The Will of Samuel Ewing, Montgomery County, Virginia, Will Book
B page 81: Montgomery County in the State of Virginia In the
name of God Amen yeoman. I Samuel Ewing being of a rite mind and
Disposing will I will and do ordain this my last will and
Testament I First desire that my land on Cumberland River in
State of North Carolina containing nineteen hundred and twenty
Acres also my land at Kantuckey containing two hundred Acres two
hundred on Clinch be sold to pay my Debts and Funeral Charges
and the balance to be Equally Divided between the Legatees that
will follow. I do as follows Give unto my Loving Wife Mary Ewing
the tract of Land where on I now live during her Life. Also I
leave unto my loving wife my Negroe fellow Pippin and my Negroe
wench Nane for ever. I also lend my Negroe fellow Jeb and my
Negroe wench Cats unto my loving wife Six years after my
Decease. I also leave all my House hole goods and Stocks unto my
wife During her Life I also leave unto my wife the crop that is
now in the ground forever I also leave unto my Brother John
Ewing Son Alexander Ewing Junr my silver watch or her value
which I allow To be five pounds Starling I also desire that my
Brother James Ewing may be maintained as long as he Shall live
with my wife and in case she should disseace before him my
Brother Jas Ewing it is my dessire that he Shall also be
maintained as long as he lives, and after the decease of my
loving wife. I leave unto Robert Porter son of my Sister
Margaret Porter the half of my land is to be the lower end him
the said Robert Porter to pay unto Betty Porter and Fanny Purnal
Forty pounds a piece when of Age. I also leave unto my sister
Margaret Porter Son Samuel Porter the other half of my land
after the decease of my wife him the said Samuel Porter to
Margaret Porter and Sarah his Sisters Forty pounds a peace when
of Age. I also leave unto my Sister Margaret Porters Daughter
Elender Porter my Negroe fellow Jeb at the expiration of Six
years after my Decease forever. I also leave unto my Sister
Margaret Porters Daughter Rebecah Porter my Negroe wench Cats
Six years after my Decease forever. I also leave it that my
stock and house hole goods I left to my loving wife During her
life after her decease may be sold and equally divided between
the legatees I also ordain and declare this my last will and
Testament and lastly. I do hereby Constitute ordain and appoint
my loving wife Mary Ewing and James White both of Montgomery
County my Executors where unto I have set my and seal this third
day of June one Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty three.
Samuel Ewing [seal]
Signed Sealed in the presents of
Menitree Jones
his
Georg x Birde
mark
his
William x Birde
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At a court held for Montgomery County the 23rd of May 1786. The
within last Will and Testament of Samuel Ewing decd was proved
by the oaths of Manitree Jones George Birde and William Birde
the Witnesses thereto and ordered to be Recorded.
Test Abram Trigg CMC.