Pleasants County, West Virginia - Will of John Coen


Source:  Copied by Linda Fluharty from LDS Film #0867841.


Name of County:  Pleasants

Date of Will:  March 5, 1870

Testator:  JOHN COEN

     I, John Coen of Pleasants County, Farmer being in good bodily health and
of sound and disposing mind and memory calling to mind the frailty and
uncertainty of human life and being desirous of settling any worldly affairs
and directing how the estate with which it has pleased God to bless me shall
be disposed of after my decease.  While I have strength and capacity to do so
do - make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking and
making null and void all other last wills and testaments by me heretofore made.
And first I communed(?) my immortal being to Him who gave it and my body to the
Earth to be buried with little expense or ostentation by my friends or personal
representative.  And as to my worldly estate and all the property real and
personal or mixed of which I shall die seized and possessed or to which I shall
be entitled at the time of my decease, I devise bequeath and dispose thereof in
the manner following towit

1st  My will is that all my Just debts and funeral charges shall be paid by my
beloved wife out of my estate as soon after my decease as shall be by convenient

2nd  I give  devise and bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth Coen all my house
hold furniture personal property consisting of one chestnut sorrel horse one
cow one two year old heifer seven head of hogs - twenty eight head of sheep
together with all my real estate consisting of 226 acres of land now lying and
being in the County of Pleasants and evidenced by deeds bearing the date one
executed by J. M.(?) Stevenson & wife to John Coen on the 24th January 1846
one hundred and sixty five acres (165a) one other deed from W. F. Peterson &
wife to same for one hundred and forty six acres bearing date on 3rd day of
May 1846.  Seventy nine acres was transfered by me to Jonah Coen & same
reconveyed by Jonah Coen to John Coen of date 12 October 1864 and of record in
the office of the Recorder of Pleasants County Deed Book No 3, pae 5--(?).
This constituting my home place to have and to hold the same to her for and
during her natural life provided she remains my widow but upon the event she
should marry (and will cease to be my widow) if such event should happen then
I desire all this property so bequeathed to her by me to be sold, the money
arising therefrom to equally divided between all my children ten in number
as follows Jonah, Martha Ann, Thomas, Sarah Jane, Elizabeth C., James H.,
John, Robert, Mary, William H........(Last line illegible) 
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meaning is and I hereby order and appoint that if any difference, dispute or
question or controversy shall be re--- arise or happen concerning any gift
bequest matter or thing in this my will given and bequeathed expressed or
contained that then no suit or suits in law or equity or other wise shall
be brought commenced or prosecuted for and concerning the same but the
same shall be refered wholly to the a---- and determination of my friends
William C. Hart and John Shingleton both of Pleasants County and what they
shall order direct or determine therein shall be binding and conclusive to
all and every person and persons  therein concerned.  As witness my hand
and seal this 5th day of March 1870.
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John (his X mark) Coen (Seal)

Witneses:
Wm C. Hart
John R. Shingleton

Recorders Office Pleasants County July 18th 1871

This last Will and Testament of John Coen deceased dated March 7th 1870
having been presented in the office aforesaid for record July 18th 1871
was admitted thereto and recorded.

Teste:  John L. Knight
Recorder