The Foy's of Craven, Jones & Onslow Counties, NC, and Their Descendants.
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Thomas Foy
ca 1729 - 1788/89

THOMAS FOY was born Abt. 1729 in Baltimore Co., MD to Thomas Foy and Rebecca Puttee, and died 1789 in Jones Co., NC. He married ELIZABETH UNKNOWN. Together they had a daughter named Dorothy.
DOROTHY FOY married EDWARD WHITTY and had at least one child, ANN WHITTY, b. Abt. 1783, Jones Co., NC; and she married UNKNOWN HARREL. The information on his daughter, her husband Edward and daughter was obtained from the "Next of Kin" website in October 1997. No documentation was provided.

Notes for THOMAS FOY:
Thomas's will was drawn 8 Jan 1788 and probated in the Dec 1789 court term. It is recorded in Jones Co., NC Will Book, Vol A, page 85.(See Below)
CROWN PATENT BOOK 20, page 600: Thomas Foy 11 Dec 1770. 50 acres in Craven on the south side of the Trent in the fork of Mill Creek, joining Thomas Pollock . . .Joseph Sanderson.

Will of Thomas Foy ca 1729 - 1788/89

In the name of God Amen. -

I Thomas Foy of Jones County and State of North Carolina being Sick & Weak of Body though of sound & disposing Mind Memory & Understanding & calling to Mind the uncertainty of this Life do Make Publish & declare My last Will & Testament in Manner & form following (To Wit)

I give and Bequeath unto my well Beloved Wife Elizabeth all the Cattle that was her Property before our Marriage also a Mare & Young Horse & one Horse Called Jack which were her property & Two others namely Brag and Ribband, also one Hundred Pounds in paper Currency & Twenty Barrels of Corn at the Plantation up Trent Together with all the Beds &c. & other Furniture which was her property at our Marriage and one other Bed Sheets Two Blankets & a rug. also Seventy Barrels of Corn where I now live & all my Meat but Three Hundred Weight. also four Sows & Pigs and one Third of my Sheep also one Third part of Plantation Utensils, and her Riding Articles of all kinds, All which I Give to her my sd Wife her Assigns for ever.

Item. I Lend to my Said Well Beloved Wife Elizabeth The part of the Plantation I now live on on the side of the Road Next my Present dwelling the sd Road to be the line during the Term of Ten Years or her Natural Life. - likewise I lend to my sd Wife Negroes Sam & Sarah also Sambo & Todge & his wife Eve, to have to her use & Benefit during her Natural life.

Item. I Give & Bequeath to my Brother James Foy the Negroes following Namely Joe Jacob & Ned, also Sall & her children Viz: Anthony & Cato, Sue & her children Viz: Dick & Sarah, Mull & her children Viz: Primus Jude and Ceasar, Ruth & her children Viz: George Miriam Joe & Charles, also Robin, Moll & Rana To him his Heirs & Assigns for ever -

Item. All the Residue of my Estate of any Nature or kind whatsoever Not hereafter excepted I Will & desire that it be equally divided between my Brothers James & Frederick Real as well as personal and such division I give to each of them their Heirs & Assigns for ever. -

Item. I Give to my Nephew Frederick Foy Son of Jacob Foy one Hundred Pounds to be paid him in five Years from this date out of my Estate in general.-

Item. It is my Will & desire that old Robin & his wife Sue be and remain free from Slavery ever hereafter.-
Lastly I do Nominate Constiture & Appoint my Brothers James & Frederick Foy Excutors of this my last Will & Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me Made. In witness Whereof he the said Thomas Foy hath hereunto set his Hand & Seal this Eighth day of January in the Year 1788.

Tho^s Foy (Seal)

Witnesses: Jesse Sanderson
Edw Whitty
Elizabeth Simmons

State of North Carolina
Jones County Court December Term 1789

There was the aforegoing will and testament of Thomas Foy, dec'd. duly proved in open Court by the oath of Jesse Sanderson and Edward Whitty two of the subscribing witnesses and ordered to be recorded. At the same time James Foy and Frederick Foy the Executors herein named qualified as such agreeable to Law.

Ordered that letter testamentary issues accordingly.

Attest Lew Bryan, C.C.

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