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George Foust
Copy of will at NC Archives, Raleigh, NC
In the name of God Amen I George Foust of the County of Orange and the State of
North Carolina being well in body and of perfect mind and memory, thanks be
given unto God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and Knowing
that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last
will and testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and
recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave and for my body I recommend it
to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like manner hoping at the General
resurrection I shall receive the same by the mighty power of God and touching
such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with I Give and
devise and dispose of in the manner and form following –
Item I Give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Barbara one negro man too negro woman to be of her own Choosing too horses saddle and bridle too Cows and Calves and as much more of the Stock as She Chooses to Keep with possession of the House and all She Chooses to Keep that is in Said House with the garden and so much of the plantation as she Chooses and where she pleases to take it likewise too hundred dollars in money
Item 2 I Give and bequeath unto my son Daniel Foust too hundred and fifty too acres of land lying in Guilford County which I bought from my brother John Foust and John Cooke
Item I Give and bequeath unto my Son George Foust the plantation whereon he now lives with a piece of adjoining the same which I bought from William Ray –
Item I Give and bequeath unto my Son Peter Foust the plantation I bought from Wm Ray and a part the plantation I bought from old woman Ray and her son Robert likewise a part of the land I bought from James Ray to the Fayettville Road from the Allemance to Pains line likewise all the tract of land I bought from old Aron Sharp Likewise one negro man known by the name of Charles
Item I give and bequeath unto my Son William Foust the plantation I bought from John Ray and the other part of the plantation I bought from old woman Ray and the other part I bought from James Ray as far the Fayettville Road to Pains line likewise one hundred acres I bought from the heirs of the widow Loy Likewise one negro man known by the name of Nelson likewise one negro girl known by the name of Betsey
Item I give and bequeth unto my Son Henry Foust the plantation whereon I now live and fifty acres I bought from James Tinner(?) likewise the plantation I bought from David Efland likewise one waggon and good team one good Stile and the Hogshed belonging to the same –
Likewise to said Henry my Set of Smith tools Likewise too beds and furniture one Corner Cupboard one ??? one Clock – one table which he chooses at his mothers death or when she pleases Likewise one Desk at his mothers disposal and as much as his other brothers got of farming essentials likewise one negro boy known by the name Andy one negro girl by the name of Mary one negro boy by the name of Allen one third of the stock of Cows hogs and Sheep
Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Catharine wife of John Clap one negro boy named Isaac one horse and saddle too beds and furniture three Cows and Calves which the have now in their possession
Item I give unto my daughter Barbara wife of Joseph Bason one negro boy known by the name of Sam one horse and saddle Two beds and furniture three Cows and Calves which the have in possession
Item I give and bequaeth unto my daughter Salley wife of Jeremiah Holt one negro woman named Serah one horse and saddle too beds and furniture three Cows and Calves which the have now in ther possession
Item I give and bequeath unto my grand-daughter Salley daughter of my Son John Foust deceased one half the plantation that I had allowed for my son John Foust and fifty dollars in money to my Great Grand daughter Barbara Catharine Albright the other half of said plantation that my son John Foust lived on
Item all the land not given away by this to wit several plantations all my negroes not hereby(?) all my stock of Every kind not herein Willd to be Equally divided among all my sons and daughters now living to wit Daniel Foust George Foust Peter Foust William Foust Henry Foust Catharine Clap Barbara Bason Salley Holt at the death of my Wife I do allow all the property the property I have willed her to Equally divided amongst my above named Sons and daughters at the death of my wife I do allow Twelve dollars of my Estate to be put to the use of geting head and feet stones for the graves of me and my wife I further do appoint my sons George Foust Peter Foust William Foust and Henry Foust Executors of this my last Will and Testament in whieof(?) I have set my hand and Seal the Seventeenth day of may 1828
George Foust
Joseph Clendenen
John Holmes
A.D. Murphy
By reason of the death of all the witnesses to the execution of this my last will, I the Testator George Foust do now republish the same as my will & testament this 18th day of September A.D. 1833. –
Witnesses
Thomas Ruffin Jurat
George Foust
Will K. Ruffin Exm qualified
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