Parks Family Papers
Will of William Parks
dated August 19, 1875
In the name of the Benevolent Father of All --
I, William Parks of Muskingum County in the State of Ohio, do make and publish this my last
will and testament;
Item first: I give and devise to my daughter Eliza Jane and her heirs in money the amount of
Five Hundred Dollars and to my daughter Isabella and her heirs the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars
and to my daughter Mary and her heirs the sum of Five Hundred Dollars and to the heirs of my deceased
son James I give and devise to each herein named Eliza Jane, John, Sarah, William, Samuel, James the
sum of Fifty Dollars apiece.
Item second: I devise and bequeath to my son Samuel and his heirs the farm on which I now reside
containing about One Hundred acres situate in Muskingum County in the State of Ohio.
Item third: It is my will that my said son Samuel shall keep and sustain my beloved wife Jane during
her life and to pay to each of the above heirs and legatees the sums as heretofore stated and to pay
all my expenses and debts which have or may accrue.
Item four: I do hereby nominate and appoint my son Samuel executor of this my last will and testament,
hereby authorizing and empowering him to compromise adjust release and discharge in such matter as he
may deem proper the debts and claims due me. I do also authorize and empower him to pay my debts to
sell any property by private or public sale or in such manner upon such terms of credit or otherwise
as he may think proper.
I do hereby revoke all former wills by me made.
In testimony hereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 19th day of August, A.D. 1875.
William Parks [Seal]
Signed and acknowledged by said William Parks as his last will and testament in our presence and
signed by us in his presence.
I.[?] W. Ewing
W. D. Packard
[End of will]
The Application to Probate Will, showing Samuel Parks as executor and dated February 19, 1883,
shows that William Parks, late resident of Jackson Twp, Muskingum
County, OH, died February 10, 1883. His next of kin, and their addresses, are shown as
follows:
Samuel Parks, Son, Frazeysburg
Eliza Jane Stitt, Daughter, Frazeysburg
Isabel Parks, Daughter, Frazeysburg
Mary Kirkpatrick, Frazeysburg
Eliza J. Conrad, Grandchild, Utica [sp? might be Uttica]
John A. Parks, Grandchild, Utica
William S. Parks, Grandchild, Utica
Sarah Parks, Grandchild, Utica
Samuel Parks, Grandchild, Utica
James Parks, Grandchild, Utica
View the Parks
family descendency chart.
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