Rutherford County TN Archives Wills.....Ward, William September 19, 1832 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Brenda Keck Reed brendahreed@sbcglobal.net July 2, 2008, 2:14 pm Source: Rutherford County Archives Written: September 19, 1832 Recorded: 1835 Will and Probate Records for Dr. William Ward (1752-1835) of Rutherford Co., TN WILLIAM WARD - WILL Rutherford County, Tennessee Roll No. 260, Book 1832-1837, Page 215 Tennessee State Archives & Library, Nashville, TN Copy of Original Will & Other Administrative Documents & Decrees provided by: Rutherford County Archives, 435 Rice Street, Murfreesboro, TN 3713- I WILLIAM WARD of the County of Rutherford and State of Tennessee being of sound mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following. First, it is my will and desire after my death all my estate of every description whatever except the property hereafter given to my nephew THOMPSON WARD should be kept together in the possession of my beloved wife MARY WARD for her use and benefit during her life and at her death to be equally divided and take half of my said estate when divided I give and bequeath to my said wife MARY WARD to dispose of in any way she may wish at her death. I do also give and bequeath to my nephew THOMPSON WARD son of my brother JAMES WARD seven negroes as follows: BEN a negro man I bought of KIRK, POLLEY his wife and her five children namely, COLEMAN, JANE, MARTIN, ELIZA, and SARAH and all other future increase to him and his heirs forever. I do also give and bequeath the one half of my property above given to my said wife MARY WARD during her life to be equally divided at her death between my brother JOSHUA WARD'S three daughters, RACHEL, RODY, and SEALY and THOMPSON son of my brother JAMES WARD to them and their heirs forever. I do appoint my beloved wife MARY WARD sole Executrix of this my last will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made. It is my will and desire that my said wife shall not give any security as Executrix. In Witness whereof this 20th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. William Ward (Seal) Signed and acknowledged In the presence of us: J.. D. Donnelson, Jurat Robert Booth, Jurat B. Randolph, Jurat Recorded at Court 1835 Administration of the Estate of Dr. William Ward Rutherford County, TN Record Book 9, page 304 & 305 Roll # 260; Book 1832-1837 Located at Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashvillle, TN: An Inventory of the property belonging to the estate of Doctor William Ward dec’d. 45 Negroes as follows – Eight negroe men viz, BEN, JERRY, GEORGE, JIM, MOSES, ALBERT, BLACK, GEORGE, & DAVID, LUCY & her 3 children ALLEN, SAM & MELINDA; ECK & her child HETTA; JANE & seven children ELIZABETH, HENRY, PARKER, WASHINGTON, RACHEL, PEGGY, and JAMES; DELILA and four children MARTHA, HARRIOT, BELL, & WILSON; POLLY & six children COLEMAN, PANE, ELIJAH, MARTHA, SALLY and said two negroe women CLOE & DICY without children; EPHRIAM, MARIAN, VINE, & JACOB. Cash on hand this Sum $2908.00 Notes on hand as follows: One on Jacob Hill due 10th August 1832 doubtful for $22.00 Hiram Cox due 3rd January 1831 for $30 with a ____ on it for twenty dollars $10.00 A Rop. Due 18th January 1831 Doubtful $25.00 Augustine Edwards due 4th day January 1846 Doubtful $1.12 R. Brooks due 19th day of October 1834 Doubtful $24.25 George Smith due 27th day of March 1816 Doubtful $3.06 Sam’l Adams due 28th December 1819 Insolvent $6.50 51 Head of Cattle & 3 Yoke of Oxen; 156 Hogs; 14 horses; 8000 pounds pork Salled with 200 Barrel Corn; 20 Stacks of Fodder; 2 Stacks of oats; 9 plows & harnesses; 15 hoes, 7 axes; 1 Mattock; 7 pair Traces; 2 par Iron Wedges; 2 Iron plows; 1 ) cut saw; 1 hand saw; 3 augers; 1 drawing knife; 1 post adze; 1 ox cart; 2 waggons, 2 cutting knives; 4 scythes; >>>>>; 2 cotton; 1 pr. Mill stones; 1 carriage; _____; 1 whet fan; 