Greene County PA Archives Wills.....Donhan/Dunham, Nathaniel 1812
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Source: Will Book B: Greene County, Pa
Written: 1812

     WILL of Nathaniel Dunham/Donham of Clermont co. OH, 
formerly of Ruff's Creek, Greene Co. PA...
Clermont Co., OH...In the Name of God Amen, I Nathaniel 
Donham of the State of Ohio and County Clermont  Ohio 
Township being in Perfect mind for wich <sic> I have reason 
to bless God for knowing that it is once appointed for all 
once to die I do make and ordain this to be my last will and 
testament that is to say Prinsably first of all I give and 
recommend my soul to God that gave it and my body to the 
Earth to be Buried in a Decent manner and as touching my  
worldly estate that it has pleased God to bless me with in 
this world with, I give and dispose of in the following 
manner viz first of all give and bequeath to my wife KEZIA 
one bed and furniture two cows one horse and her choice of 
saddle and bridle and I give to my children to my sons 
DAVID, LEWIS, HENRY, ABLE, AMOS, ROBERT and JONATHAN one 
dollar each and to have no more of my estate.  I give to my 
daughter MARY one bed and I give my Land to my son William 
with a reserve to my wife as long as she lives and as for 
the rest of my estate I give one half to my wife and the 
other half to my son William to be divided as they see cause 
and I do appoint my wife and my son William to be my 
executors and I do utterly disolve, revoke and disannull all 
and every other testament, will and legacies ,executors by 
me willed or maid or decreed rattafing<sic> and confirming 
this and no other, to be my last will and testament.  In 
witness whereof have hereunto set my name and seal this 
twenty ninth day of September, one thousand eight hundred 
and twelve....Nathaniel Donham....Witnesses present...Jesse 
Swein, James Arthur, Joseph Arthur ...Pleas held before the 
honorable George P. Tovance Esq, Presiding Judge and 
Alexander Blair and Philip Gatch Esq. Associate Judges at 
the Court of Common Pleas at the Courthouse in Williamsburg 
for the County of Clermont at the term of August in the year 
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Twenty and of 
Thiz State The Eighteen... This day the will and Testament 
of Nathaniel Donham, late of this county deceased.....was 
produced in my court at the Sev?....Recorded in Will Book B, 
p468 .
p. 469__time came Jesse Swein(Swett) and James Arthur, two 
subscribing witnesses thereto who being duly sworn depose 
and say that the Testator signed the same in the presence 
and that they signed Their names as witnesses to Said will 
in the presence and at the request of the Testator and in 
The presence of each other & that the testator published and 
declared the same as his last will and testament and that 
they believe the Testator, The said Nathaniel Donham to be 
of Sound and deposing mind memory and judgment at the time 
of signing & pronouncing The same, whereupon ordered said 
will recorded



Additional Comments:
This was written in 1812 and probated at the August Court 
1820, therefore he died in the interim.  The sons he 
mentions DAVID and LEWIS remained in Pennsylvania.

Nathaniel Donham/Dunham is listed on the 1784 and 1785 tax 
lists of Washington Co., PA; also the 1790 Federal Census 
with 2 males over 16, 6 males under 16 and 2 females.  
Lewis, 19 years, was living with him. The Commonwealth of PA 
had granted him 215 1/2 A on Ruff's Creek adjoining Wm. 
Lee's and called Sherwood in 1787 [#8274 bounty warrant for 
a Nathaniel issued Jul. 16, 1789 for 100 ac., not recorded 
until 1930 in Vol. .340. p 419.....Book 2, p.68) [NOTE: 
on-line in these archives.]

The submitter is a descendant of both Nathaniel Dunham and 
William Lee of Greene Co. PA

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