ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - James Foy, Sr., 15 Sep 1817
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina


In the name of God, Amen:  I, James Foy Senior, of the County of Onslow and 
State of North Carolina; being of sound perfect and disposing mind and memory, 
blessed be God for the same, do this fifteenth day of September in the year of 
our Lord Christ, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, make and publish 
this my last will & testament in manner and form following;  that is to say, 
first my will & desire that my just debts to be paid & also my funeral 
expenses; and as touching my worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to 
bless my endeavors with, I will & bequeath in manner and form following, VIZ., 
IMPRIMIS, I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved wife Elizabeth Foy my best 
bed and furniture, also her saddle & bridle, one bay are and colt, two calves, 
two sows and pigs, one yoke of oxen, two weeding hoes, one grubbing ditto, one 
plough, two clevises, and ox chain, one round table, six Windsor chairs, all 
the crockery ware, all the pewter, iron tea kettle, two iron pots, and all the 
copper ware that are in the house at the time of my decease.

ITEM:  I lend to my wife for her sole use and benefit, during her natural 
life, the house and plantation where I usually reside as also fire wood and 
wood for the use of the said plantation.  And also I lend unto my said wife, 
two Negroes named Todge and Eve, his wife, during the life of my said wife 
Elizabeth; and at her decease…
ITEM:  I give and bequeath unto my grandson Joseph Montfort as his mother had 
all the land & Negroes that come to be by my first marriage and was delivered 
to Lewis Montfort for my daughters use, which I consider in full of my first 
wife's child portion to him and heirs forever.
ITEM: Whereas I have made a deed of gift unto Thomas Foy, son of Thomas Foy 
deceased, bearing date 2nd June 1800 for the following Negroes, viz.: Sal and 
all her children and I do hereby this my last will and testament confirm the 
above deed of gift and also one dollar in full.
ITEM:  I give and bequeath to my oldest son James Foy Junr. Three hundred 
pounds and Yellow Joe, and I have given him a deed of gift for six Negroes and 
other property, such as horses, beds, hogs, tools, etc., which have been all 
delivered to him at his marriage and since to him and his heirs forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my son Enoch Foy one Negro by the name of Ruth, 
one by the name of Sarah, ditto Nell and her two children, their names are 
Cesar & Frank, as also a Negro boy by the name of Joe, with the horses, 
cattle, hogs, beds, and tools put in his possession at this marriage and all 
he got for the leased land on the west side of Shilling branch, Mill Creek in 
Jones County, I give to him and his heirs forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my son Lewis Foy the seven hundred dollars he 
got of my son Enoch for the lease on the east side of Shilling's branch and a 
Negro by the name of Peter, beds, furniture, horses, cattle, hogs, tools and 
smith tools;  to him and his heirs forever.  Also, I lend to my son Lewis Foy 
the following Negroes for his support as he is a cripple, viz.:  Dick & Ann & 
Hannah & Ned, and one Negro girl Fan, for and during his natural life for his 
sole support and at his death I give the said Negroes to son Lewis to his 
lawfully begotten of his body forever.
ITEM:  I give and bequeath to my daughter Sereney all the household goods and 
beds she had in her possession when she married Golden, also I lend for and 
during my daughters Serenes natural life, the following Negroes by name: Peter 
and Tamer and her child Moses, and also Nathen and Mary for the support during 
her natural life and at her death I give said Negroes and Tamar's increase to 
be equally divided between the heirs lawfully begotten of her body forever.
ITEM:  I give and bequeath to my son Frederick Foy the following Negroes, 
viz.:  Dave, George, Sal, Bob, Lott and a girl Alice and beds 7 such tools or 
stocks of cattle hogs as in his possession and I have given him a deed of gift 
for the lands where my son James Foy now at present resides in this county, 
his heirs forever.
ITEM:  I give and bequeath unto my daughter Betsy Nixon two feather beds and 
furniture and two cows & yearlings, one chest and the following Negroes, viz: 
Mimey and her children of the following names:  Simon, Sarah and Ora and also 
Jack & Lenea, to her and to her heirs (lawfully begotten on her body) forever.
ITEM:  Whereas I have paid unto my son Joshua Foy to the amount sixteen 
hundred dollars or thereabout in lands which has been sold and conveyed by me, 
and I hereby confirm the same to him and his heirs forever.  Also I give and 
bequeath unto my said son Joshua, two parcels or tracts of land on Mill Run 
adjoining Ward's and Corbettes, being four hundred acres more or less to him 
and his heirs forever.  And also the following Negroes, viz:  Isaac, Hannah, 
Dick, Charlotte, Nicey, Rose, and Miranda to him and his heirs forever.
ITEM:  I give and bequeath unto my son Morris Foy one bed and furniture, one 
bay mare and cold, one yoke of oxen and chain and further I give unto my said 
son Morris, three hundred acres of land known by the name of the Bear Garden 
and also two hundred acres of land where old such deed to him and his heirs 
forever.  I do hereby give unto my said son Morris the following Negroes viz: 
Douglass and Robin, Abb, Jack and Toney, to him and his heirs, also one 
feather bed and furniture to him and his heirs forever.  After my wife 
decease, my will and desire of my wife's land that I left to my wife during 
her natural life being the land I purchased of James Kebble and John Lester to 
my son Morris and his heirs and assigns forever.  The residue not mentioned in 
my will to pay debts.
Lastly, I constitute, make and appoint my son Fredrick Foy and Joshua Foy my 
whole and sole executors this my last will and testament revoking all others 
wills and testaments by me heretofore made.  And I do hereby desire my 
executors above mentioned to do their duty in full.

					James Foy, Sr.  (seal)

Signed and delivered in the presence of 
J. N. F. Blake
C. Sparkman

The following interleations was made before signing, VIZ: "Tamer's increase 
and girl Alice" Abb, Jack and Toney.

James Foster, Sr.

Test: J. N. F. Blake
C. Sparkman

Onslow County:  In court February Term 1823.  This will of James Foy Sr., was 
proved in open court by the oath of C. Sparkman, one of the subscribing 
witness and Joshua Foy one of the executors herein named qualified hereto.

B. Lester, clerk
By R. C. Lester, deputy clerk