Billie Harris - May 22, 2014
At one time I had both Jonathan and Jane's Will but after I copied them to the site, I tossed them... too many papers cluttering up this little room.
Here's Jane's Will:
1850 - Will of JANE LEWALLEN, JONATHAN LEWALLEN's wife, dated June 10, 1850, reads as follows:
“I Jane Lewallen of the County of Randolph and State of Northcarolina being of sound mind and memory but cosidering the uncertainty of my earthly existence do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say first that my executor hereafter named shall provid for my boddy a decent burial soutiable to the wishes of my relations and friends and pay all funeral expences together with my just debts howsoever and to whomsoever owing out of the moneys that may first come into his hands as a part or parcel of my estate.
“I give and devise to my eldest daughter ANN LEWALLEN one high walnut beadsteads ___ and furniture one Roan mare six years old, one flaux (?) wheel one cotton wheel one ___, one pair of cords one large family Bible, one looking glass, five head of sheep, one loom and all the things pertaining to it.
“To my eldest son DAWSON LEWALLEN one clock.
“To my daughter LAVINA HANCOCK one ___ one ___ one beadstead.
“To my son JOHN LEWALLEN five had sheep one corner cubbord one suclin cold all the farming tools one wheat fan all the barrels and ___ one beadstead and furniture one red nowhorn cow and calf one red heifer one grinestone, I give and devise an equal division of all the furniture on the cubboard to be deveded equally between Anna and John Lewallen; and all the residue of the household furniture; except the bead clothinging not otherwise disposed of to be difided equally between Dawson Lewallen Lavina Hancock; I give and devise and equeal division of all my stock of hogs between Anna and John Lewallen, also all the kitchen furnirure and all the growing crop of grain and ___ of every kind; and further I give and devise the remainder of my property to be divided between my four children equeal and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Dawson Lewallen my lawful Executor to all intents and purposes to execute this my last will and testament according to the true content and meaning of the same and every part an clause thereof hereby revoking and declaring ___ void all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made.
“In witness whereof I the said Jane Lewallen do hereunto set my hand and seal this the tenth day of June 1850. Jane Lewallen x her mark
“Signed sealed and published and declared by the sd Jane Lewallen to be her last will and testament in the presence of us who at her request and in her presence do subscribe as witnesses thereunto. /s/ William W. Vestal. Wm W. Brower
I'm sure this particular Jonathan was related to William Lewelling who died in Randolph County 1799 - either a son or a brother. More than likely this one was the son of William because William named a son, Jonathan, in his Will.
Jonathan born April 7, 1769, married Jane Cashatt, documented by her father's Will of 1829. (Jacob Cashatt). I don't know when they married but in 1791 there was a bastardly bond where Sarah Dollarhide said Jonathan was the father of her child. William was the security.
We have had a descendant of William do a DNA test. It's a match with those who descend from Wiley and Anderson, however, I can't find a connection here in the colonies so it may have been prior to coming here.