First of all--HAPPY NEW YEAR! And time to wake up this wonderful list. Since the will of William-3 Fox (David-2, David-1) has seemed to have caused much confusion, I decided to transcribe the whole thing. My, a most interesting document. This and the will of Hannah (Ball) Fox will hopefully be published with a lengthier article in a future edition of the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy. First--it names NO daughter Mary, as reported in Ida J. Lee's "Wills of Lancaster County." I don't know where she came up with that. It will be recalled his wife was Ann Chinn, daughter of John & Alice Chinn. If there was ever a daughter Mary Fox, she died as a child and before this will was written in 1717. The will describes in colorful details some of his clothing, such as red silk stockings and jacket coats trimmed in gold (he leaves much of this to his cousins William and James Ball). The preamble, however, is something I've never read about this will. He names his "Indian and negro boy Will" and requests that they be taught to read and say their prayers, and to be baptized at which time the Indian is to be named THOMAS and the negro boy WILL to be named WILLIAM. Also, he requests they learn the trade of carpenter, cooper or surveyor. They are to serve his wife Anne for 10 years and then to be freed and given two suits of clothes "befitting workmen"--one for summer and one for winter. There are many more interesting details, but I thought for those of you tracing the FOX family, to DELETE this mythical Mary Fox. The "sister" Hannah Spellman was indeed his blood sister, who at this time was married to Clement Spellman, her 2nd husband. Her first husband was Rodham Kenner. Three of her Kenner children are also mentioned in his will. The bulk of his estate, however, went to his nephew David Fox, a son of Samuel Fox, after the death of his wife. This never happened as David Fox died soon after this will was written. In that case, the estate was go to his nieces Frances Fox, Frances Spellman and "all the daughters of Capt. George Heale." Sorting that out ought to be an interesting challenge. Last, the confusion about his will seems to have arisen by the use of his terms "sister" for Ann Fox and Catherine Heale. They were in fact his sisters-in-law. Ann Fox being the widow of his brother Samuel Fox, and Catherine Heale being the sister of his wife, Ann Chinn, who had married Capt. George Heale. In fact, much of this estate is given to the daughters of Capt. George Heale. I have more to report/exchange in future emails on other topics, but thought I'd start the New Year with something relatively simple. Trusting you all had a great Holiday Season (not really over until 12th Night on Jan 6)...and to making some great new discoveries in 2013. Your Trusty Friend, Craig Kilby