Estate Records of James J. McEwen, Lake County, Florida

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Lake County Florida Estate Records, Letters Testementary:  vol. 3, page 105.


Application for Letters Testementary

IN COURT OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, STATE OF FLORIDA

          Estate of
James J. McEwen       } Lake County
deceased              }

To the Honorable E. M. Tally, Judge of Said Court:

     The petition of Charles McEwen respectfully showeth that he is a resident of Lake 
County, State of Florida; that on the 8th day of May A.D. 1924 James J. McEwen of 
Paisley in said Lake County, departed life at DeLand, Florida, leaving a last will and 
testament duly signed and attested, as your petitioner believes, which he now presents to 
your Honor for probate; that said testator in said will nominated your petitioner Charles 
McEwen executor thereof; that said deceased left property and effects as follows:

Real Estate and Personal Property situate and being in Lake County, Florida.

That said deceased left him surviving Charles McEwen, Robert G. McEwen, Mrs. Mary 
Royal, Mrs. Sarah L. Gardiner, Mrs. Mabel I. Edmiston, Miss Grace McEwen, his 
children, his only heirs at law; that your petitioner resides at Orlando, Florida and is 
willing to accept and undertake the trust confided to him in said will.

     Wherefore your petitioner prays that the said will may be admitted to probate, and 
Letters Testamentary thereon may be issued to him after proper hearing and proof, and 
that all other orders necessary may be made.

                                                                          Charles McEwen

STATE OF FLORIDA,           } ss.
County of Lake.             }

Charles McEwen being duly sworn, says that the foregoing petition by him subscribed is 
true.
                                                                          Charles McEwen

     Sworn and subscribed before me this 2nd day of June A. D.  1924.
                                                                          E. M. Tally
                                                                          County Judge
     
Filed this 2nd day of June 1924 and a true copy of the original recorded this 8th day of 
August 1924.
                                                                          E.M. Tally
                                                                          County Judge