ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Richard Ward, 17 Feb 1825
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State of North Carolina
I Richard Ward of the County of Onslow and State aforesaid being indesposed in 
body of a mind recalling  that I must some time or other leave this world by 
death but of the certainty of the time I am not able to tell I therefore make 
and ordain this my will in manner following that is to say I wish my Just 
debts and Expenses to be paid out of such property even if it is the old 
negroes as my Executor shall think can be Spared best for that purpose

Item	I give to my Daughter Polly's children ten dollars of my estate and no 
more as I give to her her full share of what I then possessed
Item	Give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Fields the sum of ten 
dollars out of my Estate and no more as she has had her part before
Item	I Give and bequeath to my son George Ward all the land I bought of the 
Court House land
Item 	I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Fereby Ward my home plantation and 
the lands belonging to said plantation
Item	I leave the rest of my property both real and personal to be equally 
divided between my said Son George Ward and my Daughter Fereby Ward and if 
either of the aforesaid children Geroge or Fereby should die before arriving 
to age or without lawful issue for the share or legacy that I have bequeathed 
it he or she, to go to the surviving one
Lastly I do appoint Banister Lester as Executor to fullfill the contents of 
this will whom I also appoint as Guardian to my aforesaid two children George 
and Fereby In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal 
this 17th day of February 1825
I further request my Executor to support Mrs. Rachel Johnston during her life 
in decency out of my Estate 

[Signed by] R. Ward

Signed in presence of
J. J. Doty
Susan R. Doty 

[On the outside, back of page]

Onslow County
	In Court May term 1825
		The Will of Richard Ward being produced before the Court and 
Jacob J. Doty one of the subscribing witnesses there to being duly sworn 
deposeth and saith that he saw Richard Ward sign the said within will and 
acknoledged it to be his Will and that Susan R. Doty another of the 
subscribers there signed said Will in his presence and in the presence of each 
other they both signed said Will.
			Test Banister Lester C.C.

Onslow County
	In Court May term 1825 
I do hereby certify that Banister Lester duly Qualified as an Executor to this 
will of Richard Ward and Letters was ordered to be granted
			Chris'r Dudley (Clk?)

Rich'd Wards Will 1825
Recorded in Book of Wills 1800 on page 143

On another copy of this will found in the file of a lawsuit was added:
State of North Carolin
Onslow County
	I Jasper Etheridge cleark of the Court of pleas & Quarter Sessions for 
Onslow County aforesaid hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a 
paper writing purporting to be the last will of Richard Ward dece'd as found 
on file in the office of Said Court
			In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and 
affixed the Seal of Said Court at office the 19th day of June 1849
				[signed] Jasper Etheridge Clk