NC Record 102

Date

19 March 1807

Names in record

Richard F. Phillips, Foster Phillips, Fouster Philips, Hisekiah Philips, John Phillips, Jeremiah Cornelius, Mary Ann Phillips

Record type

Will or Probate

Text of Record

Will of Richard F. Phillips proved in Stokes County at Dec Term 1816. To Foster Phillips, my brother's son, 50 acres on Fishing Island. I give to the sd Fouster Philips all my money due and to become due out of which the sd Fauster Philips is to kepe and mentain me as long as I shall lif and if there be any of my estate left at my disere (demise) over and above the expence of his helping me he is to put it to the use of schooling his own, Hisekiah Philips, John Philips, Jeremiah Cornelius & John Corneliuss children. I likewise constitute make and ordain Fauster Philips and Hisekiah Philips the sole executors of this my last will and testament. He signs with an X. Wit - Michael Spanehour, Senr and Michael Spanehour, Junr. Stokes County Will Book 2, page 183.

Comments

(I think this will indicates that Foster, John and Hezekiah Phillips were brothers. The references to a Jeremiah and John Cornelius in this will are confusing and I can't figure out how they were related to Richard Phillips. Perhaps Mary Ann Phillips, Richard's half sister, married West Cornelius and Jeremiah and John were her sons? John and Elizabeth Spainhour Phillips named their oldest daughter Mary Ann. On the 1790 census, there was a West Cornelus in Stokes County, an Andrew Cornelius in Surry County, and a George Cornelius in Rockingham County. Jeremiah Cornelius married Elizabeth Billeter in Stokes Co in 1796 and John Cornelius married Elizabeth Spainhour the same year. Michael Spainhour Sr and Jr were the father and brother of Elizabeth Spainhour. There are two women named Elizabeth Cornelius on the 1850 Forsyth County census. A Hezekiah Phelps served in the War of 1812 from Washington Co, NC, but I doubt that this is the same man because Washington County is on the coast in North Carolina. Hezekiah Phillips married Mary Kline in Stokes County 21 Jan 1799. Note that Fishing Island is located today in the Yadkin River at Pilot Mountain State Park. The park is on the boundary between Surry and Yadkin Counties and is about four miles west of the intersection of Surry, Stokes, and Forsyth Counties.)
Credit transcription and/or comments to: Nancy Kiser

County of record

Surry County