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- In letter, A.H. (Alfred H.) Foster claims that the only son of John Doak, the eldest brother of Roddy, is John F Doak. The following is the transcription I made of the letter.
Letter to James Sloan (located in Guilford Co. NC) from A.H. Foster (located in Hermitage, Hickory Co., MO)
(In a previous letter to Sloan from Foster dated Sept 5, 1850, A.H. Foster has written in the margin that "Martha Foster is my step mother")
(punctuation,annotation, and paragraphing added by me (~ss) for clarity of reading)
Hermitage April 20th 1851
Mr. James Sloan,
Sir
I am in receipt of yours of the 24th January last in which you speak of a former Communication which I have never received but I suppose it was in answer to my first transmitting the Power of att of Martha Foster and
Mary Doak in which I requested you to acknowledge the receipt of said Power of Att and whether you accepted the appointment or not. I infer from what you say in your last that you have accepted. You state that you cannot get a hearing unless you can get the names of those entitled to distribution in the estate of the Decd Roddy Doak. to this
end I have taken some pains to learn their names but cannot get all their names (that is) the names of those to whom some of the girls are married, but I will give you the best account that I have been able to get but the where abouts of a good many of them I am not able to give.
John Doak [b Jan 1773] was the eldest brother who is dead.
His heirs are the heirs of Benjamin T [or L or S] Mottley Decd who married the only daughter [Martha b 1795] of John Doak. Mrs. Mottley and her Mother are both dead.
John F [Foster] Doak [b 1801] the only Son of John Doak these live in Wilson Co Tenn.
[note by ~ss: no son named William is listed here]
William Doak [of Doak's Stand] heirs the next brother of Roddy Doak as follows:
Ann [Sarah Ann] who married Ira Mullins
John M [McMurray] Doak
Boyd M [McMurray] Doak
Jonathan Doak and Martha Jane who is married but to whom I am not able to state they all lived in Missippi when last heard from Wm Doak & wife both Dead.
Robert Doak heirs next brother:
to wit Minerva M Williams (widow)
Alanson F Doak
Martha Ann Foster (widow)
Green H Hancock who married Prudence R Doak and
Robert S Doak - the widow of Robert Doak is yet living but I suppose not entitled some of them live in MO & some in Tenn.
Josiah Doak is the next brother who was living when last heard of some where in the State of Texas
Jonathan Doak was the next brother who died leaving one only daughter who married a man by the name of Jones her name is Martha Ann the first name of Jones not known, living in the western part of Tenn.
Martha [Doak, m Alexander] Foster and Mary Doak are the only sisters of Roddy Doak
The names of Mottleys (Martha Doak, heirs who are entitled to one half of John Doaks interest I am not able to give entire if it is necessary that they should be known by name that you can get by writing to John F [Foster] Doak who is the brother of Mrs. Mottley & who lives in Wilson Co Tenn. address him at Lebanon Tenn. [Martha Doak Mottley and John Foster children of John Doak & Mary Foster]
The forgoing I believe comprises the information sought for as near as I am able to give it - Perhaps the interest of Martha Foster & Mary Doak could be sold in anticipation of a decree of sale if so will you (if you can learn what can be had for it) write what can be had for it - or what you think would best for them to do, to wait a final decree & sale or dispose of their interest.
I nothing more at present but remain yours
AH Foster
[see Alfred H. Foster]
note by Laura: Surely the sisters of John Doak would have remembered their oldest brother's first born son, born before he even left NC, and would have shared this with AH Foster who wrote to the administrator of Roddy Doak's estate on behalf of them.
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