James William Forrester Sr. 1700 520

James William Forrester Sr. Sex: Male

Birth Date	1700 Orange County, Province of Carolina
Death Date	1755 SEP 05 Orange Co NC
Father	Samuel James Forrest	Born: 1662 Prestonpans, Lothian, Scotland	Died: 1700
Mother	Alison Thomsone	Born: 1666	Died: 1700

James William Forrester
Notes:

House of Forrester II Contributors Note: This is the will of my husbands ancestor James Foraster, (b. abt 17 00; d. 5 Sep 1755, Orange County, NC). He was married to Ann Ashley. I tried to leave the spelling as it w as in the original paper and only put clarifying words in parenthesis when the words were very hard to deciphe r. I have left his name spelled as it was first written in the will. It appears by his X at the bottom of the wi ll, that he himself was not able to write his name so it was spelled at the discretion of the holder of the pen. As y ou will notice in this one document the surname is spelled 4 different ways and another way when the will was prov ed. WILL OF JAMES FORASTER (descendents of James & Ann Foraster, spell the surname many different way s, including but not limited to: Forester, Forrester, Forrest, Forest, etc.) In the Name of God amen James foraster of the provens of north Carolina a nd in Orang County being weake in body but in perfict mind and memory thanks be to God for the same Calli ng to mind the mortallity of my Body that it is appoinded for all men once to Die I give and bequeth my lo ve to the hand of God that gave it and my bodey to the Earth to be buereed in acresten (A Christian) and desent menn er I do Constate make and orde this to be my sole and last will of testamen revoking all former wil ls 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 bequ eth to my son William foraster the plantation he now lives on leying on the North Side of Eno Riv er to be bounded by the said River and a brench Comonly Called the High hill Brench to live and his heirs for Eve r. I Give and bequeth to my son James forster all the Residue of my Land on the North side of the Saide Riv er 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 le ss the place where he lives on now leying on the South side of the Said Eno River in orang County to h im his his heirs for Ever I Give and bequeth to my son Benjamin foraste the plantation I now live on Containi ng on half of the Resdue of my land to him his heirs for Ever then I Give and Bequeth all the Resedue of my Sa id Land on the South Sid (side) of the Said River unto my son Thomas foraster to him his heirs for Ever then I Gi ve and bequeth unto my loveing wife ann forastor all the Rest of my Estate During her naturall Life or widow h ood my will and desires at the Death of my said wife or the Removael of her from widow hod (hood) all the Sai de Estate given her Shall be Equal Devided amongst all my Children then I appoint my Said wife Ann whole a nd Sole Executor to this my Last will and testament for witness whereof I heave hereunto Sett to my hand and Se al Fifth Day of September Seventeen hundred and Fifty five. Signed Sealed published and Delevr ed in presents of Pat? McCulloch Hugh Wood his mark X James foraster ******************************************* ******************** N. Carolina Orange to Wit December Court 1755 Present His Majestys Justices the within Wi ll was proved in open Court according to the Directions of an Act of Assembly of this Province by t he oath of Hugh Wood, one of the within subscribing evidences who swore that the within named James Forrest w as in perfect mind & memory at the time of the execution thereof & also Delivered the same to be his last Wi ll & Testament. Test. JaS Watson C. C. Source: James A. Oliphant

Spouse:

Ann Ashley Sex: Female

Birth Date	1701 Kent Maryland
Death Date	1775 Orange County, NC
Father	Isaac Ashley	Born: 1660	Died: 1709
Mother	Elizabeth ?	Born: 1670	Died: 1709

Ann Ashley Notes:

Children

Birth Death

Mother

Spouse

Grand Children

William Bedford Forrest

b.1726 Orange Co NC
d.

Ann Ashley

Lovina Louisa Gresham

b.1730
d.

b.1730
d.

b.1730
d.

b.1734 Orange Co NC
d.1791 MAY Greenville Co SC

Ann Ashley

Elizabeth Gricie

1 Hardy Forrester

2 Richard Forrester

3 John Forrester

4 Nancy Anne Forrester

Benjamin Franklin Forrester

b.1736 Orange Co NC
d.1801

Ann Ashley

Sarah Ann Wood

1 Ila Forrester

2 Edmond Forrester

3 Josiah Forrester

4 Benjamin Forrester

5 Jeremiah Forrester

6 Elizabeth Forrester Betsy

7 Milly Forrester

8 Mary Drucilla Forrester b.1765

Robert Calvin Dossett b.1787

Alfred Willoughby Dossett b.1813

John Wesley Dossett

Olivia Love Dossett

Andrew Jackson Dossett b.1818

Andrew R Dossett

Martha Ann Dossett b.1842

Elizabeth Jane Dossett Betsy b.1845

Mary C Dossett b.1848

William M Dossett b.1850

Robert Franklin Dossett b.1852

James Dossett b.1821

Robert Dossett b.1823

Sarah Dossett b.1824

John Dossett b.1829

Jane Dossett b.1830

Edmund Dorset b.1792

Martha Patsey Dossett b.1822

Keziah Kissy Dossett b.1824

William Dossett b.1826

Elizabeth Dossett b.1829

Robert Dossett b.1831

Nancy Dossett b.1834

Henderson Dossett b.1835

Thomas Forrester

b.1748 Surry Co NC
d.1777 OCT 04 Killed in Rev. War

Ann Ashley

Mitret Mildred Glen

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Ancestors Chart

Parents 2	4 persons	8 persons	16 persons	32 persons	64 persons	128 persons	256 persons	512 persons	1024 persons	-
Samuel James Forrest first to America b.1662 Prestonpans, Lothian, Scotland d.1700	Williame Forrest b.1621	Hew Forrest b.1598 Scotland d.1627	Thomas Forrest b.1575 Scotland	William Forrest b.1550 Nydie,Fifeshire,,Scotland	? Forrest b.1528	Henry Forrest b.1505 d.1533	George Forrest b.1480	Thomas Forrest b.1455	Robert Forrest b.1420	MORE>
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				Isobel Yule b.1515

			Jeane Weir b.1577 Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
				Jeane Weir b.1577 Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
		Janet Watt JANE

	Joanet Jardine

Parents 2	4 persons	8 persons	16 persons	32 persons	64 persons	128 persons	256 persons	512 persons	1024-persons	-
Alison Thomsone b.1666 Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland d.1700	Robert Thomson b.1645 Scotland

	Annie ? b.1650 Wales

2 persons	4 persons	8 persons	16 persons	32 persons	64 Persons	128 persons	256 persons	512 persons	1024 persons	-

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