James Forrester, Sr.^[1]

1688 - 1755  (67 years)

• Name	James Forrester
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1688	Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland   [2]
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  Gender	Male
  Death	05 Sep 1755	Eno River, Orange, North Carolina, British Colonial America   [2]
  	Age: 67y
  	In the Name of God Amen I James Foraster of the provens of North Carolina and in Orange County being weake in body but in perfict mind and memory thanks be to God for the same Calling to mind the mortallity of my Body that it is appointed for all men once to Die I give and bequeth my love to the hand of God that gave it and my bodey to the Earth to be buereed in acresten (A Christian) and desent menner do Constate make and orde this to be my sole and last will oftestamen revoking all former wills by me made as for my worldly Estate it hath pleased God to bestow on me I Give and bequeth as foloweth I Give and bequeth to my son William Foraster the plantation he now lives on leying on the North Side of Eno River to be bounded by the said River and a brench Comonly Called the High hill Brench to live and his heirs for Ever. I Give and bequeth to my son James Forster all the Residue of my Land on the North side of the Saide River to him and his heirs for Ever. I give and bequeth to my son in law John Manning two hundred acres of land more or less the place where he lives on now leying on the South side of the Said Eno River in Orang County to him his his heirs for Ever I Giveand bequeth to my son Benjamin foraste the plantation I now live on Containing on half of the Resdue of my land to him his heirs for Ever then I Give and Bequeth all the Resedue of my Said Land on the South Sid (side) of the Said River unto my son Thomas Foraster to him his heirs for Ever then I Give and bequeth unto my loveing wife Ann Forastor all the Rest of my Estate During her naturall Life or widow hood my will and desires At the Death of my said wife or the Removael of her from widow hod (hood) all the Saide Estate given her Shall be Equal Devided amongst all my Children then I appoint my Said wife Ann whole and Sole Executor to this my Last will and testament for witness whereof I heave hereunto Sett to my hand and Seal Fifth Day of September Seventeen hundred and Fifty five. Signed Sealed published and Delevred in presents of Pat? McCulloch Hugh Wood his mark (X) James foraster N. Carolina Orange to Wit December Court 1755 Present His Majesty's Justices the within Will was proved in open Court according to the Directions of an Act of Assembly of this Province by the oath of Hugh Wood, one of the within subscribing evidences who swore that the within named James Forrest was in perfect mind & memory at the time of the execution thereof & also Delivered the same to be his last Will & Testament. Test. Jas Watson C. C.
  Person ID	ind24583	The Skaggs-Files
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel James Forrester,   b. Abt 1662, Prestonpans, Lothian, Scotland d. Aft 1700, Orange, North Carolina, British Colonial America (Age ~ 39 years)
  Mother	Alison Thomson,   b. 09 Oct 1665, Prestonpans, Lothian, Scotland d. 1700, Orange, North Carolina, British Colonial America (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	1688	Scotland   [3]
  Family ID	fam08168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Ashley,   b. 1702, Orange County, North Carolina, USA d. Dec 1775, Orange County, North Carolina, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1724  [2]
  Children	1. William Forrest,   b. 1726, Orange Co., North Carolina, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Forrest,   b. 1730, Orange Co., North Carolina, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. James Forrester, Jr.,   b. 1734, Orange Co., North Carolina d. 28 May 1791, Greenville Co., South Carolina (Age 57 years)   4. Benjamin Forrester,   b. 1736, Orange Co., North Carolina, USA d. Yes, date unknown   5. Thomas Forrester, Sr.,   b. 1737, Surrey, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	fam08167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [source06054] Allison, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=a_hamilton&id=P3043097048 @ RootsWeb Tree of ancestry for James and Allison (Hamilton) Cleaver, (Publication Date: 06 JUN 2008 Media: Website / URL). ID: P3043097048 Name: James Forrester Birth: 1700 in , Orange, North Carolina, USA Death: 5 Sep 1755 in , Orange, North Carolina, USA Sex: M 1 Father: Samuel Forrest b: 1662 in Prestonpans, , Lothian, Scotland Mother: Alison Thomson b: 1666 in Prestonpans, East Lothian, , Scotland Marriage 1 Ann Ashley b: 1702 in , Orange, North Carolina, USA Married: 1725 in , Orange, North Carolina, USA Children William Forrest b: 1726 in , Orange, North Carolina, USA John Forrest b: 1730 in , Orange, North Carolina, USA James Forrester b: 1734 in , Orange, North Carolina, USA Benjamin Forrester b: 1736 in , Orange, North Carolina, USA Thomas Forrester Sr b: 1737 in Surrey, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA Sources: Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6559780&pid=-1251870248 cleaalli@physics.isu.edu [source06053] Jeremy Johnson, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=9809&id=I800 @ RootsWeb Direct Ancestry of Jeremy Johnson, (Publication Date: 07 NOV 2008 Media: Website / URL). [source4071148449] K2HL-SP9 FamilySearch.org, (Publication Date: 29 JUN 2023 Media: Website / URL).