In ye name of GOD aman ye twenty forth day of February in ye year of our Lord 1727-8 of Cornelius Forehand of north est parish of Pasquotank being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto GOD therefore calling unto mind ye mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally first of all I give and recommend my soul unto ye hands of GOD that gave it and for my body I recommend it to ye earth to be buried and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased GOD to bless me in this life. I give and dispose of the same in the following manner and forever imprimis. I give and bequeath to Elizabeth my dearly be Loved wife one bed and furniture with all my household goods and (stike one word not translatable). I give to my well be loved son John Forehand my gon, one cow named ring with all har in crees and (strike one word not translatable) I give to my well be loved son Cornelius Forehand - fifty eakers of land at ye head of my land ginning to Ames line. I give to my well be loved son James Forehand my dwelling plantation with fifty eakers of land belonging to it and one cow named Trumpet. I give to my well be loved darter Elizabeth Forehand one cow named (strike six or seven words not translatable). I give to my well be loved son Thomas Forehand two cows. I give to my well be loved son Richard Forehand one cow. I give to my well be loved darter Mary Forehand (strike rest of line not translatable). I give to my well be loved wife Elizabeth Forehand whom I likewise constitute, make and ordain my only and sole executor of my last will and testament all ye rest of my estate by law to be posessed and enjoyed I do hereby utterly disavow, revoke, and disanull all and every other former tenaments wills and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. Isaac Jones his Cornelius Forehand Mark William Phillips Mark John Kight Mark This deay came before me Elizabeth Forehand and Meade outhon ye Golsy Evangalis to fullfill the within mentioned will this 26 day of July in 1728. Pasquotank Court 1728
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