Shep's Place Family Tree

to wit
In the name of the benevolent Father of All
I Lydia Virginia Mart of Gallia County Ohio do make and publish this my last Will and Testament
Item 1 I give and devise to my beloved Mother Lydia Mart my horse, cow, & heifer.
Item 2 I devise and bequeath to my Mother Lydia Mart & my Sister Areminta Fowler, John B Mart, Isaac M Mart, Joseph H. Mart, Eliza Jane Thornton, and James H Mart, all my interest in all the lands that I am an heir to of my deceased father Nathan Mart, left, Also All the money that I am entitled to of my Father's Estate. Each of the above named heirs shall have an equal portion of my estate money & soforth
Item 3 I devise and bequeath to my Nieces Elizabeth F. Sanders and Eliza A. Mart, out of my Estate one Dollar Each
Item 4 I do hereby nominate and appoint my Mother Lydia Mart and Joseph H. Mart Executors of my last will & Testament hereby authorising and empowering them to collect all my Portion of the above described Estate and I devise that no appraisment & no sale of my personal Property be made, and I do hereby Revoke all former Will by me made. In Testimony hereof I have hereunto signed & acknowledged by said Lydia V Mart as her last will and testament in our presence
Luther Headlee
Lydia Virginia Mart
Henry Dep..

The State of Ohio Gallia County
Gallia Probate Court
Probate of the last Will of Lydia Virginia Mart deceased, presented on the 6th day of August AD 1861. Personally appeared in open court Luther Headlee James H Mart subserching writings to said Will and Testament of Lydia Virginia Mart deceased who being duly sworn according to law to speak the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth in relation to the Executiong of said Will depose and say that they were present at the making of said Will that they saw the said Lydia Virginia Mart deceased sign and seal said Will and heard her acknowledge the same to be her last Will and Testament, that the said Lydia Virginia Mart was at the time of making signing and sealing said Will of legal age and of sound and disposing mind and memory and under no undue or unlawful restraint whatsoever
Luther Headlee
this 6th day of August AD1861
James H Mart x his mark
A. Sague Probate Judge