100 pounds sugar; 37 pounds coffee; 4 Beds & furniture & 6 bedstead; 1 mantle clock; 1 sideboard; 1 bureau; 1 desk; 1 secretary; 1 sugar chest; 1 dressing table; 1 looking glass; 1 candle stand; 67 tables, 38 chairs; 2 trunks; 1 washing machine; 2 spinning machines; 1 flax wheel; 5 spinning wheels & 4 pai cards; 3 flat irons; 1 castor; 41 plates; 10 dishes; 18 cuts & sauces; 13 wine glasses; 1 goblet; 1 ink stand; 2 glass dishes; 24 books different kinds; 2 hearth rugs; 2 boards; 2 waiters; 2 pr candle snufors; 1 pepper box; 1 pr. Candle moulds; 2 pr. Scissors; 4 caskets; 2 buckets; 4 chamber pots; 2 looms, 7 slays; 2 coffee pots; 9 pair harness puff pants ______; 2 Dem apthat; 1 churn; warping baras, 3 loom shuttles, 2 bake pans; 1 sauare; 1 screw driver; 1 pr. Nippers; 1 pr. Sheep shears; 1 pocket book; 1 reel; 4 toyletts; 6 pr pot hooks,; 3 kettles; 3 ovens; 3 potts; 1 spicke mortar; 1 large kettle; 1 pale; 2 peggins; 1 tub; 1 noggin; 1 pr winnowing blades; 1 sifter; 1 gun barrell; 52 spools; 13 silver spoons; 12 knives & forks; 7 glass tumblers; 2 bowls; 7 towels; 1 cream pot; 2 tureens; 2 sugar dishes; 9 table clothes; 4 pickle dishes; 17 bowls; 1 pr salt cellars; 5 pitchers; 3 tin canisters; 12 jars; 2 judge; 1 cake baker; 14 tin cups, 7 cake cutters; 2 tea pots; 2 hand irons; 1 rifle gun; 1 pr. Shovel & tongs; 1 water can; 16 barrels; 1 barrel vinegar; pickling tub. Recorded 28th April 1836 Mary Ward, Executor Of William Ward Deceased Rutherford County, Tennessee Record Book 9, Page 5, Recorded 10 June 1837 WILLIAM WARD, Dec’d. Return of MARY WARD, Executrix of WILLIAM WARD deceased, exhibiting first claims upon the estate liquidated by her as shown by the accompanying vouchers herein due the Estate from insolvent individuals. To wit paid to SARAH SMITH as per receipt $2.50 Granville S. Pearce 44.00 Cornelius Phelps 45.00 John McIntosh 144.54 A. B. Rather 5.00 Wilson Edmonds 78.00 JamesUloors 40.63 Russel Dunn & Co. 3.50 Jonathan Currin 115.45 Samuel Hunt 8.00 John McKnight 5.00 Runsford McGregor 28.00 A. B. Rather 65.00 L. A. Kincannon 200.00 Samuel T. Moore 6.00 Williamson Smith B. 6.46 Isaac C. Brown 32.25 Schedule of Notes etc. L & Al Voden note $5.75. due Dec 2, 1812 Charles Brook 29.25 Oct 19, 1813 W. Rather moved 9.60 May 20, 1826 A. Edwards 1.12 June 4th 1816 Saml Adams 6.50 Dec. 28th 1819 George Smith 3.06 March 27 1814 A. Rap 25.00 June 18 1837 Constable receipts J. Baker dated Sept 13 1813 6 Dements five Recpts All of which is Just and true embracing all Items under their above heads MARY WARD Executrix Rutherford County ____ June 5 18387 Recorded 10 June 1837 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rutherford County Tennessee Record Book 9, Page 246 WILLIAM WARD Decd Recorded January 15, 1839 Articles belonging to Estate of WM. WARD dec’d sold by MARY WARD Executrix on October 2nd 1838 1 5 Tooth Harrow M. B. WADE .95 1 Do Do M. B. WADE .37 1 Do Do A. MCGREGOR 1.00 1 Do Do J. D. DONELSON .12 4 Old plows & a coulter J. DONELSON .87 2 Do Do WM. SUBLETT 1.25 1 Shovel plow Henry Wade 1.00 1 Old Carry plough J. D. Donelson .12 1 Barshear Do J. D. Donelson .25 1 Do Do Saml. Hunt .25 1 Bull Tongue plow J. C. Black .62 1 Sweep harrow Wm. Elam .25 1 Heavy plough Samuel Hunt 18 ¾ 1 pr. Gear plow M. B. Wade .50 1 pr. Do Do Robert Booth .25 1 pr Do Do Robert Booth 1.25 1 pr Do Do J. C. Harris 8.75 1 Culling knife Jas. Fuller 1.06 1 Lot of old Iron John Hoover 1.62 1 Iron auger & drawing knife Robert Booth .75 1 Lot of old Iron M. B. Wade .62 3 Cleris & pr Traces J. C. Harris .37 2 Single trees clers & ring L. P. Black 1.00 2 Do Do Robert Booth .50 1 Do Do Larkin Thacker .37 3 weeding & 1 grubbing hoes W. L. Watkins .56 ¼ 3 Do 2 Do C. L. Davis .68 3/7 1 Sythe & cradle F. C. Black 1.75 1 Do Do J. C. Harris 1.62 1 Do Do T. J. Dickinson 1.00 1 Culling knife Robert Booth 1.00 1 Ore Waggon A. McGuinnes 38.00 1 Sorrel