Manson, Calvin, Ezra, John, Lucinda (Stembrook), Ida (Harris). Witness; Thompson Walker, Smith and Ezekiel Patton.
Book 9,  Page 108                                                                  
CRAWFORD, George Will made 3-?8-1844, Probated April 1849. Wife, Catherina; Children, Hannah Jane, Margaret, John L., Eliza (Broan), Mary Ann (Cline.) Witness; J.L. and Henry Deterly.
Book 8, Page 273

NOTE; Monument Mound Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio, George Crawford, died 4-14-1849 aged 67 years, Catherine his wife, died 12-17-1862, age 77 years, Hannah J. daughter died 7-9-1847, aged 34 years.
CRAWFORD, William Of Salem Township. Will made 7-13-1843, Probated August 1843. Wife and- children mentioned but not named; brothers; Robert and Johh.
Book 6, Page 464

Note: Robert Crawford died 8-5-1859, aged 63 yrs, Lucy R. his wife died 8-11-1813 aged 52 yrs.
CROFT, Deborah Of Fearing Township. Will made 7-4-1830, Probated September 1838. Children of my brother Richard Smith, Jacob, Isaac and Richard; daughters, Esther Light, Phoebe Ferris, Sophia Smith; Niece Elizabeth; daughter of my brother Maurice Smith; Deborah Smith, daughter of James Smith, and granddaughter of my brother Richard; George, son of Ebenezer R. Robinson; Jemima, daughter of William Talbert; Elizabeth, daughter of Abraham and Deborah Daniels; Esther L., wife of Ebenezer R. Robinson. Witness: Henry Smith, Stephen Smith, Elizabeth Lynch.
Book 5, Page 508

Note: Deborah Craft died 9-1-1835.
CROSS, Wade Only one date given, probably that of probation of will, November 1819. Wife, Bridget; Father, Peter Cross, deceased a resident of Mansfield Conn; son, Lucius (land lying in Mansfield, Conn.) Witness: Obehiah Lincoln, Lewis. Anderson, Daniel H. Buell.
Book 2, Page 156

NOTE: Wade Cross died 8-14-1819, aged 41 years, a native of Mansfield, Conn.
CULVER, Levi Will made 11-27-1835, Probated Sept, 1836. Wife, Nancy; children, Isaac, eldest son by first marriage, Isiah, second son by first marriage, William, eldest son by second marriage, John. second son by second marriage, Asa, son by present wife, daughters, Hannah (Henline) by first marriage, Elizabeth (Carlin) by second marriage, Lucretia (Dain) by third marriage, Nancy, youngest; To servant boy Jesse Hessington.
Book  5, Page 318
CURTIS, Jason R. Administration 1835. Wife, Mary; children William F, Adeliza, Charles C, Sarah J., James 0., Mary, Lucy G..
CURTIS, John Administration 1830.  Children; Hiram. Thomas Weston, Harriett Weston, Calhoun and George.
Book 4, Page 466

Notes: Captain John Curtis Revolutionary soldier buried at Marietta- Ref: Lytle's History of Delaware County, Ohio page 378, also information from Delaware Chapter D.A.R.  
CUSHING, Samuel Jr. Administration March 1824. Father, Samuel Cushing, Sr., (deceased); mother, Barsheba Beadle, late wife of Samuel Cushing, Sr., Wife, Almina; son Charles a minor and only heir.
Book 3, page 325

Note: Almina Cushing, widow of Samuel Cushing, Jr married second to Samuel Beach.
CUTLER, William Physician - Will made 5-16-1817, Probated 6-16-1838. Native of Portsmouth, Rockinggam County, N.H. Parents, Mr & Mrs Anmar Ruhamah Cutler; brother Daniel Cutler; brother-in-law, Daniel R. Rodgers. Witness; Robert L. Thomas, Shadrach Twonbley, Josiah Webster.
Book 5, Page 476
 
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