ROANE COUNTY, TN - WILLS - John McEwen, 1 Nov 1821
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January Sessions 1822
John McEwen

	In the Name of God Amen. I John McEwen of the County of Roane and the 
State of Tennessee, being weak in body but of sound and disposing mind, 
_________ and calling to mind my mortality do make this my last will and 
testament in manner and form following
	First it is my will that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid 
out of my estate.
	Second, my will and desire is that my store in Kingston be continued 
under the superintendance of my executors hereinafter named until my youngest 
child arives at lawful age and the _________ stock including money debts and 
goods and have the profits of which to be laid out for the purpose of 
supporting the family and educating the children and then what may be on hand 
to be divided as follows One third to my well beloved wife Eliza and the 
balance equally amongst my children William Stephenson, Eliza Mary Edmonson, 
John Columbus, Robert Newton, Matthew Perry, and Margaret Alice, if the same 
children should so long live and if any of them should die before they arive 
at lawful age then amongst the survivors of them which said property shall be 
to my said wife and those of said children coming of lawful age in the the 
proportion aforesaid to them and their heirs forever.
	Thirdly: Whereas there is a partnership subsisting between Robert H. 
McEwen and myself and also between Matthew and John _________ and myself and 
also between James McKamy(?) and myself
Now my will is that said partnerships be continued should the said partners 
and my executors hereinafter named think the same adviseable, agreeable to the 
articles of partnership heretofore entered into with each and every one of 
said partners until my youngest child attains its lawful age under the 
following conditions, to wit, each partner to give bond and security to my 
executors for the amount of stock and profits due to me and that the same may 
be forthcoming in proportions at the time my several children may attain their 
lawful age that is after deducting one third for my wife out of the stock and 
profits on hand at the coming of age of my first child that may attain their 
lawful age the balances to be divided into as many portions as I may then have 
children living and pay one proportion to the child so arrived of lawful age 
and one other proportion to pay to each child as it arrives at lawful age and 
when the youngest child arrives at lawful age to pay to it the portion at 
first allotted at the first dividend and then to pay to my well beloved wife 
her heirs and assigns then and one third of what was when first divided. And a 
proportion of the profits that may arise afterward, and also to pay each of 
the children until the one first coming of age then proportion out of the 
profits of the stock left on hand when the first division was made up to time 
of closing the business, but should my executors and any or all of my before 
named position at any period sooner agree to close the partnership the said 
partners and my executors are to settle the business of the firm and in 
settlement balance due to my estate is to be put into the stock of the store 
in Kingston and divided out in the same measure and at the same time as 
directed as if said partnership had continued until my youngest child had 
arived at full age.
	Fourth I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Eliza the house and 
lot on which I now live in Kingston and the household furniture to her, her 
heirs and assigns forever to be by her disposed of as she sees proper.
	Fifth my will is that all my Negroes, horses, cattle and hogs ______ 
to remain in the possession of my wife for the purpose of raising and 
supporting the family until my youngest child arives at lawful age and should 
my executors my wife consenting desire to any of my Negroes they are hereby 
authorised to do so and the money to put into the common  stock of the store 
in Kingston.
	Sixth my will is that all my land except the house and lot I now live 
on in Kingston be rented out by my executors until my youngest child arives at 
lawful age and the rent to be applied to raising and supporting the family and 
educating the children and if there should be any over ____ to be put in the 
stock of the store in Kingston and then my well beloved wife is to have the 
one third of the profit of all the land and town lots (except the lot already 
willed to her) during her natural life and the town lots except the one 
already excepted I allow to be equally divided amongst my children before 
________ and if they cannot agree they are each to choose one person which 
persons they chosen are to value the land and lots aforesaid _________  the 
__________ excepted and then said children are to select and those or any one 
of them who may get a higher value _____  are to pay to the others so much as 
will make them all equal and the _____ or _____ tract or tracts they selected 
on allotted to them. I will and bequeath to each of them severally to be to 
them their heirs and assigns forever.
	Ninth my will is that as my children severally arive at lawful age my 
executors should pay into them their several portions of the amount of the 
stock on hand in the store in Kingston after deducting one third ____ my well 
beloved wife which I allow to her and her heirs forever.
	Tenth my will is that all my personal property remaining on hand when 
my youngest child arrive at lawful age including Negroes and excepting all the 
household furniture I allow one third to my well beloved wife Eliza and the 
ballance to be equally divided amongst my children that each each one 
deducting what they may have previously received so that with the part they 
may have received when they arrive at full age or any other time and they will 
then review, will make them all equal which I will to them severally their 
heirs and assigns forever. 
	Lastly I constitute now_____ to and appoint my well beloved wife Eliza 
McEwen Executrix and Robert H. McEwen, Matthew Stephenson Executor of this my 
last will & testament hereby revoking all former will by me made.  In 
Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this first day of 
November One Thousand eight hundred and twenty one.

Signed  Sealed and published				John McEwen (seal)
In presents of 
J. Parris
John Leftwich
Wm Galbreath


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