mare/Andrew Mary Ward 40.00 1 Gray mare J. W. Searcy 56.00 1 Rone horse Henry Wade 76.50 1 Old sorrel mare Charles Dement 30.00 1 Sorrel filly J. W. Search 76.50 1 Sorrel mule J. D. Vaughan 70.00 continued . . . continued Record Book 9, page 247 1 Bay bald horse Wm. Elam $60.00 1 Clay Bank horse Mary Ward 60.00 1 Secretary & book case F. C. Black 30.00 1 Clock Mary Ward 13.00 1 Bed bedstead & furniture Mary Ward 29.00 1 Lot of glassware Mary Ward 3.00 1 Side board F. R. Richardson 34.00 1 Spinning Machine Mary Ward 11.00 1 Do Cast Iron Do Mary Ward 82.00 1 Flax Wheel John Lannom 1.00 1 Cotton Gin & gear cotton prep Mary Ward 100.00 Articles sold on the 3rd & 4th of December 1838 1 Tooth Adz Pleasant White 75 1 homemade axes Joseph B. Johns 1.12 1 Broad ax John Lannon 2.12 1 Crop cut saw Frederick Leonard 5.25 1 Carpet 20 feet square Wm. Jones 21.25 1 Log chain N. A. Drennon 3.25 1 Trundle bed & furniture A. Searcy 7.00 2 Turf counterpanes A. Searcy 9.50 1 Domestic sheet A. Searcy 1.25 1 Comfortable R. A. Hunter 5.00 1 pr. And Irons R. W. Wooddruff 15 1 Dining Table Mary Ward 4.00 1 Dictionary & US History Wm. Sublett .56 ½ 7 Books in two lots Thompson Ward 2.00 1 pr. Linnen tablecloths Mary Ward 5.00 1 Water can & wash pan A. Searcy 1.75 1 Clock Reel Mary Ward .25 1 Large Glass Jar C. L. Davis .43 1 Set teaspoons & cream spoon Mary Ward 5.37 1 set plates & soup bowl Mary Ward 1.31 1 s. dish John Bell .25 2 large dishes Mary Ward 1.50 1 Do Do Charles L. Davis 8 ¼ 1 Turine & set of plates Mary Ward 1.31 ¼ continued on page 248 1 Mug & waters C. L. Davis .37 2 Pitcher Mary Ward .68 ¾ 1 Caster & salt cup John Bell .62 1 Set knives & forks G. B. Lannon .43 ¾ 1 Lot Do Do Mary Ward .62 ½ 1 Large Box Charles Dement .68 1/3 1 Hatters Kettle C. M. Wrather 2.50 1 Large pot A. Searcy 12 1 Lot coopers ware C. L . Davis 2.31 5 Slairs A. Searcy 1.62 1 Loom & harness WM. Walker 5.00 1 Brass Kettle A. Searcy 2.00 1 Large Iron Kettle Mary Ward 2.37 1 Lot casting A. Searcy 3.00 1 Crane Thomas Donnel 3.31 ¼ 1 Bureau H. A. Dunnen 8.00 1 Dressing glass Mary Ward 6.25 1 pr Candle sticks John Bell 1.25 1 pr Tongs B. Randolph 87 1 Shovel R. M. Hunter 35 1 pr. And Irons Thomas Donel 2.00 1 Bed & furniture Mary Ward 20.00 1 Candle stand A. Searcy 75 1 breakfast Table Mary Ward 3.25 1 Jug & Bucket H. A. Dunnen 1.00 1 Bed & furniture Thomas Ward 13.25 1 Press H. A. Dunnon 8.00 1 Cast Kettle Lytle Fauker 56 ½ 6 Chairs Salter Ward 2.75 10 Chairs A. Searcy 3.75 1 pr. And Irons Wm. McCulloch 1.06 1 Pitcher tumbler & bowl A. Searcy .50 1 Wheat fan Pleasant White 8.00 Returned January 14, 1839 THOMAS C. BLACK for MARY WARD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rutherford County Tennessee Record Book 12, Page 195 WARD, MARY Letter of Administration State of Tennessee Rutherford County Court July Term 1842 To WILLIAM MAJOR a citizen of Rutherford County, It appearing to the court that MARY WARD has died leaving a written will in which you are appointed Administrator with the annexed; which has been duly proved in open court and you having given bond and qualified according to law and it having been ordered by the said court that letters testamentary ____ to you. Then are to empower you the said WILLIAM MAJOR ro enter upon the execution of said will and take into your possession all the property and to return to this court in ninety days a perfect inventory thereof and make due collection of all debts and after the just demands against the testatrix and settling up the business of said estate according to law, you will pay over and deliver the property and effects that may remain in your hands and to do all other things that may be required, according to the provisions of the said will and the laws of the land. Witness ROBERT S. MORRIS Clerk at office the 4th day of July 1842 and the 67th year of American Independence. ROBT. S. MORRS, Cllk. Recorded 18 