Craven County NcArchives Wills.....Fookes, Joseph 1802
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Source: North Carolina Wills
Written: 1802

Will of Joseph Fookes 1802
 
In the name of God Amen I Joseph Fookes of the county of Craven in the State 
of North Carolina being sick and weak of body but of sound mind and Memory and 
understanding and calling to mind the uncertainty of this Life I do make and 
Publish and Declare this my Last Will and Testament in a manner as following 
that is to say I wish all My Just Debts to be paid by my Executor-to wit I 
give and bequeath to my Eldest Daughter Liddy my Land to her and her heirs 
assigns forever not to be sold to any person or persons____?
 
I give and Bequeath to my youngest daughter Linda one feather bed and 
furniture to her and her heirs and assigns forever and if either of these 
daughters should die without heirs, hers should belong to the other and if 
they should both die without heirs it shall be long to my beloved wife if she 
is the longest______?
I give and bequeath to my wife Liddy Fookes all the rest of my house hold 
goods of every kind with all my stock of every kind both horses hogs or cattle-
with all of my plantation lands and utensils of every kind and everything I 
own that is not already given away in this will to her and her .
 
Lastly I do Nominate and Ordain my well Beloved wife Liddy and my beloved 
friend John Tolson-Executors to this my last will and Testament and alowing 
that no other statements to contain my Last will and testament in writings 
whereof I have here unto set my hand and Seal this fourteenth day of June 1802-
 
Signed sealed Published and Declared
as his last will and testament
in the presence of us
John Austin
William Fookes
 
State of North Carolina  Dec. term 1802
Craven County Court
Then was the above will proven in open Court by the oath of John Austin one of 
the Subscribing Witnesses thereunto and at the same time John Tolson the 
Executor therein named qualified as such and ordered to be 
Registered.                  Attest  Sam'l Chapman C.C.



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