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John McLean Will
Georgia Fayette County,
 In the name of God Amen, I John McLean of said State and County knowing 
that I must shortly depart from this world deem it right and proper both 
as respects myself and my family that I should make a distribution of of 
the property with which a kind providence has blessed me I therefore 
make this my last will and testament hereby revoking and annulling all 
others heretofore made by me.
1st  I Desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent and 
Christian  like manner suitable to my circumstances and condition My 
soul I trust shall return to rest with God who gave it.
2nd  I Desire and direct that all my just debts be paid without delay by 
my Executors hereinafter named as I am unwilling that my creditors 
should be delayed of their rights.
3rd   I Give and bequeath to my beloved wife Martha E. McLean fifty 
acres of land it lying and being on the south side of lot number two 
hundred and nineteen in the fourth district of originally Henry now 
Fayette County and including the residence where I now live also all 
that part lot of land number one hundred and ninety eight which lies 
north of a crop fence commencing at the line near Jesse Jones land 
running East across said lot to the East line then due East through lot 
number one hundred & ninety nine in the same district thirty rods thus a 
north corner to the north line also two head of horses to be made choice 
of by her the said Martha E. and two cows & calfs and choice sows & pigs 
and five year old shoats and five fat or killing hogs & five head of 
sheep all of which she is to keep & poses free from all charge off and 
during her natural life or widowhood.  If she should marry then the land 
revert  to and become the property of my beloved son William Francis 
McLean and in order that she the said Martha E. may receive an equal 
portion of my property in case she should Marry I request that she 
relinquish her interest to said lands & that she then receive the sum of 
five hundred dollars out of my estate.
4th  I bequeath to my son William Francis McLean and Allison Hurst 
McLean and a child yet unborned a negro woman Iseua? and her child 
Stephen and all of her increase to be equally divided in the year 1870 
but in case the land now bequeathed to my wife Martha E. should revert 
to and become the property of my son William Francis then and in that 
case he shall not receive any part of the negro woman Iseua and her 
child Stephen & her increase but they be divided between my son Allison 
Hurst & a child yet unborned.
5th   I bequeath to my Daughter Miriam S. McLean a negro girl Lithia? 
and two hundred dollars in money to be paid at her marriage or when she 
comes of age.
6th   I bequeath to my daughter Rachel R. McLean the first child that my 
negro woman Salice may bring to life and and to hundd dollars in money 
to be paid at her marriage or when she becomes of age but in case she 
should not receive any negro as contemplated then in that case she is to 
receive the sum of five hundred dollars as full compensation for the 
negro & two hundred above mentioned.
7th   I bequeath to my sons Oliver P. McLean & Joseph M. McLean lot of 
land number one hundred and eighty seven in the fourth district of 
originally Henry now Fayette County to be divided between them by a line 
running from north to south in case they cannot agree upon a division 
that they draw for it after running the line.
8th   I bequeath to my son Hiram H. McLean all of that part of lot of 
land number one hundred & ninety eight (198) in the fourth district of 
originally Henry now Fayette County which lies south of a line to 
commence on the west side of said lot at a crop fence near Jesse Jones 
land & running due East a long the line of the land bequeathed to Martha 
E. McLean fifteen Rods past the center of said lot then due south to the 
south line of said lot.
9th   I bequeath to my son John M. McLean all that part of lot of land 
number one hundred & ninety eight which lies south of a line commencing 
at the crop fence fifteen rods east of the center of said lot and 
running east to the east line of said lot also all that part of lot 
n11umber one hundred & ninety nine which lies south west of a line to 
run due east commencing at the termination of the line that runs through 
lot number 198 and to run east thirty rods then due south to the south 
line of said lot.
10th   I bequeath to my son Juanfarranzer McLean all that part of lot of 
land number one hundred and ninety nine which lies south of a line to 
commence at the center of the east line of said lot & to run due west 
until it runs within thirty rods of the west line of said lot then south 
to the south line.
11th   I bequeath to my son Hampton S. McLean all that part of lot of 
land number one hundred & ninety nine which lies north of a line to 
commence at the center of the east line of said lot & to run due west 
until it passes within 30 rods of the west line of said lot then north 
to the north line of said lot.
12th   I request that my negro woman Salice & my negro boy Roland remain 
on the plantation for the purpose of working & raising support for my 
family until the year eighteen hundred & sixty five at which time I 
request that they be equally divided among all of my heirs.
13th   All the property bequeathed in the foregoing bequest is to remain 
as it is and to be considered a part of my estate until such heir shall 
become of age or marry then and in that case they will be entitled to 
receive their bequest.
14th   I request that all the rest of my property not herein disposed of 
be equally divided between my (heirs) lawful heirs.
15th   I constitute and appoint my beloved wife Martha E. McLean my 
Executrix and my sons Joseph M. McLean & Oliver P. McLean Executors to 
this my last will & testament this the tenth day of October eighteen 
hundred & fifty.          John McLean 

Signed, Sealed declared and published by John McLean as his last will 
and testament in the presence of us the subscribers who subscribed our 
names hereto in the presence of said testator and of each other this the 
tenth day of October eighteen hundred & fifty.
                Eli Edmondson  
                Andrew McBride
                Harrison Jones 

State of Georgia}
 Fayette County}
Nowitis? Ajouned This Court of Ordinary 1850
Before us Jesse L. Blalock Elijah Glass & Thomas M. Jones Justices of 
the Inferior Court of said County while sitting as a Court of Ordinary 
personally came Martha E. McLean Executrix of the last will and 
testament of said John McLean deceased and the witnesses of said will 
"Towit" Eli Edmondson Andrew McBride & Harrison Jones which witnesses 
being duly sworn depose and say that they saw John McLean the testator 
sign seal declare and publish the instrument now presented as his last 
will and testament freely voluntarily and of his own accord and without 
any compulsion or influence whatever that at the time of the Execution 
of the said will said testator was of sound and disposing mind and 
memory that deponants signed said will as witnesses in the presence of 
the testator and at his special instance and request and in the presence 
of each other.
Sworn and subscribed
in open court before us}
Jesse B. Blalock J I C                                               Eli 
Edmondson
T. M. Jones   J I C                                                     
Andrew McBride
Elijah Glass J I C                                                       
Harrison Jones
          Recorded Nov 12th 1850
          William J. Russell  Clerk