Davie-Rowan County NcArchives Wills.....WARD, DAVID LINNY July 7, 1808
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Source: Salt Lake City, Scan Of Original/sampubco
Written: July 7, 1808
Recorded: 1808

Trans of Will & Test of David L. Ward; Rowan NC 1808
Posted by: DIANE STILES (ID *****9430)	Date: August 12, 2007 at 15:42:20

Trans: Will & Testament of David L. Ward, Rowan NC July, 1808

Classification: Will
Surnames: WARD, CLARK, MAREMAN
WILL & TEST TRANSCRIPTION; DAVID LINNY WARD; ROWAN 1808
SCAN OF ORIGINAL ACQUIRED FROM Salt Lake City by SAMPUBCO
The text below is taken from the actual handwritten scan.

In the name of God Amen I David Linny Ward of the County of Rowan in the state 
of N. Carolina, Being of sound and perfect mind & memory, do this 7th day of 
July, 1808 make and publish this my last will & test as follows:

1. / I desire my just debts to be paid, by selling such property as my 
executors think proper to spare without injuring my legatees.

2. / I give to the children, born of the body of my daughter Levina, me Negro 
boy named Robbin, also forty seven dollars and seventy-five cents, for the 
payment of a note given to Samuel Robinson to them and their heirs forever.

3. / I give and bequeath to my daughter Zeruia, me Negro girl named Millie & 
two hundred and forty seven acres of land which I bought of Joshua Nealy as 
for Deed, more or less by her agent paying Robert Cole twenty five dollars 
paying also to John B. Clark fifty dollars to her and her heirs forever.

4. / Also give and bequeath to my daughter Susannah, one Negro boy named Frank 
& three hundred and fifty dollars which I paid to John Prather for the land 
wherein she now lives to her and her heirs forever.

5. / I give and bequeath to my son Isaac 200 acres of land wherein I now live. 
Receiving the from the same to enjoy all the use & benefit there of During 
both our natural lives also me Negro boy named Jiles, by the said Isaac, 
paying Robert Cole twenty dollars & John B. Clark twenty five dollars also me 
cow and calf & four pewter plates to him and his heirs forever.

6. / I give and bequeath to my daughter Rachel two hundred and thirty seven 
acres of land I bought of Matthew Bussey & one Negro girl name Mary to her and 
her heirs forever.

7. / I give and bequeath of the children born of the body of my daughter 
Elizabeth two hundred acres of land which I bought from Thomas Hughes, Samuel 
Hughes, Timothy Hughes and Peter Fitch & to use one Negro girl named Wingo. Be 
it remembered that there is forty acres of land the right of it is John Hughes 
which will be sold for Isaac's taxes by Sheriffs sale and bought by the agent 
of my daughter Elizabeth the purchase money to be paid by the executor, also 
four pewter plates to she and her heirs forever.

8. / I tend to my wife Lidia two Negro women namely Nell and Dinah also the 
house & plantation and land whereon I now live with all the household and 
kitchen furniture, stock of horses, cattle, sheeps hogs, tools, farming tools 
and every other utensils on the premises on said land & during her natural 
life but if my wife Lidia should be left a widow. And as she should think fit 
to marry again, at that period of time that she should marry it is my desire 
that two freeholders should be called to value all the property then in her 
possession which she or her agent should return the valuation to my heirs & 
legatees obligated at the time of her natural death.

I (or&) be further remembered that after the death of my wife Lidia, all the 
property so lent to her or otherwise un-bequeathed, must be sold and the money 
arising from the sale thereof, equally divided amongst my children; namely 
Lavinia, Zeruia, Susanna, Isaac, Rachel & Elizabeth: And hereby constitute my 
wife Lidia & my friend John B. Clark, executor of this my last Will & Test 
made the day and year above written. Leaving all other wills whatever, here-
fore in witness whereof. I have (?) set my hand and seal on the date above 
written, signed, sealed, delivered, pronounced, in the presence of:
Charles Anderson, John Taylor       David L. Ward (seal) X
Leviannet Beagley






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