Will Book __, Page 392

In the name of god, Amen. I William Owen of Hawkins County in the State of Tennessee, being sick and weak of body but of perfect and sound mind and memory, do make and ordain this my last Will & Testament as follows:

I give and bequeath unto my son Farr Owen all that tract of land whereon he now lives in the same manner it has been run and laid off, only the line running towards the nobbs to be so extended as to include the spring on his part, supposed to contain 190 acres.

I give to my son in law George Conway all that tract of land whereon he lives, as it has been run and laid off, supposed to contain 160 or 170 acres.

I give to my son David Owen the tract of land whereon he now lives to begin on Joseph Bryan‘s line at a point where a straight line crossing the branch where the water works begins will strike the middle of the hollow that runs towards Mrs. Moore‘s and with that hollow to Moore‘s line.

I give to my son William Owen all that part of my land between David Owen‘s line and William Patterson‘s old line, as run by David Stuart.

I give to my daughter Sally Owen all that part of my land from Patterson‘s old line to the main road, and to my daughter Betsy Owen all my land on the south side of the road not intering with the parts allotted to Farr Owen and George Conway.

I leave to my son James Owens $10.00 to be paid out of my personal Estate, reserving the possession and property of the plantation whereon I now live, and what part I now rent to the use of myself and my wife during our natural lives, and after our decease to be held and enjoyed by the legatees according to the foregoing distribution.

And it is further my will that all my legatees shall at all times thereafter enjoy and equal privilege in making use of any timber on any of the land allotted to any or either of them.

W. Owen (seal)

Signed, sealed and delivered this 11th day of July A. D. 1815 In presence of

Thomas Henderson
Stephen [X] Stubblefield (his mark)
Farr Owen
George Conway
Thomas Jones

This Hawkins County Will was transcribed by one of the following volunteers:  Audrae Mathis; Gary Fletcher; Betty Mize; Diana Arney; Karen Negron, Kathey Welder.