Colonel Edward Ward

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• Will: Nov 1765, Onslow Co., North Carolina; ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Col. Edward Ward, Jr., 9 Nov 1765 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Pauline Mitchell Pierce pollyp@e-tex.com ==================================================================== Contributor's Note: This will is in very bad shape. The folds of the paper have deteriorated to such an extent that very little of it can be read. The handwriting was not that hard to read, and I have transcribed it as written, spelling and all. Most of the blanks are where the paper is gone. This will is in the loose papers of the NC Archives, of which I have a copy. In the name of God Amen _____? & day of Novermber one thousan seven hundred and sixty five? I Edwd. Ward of the County of Onslow and province of North Carolina planter - being in perfect mind and memory thank God for it there for calling to mind the mortaltey of _____? ______? appointed to all men once to die do make and ____________? last will and testament that is to principaly and ___________? it shall plese God to take out of this world _______? ___________? the hands of God that gave it (one fourth of this page is gone in the first fold of the paper) all my household goods and my female deto? which negros good and here disposal to any of my children or grandchildren as shall think proper at her decese and likewise I lend and leve in possession during her natural life six of my other negros named Charles and Judge, Sall, Cuff, Tom and Rose and at her decease assend to those I have given and bequeath them to ____________? if shee but those negros is not to be transported out of the County to be ________? _______? by any person that may chance to take shap what so ever after my decess which will be of my executor to prevent. I likewise give to my all my hogs and all my horses life and to be ______?_______? at her decese have possession and for her _____? use during her life manner house and plantation and then to assend to him it is give and bequeth to my well beloved son BENJAMIN WARD named Sambo and half my right to the _______? which negro and give to him and hars (heirs?) and assigns for ever which negro is to be delivered _____? and bequeth to my beloved son ENOCH WARD my negro man named _________? which negro I give to him and his hares (heirs?) for ever and he is to have give and bequeth to my beloved son SETH WARD my man named Pero which negro I give to him and his heirsforever with half my lambs the negro and land he is to have ________? likewise I give to him my manner plantation and all belonging to it and two of my negroes namely Old Charles _____? Juday which land and negros he is to have at his mothers death but not befor without her consent he paying to his____________________________? BENJAMIN and ENOCH twenty pounds lawfull money to each of them which land and negros I give to him and his hares (heirs?) forever. I give and bequeth to my daughter MARTHA SIMMONS the _____? named Fell which she has now in her possession with _________? ______? and ___________? I give to my said daughter MARTHA ________? _____________? ___________? which is to be delivered to her at my de____? which negro I give to her and her lawfull hars for ___________________? I give to my son in law RICHARD WARD my silver belted sord _________? to my daughter D (C?)arrity his wife my own riding horse named Pence at my deces which is ll I caan do for her knowing I have done for her before I give to ________? daughter RUTH and CARRITY each of them one cow and calf at my deces. I give and bequeth to my daughter ANNA (the next three sentences are gone in the fold of the will) which negros I give to her ________? ______? ___________? I give and bequeth to my daughter ELIZABETH ________________________? ______________________? that shee has now in her possession and like to her my negro mannamed Cuff which negro man shee at her mothers deces which negros I give to her and her haers forever. I give and bequeth to my daughter RUTH STRANGE my negro gurl named Chrey that she has now in her possession and likewise I give to my said daughter Ruth two hundred akers of _____? nn shee has formerly lived with all things staning? _____________? there own and belonging to said land which land and __________________? to her and her full hairs for ever. I give to my grandson SOLOMON WARD that part of _____? on my cowpens now is _________? contains 250 akers which com________? be present (perfect?) with at his grandmothers deces but not before for _________? I give to my grandaughter ELIZABETH WARD daughter to ENOCH WARD my negro garl named Nell which she is to have at the day of hur marriage or at her grandmothers deces that must be as hur grandmother pleses. I likewise leve one hundred ackers of land to be sold and the money to be ______? ________? to my grandaughter ZELPHY WARD the land being part of that ___________? ___________?given to my daughter DORTH? STRANGE but it lise on the other ____________? _______________? _______? _____________? most line and so to the west ward one __________? _________?of the creek and out ________________? over the _________? ______________k wise leve my negro boy named March to be sold at my wife _______? __________? the money to be equily devided between ZELPHE WARD and SOLOMON WARD my grandchildren. I like wise leve all the female cattle the _____? is not in this will given a way to be equly devided between my three daughters namely MARTHA, ELIZABETH and OBEDANCE and my grand son BENJAMIN WARD. Likewise I leve all my wareing close to my three sons BENJAMIN, ENOCH & SETH excepting my shue and knee buckles my best hat and ________? _____? ____________? which I leve to my grandson EDWARD WARD.___________________________? that my son SETH is to pay to his brothers is not to be payed till after ________? and he has _____________________? and land in possession. ______________________________? and ordain my well beloved son ___________________________TH? WARDS ___________________________? to this my ______________________________? To all ____________________? revock annall and make _____________? other wills and testaments at anytime heartofor by me made and _________? good and _________? this and no other to be my last will and testament in testamoney whare of I the sd. Ed. WARD have hearunto set my hand, fixt my seal this ninth day of November one thousan sevon hunderd and sixty five _________________? sealed and published pronounced and declared by me the said ED WD. WARD ___________? my last will and testament in presane of us the subscribers. ______erson? GILLETT ED W. WARD __________________? _______? DULANY, SR.

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Buried:
Montford Point Federal Cemetery

Edward — Elizabeth Aldridge. Elizabeth was born 23 Jul 1703, Beaufort Co., North Carolina; died 24 Nov 1767, Onslow Co., North Carolina; was buried Montford Point, Onslow, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

An Edward Ward "Junr" was probated in Onslow Co., North Carolina in 1758--perhaps another (eldest?) son of this family?

1. Benjamin Ward died 16 Jul 1767 - Jul 1768.
2. Anna Ward died Aft May 1795.
3. Enoch Ward died 24 Jul 1762 - 20 Feb 1769.
4. Seth Ward died 17 Oct 1786 - Mar 1787.
5. Martha Ward
6. Ruth Ward died Aft 7 Apr 1798.
7. Carrity Ward
8. Elizabeth Ward
9. Dorothy Ward
10. Obediance Ward died Aft 25 Mar 1786.
11. Mary Ward
12. Joseph Ward died Dec 1760 - Nov 1765.

Edward — Elizabeth Elam. Elizabeth was born Henrico Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]