Caldwell-Burke County NcArchives Wills.....Farr (Fair), Joseph September 25, 1860 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Roy Fair royvfair@bellsouth.net February 1, 2013, 9:24 pm Source: Caldwell Co., Nc Will Book A,, Pgs 130-132 Written: September 25, 1860 I Joseph Farr.of the County of Caldwell and State of North Carolina. being of Sound mind and memory but considering 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 provide for my body a decent burial suitable to the wishes of my relations.and friends and pay all funeral expenses 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. Item. I give to my daughter Clarissa, wife of John Carver, One Dollar to be paid by my Executor within two years from the time of my death out of any moneys belonging to my estate not otherwise disposed of which sum together with the advancements before her marriage, and the keeping and maintaining her son George Farr, from his infancy till the present time Shall constitute her portion of my real and personal estate. Item. I give to my son Joseph Farr, One Dollar to be paid by my Executor in the same manner as the last bequest and is made under the same views in reference to the former advancements. Item. I give to my son, Ambrose Farr, One Dollar to be paid by my executor in the same manner as the first bequest and is made under the same views, in reference to the former advancements. Item. I give to my son, Sherewood Farr, Five Dollars to be paid to him by my Executor in the same manner as the first bequest and is made under the same views in reference to the former advancements. Item. I give to my son, David Farr, Forty Dollars to be paid by my Executor in the same manner as the first bequest and is made under the same views in reference to the former advancements. Item. I give to my daughter Mary, wife of Isam McCleod, Forty Dollars to be paid by my executors in the same manner as the first bequest and is made under the same views in reference to the former advancements. Item. I give to my daughter Caroline, wife of Abel Stamey, One Dollar to be paid by my executor in the same manner as the first bequest and is under the same views in reference to the former advancements. Item. I give to my grandson, Abel S. Farr or Hogge, One Hundred Dollars to be paid by my Executors, in the same manner as the first bequest if of full age within the two years after my death. If not then, when he becomes of age with the interest, if any, may accrue thereto. Item. My will is that my wife, Mary Farr, Shall be maintained during her natural life out of my real and personal estate and to live with her daughter Myra if she shall outlive me. Item. I give to my daughter Myra, wife of Lewis Hogge formerly, and now living with me, the land I now live on to her the said Myra Hogge and the heirs of her body and all the residue of my personal estate that may be remaining on hand at the time of my death and the death of my wife, Mary Farr. And lastly, I hereby constitute and appoint my trusty friend, William White, my lawful Executor to all intents and purposes to execute this my last will and testament according to the true intent and meaning of the same and every part and parcel thereof hereby revoking and declaring utterly void all other will and testaments by me heretofore made. In witness whereof, I, the said Joseph Farr, do hereunto set my hand and seal this 25th day of September AD 1860. Signed Sealed & declared by the said Joseph Farr. to be his last will & testament in the presence of us his who at his request and in his Joseph (X) Farr presence do Subscribe our names mark as witnesses hereto. Joseph White Jurat his William (X) Estes Jurat mark C. McD. Dickson Additional Comments: This is a transcription of a copy of the WRITTEN will in my possession of Joseph Farr/Fair, (Jr.), oldest son of Joseph Fair, Sr. and likely mother Elizabeth Nancy Choate of 1800 Burke County, NC. The 1860 Caldwell County, NC census reflects his birth as 1777 in Chatham County, NC. He married Mary "Polly" Morgan on January 29, 1803 in Wilkes County, NC. They also named their first son Joseph (designated as III) which establishes a “Joseph” first name naming pattern. There is also a further CHOATE family connection to this Farr/Fair family which goes back beyond 1750 in Lunenburg County, VA where we find a Joseph Farr (designated the Elder) living in proximity to the Christopher Choate family who had a daughter named Mary whom Joseph (Elder) likely married and had a son Joseph (Sr.) ca 1846. This family moved on to Granville County, NC ca 1754 (along with a Sabret Choate) and thence to Bute County, NC where Joseph (Elder) died in 1765. Mary Farr and son Joseph, closed out the Elder’s estate and by 1777, a Joseph Farr (Sr.) had moved westward to Cumberland County, NC where he is reflected on the Tax List living in close proximity to the contiguous Chatham County, NC line where Joseph Farr/Fair was born in 1777. From there, we find Joseph (Sr.) in 1790 Moore County, NC before moving on to Burke County by 1800 where he died in 1818. His written will clearly spells the name FAIR though he could neither read nor write. Most future lines from this family emerged with the Fair surname. He may have had an earlier wife before Nancy Choate though there is no evidence found that supports this. Regarding Joseph (III), there is substantial evidence he and brothers Sherewood and David migrated westward to Carter County, TN by 1850 where the surname became Fair and has propagated there.. The fourth brother, Ambrose, moved to Haywood County, NC and is recorded as a Fair. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/caldwell/wills/farrfair2397gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 6.4 Kb