McClendon-GA-1793-Will

Will of Jacob McClendon, Wilkes Co., GA - 1793

Taken from McClendon/McLendon Newsletter, Vol. 2 #4, Winter 1974

Jacob McClendon, Wilkes Co., GA  Records of Wills, 1792-1801, p. 41
     From T.A. McClendon's "The McClendons"

       In the name of God, amen, I JACOB MCLENDON, Sr, of the County of Wilkes and state of Georgia, Planter, being in perfect health and memory, thanks be given unto God, calling unto mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this last Will and Testament, that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend, my Soul into the hands of Almighty God, that gives it and my body I recommend to the Earth, to be buried in a deacent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection, I shall receive the same again by the Almighty power of God and as touching such Worldly Estate, wherwhith it has pleased God, to bless me with in this life, I give divise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

... First, I give and bequeath unto my beloved son ISAAC MCCLENDON one negro boy named Ben which is his part of my Estate,
... Also I give and bequeath unto my beloved son SAMUEL MCCLENDON a tract of land beginning at a Corner Hichory, line above Westbrooks clearing, thence a direct line to a Station popular near the head of the Reedy branch, containing 500 acres more or less, including his own plantation where he now lives, also one Negro man named Neroe which is his part of my Estate.

... Also, I give unto my beloved son TRAVIS MCCLENDON, one Negro man named Primar, which is his part of my Estate.
... Also I give unto my beloved son DENNIS MCCLENDON a Tract and Plantation formerly belonging to John Wesbrooke, deceased together with part, of some of my own tract, Beginning at a White oak, on Fishing Creek, bank a little above the Fishtrap Ford, thence a direct line through the plantation to a marked Red Oak, on the branch that runs through said plantation, thence up said branch, to the head, thence a direct course, to JACOB MCCLENDON JUNR. Line, thence along said line to said Wesbrooks land before mentioned being Six Hundred and fifty acres, more or less.  Also one Negro Woman named Dinah, also one set of Blacksmiths Tools, Also Stock of Cattle that I have out in Washington County, which is his part of my Estate.

... Also I give unto my beloved son AMOS MCCLENDON, all the rest of my Improvements whereon I now live, with all the land between the lines before mentioned, between Samuel and Dennis McClendons lines, including six hundred acres more or less, also one Negroe man named Harry, one Negroe Woman named Jinney, one Negroe boy named Nathan, one Negroe boy named Jerry, one Negro boy named Peter, also my Stock of Cattle that I have at the home house,  Also all my Stock of Horses & Hogs which is his part of my Estate after his mother diseases, and not before.  Also all the House furniture left to her own disposal.

... Also I give unto JIMMINA my beloved daughter, twenty-five pounds, paid in Tobacco at Market price to be raised out of Amos McClendon's part of my Estate.

... Also I give unto my beloved daughter LANEY twenty-five pounds to be paid in Tobacco at market price to be raised out of Amoses part of my Estate, which is her part of my Estate.

... Also I give unto PENNELOPE my beloved daughter twenty-five pounds to be paid in Tobacco at Market price to be paid out of Amoses part of my Estate, which is her part of my Estate.

... Also I give unto NANCY my beloved daughter twenty-five pounds, to be paid in Tobacco at Market price to be paid out of Amoses part of my Estate, which is her part of my Estate.  Each legacy to be paid yearly, beginning at the Eldest and continues while each is paid which makes it four payments.

... Also I give unto my beloved daughter BETHANEY one Negroe girl named Sall, which is her part of my Estate.

       I also Constitute and Appoint Isaac McClendon and MARTHA MCCLENDON my beloved Wife, to be Executors of this my last Will and Testament ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament, In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Sixteenth day of August in the year of our Lord, one thousand Seven hundred and ninety-one.

              (signed)
Jacob McClendon (seal)

Signed, Seal & Delivered
In presence of us
(signed) Joseph Bailey, Henry McKie, Sarah McKie

Proved in Wilkes Co.     23 April 1793

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