WILL OF JOHN FOSTER, SR. In the name of God, Amen. I, John Foster of the Parish of St. Ann and the Court of Essex County being sick and weak but of sound and perfect senses and memory thanks be to the Almighty God. Do make this my last Will and Testament as follows The first) I lend to my beloved wife my land during her widowhood and afterwards I desire it to be divided between my two youngest sons, Ambrose and James, the land on the north most side of a branch which heads on the Said Smothers land on the other the widow Hinds and I give unto my son Ambrose all the other part with tall the (appurtenance?) there unto belonging I give unto my son James to them and their heirs lawfully begotten and if either or both of them should die without heirs his or their parts to fall to my son Joseph Secondly) Lend to my wife during her widowhood all of the personal effects and afterwards to be equally divided amongst all of her present children and I do constitute and appoint my beloved wife my soul executrix on this my last Will and Testament as witnessed my hand and seal this eight (8) day of January 1733 Signed and sealed in presence of Wm Upshaw and Edward (X) Webb

Will of AMBROSE FOSTER of Halifax Co, VA dated 28 Feb 1802 wife, Peggy - land where they live. Daughter Sally Foster and 2 grandsons FOSTER MOORE and John Moore to have land in PERSON CO., NC purchased of Thomas ROBERTSON; Grandaughter Peggy Moore. Daughter Mildred Hudson; son Ambrose Foster to have plantation after wife's death purchased from Ferguson. 5 daughters: Sally, Peggy, Betsy, Patsy Bran(Brown?), Fanny Foster; son John Foster. Exec: friends Thomas WATKINS and HERNDON HARRELSON. Wit: Thomas BRANDON Jr, John MITCHELL, Henry MITCHELL, Clement LIPSCOMB. Proved Halifax Co, VA July 1802 ___ Spotsylvania Co. Deeds May 10, 1791, JOHN SHIRLEY, JR. and Frances, his wife, of Spots Co. to Jonathon Clark of same county, 105 pounds currency, 120 acres in Spots. Co., conveyed to said JOHN SHIRLEY, SR. etc...wit: Thomas TURNER, Edmund Clark, James Wilson, JOHN SHIRLEY, SR., William ARNOLD. ref: deeds 11791-1794 page 444 Oct 27, 1788, James Crawford Sr. and JOHN SHERLEY, SR. of Spots. Co. , for the natural love and affection they have for John Crawford and Phebe, his wife, of same county, deed of gift, 70 acres in Spots. Co., and two slaves, etc. Wit: John WALLER, Thomas TURNER, William ARNOLD, ***Thomas HICKS***, JOHN SHIRLEY, JR. and James Crawford Jr. ref: Deed book M page 424 Dec 14, 1752, Benjamin Hubbard and Mary, his wife, of Spots. Co to Mary Hall, widow of Robert Hall, deceased, and Robert, John, Ann, Margaret, Elizabeth and Mary, children of said Robert Hall, deceased of Caroline Co. 15 pounds currency, 100 acres in Spots. Co. which was devised the said Benjamin by his father, Thomas Hubbard, deceased. Wit: William WALLER, John TEMPLE, AMBROSE Foster, JOHN SHIRLEYS, and Jonathon GIBSON. ref: Deed book E page 192 Jan 29, 1793, JAMES ARNOLD and Nancy, his wife, of spots. Co., to THOMAS SHIRLEY, of same county, 22 pounds 8 shillings currency, 108n acres, part of tract conveyed by John Arnold to the said James in Spots. Co etc... Wit: John C. WALLER, Clement Boroughes, James Wiglesworth Sr., James Sams and Phillip YOUNG.