Bedford County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Ewing, William February 24, 1810
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Source: Will Book 3 Page 220 Bedford County, Virginia
Written: February 24, 1810
Recorded: April 23, 1810


In the Name of God Amen. I William Ewing of Bedford County & state of Virginia
do make, order and declare this Instrument written with my own hand to be my
last Will and Testament revoking all other__. Imprimis, all my debts & funeral
expenses to be punctually and spedially paid except the Legacies coming to heirs
of Caleb Ewing decd now residing in the state of Kentucky. To my dearly and well
beloved wife Anna Ewing & to Mitchell Ewing my brothers son whome I raised, I
give and bequeath my whole estate in real & personal and every part thereof to
them & their heirs, The latter forever paying to the legatees of Caleb Ewing in
the state of Kentucky that is to say Polly & Betsy twelve months after
distribution shall take place of my estate one hundred Dollars each. Also at the
end of that date One hundred more to each of them with there Farthers estate
papers bonds Vc that may be coming to them __Nothing in the above sections is to
be construde as to prohibit my well beloved wife from the entire and full
benefit of my negro man Sam so long as she is my widow __Also all my books of
Law and religious books of every kind I give & bequeath to Mitchell Ewing. It is
also my will that Elizabeth, Shurly & Elenor should have a conveyance made of
150 acres of Land. I let them have on Holsten nob bounded on the East by the
lines marked, contained in the bond given them. I give and bequeath to my nephew
Mitchell Ewing all that tract of Land he now lives on situate on the branches
Otter river bounded by Deardoff, Hardy, and my own lines, 400 acres. And lastly
I do hereby constitute my trusty friends Isaac Oty, Mitchell Ewing & Anna Ewing
my lawful Executors of this my last will and Testament. In witness whereof I
have hereunto set my and affixed my seal the 24th day of Feby in the year of our
Lord 1810.
Wm Ewing {Seal}
Baptist Hardy, Samuel Beard, Joseph Milam

At a court held for Bedford County at the Courthouse the 23rd of April 1810,
This last Will and Testament of William Ewing decd was exhibited in Court and
proven by the oaths of Baptist Hardy & Samuel Beard witnesses thereto & ordered
to be recorded. And on the motion of Mitchell Ewing one of the Executors therein
named, Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form,
liberty being reserved the other Executor & Executrix to join in the probate
thereof when they shall think fit.  Teste J. Steptoe C.B.C.

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Additional Comments:
Marriage Application of William Ewing:

Ewing, William - Cotterell, Anna  1805-02-2012-13
02/25/1805  Reel 6 Image 697  Bedford Co., VA
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