July 1842 WARD, WILLIAM Letter of Administration State of Tennessee. Rutherford County Court July Term 1842. Recoorded July 18, 1842 To WILLIAM N. MALONE, a citizen of Rutherford County. It appearing to the Court that WILLIAM WARD has died leaving a written will in which you are appointed Administrator Debonos now which has been duly proved in open court and you having given bond and qualified according to law and it having been ordered by the court that letters testatmentary issue to you. These are therefore to empower you the said WILLIAM N. MALONE to enter upon the execution of said will and take into your possession all the property and to return to this court in ninety days a perfect inventory thereof and make due collection of all debts and after paying all the just demands against the testator and settling up the business of said estate according to law you will pay over and deliver the property and effects that may remain in your hands and to do all other things that may be required according to the provisions of the said will and the laws of the land. Witness ROBERT S. MORRIS Clerk at office the 5th day of July 1842 and the 67th year of American Independence. ROBT. S. MORRIS, Clk. Recorded July 18th 1842 Rutherford County Tennessee Record Book 12, page 245 WARD, WILLIAM Dec’d Inventory A return on Inventory of the property judgments notes est which belong to the estate of WILLIAM WARD deceased first one Judgement on ANDREW MCGINNNINS & L. B. JOHNS for one hundred and twelve dollars. Judgement entered 4 April 1842. $112.00 One Judgement for PURER & ALFORD for one hundred and ninety eight dollars and twenty one cents taken the same day. $198.21 Two notes on BAKER WRATHER both together for one hundred and twelve dollars & 50 cts due 24 Dec. 1841 $112.50 One note on DONNELSON and HARRIS for one hundred and one dollars 66 cents due 18th Dec 1841 $101.66 One note on R. L. MCCULLOCH & WM. MAJOR for seventy five dollars & 64 cts Due 25 Dec 1842 $ 75.64 One note on DRENNON & C. DEMENT for one hundred & forty five Dollars due 25 Dec 1842 $145.00 One note on LILLARD and others for thirty dollars due 25 Dec 1842 $ 30.00 One note on S. OLIVER & C. & E. DEMENT for one hundred and forty dollars due Dec. 25 1842 $140.00 One note on B. & N. W. LILLARD for seventy five dollars due 25 Dec 1842 $ 40.00 One on SATTLER & M. LILLARD for Fifty dollars due the 24 December 1842 $ 50.00 One on JOS. & S. OLLIVER due 15 of Nov 1842 $ 15.00 One on COCHRAN & WADE for fifty dollars due 25th Dec 1842 $50.00 One due on M. & W. LILLARD for sixty dollars due 25 Dec 1842 $60.00 One note on CHARLES DEMENT for twenty three dollars & 62 ct. due 26 Dec 1842 $23.62 One note on WM. MAJORS as Administrator for two hundred & fifty nine dollars. 53 cts Due 1 October 1842 $259.53 Recorded 12 October 1842 WM. M. MALONE, Administrator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rutherford County, TN Record Book 14, Page 342 WARD, WM. Dec’d An Inventory of the personal Estate of WILLIAM WARD Dec’d Fifteen Negroes, viz, JACOB, HENRY, GEORGE, JERRY, WILSON, BURREL, ALBERT, LEVINA, DICY, DELILA, PEGGY, DELPHY, and SELA and two children. One note on H. & R. WADE due 1 jany 1849 for $68.50 One note on M. B. & R. W. WADE 1 Jany 1849 for 76.12 ½ One note on JAS. L. DEMENT & E. B. ALSUP due 1 Jany 1849 for 88.60 One note on JOHN H. HARRISON & R. L. MULLIN due 1 Jany 1849 for 78.75 One note on J. A. BOHERNS & J. D. VAUGHAN due 1 Jany 1849 for 65.00 One note of E. L. MATHEWS & WM. R. MATHEWS due 1 Jany 1849 for 45.00 One note on ISSAC N. OLIPHINT & JAMES OLIPHINT due 1 Jany 1849 for 30.00 One note on SAM ADKINSON & C. L. TUCKER due jany 1 1849 for 40.00 One note on WM. N. LENORE due 1 jany 1849 for 85.25 One note on L. A. KINCANNON due 1 Jany 1849 for 9.30 All the above are conditional One note on P. & SMITH OLIVER due 1 Jany 1849 for rent 45.30 One note on WM. ALFORD due 1 