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Introduction to Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS Petition, 19 September 1861 [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS] Case File Wrapper, circa 19 September 1861 [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS] Notice, 23 September 1861 [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS] Docket Entry, Petition, 24 September 1861 [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS] Statement of Debts, 22 October 1861 [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS] Order for Appraisal, 24 October 1861 [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS] Order for Appraisal, 24 October 1861, Copy [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS] Order for Appraisal and Assignment of Dower, 24 October 1861 [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS] Certification, 24 October 1861 [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS] Order, 6 November 1861 [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS] Order, 6 November 1861, Copy [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS] Appraisal, 16 November 1861 [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS] Docket Entry, Order for Sale, 3 February 1862 [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS] Notice, 4 February 1862 [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS] Docket Entry, Judgment, 18 April 1862 [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS] Report of Sale, 18 April 1862 [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS] Certification, 18 April 1862 [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS] Deed, 19 April 1862 [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS] Transcript of Proceedings, 24 September 1862 [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS]

Deed, 19 April 1862 [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS]

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Henry Holcomb

28 Aug. 1830–7 June 1919. Tinsmith, coppersmith, hardware store owner, furnace manufacturer. Born in Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio. Son of John Rogers Holcomb and Sarah Amelia Fitch. Married Emily Sawyer, 30 Aug. 1852, in Youngstown. Moved to Painesville...

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, Deed for Property in
Kirtland Township

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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, Geauga Co., OH, to
William Perkins

22 Jan. 1799–1 Dec. 1882. Teacher, attorney, insurance agent, politician. Born in Ashford, Windham Co., Connecticut. Son of William Perkins and Mary Lee. Moved to Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, to study law, ca. 1822. Admitted to Connecticut bar, May...

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, 19 Apr. 1862, Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS (Lake Co., OH, Probate Court 1862). Copied 23 Oct. 1862; Lake County Deed Records, vol. S, pp. 526–527; handwriting of H. F. Shepard; Lake County Courthouse, Painesville, OH. Includes seal.

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Page 527

lands deeded to Samuel Canfield; thence West 66 East to a post; thence South 58° West 19 rods to the North line; Thence South along the lot line 8 rods to a post; thence East parallel with the lot line 69 rods to the centre of the highway; thence bounding on the centre of the highway Northerly to Mr Youngs North West corner; thence West 8 rods to a post; thence North 8 rods to a post; Thence East 13 rods to the highway; Thence Northerly bounding on the centre of the highway 4 rods North & South to the place of beginning containing 13 acres of land subject all legal highways.— Also the following described real estate situate in said
Kirtland township

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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deeded by
John Johnson

11 Apr. 1778–30 July 1843. Farmer, innkeeper. Born at Chesterfield, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire. Son of Israel Johnson and Abigail Higgins. Married Alice (Elsa) Jacobs, 22 June 1800. Moved to Pomfret, Windsor Co., Vermont, ca. 1803. Settled at Hiram, Portage...

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to said Joseph Smith Jr by deed dated the 4th. day of January 1837 and therein bounded and described as follows viz known as part of Lot No 30 and bounded as follows, to wit on the South by lands formerly owned by Isaac Moore; beginning near the North East corner of said Moores land, in the centre of the road leading from
Kirtland Flats

Lowlands on north end of Kirtland, where John Johnson Inn, Whitney store, and old schoolhouse were located. Location of intersection of two main roads through Kirtland.

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to
Chester

Surveyed 1796 and 1801. Area settled, 1801–1802. Initially called Wooster. Name changed to Chester and officially incorporated as township, 1816. Population in 1830 about 550. Population in 1840 about 960. JS purchased land for store in Chester, 1836–1837...

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, and running West on the North line of said land 22 rods; thence North 17 rods to a stake marked No. 1; Thence East to the West line of the lot owned by the Methodist Episcopal Society on which their Meeting House stands; Thence South to the South West corner of said Societies Lot; Thence East to the centre of the road before mentioned, Thence Southwardly to the place of beginning, containing one and one hundred and fifty four and a half rods, & is the same land on which stands the “
Mormon Temple

JS revelation, dated Jan. 1831, directed Latter-day Saints to migrate to Ohio, where they would “be endowed with power from on high.” In Dec. 1832, JS revelation directed Saints to “establish . . . an house of God.” JS revelation, dated 1 June 1833, chastened...

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[”] so called.
To have and to hold the said Tracts or Parcels of Land, with the privileges and appurtenances thereof, to him the said
William L. Perkins

22 Jan. 1799–1 Dec. 1882. Teacher, attorney, insurance agent, politician. Born in Ashford, Windham Co., Connecticut. Son of William Perkins and Mary Lee. Moved to Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, to study law, ca. 1822. Admitted to Connecticut bar, May...

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his heirs and assigns forever.
In Witness Whereof, I, as such Administrator, have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 19th. day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty two—
Henry. Holcomb

28 Aug. 1830–7 June 1919. Tinsmith, coppersmith, hardware store owner, furnace manufacturer. Born in Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio. Son of John Rogers Holcomb and Sarah Amelia Fitch. Married Emily Sawyer, 30 Aug. 1852, in Youngstown. Moved to Painesville...

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Admr of Joseph Smith Jun Decd
Seal
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TEXT: “Seal” enclosed in a hand-drawn representation of a seal.


In the Presence of: J[ohn] T. Doolittle A. B. Webster
The State of Ohio,)
Lake County, SS. [scilicet])
Before me, the Subscriber; a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared
Henry Holcomb

28 Aug. 1830–7 June 1919. Tinsmith, coppersmith, hardware store owner, furnace manufacturer. Born in Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio. Son of John Rogers Holcomb and Sarah Amelia Fitch. Married Emily Sawyer, 30 Aug. 1852, in Youngstown. Moved to Painesville...

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Admr. of Joseph Smith Jr and as such, acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his act and deed, for the purposes therein expressed.— Given under my hand, this 19th. day of April A.D. 1862—
J. T. Doolittle Justice Peace
H. F. Shepard Recorder
Received Oct. 14th. 1862, & Recorded Oct. 23d. 1862.— [p. 527]
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Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS, Lake Co., OH, Probate Court, 18 April 1862

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Deed, 19 April 1862 [Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS]
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    TEXT: “Seal” enclosed in a hand-drawn representation of a seal.

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