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JAMES FOY, JR purchased a second plantation in 1795 from the estate of
FRANCES CLAYTON.. This plantation was named THE POPULAR GROVE
PLANTATION. It was originally in New Hanover County which is now named
Pender County, North Carolina.

That same plantation was more recently owned by the family of JAMES FOY,
JR’s great grandson, ROBERT LEE FOY. ROBERT LEE FOY was the son of
HENRY SIMMONS FOY, the son of JOSEPH MUMFORD FOY, the son of
JAMES FOY, JR. The plantation was part of the property left to JOSEPH in
JAMES FOY, JR’s will dated March 10, 1823 which follows:

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WILL OF JAMES FOY, JR:

“In the name of God, amen:

I, James Foy, of the state of North Carolina and county of New Hanover,
being weak of body, but sound of mind and memory blessed be God; do this
tenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred &
twenty three, make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner
following;

Calling to mind mortality, I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God
who gave it to me, to be raised in the general resurrection to life through the
blood and crucifixion of Jesus Christ; my body to the ground to be buried in
a decent and Christian manner. And what goods it hath pleased God to bless
me with in this life, I desire to dispose of in manner and form following, to
wit, First of all that all my just debts be paid.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Henrietta Foy, five negroes,
viz, Tom and Sarah, his wife, Tom, his son and Sarah, their daughter, and
a girl by the name Hannah, my chair and chair horse and harness, one bed
and furniture. I also lend her one half of my plantation or cleared land
where I now live, during her life time. I also lend my dear beloved wife two
other negroes, namely, Joseph and Jacob her life time. I also give to my wife
six silver table and six silver tea spoons.

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