"Conveyance from Peter Ford,Snr., King William Parish, Goochland Co., planter, 7 March, 1728, to my dear and well beloved brother John Ford of the Parish of St. James, county afsd, 150 acres of land in sd. Parish of st. James." Recorded 18 March, 1728, Book 1, pg. 66
Will of John Fore, Henrico County C Book 1748-1750, pgs. 5 & 6.
In the name of God, Amen.
I, John Fore, of King William Parish, County of Henrico, being very sic, do make this my last will and testament, etc.;
I give to my loving wife Mary the use of the plantation I now live on during her widowhood, and the use of all my
slaves and personal estate until my children come of lawful age.
Item. I give to my daughter Elizabeth forty pounds, to be raised out of my estate, and a bed and a cow and a calf,
Item. I give to my daughter Mary a negro girl named Sarah, and a bed and a cow and a calf.
Item. I give to my son John all my lands that I am possessed of and the land I agreed with Captain John Nash for, I
give to him and his heirs.
I appoint my wife Mary my whole extx. and Robert Goode, my truly friend, to be guardian of my children.
In witness this 16th day of November, 1747.
His
Witnesses: John X Fore
William Scott Mark
John Morriset
Walter Scott
Probated by Mary Fore, the widow, the 1st Monday in July, 1748.
Information for parents of Mary Elizabeth Agee came from Paul Lawrence's website.
He inherited Rocky Spring, the family home. His will is on file in Goochland Co., Will Book 16, pg. 475.
He inherited Rocky Spring, the family home. His will is on file in Goochland Co., Will Book 16, pg. 475.
He inherited Rocky Spring, the family home. His will is on file in Goochland Co., Will Book 16, pg. 475.
He moved to North Carolina.
Marriage recorded in the Douglas Register.
He was a Presbyterian minister & graduate of Princeton. (Foote's History)
His first marriage was recorded in the Douglas Register.