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- Israel's last will and testament (only a partial):
WCV WB2: p. 3: In the Name of God Amen. I ISRAEL COLE (obscured) of WCV being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be unto God (, and) calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed unto all men once to die(,) do make and ordain this my LWT? To be buried in the decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting but in the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God? to my beloved son THOMAS COLE the one half of my land to wit? East side? to REUFUS (Rufus) COLE one two year old heifer and one spotted sow? to DAVID COLE one Ewe and half a lamb and the remainder of my estate to be equally divided amongst my grand children whom I shall name ? JOANNA THOMSON (Thompson), HANNAH MAIN, DARKES McCLURE, EUNISH ROUSH (Eunice Rouse? Rush?), ELEAZER COLE, JOHN COLE(,) FREELOVE THOMAS, JOSEPH COLE juner.(,) KEZIAH COLE, SAMUEL COLE, DAVID COLE(,) ELISABETH DONE (Dunn; Doan?), MASA ELDRIDG, JAMES DOVE jr.(,) PHILIP COLE, SARAH COLE, ISRAEL COLE(,) STUART EBENEZOR COLE(,) MARY COLE(,) SABAS MAIN (Sabeus Main) whom I likewise constitute make and Ordain the sole Executor? utterly disallow revoke? other former testaments? this the Thirteenth day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and ninety two? /s/ ISRAEL COLE
p. 4: (contd.) ?/w/ THOMAS WATKINS; ISAAC WATKINS. At a court held? October 16th 1792. The LWT of ISRAEL COLE decd. was exhibited in Court and proven by the Oath of THOMAS WATKINS and ISAAC WATKINS subscribing witnesses thereto and Ordered to be recorded?///
- Israel married Remember Burgess 11 Mar 1736.
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