Re: John Fugit from Wilkes County, NC
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John Fugit from Wilkes County, NC
D.Fugate 11/14/09
I have a copy of the original and will transcribed it:
In the name of God Amen the 3 Day of December 178_ [smeared]
I John Fugit of Wilkes County being very sick and weake in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God therefor taking to mind the mor___tity of my Body and knowing that it is apinted for all men once to dye doe make this and ordain this my Last Will and Testament and as ___ such worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me within this life I give and Dispose of the same in the following manner and form ............
I give and Bequeath to my Daughters Sithe Fugit and Ann Fugit and Winney Fugit and Patsy Fugit and Pashence Fugit My Land and all my movable Estate to the above mentioned Children Namly Sithey Fugit Ann ___in and Winney ___ner Patsy Fugit and Pashence FugitI Do give and bequeath to my son John Fugit one shilling sterling I Like Wise Constitute my Daughters Sithe Fugit and Pashence Fugit Executor (?) of this my Last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal the Day and year above written Sined Sealed published pronounced and Delivered by the said John Fugit as his Last Will and Testament in the presence of
John Gambill; John Holbrook; Rodney Holbrook
John signed by his mark which is copied by the clerk as a vertical line crossed by horizontal lines at top, middle and bottom (this is a common "mark" for men with the initial "J" and "I")
State of North Carolina, Wilkes County; Jany Term, 1786:
Duly Proved by the oath of John Gambill & John Holbrook, Witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded.
Wm. Lenoir, DCC
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Winnifred (Winney) Fugit had married (1) Angus Alexander and in 1783 Winifred Alexander married Samuel Warner.
Ann Fugit married George Payne (Pain?) in 1779.
I have no definite record which of several men named "John Fugit" was the son of this John.He was apparently gone from Wilkes Co. by 1786.
Mary D. Fugate
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