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Item: I give and bequeath to my son Frederick Foy the following Negroes
                       viz;  Dave,  George,   Sal,  Lott,  and  girl,  Alice,  and  beds  and  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 is now present resides in this county
                       his heirs forever.


                       Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Betsy Nixon two feather beds and
                       furniture and two cows and yearlings, one chest, and the following Negroes
                       viz; Mimey and herchildren of the         following names, Simon, Sarah. And
                       Grace, and also Jack, Lenea, to her and her heirs (lawfully begotten of her
                       body forever.)


                       Item: Whereas I have paid unto my son Joshua Foy to the amount of sixteen
                       hundred dollars or thereabouts 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 son Joshua two parcels of land on Mill Run
                       adjoining Wards and Corbetts, being four hundred acres more or less to him
                       and his heirs forever. And also the following Negroes viz; Isaac, Hannah,
                       Duke, Charlotte, Nicey, Rose and Miranda, to him and his heirs forever.


                       Item; I give and bequeath to my son Morris Foy one bed and furniture, one
                       bay mare and colt, one yoke oxen and chain, and further I give unto my son
                       Morris three hundred acres of land known by the name of Bear Garden and
                       also two hundred acres of land where old Sduck died, to him and his heirs
                       (lawfully begotten of his body) forever, and also I hereby give unto my son
                       Morris the following Negroes viz; Douglas and Robin, Abb, Jack and Tony,
                       to him and his heirs, as also one feather bed and furniture to him and his
                       heirs forever.


                       After my wife deceases my will and desire is that my lands I left to my wife
                       during her natural life being the lands I purchased of James Hebble 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 sons Frederick Foy and Joshua
                       Foy my whole and sole executors to this my last will and testaments by me
                       heretofor made. And I do hereby desire my executors above mentioned to do
                       their duty in full.



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