Craven County NcArchives Wills.....Fukes, William March 15, 1775
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Source: North Carolina Wills
Written: March 15, 1775
Recorded: June 1775

William Fukes Craven County 1775

In the Name of God Amen I William Fukes of Craven County in the province of 
North Carolina being Sick and Weak in body but o Sound and Perfect mind and 
Memory Thanks be to God Do make and Ordain this my Last Will and Testament 
this fifteenth Day of March in the Year of our Lord One Thousand seven Hundred 
and Seventy five and as for Such Worldly Estate as has pleased God to Bless? 
With I Give and Bequeath the same in Manner following

Impremis first my will and Desire is that all my Just Debts and funeral 
Charges be paid and Satisfied 

Item  I give and Bequeath to my Respective Cousin Aaron Goodsen one feather 
bed and furniture and a Chest that are at his huse(house) to him and his heirs 
and Assigns forever—

Item  I give and Bequeath to James Goodsen all my wearing Cloaths.

Item  My will and Desire is that my Land lying & being in Dobbs County & on 
the Beaverdam Branch adjoining Mr. William Taylor Containing One Hundred and 
Ninety Acres of Land with all my Personal Estate not herein particularly 
mentioned be sold at publick vendue and the money arising from the said sale 
with Five Pounds and Ninteen Shillings and six pence Due from Mr. Samuel Hill 
to be equally divided between my three well Beloved Sisters namely Mary 
Elizabeth and Sarah Fukes and to their only use and behoof forever

I do hereby Constitute Nominate and Appoint my well Beloved Friends Aaron 
Goodsen & John Bush Executors of this my Last Will & Testament in Witness 
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this day and Year 
above written-

Signed Sealed and Delivered
In the presence of us who have subscribed our names as Witneseth

James Gooden (his mark)
Mary M. Gooden
Jno. Bush


North Carolina
June Craven Inerior Court 1775
Present his Majestys Justices
The Last Will and Testament of William Fukes Decd. Was exhibited into Court 
and proved by the Oath of Mary Gooding one of the subscribing Witnesses who 
Swore that she saw the Testator Sign Seal Publish and Declare the same to be 
and Contain his Last Will and Testament-that the time thereof he was of sound 
deposing Mind and Memory
Aaron Gooding one of the Executors therein named appeared in Court and took 
the Oath of Executor agreeable to Law- Ordered that the Secretary have Notice 
that Letters insue there on accordingly


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