John Greathouse 1
- Born: 8 Apr 1753, , , Maryland 1
- Marriage: Elizabeth about 1782 in , Ohio, West Virginia
- Died: 1827, , Brown, Ohio at age 74 1
 Notes:
Source: Draft Copy Descendants of Mary Stull Greathouse
Author: Chris Bailey
Quote from an article "Harmon Greathouse Sr. 1720-1795" by Raymond Martin Bell and Louise Franklin Johnson that appeared in Vol XXV No 4, Oct. 1977, Keyhole, The Genealogical Society of Southwestern PA. "John Greathouse lived in now Jefferson Township, Washington Co., PA for a number of years, getting a land warrant in 1786. By 1790 he was back in Brooke County. In 1815 he moved to Brown County, Ohio across the river from Mason County, KY. Here he died in 1829".
John served in the company of Captain Edwin Baxter, Washington
Co., PA Militia Ref: Fifth Series, PA Archives.
Source: Vivian Morlock Taylor
John Greathouse sold 131 1/2 acres to his grandson, John Greathouse, on June 3, 1826. The grandfather was living on the land at the time and kept a lifetime reserve (Deed Book E-5, p. 304) No wife was mentioned. A will for John Greathouse was probated in Brown Co., in 1829 (Will Book l, p. 119). The grand son sold that 121 1/2 acres (on the West Fork of Brush Creek) to Jesse Feton for $600. on May 18, 1835 (Deed Book M-12, p. 292).
Isaiah Ross Greathouse (from Highland Co..-Just north of Brown Co.) bought 100 acres in Brown Co. from James Wright (of Adams Co) on Oct 29, 1821 (Deed Book B-2, p. 689) The land was on Dixon Fork of Eagle Creek and bordered the land of Gardiner W. Greathouse. The deed was signed in the presence of John Greathouse.
WILL:
BROWN COUNTY, OHIO, RECORD OF WILLS, BOOK I, PAGES 119-121
WILL OF JOHN GREATHOUSE, Continued
John Greathouse
Will
Pleas held at the Courthouse in Georgetown in the County of Brown and State of Ohio before William Henderson, James Finley, and Robert Breckenridge, Esquires associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County aforesaid on the seventh day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine
Brown County ss.[Sworn Statement]
This day the last will and testament of John Greathouse was produced in open Court by William Greathouse one of the Executors herein named and proven by the oaths of Robert Kincaid and William Breckenridge and further proceedings continued until next November term at which day to wit the third day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine, the last will and testament of John Greathouse deceased was again produced in open Court and proof thereof having been made at the special session of this Court\emdash the same is now ordered to be recorded\emdash whereupon came personally into open Court here William Greathouse and Robert Breckenridge the Executors therein named together with Matthew Campbell and Eli Collins their securities and entered into and acknowledged bond in the penal sum of six hundred dollars conditioned as the law directs which bond was approved of by the Court and also took the oath prescribed by law qualifying them as such Executors\emdash therefore certificate is granted them for obtaining probate of said will in due form of law\emdash which said last will and testament is in the words following to wit:
In the name of God Amen.
I John Greathouse of the County of Brown and State of Ohio being of sound mind and considering the uncertainty of life do write and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following / that is to say, first I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth Greathouse one bed and bedding one cow and calf eight gallon pot, one teakettle, an oven and all the pewter and all the rest of the cupboard furniture and one spinning wheel. I also give to my beloved wife the one half of all the profits arising from the farm wherein I now live during her natural life and I further will and bequeath to my beloved wife three hundred dollars which is in two notes given by James Dodd to myself which notes has been which notes has been [sic] put into the hands of my eldest son Benjamin Greathouse, at request of my wife to remain in his hands until my death for which I hold his receipt[.] Secondly, I will and bequeath to my grandson John Greathouse, son of Isaac Greathouse, the whole of that tract of land wherein I now live which is more particularly described in a deed of gift executed by me to the said John Greathouse bearing date the 23" day of June 1826 and it is further my will that after my death that my grandson John Greathouse shall have one half of the profits arising from the said farm and the other half of the profits shall remain in the hands of my Executors to be paid out by them to my wife as she may stand in need of it for her support[.] Thirdly\emdash I will and bequeath to my fourth son Jesse Greathouse my writing desk and all horse gears and all my plough reins and harrow teeth and log chains and one pair of small steel yards double trees and clevises and all my clothing saddle and saddlebags\emdash fourthly I will and bequeath to my grandson John Greathouse, son of William Greathouse, all the remainder of my personal estate of whatsoever kind it may be after all my just debts is paid and my funral[sic] expenses and all other incidental expenses that may accrue in settling up my estate, and lastly it is my will further that all the rest of my children have no other or further share in my estate more than that which I have already given them and do hereby constitute and appoint my second son William Greathouse and Robert Breckenridge to be my only and sole Executors to this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made or caused to be made\emdash In witniss[sic] whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty third day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty seven[.]
John Greathouse {Seal}
Witniss[sic] present Robert Kinkaid
Wm. Breckenridge
James Breckenridge
State of Ohio, Brown County
Brown Common Pleas Sept 7" 1829
Personally appeared in open Court Robert Kinkaid and William Breckenridge who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that they signed the instrument of writing of writing[sic] here produced purporting to be the last will and testament of John Greathouse as subscribing witnessis[sic] in the presence of the Testator and in the presence of each other that they signed the same at the request of said deceased and believe that he was of sound mind memory and judgment at the time of signing and executing said will that he was more than twenty one years old and under no legal restraint at the time of doing the same.
