Jefferson County TN Archives Wills.....Stephenson, Robert May 11, 1793
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Source: Microfilm Roll#35 Jefferson Co., Tennessee Probate Records(county Or Chancery Court) Wills Vol 1-2 Apr 1792-dec 1826
Written: May 11, 1793

pg8

  Robert Stephenson

In the name of God Amen this eleventh day of May in the year of our lord one 

thousand seven hundred and Ninety three I Robert Stephenson of Jefferson 

County State of North Carolina being of a sound judgement and memory as usual 

do thank God and now calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing it is 

appointed for all men to die & I do make and ordain this my last will and 

testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my 

soul into the hand of God who gave it to me, my body I commend to the earth to 

be burried in a Christian likemanner at the discretion of my executor and 

executrix herein after mentioned & I and as touching such worldly estate 

wherewith it hath pleased God to bless one with in this life. I devise and 

despose of in manner and form following towit. That my just debts and funeral 

charges be first paid. Item I give to my well beloved wife Mary whom I 

likewise constitute make and ordain my Executrix of this my last will and 

testament, the one third of the benefits of my plantation, also the mansion 

house and benefits and bed furniture and household furniture till her decease 

and then to be equally divided between my two youngest children to wit Mary 

and Serah Stephenson except the one third the benefits of the land. Item I 

give to my daughter Elizabeth Waddele ten shillings Virginia money. Item I 

give to my daughter Jean Waddle ten shillings Virginia money. Item I give to 

my son John Stephenson ten shillings Virginia money. Item I give to my son 

Edward Stephenson whom I likewise constitute make and ordain my Executor of 

this my last will and testament my Smith tools and to have privilege of the 

Smith shop and timber for [coals?] as long as he continues on the plantation 

and Three hundred acres of land laying on Poplar Creek emptying in Clinch in 

Knox County in this territory. Item I give to my two sons towit Robert 

Stephenson and Andrew Stephenson Five hundred acres of land in the State of 

Virginia to which John Waddle is to make me [a right?]for which is to be 

divided equal in quantity and quality between them. Item I give to my two sons 

towit James Stephenson & Alexander [Caniwel?] Stephenson

pg9

 My plantation that I now live on to be divided in quantity and quality 

between them and the rest of my estate after my debts is paid to be equally 

divided between four of my children towit Robert, Andrew, Mary and Serah. And 

I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every other former 

testaments wills legacys bequests and Executors by me in anyways before named 

willed and bequeathed ratifying and comfirming this and no other to be my last 

will and testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal 

this day and year above written. Signed Sealed published pronounced and 

declared by the said Robert STephenson as his last will and testament in the 

presence of us the subscribers.



Edward George                                 Robert Stephenson      seal

[Jozomiah?] Zollard

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