Washington County TN Archives Wills.....McEwen, Alexander 1795
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Ben McEwen, Jr. maggiesdad1@bellsouth.net July 5, 2006, 9:22 am

Source: Washington County Court Clerk Office- Jonesborough, Tennessee
Written: 1795

In the name of God amen I Alexander McEwen of the county of Washenton and 

Teratory South of the Ohio,  being under great indisposion of body, but of a 

perfict sound mind and memory knowing the unceartenty of life and that all 

flesh is subject to mortality as it is appointed once for all men to die do 

think it necessary, in order to leave my temporal affairs in as settled a way 

and state as possible to make a last will and testament which after 

recommending my soul to God who gave it with submission and a thimble of 

resignation I will as followeth ‘viz’ that all my just debts however due and 

owing shall and may be satisfied to and paid in convinent time after my deceace 

by my Executor hereafter named   Item  I give and bequeath to my son John 

McEwen to him his heirs and asigns forever the land whereon I now live with the 

improvements thereunto belonging containing by estimation one hundred and 

eighty acres less or more still with this reserve that my wife Marget McEwen 

shall have use and enjoy one third part  of said land including the houses and 

improvements during her widowhood; Item  I give and bequeath to my son Ebenezer 

McEwen to him and his heirs and asigns forever one hundred and nintyfive acres 

of land held by two deed adjoining the above mentioned lands  Also my will is 

that my son John shall pay out of his part one hundred and ten pound which 

shall be equaly divided between my two sons Samuel McEwen and Robert McEwen, 

likewise my will is that my son Ebenezer shall pay seventy pound to be equally 

divided between the above named boys ‘viz’ Samuel And Robert  Item  My will is 

that my personal estate shall not be exposed to sale but shall remain in the 

hands of the executors for the benefit of my family till they are of age. Also 

my will is that my daughter Sarah McEwen shall receive her part when she is of 

age. At the discresion of my executors according to the property they have then 

in their hands and in order to provide for a child that is yet unborn my will 

is if it should be aboy that it shall be made equal in part to my other boys 

that have no land by each of the four paying a proportionable part out of there 

shares to him and if it should be a girl to stand upon a level with my above 

mentioned daughter Sarah and as to my personal estate my will is that it be 

devided  amongst my children when they come of age at the discreasion of my 

executors  Lastly I do nominate and appoint Alex: Mathes  Andrew Hannah and my 

well beloved wife Marget McEwen executors of this my last will and testament 

and revoking all and every other will or wills whatever by me heretofore made

    								{signed}

Signed sealed 

published                                                           Alexander 

McEwen                                                        

And acknowledged by the			

	                                                                        

             

testator Alexander McEwen 

to be his last will and testament

in presence of

{signed}

James Montgomery

John Milliken		 



Additional Comments:
According to the family bible record of Alexander McEwen's son, Robert H. 

McEwen, Alexander died August 25, 1795. This will was most probably written 

close to that date. I obtained the copy of this will from the Washington County 

Courthouse where copies of the wills are recorded in bound volumes. Title: 

Early Wills-Original Copies, Vol J thru P 1779-1888. In my transcription of the 

will I attempted to use the same spelling of words and names and the same 

punctuation, or lack of it, as I could. 

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