Will

In the name of God Amen I George Foust of the County of Orange and 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 have and recommend my Soul into the hands of God that gave and for my body I recommend it to the Earth to buried in a Christian like manner hoping at the general resurrection I shall recieve the Same by the mighty power of God and touching such worldly Estate so herewith it hath pleased God to bless me with I give and devise and dispose of in the manner and form following -
Item 1 I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Barboroa 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 possesion of the use 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 Cook
Item I give and bequeath unto my Son George Foust the plantation whereon he now live with a piece joining 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 Fayettvill Road from the Alamance to Trains line All the tract of land I bought for 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 land I bought from the old woman Ray and the other part I bought form James Ray as far the Fayettville Road to Trains line likewise one hundred acres I bought form the heirs of the Widow Loy Likewise one negro man known by the name of Nelson like one negro girl known by the name of Betsey
Item I give and bequeath unto my Son Henry Foust the plantation whereon I now live and fifty acres I bought from James Tinnen likewise the plantation I bought from David Efland likewise one wagon 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 Cup board one Tupen(?) one Clock one table with 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 utnesals 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 possesion
Item I give unto my daughter Barbaroa wife of Joseph Bason one negro boy known by the name of Sam one house and Saddle Two beds and furniture three Cows and Calves which the have in possesion
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Salley wife of Jeremiah Holt one negro woman named Sesah one horse and Saddle too beds and furniture three Cows and Calves which the have now in ther possesion
Item I give and bequeath unto my grand daughter Salley daughter of my Son John Foust Deceased one half of the plantation that I had allowed for my Son John Foust and fifty dollars in money to my Great Grand daughter Barbaroa 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 Stock of Every Kind not herein Willed to be equally divided amongst all my Sons and daughters now living to wit Daniel Foust George Foust Peter Foust William Foust Henry Foust Catharine Clap Barbaroa Bason Salley Holt at the death of my Wife I do allow all the property the property I have willed her to Equally divided at the death of my Wife amongst my above named Sons and daughters 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 wherof I have Set my hand and Seal this Seventeenth day of may 1828
Gorg faust (His signature)
Joseph Clendenin
John Holmes
A.D. Murphey

By nay on the rath of all the witnesses
To the execution of this my last, I the Testator George
Foust do now publish the same as my will & testament
This 8th day September S. D. 1833
Witnesses
Thomas Ruffin
Will K. Ruffin
George Foust
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