ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Richard Ward, 17 Feb 1825
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina

State of North Carolina: I Richard Ward of the County of Onslowand State
aforesaid being indisposed in body of a mind recollecting 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 executors shall think can be
spared best for the prupose.

ITEM: I give to my daughter Polly children ten dollars of my estate and no 
more as I give to her her full share of what I then possess.
ITEM: I 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 lands I bought of th 
court hosue lands.
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 dauggter Fereby Ward and if 
either of the aforesaid children Georrge or Fereby shoud 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 survingng one.

Lastly I do appoint Banister Lester as the executor to full fill the contents
of this will whom I also appoint as guardian to my aforesaid two children,
George and Fereby, in witness whereof I hae hereunto set my hand and affixed
my seal this 17th da of February 1825.  I further requewst my executor to
support Mrs. Rachel Johnston during her life in decency out of my estate.

R. Ward

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

ONSLOW COUNTY: In court May term  1825, the will of Richard Ward being
produced before the court and Jaco I Doty one of the subscribing witness
thereto being duly sworn deposeth and sayeth that he saw Richard Ward sign the
said witin will and acknowledged 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 hrereby certify that Banister
Lester duly qualified as an executor to this will of Richard Ward and letters
was ordered to be granted.
Chris Dudley, C.C.


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