[In the left margin] 107 my son arthur Joyning to Christopher Forster untill my Son Arthur shall Come of age I Likewise leave the use of all the remainder of my Estate to my well beloved wife Dureing her Natural Life and then to belqually Divided among my four Children Benry Joshua Arthur and Betty. Likewise my will and Desire is that my Tract of land in North Carolina Lying on Swift Creek & Buffallo Swmp be Sold by my Executor for the most that can be had and the Money arrising to be Equally Divided among my five sons Elias John Henry Joshua and Arthur I do Likewise Constitute make & ordain my well beloved Wife Rebecca Fort my whole & sole Executrix of this by last will & Testament all & Singular my before mentioned premises by her to be possessed & Enjoyed and do hereby utterly disalow Revoke & disannul all & every other former Testaments Wills Legacies & bequest & Executors by one in any way's before Named Wills & Bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this & no other to be my last will & Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal the Day and Year first above written Sign'd Seal'd Publish'd } Pronounced & declared by } the sᵈ John Fort as his } John Fort /Ls/ Last will & Testament in } Presence of us } Peter Butts } John Forster } Arthur Forster } David + Newsom (his seal) } At a court held for the County of Southampton in Thursday the 8 Day of March 1753 This Will was presented in Court by Rebecca Fort the Executrix therein named Proved by the oaths of Peter Butts John Forster & Arthur Forster Witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded and on the notion of the said Executrix who made oath according to Law Certificate was granted for obtaining a probat thereof in due form giving security Test R Kello Cl