Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Foust, John December 12, 1786 ************************************************ 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: Ben Franklin ben.franklin.ffru@gmail.com May 2024 Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume B, pages 79-80 Written: December 12, 1786 Recorded: Feb 1790 Testator: John Foust In the Name of god Amen I John Foust of Orange County in the State of North Carolina being weak of body but of perfect Mind and Memory blessed be god ~~~~ But knowing the Mortality of my body and that it is appointed for all Men Once to die I Make and Ordain this My last will and Testament in the following Manner ~~~ And as to such worldly Estate as it has pleased The Lord to bless me with I bequeath give and devise in Manner Following ~~ First I allow my funeral charges and Just Debts to be first paid out of my Estate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I Ordain and Constitute My two Sons George and Peter Foust My whole and Sole Executors of this my last will and testament I give to my son Phillip Foust five Shillings ~~~~~~~~~~ I give to my son John Foust five Shillings ~~~~~~~~~~ I give to my son Jacob Foust five Shillings ~~~~~~~~~~ I give to my son Christian Foust five Shillings ~~~~~~~~~~ I give to my son George Foust five Shillings ~~~~~~~~~~ I give to my daughter Barbarah Clap five Shillings ~~~~~~~~~~ I give to my daughter Judith Clap five Shillings ~~~~~~~~~~ I give and bequeath to my beloved Wife Barbarah Foust a feather bed bedstead & furniture and My wallnut[sic] Chest and all her wearing clothes and to have her living and Maintainance[sic] on the Plantation that I now ~~ Live on During the time she remains my widow with full Priviledge[sic] of the Stove room orchards &c And at her decease the feather bed ~~~ Bedstead and furniture and walnut Chest is to be Equal[l]y Devided ~~ Between my three youngest sons George Peter & Daniel Foust but her wearing Cloaths she may Dispose of to her Own Mind ~~~~~~~~ ["I give to son Peter Foust" x-out] [page 2] I give to My two youngest sons Peter and Daniel Foust all the land that I now live on, Peter is to have the half of the old Tract to be taken off the East End and Daniel to have the improvem= -ent and part that I now live on and they the said Peter and Daniel shall Devide the New Survey Equal[l]y to their own liking Provided they Pay to my son Jacob Foust Each of them Ten Pounds. Item I give to my two Sons Peter and Daniel Foust My Smith Tools to be Equally Devided between them ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And all the remaining Part of my Perishable Estate To be Equaly Devided between my three sons Viz, George ~~~~ Peter and Daniel Foust ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I give to my son George Foust my Large bible In witness and testimony whereof I John Foust have hereunto Set My hand and affixed My Seal this twelfth Day of Decber. In the year of Our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty & Six Signed and Sealed in the presence John??? Foust (seal) Josaph Stout Jurat Samuel Stout Geo. Foust qualified as Executor Jacob Marshill Jurat [Will Book Volume B, page 79] In the Name of God Amen I John Foust of Orange County in the State of North Carolina being weak of body but of Perfect mind and memory blessed be God. But knowing the mortality [of my body] and that it is appointed for all men once to die I make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in the following manner and as to such worldly Estate as it has pleased the Lord to bless me with I bequeath give and devise in manner following First I allow my funeral Charges [and Just Debts] to be [first] paid out of my Estate I Ordain or[and] constitute my two Sons George & Peter Foust my whole and sole Executors of this my last will and Testament [Will Book Volume B, page 80] I give to my son Philip Foust five Shillings I give to my son John Foust five Shillings I give to my son Jacob Foust five Shillings I give to my son Christian Foust five Shillings I give to my son George Foust five Shillings I give to my daughter Barbarah Clap five Shillings I give to my daughter Judith Clap five Shillings I give and bequeath to my well beloved Wife Barbarah Foust a feather Bed Bedstead & furniture and my Walnut Chest and all her wearing Cloathes and to have her living and maintainance[sic] on the Plantation I now live on during the time she remains my widow with full priviledge[sic] of the Stove room Orchards &c and after her decease the [feather] Bed Bedstead & furniture [and walnut Chest] is to be equally divided between my three youngest Sons George Peter & Daniel Foust but her wearing Cloaths she may dispose of to her own mind ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I give to my two youngest Sons Peter & Daniel Foust all the Land that I now live on Peter is to have the half of the Old Tract to be taken of[f] the East end and Daniel to have the improvement and part that I now live on and they the said Peter & Daniel shall divide the new tract [survey equally] to there [own] liking provided they pay to my son Jacob Foust Each of them ten pounds. Item I give to my two Sons Peter & Daniel Foust my Smyth tools to be equally divided between them [And] all the remaining part of my perishable Estate is to be equally divided between my three sons George Peter & Daniel [Foust] I give to my son George Foust my large Bible In witness [and testimony whereof] thereof I John Foust have hereunto set my hand & [affixed my] Seal this twelfth day of December In the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred & Eighty Six, Signed & sealed in the presence of us Joseph Stout Jurat John Foust (seal) Samuel Stout Jacob Marshill Jurat Additional Comments: Will Book Volume B, pages 79-80 Recorded Feb 1790 Estate Papers comprise three pages and are found in folder labeled "Foust, John (1790)". No family history found.