ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - William Foster, 24 Mar 1805
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina


In the name of God, Amen:  This 24th day of March 1805
I, William Foster, of Onslow County, farmer, being in a very low state of 
bodily health but of sound disposing mind & memory, thanks be to God for his 
mercy; and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is 
appointed by God in his wisdom for all men once to die, do make and ordain 
this my last will & testament, that is to say; first, I recommend my soul into 
the hands of God that gave it to my & my body I recommend to the earth to be 
buried in a decent Christian like manner at the discretion of my executors 
thereafter named, not doubting but I shall receive the same again at the day 
of judgment of quick & dead by the mighty power of God.  And as touching such 
worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give & 
bequeath in the following manner.
First, it is my will & desire that my beloved wife Sally should have the stock 
of cattle & hogs and the use of my land that is joining my dwelling house and 
all my landed possessions (except the cleared land that joins the house that 
my sons George & William built which contains about the quantity of ten 
thousand hills which is enclosed and what land they have grubbed joining said 
enclosed land, they may enclose & tend.  And it is also my desire that my wife 
should with my plantation before mentioned to her during her natural life the 
use of all my plantation tools and farming utensils and as I am some in debt, 
it is my desire that my executors should have liberty to sell one hundred 
acres of land joining Thomas Molsberry to discharge such debts as is made 
appears to be justly due and enjoy all my landed possessions with their 
appurtenances during her natural life except such part as is mentioned to 
George & William which I leave to them or the survivor of them during my 
wife's natural life and it is also my desire that my wife shall keep, raise & 
scoole my children hereafter mentioned, viz.:  Isiah, Daniel, Hosea, Lena, & 
Lovy for which purpose I have left her my land, horse & cattle & hogs during 
her natural life except the land mentioned to George & William.  It is also my 
desire that my said wife shall have my plantation tools of every kind for the 
purposes before mentioned and at the death of my wife, it is my desire all of 
my property consisting of whatever, she may have at the time of her death, 
together with the whole of my land containing two hundred and ninety three 
acres, should be sold at a credit of six months & the profits arising there 
from be equally divided among all of my children, to them and their heirs 
forever.  I also devise that my said wife should have the use of my house hold 
and kitchen furniture bed and furniture and acknowledging this to be my last 
will and testament, I also constitute and appoint Scott Foster & George Foster 
executors to this my last will and testament in witness of which I here set my 
hand sand seal this the 24th of March 1805.

William Foster (seal)

Test:
Moses Cox
Thomas Jarman
Onslow County:  This will was proved in open court by Moses Cox, April term 
1805, one of the executors qualified.