Craven County NcArchives Wills.....Fookes, John Sr. December 12, 1775
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Source: North Carolina Wills
Written: December 12, 1775
Recorded: 1776

Last Will and Testament of John Fookes 1775

In the name of God Amen-
The twenty fourth of the 12 month called December I John Fookes of Craven 
County in the province of North Carolina planter being in a poor state of 
helth But of sound Mind and Memory thanks be given unto the Almighty God for 
calling to mind mortality of my body and knowledge that it is appointed for 
all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last will testament that is to 
say principally & first of all I Desire to give up and recommend my soul 
whenever I am changed from this mortal to immortality unto the hands of God 
that give it and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion 
of my Executors hereafter named-
And as touching such worthy (or worldly) estate where with it hath pleased God 
to bless me with in this life and give ___ and Dispose of the same in the 
following manner and form-
First that all my just Debts and Funeral Charged be paid by my said?

Item  I send to my well beloved wife Mary Fookes my Dwelling Plantation and 
all of my stock and estate to her widowhood and if she mares(marries) the 
Estate to be equally Divided between my 6 Children Tabitha James John Margaret 
Joseph and Daniel-
Also I give to my Elds. Dafter (daughter) Elisabeth Williams won(one) shilling 
Starlen being all that I can afford her with what she has already secured.

Item- I give and begrave to my son John Fookes one tract or parcel of land on 
the hed of Brices Creek none (known) by the name of Mchorins-

I constitute make and ordain my beloved wife and son James Fookes my sole 
Excters: of this my last Will and Testament and do hereby utterly Revoke and 
Disannul every other former testament wills legacies & Begrives & Executors by 
me in any way before named wills confirming this and no other to be my last 
will and Testament in writing and whereof I have set unto my hand The day 
above written signed sealed in the presence of us
Tested
Absalom Taylor
William Ives                                                  John Fookes



March Craven Inferior Court 1776
Present his Majestys Justices
The afforgoing Last Will and Testament of John Fookes Decd. Was exhibited and 
proved in open court by the Oaths of Absalom Taylor and William Ives the 
subscribing witnesses who swore that the decd the Testator sign seal publish 
and declare the same 
to be and contain the last will and testament that at the same time he the 
Testor was of sound mind and disposing memory-James Fookes Executor herein 
named approved in Court and took the Oath of Executor agreeable to law-
            Chris Healy CJC


June Craven County Court 1780
Mary Fookes Executrix named in the afforgoing will came into court and took 
the oath of an Executrix agreeable to law, order that Letter Testimony give 
accordingly

                                                                               
                      Chris Healy CC


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