I, LEWIS WIDNER, of the County of Grainger and State of Tennessee being of a sound niind and perfect memory do make and ordain and consitute this to be my last will and testament, that is to say principally.
First of all I give and bequeath unto my loving wife, BARBERY WIDNER her choice of one of the horses and two of the cows to be hers during her natural life and all my household and kitchen furniture of every kind to be hers during life, also I give and bequeath to my son, HENRY WIDNER the plantation or tract of land whereon I now live together with three entries adjoining said tract of land, to him and his heirs forever. And it is my will and desire that the patents for these three entries shall I use in my son HENRY'S name should I purchase any more land adjoining said plantation or tract of land. I devise and bequeath the same to my son HENRY also his choice of two surveys containing one thousand acres each, one thousand acres thereof lying on White Creek in Roan County and State of Tennessee, beginning at two ashes on the bank of the Tennessee River, the other one thousand acres lying and being on Spring Creek in the said County of Roan beginning at a stake and running thence to the Tennessee River, to him and his heirs forever. Also I allow my son HENRY to support my wife BARBERY with a decent and sufficient living during her life time, the money to be levied out of the interest of my money. Also I allow my son HENRY to let her keep possession of the house she now lives in or find her another house equally as good during her life, also I give and bequeath unto son HENRY all my farming utensils and carpenter tools of every kind, also my riding horse sadie and bridle. Also I give and bequeath to my daughter MARY COX two hundred acres of land to be taken out of one of the surveys which contains a thousand acres each, after my son HENRY has his choice to be laid off by my executor, to her and her heirs forever. Also I give and bequeath to my daughter BARBERY DEVAULT one hundred acres of land to be taken out of my land which is not devised that is the same tract or remains to be layed off by my executor to her and her heirs forever, also I give and bequeath to my daughter CATHERINE CLEEK one hundred acres of land taken out of the same tract or remains to be layed off by my executors to her and her heirs forever. Also I give and bequeath all the remaining parts of my land which is not already devised to my son HENRY and my five daughters, that is EVE MILLER, BARBERY DEVAULT, CATHERINE CLEEK, MARY COX, and ELIZABETH ROLLER, to be equally divided among them according to quality and quantity by my executors unless I can find a receipt which JOHN MILLER, EVE MILLER'S husband executed to me for receiving in full his part of my estate on account of my daughter, that then and in that case they share which is devised to EVE MILLER, also I devise and bequeath to my wife BARBERY WIDNER her choice of one of the negro women during her life which at her decease the same negro woman and all the other property which is devised to her is to be sold by my executors and the money equally divided among my children, also I allow the two negro women which is not devised and all my stock of horses, cattle, sheep and hogs which is not already devised to be sold at my decease at the discretion of my executors and the money arising from such sale to be put out on interest until the death of my wife and then to be equally divided among my children and all the money I will be possessed of and the debts due to me when collected after paying all my just debts is to be put out on interest until the death of my wife and then to be equally divided among my children. It is also my will and desire that in place of the money being equally divided among all my children that my son HENRY shall receive two shares and the residue or remains of all my money to be equally divided among my daughters, and I do hereby dis-allow, revoke and dis-inull all and any other wills and testaments by me made ratfying and confirming this only to be my last will and testament, also I appoint HENRY WIDNER, JOHN SAWYERS, and JACOB COX my executors of this my last will and testament.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day of December, 1806.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of:
ISAAC TAYLOR
HENRY WIDNER
LEWIS WIDNER JR
Signed:
LEWIS WIDNER
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