Robert Kinkaid
Wm. Breckenridge
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court this 7" day of September A.D. 1829
Wm. Shepherd Clerk
[Transcribed by Vivian M. Taylor.
Notes: A steelyard is a type of scale which uses a movable counterbalance on a horizontal, scaled metal rod (yard) to balance the weight of an object hung from a hook on the other end. The vertical support post holds the balance rod closer to the end with the hook, and the movable counterbalance weight is on the longer part of the rod.
A clevis is a "U-shaped metal piece with holes in each end through which a pin or bolt is run, used for attaching a drawbar to a plow." The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, edited by William Morris. New York: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., 1969.]
Details of his life include:
John Greathouse will probated: (Transcribed by Vivian M. Taylor), 7 Sep 1829, , Brown County, Ohio.
BROWN COUNTY, OHIO, RECORD OF WILLS, BOOK I, PAGES 119-121
WILL OF JOHN GREATHOUSE,
John Greathouse
Will
Pleas held at the Courthouse in Georgetown in the County of Brown and State of Ohio before William Henderson, James Finley, and Robert Breckenridge, Esquires associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County aforesaid on the seventh day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine
Brown County ss.[Sworn Statement]
This day the last will and testament of John Greathouse was produced in open Court by William Greathouse one of the Executors herein named and proven by the oaths of Robert Kincaid and William Breckenridge and further proceedings continued until next November term at which day to wit the third day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine, the last will and testament of John Greathouse deceased was again produced in open Court and proof thereof having been made at the special session of this Court-the same is now ordered to be recorded-whereupon came personally into open Court here William Greathouse and Robert Breckenridge the Executors therein named together with Matthew Campbell and Eli Collins their securities and entered into and acknowledged bond in the penal sum of six hundred dollars conditioned as the law directs which bond was approved of by the Court and also took the oath prescribed by law qualifying them as such Executors-therefore certificate is granted them for obtaining probate of said will in due form of law-which said last will and testament is in the words following to wit:
In the name of God Amen.
I John Greathouse of the County of Brown and State of Ohio being of sound mind and considering the uncertainty of life do write and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following / that is to say, first I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth Greathouse one bed and bedding one cow and calf eight gallon pot, one teakettle, an oven and all the pewter and all the rest of the cupboard furniture and one spinning wheel. I also give to my beloved wife the one half of all the profits arising from the farm wherein I now live during her natural life and I further will and bequeath to my beloved wife three hundred dollars which is in two notes given by James Dodd to myself which notes has been which notes has been [sic] put into the hands of my eldest son Benjamin Greathouse, at request of my wife to remain in his hands until my death for which I hold his receipt[.] Secondly, I will and bequeath to my grandson John Greathouse, son of Isaac Greathouse, the whole of that tract of land wherein I now live which is more particularly described in a deed of gift executed by me to the said John Greathouse bearing date the 23" day of June 1826 and it is further my will that after my death that my grandson John Greathouse shall have one half of the profits arising from the said farm and the other half of the profits shall remain in the hands of my Executors to be paid out by them to my wife as she may stand in need of it for her support[.] Thirdly-I will and bequeath to my fourth son Jesse Greathouse my writing desk and all horse gears and all my plough reins and harrow teeth and log chains and one pair of small steel yards double trees and clevises and all my clothing saddle and saddlebags-fourthly I will and bequeath to my grandson John Greathouse, son of William Greathouse, all the remainder of my personal estate of whatsoever kind it may be after all my just debts is paid and my funral[sic] expenses and all other incidental expenses that may accrue in settling up my estate, and lastly it is my will further that all the rest of my children have no other or further share in my estate more than that which I have already given them and do hereby constitute and appoint my second son William Greathouse and Robert Breckenridge to be my only and sole Executors to this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made or caused to be made-In witniss[sic] whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty third day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty seven[.]
John Greathouse {Seal}
Witniss[sic] present Robert Kinkaid
Wm. Breckenridge
James Breckenridge
State of Ohio, Brown County
Brown Common Pleas Sept 7" 1829
Personally appeared in open Court Robert Kinkaid and William Breckenridge who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that they signed the instrument of writing of writing[sic] here produced purporting to be the last will and testament of John Greathouse as subscribing witnessis[sic] in the presence of the Testator and in the presence of each other that they signed the same at the request of said deceased and believe that he was of sound mind memory and judgment at the time of signing and executing said will that he was more than twenty one years old and under no legal restraint at the time of doing the same.
Robert Kinkaid
Wm. Breckenridge
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court this 7" day of September A.D. 1829
Wm. Shepherd Clerk
[Transcribed by Vivian M. Taylor.
Notes: A steelyard is a type of scale which uses a movable counterbalance on a horizontal, scaled metal rod (yard) to balance the weight of an object hung from a hook on the other end. The vertical support post holds the balance rod closer to the end with the hook, and the movable counterbalance weight is on the longer part of the rod.
A clevis is a "U-shaped metal piece with holes in each end through which a pin or bolt is run, used for attaching a drawbar to a plow." The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, edited by William Morris. New York: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., 1969.]
John married Elizabeth about 1782 in , Ohio, West Virginia. (Elizabeth died after 1834 1.)
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