Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Ward, Stephen January 3, 1833 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ben Franklin ben.franklin.ffru@gmail.com May 2024 Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume E, pages 417-418 Written: January 3, 1833 Recorded: May 1837 Testator: Stephen Ward I Stephen Ward of Orange County in the State of North Carolina Do make this my last Will and testament Revoking all former wills by me made, first it is my Will that all my Just Debts be paid my Executors Secontly it is my will that my beloved wife shall have full possession of all the plantation I now live on with the mills and all the buildings thare on During hur natrel life I also giv my wife one Waggon and gears for two horses one chear and harnes two horses, two cows six sheep and six hogs like wise I giv my wife as many of my farming eutentials & as much of my house hold furniture as she & by[my] Executors shold think she will stand in need of, I also giv my wife my Desk and my Clock and one feather beed and furniture, it is also my Will that at the Death of my widow the a bove plantation and all the other property above mentioned to be sold by my Executors it is my Will that all the other of my lands that I leav[e] unsold at my De[a]th to be sold by my Executors at the De[a]th of my Wife, it is also my Will that all that my Wife had when I mared hur shall be given to hur to Do with it as she pleases to will or to sel[l] as She thinks best, I like wise give and bequeathe to Stephen Ward son of William Ward fifty Dollars likewise I give Stephen Pike son of William Pike fifty Dollars, like wise I give Stephen = =Elliott son of Abraham fifty dollars, like Wise I give Stephen Wells son of Nathan Wells fifty Dollars likewise I give Stephen Moon son of James Moon twenty five Dollars, like wise I giv[e] Leah Siler Wife of Jaremiah Siler one hundred Dollars the a bove Donations is to be paid out of the first Money that is Collected by my Executors, Carr[i]ed over= [page 2] Brought over It is also my Will that all the rest residue and remander of my Estate Wen sold and collected I say all lands and all other movable property notes Judgments & accounts Wen Collected to be Equally Devided into seven equal parts one part to Susanah Pik[e]s Children, one part to William Ward's childring[sic] - one part to Ester Weells Childring, one part to Prisala Free one part to James Wards childring, one part to Thomas Ward one part to Anthony Ward, lastly I constitute and ap[p]oint John Long Jr and Bengamon Way Executors of this my last Will and testament in Witness whereof I have set my hand & affixed my seale this third Day of January in the year of our lord Eighteen hundred and thirty three Witnesses present } Stephen Ward (seal) A Shearer Jurat W C Mendenhall Be it remembered that on the 7th day of March 1837 -- At the request of the above Signed Stephen Ward thi Name of John Long Senr. was erased from the above Will and that of John Long Jr. inserted Who is thereby Constituted a Co Executor with Benj- Way to the sd Will In the presence of the subscribing Witnesses John Coble Jurat Williamson Nuely[?] Jurat Exrs qualified [Will Book Volume E, page 417] I Stephen Ward of Orange County in the State of North Carolina do make this my last Will and Testament Revoking all former wills by me made - First it is my Will that [passage from loose will skipped in will book] all my Just Debts be paid my Executors Secondly it is my will that [end of skipped passage] my beloved Wife Shall have full possession of all the plantation I now live on with the Mills & all the Buildings thereon During her natural life I also give my wife One Waggon and Geer two for Horses One Chair and harness two Horses two cows six Sheep and six hogs like wise I give my Wife as many of my farming utenseals & as much of my house hold, furniture as she & her Executors Should think she will Stand in need of I also give my Wife my Desk and my Clock and one feather bed and furniture it is also my Will that at the death of my Widow the above Plantation and all the other property above mentioned to be sold by my Executors it is my Will that all the Other of my lands that I leave unsold at my death to be sold by my Executors at the death of my Wife it is also my Will that all that my Wife had when I Married her Shall be given to her to do With it as she pleases to Will or to sell as She thinks best I likewise give and bequeath to Stephen Ward son of William Ward Fifty Dollars likewise I give Stephen Pike son of William Pike Fifty Dollars likewise I give Stephen Elliott son of Abraham fifty Dollars, like wise I give Stephen Wells son of Nathan Wells fifty Dollars likewise I give Stephen Moon son of James Moon twenty five Dollars likewise I give Leah Siler Wife of Jeremiah Siler One Hundred Dollars the above Donations is to be paid out of the first Money that is Collected by my Executors It is also my Will that all the rest residue and Remainder of [~~~x-out~~~] my Estate When sold and Collected I say all lands and all other movable property notes judgments & accounts When Collected to be Equally devided into seven equal [Will Book Volume E, page 418] parts one part to Susanah Pikes Childrens one part to William Wards Children one part to Stephen[orig: Ester] Wells Children one Part to Pressella Free one part to James Wards Children one Part to Thomas Ward one part to Anthony Ward, lastly I Constitute and appoint John Long Jr and Benjamin Way Executors of this my last Will and Testament in Witness Whereof I have set my hand & affixed my seal this third day of January in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and thirty three Witnesses presence Stephen Ward (seal) A Shearer Teo[Geo?] C Mendenhall Orange County May Term 1837 The Execution of the foregoing last Will and testament of Stephen Ward deed. was duly proved in Open Court by the Oath of A Shearer one of the Subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded At the same time John Long Junr. & Benjamin Way the Executor there in named ap- =peared in Open Court and qualified accordingly [Note: "Be it remembered" section of loose will is missing, but what it implements is the executorship transferred from John Long Sr to John Long Jr, which is what is found in the will book version.] Additional Comments: Will Book Volume E, pages 417-418 Recorded May 1837 There is a handwritten copy in the folder with the loose will. "Free" surname could be Feree, Ferree Estate Papers comprise 297 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Ward, Stephen (1835)". Testator died 21 Mar 1837. Testator's widow is Sarah. Susannah Pike's children: Hester, wife of Simon Horniday, William Pike, John Pike, and Priscilla, wife of Josiah Lamb. Priscilla has seven kids: Mary Pike, Zimri Lamb, Oliver Lamb, Malinda Lamb, Luezer Allen, Nancy Copeland wife of Andrew J. Copeland and Mourning Lewis. William Ward's children: William, Anthony, Stephen, Johnathan, Hiram, Sarah, Amy / Naomi the wife of John Horniday and Susanna wife of William Kinney. Jonathan, son of William, listed in Graves County, Kentucky. Sarah, daughter of William Ward, married William Williams. In 1839 John and Naomi Horniday lived in Rush County, Indiana Ester/Hester Wells' children: Stephen, William, Joseph, Nathan, Ester, Sally, Susannah wife of ______ Ray, Charity wife of _____ Allen/Allan, and Elizabeth wife of ____ Campbell/Cameron Ester, daughter of Ester, married ______ Dawson Sally, daughter of Ester, married ______ Willard Elizabeth, daughter of Ester, wife of _________ Campbell/Cameron, lived in Jefferson County, Illinois James Ward's children: Johnathan and Mary Ward. Keizah Pike, daughter of Samuel Pike, married David Barker Jamima Pike, a legatee, married Jackson Buckner