Jany 1840 for rent 59.00 One note on J. W. SUBLETT & WM. A VAUGHAN due 1 Jan 1849 for rent 8.29 One note on THOMAS KAYE due 1 Jan 1849 for rent 29.10 The above is a true and pefect Inventor of all the goods and chattels, rights and credits of the estate WILLIAM WARD deceased which have come to my hands possession or knowledge or the hands of any other person for me to the best of my knowledge and belief this 9th day of March 1848. JOHN JONES, Administrator Recorded April 8th 1848 Debonas non of WM. WARD, Dec’d ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rutherford County Tennessee Chancery Book A: Pages 402 and 403 JOHN JONES, Administrator de bonins non with the will annexed of WILLIAM WARD, Dec’d Vs. WILLIAM MAJOR, Administrator to ISAIAH ROBERTSON & OTHERS DECREE Be it remembered that this cause came on for further hearing the 26th day of October 1849 before CHANCELLOR RIDLEY, upon the report of the Clerk & Master made in pursuance of an Interlocotury Decree heretofore prounounced in this county exacting to take proof & report who are the next of kin to WM. WARD dec’d And it appears from said Report that WILLIAM WARD Dec’d had 4 brothers of the whole blood namely JAMES WARD, JOSHUA WARD, BENJAMIN WARD, and MICHAEL WARD; that he had one brother of the half blood namely DANIEL WARD; and that he had one Sister of the whole blood, namely MARY KENNEDY. It also appears that JAMES WARD died before WILLIAM WARD; that he left children THOMPSON WARD, WILLIAM WARD, & MARY BAGLEY who were living at the death of WILLIAM WARD; that he left a daughter ELIZABETH LOGAN who died before WILLIAM WARD, leaving Six children, namely WILLIAM, JAMES, THOMPSON, CAMPBELL, POLLY ANN, and ELIZABETH LOGAN. It appears that JOSHUA WARD died before WILLIAM WARD, leaving a daughter named RACHAEL afterwards RACHAEL DUNCAN who was living at the death of WILLIAM WARD; and that She is the only child of JOSHUA WARD proved to have been living at the death of WILLIAM WARD. It does not appear whether BENJAMIN WARD is living or dead or whether he had children or not. It appears that MICHAEL WARD died many years since; that he left a Son JOSHUA WARD who is now living; and he is proven to have had one or two other children whose names do not appear or whether they are living or dead. It appears that DANIEL WARD died many years Since and before WILLIAM WARD, and that he left the following children who were living at the death of WILLIAM WARD, namely, WILLIAM WARD, JESSEE WARD, DANIEL WARD, BENJ. WARD, JONATHAN WARD, ASA WARD, HAPPY WARD, afterwards HAPPY PERDUE and PRUDENCE WARD afterwards PRUDENCE PERDUE, eleven in number. It appears that MARY KENNEDY was living at the death of WILLIAM WARD. And Said report being unexcepted to is in all things confirmed. It is therefore ordered adjudged and decreed by the Court 1st that THOMPSON WARD, WILLIAM WARD, & MARY BAGLEY, children of JAMES WARD, are entitled to one Sixth of the lapsed legacies and as to which the Said WILLIAM WARD died intestate to be equally divided between them in right of their Father, JAMES WARD dec’d. 2nd That the child of ELIZABETH LOGAN not being children of a brother or Sister of WILLIAM WARD Dec’d are too remote in blood and take no interest in his estate. 3rd. That RACHAEL DUNCAN is entitled to one Sixth of the lapsed legacys in right of her father JOSHUA WARD, which is in addition to her legacy to which it has been heretofore decided she was entitled, under the will of WILLIAM WARD, the Said legacy under the will being one fourth of one half of the entire estate. 4th That BENJAMIN WARD is entitled, if living to one Sixth of the lapsed legacies and if dead, leaving children, they are entitled in his room & Stead. 5th That JOSHUA WARD is entitled to one Sixth of the lapsed legacies in right of his father MICHAEL WARD Dec’d. 6th That the aforesaid children & heirs of DANIEL WARD are entitled to one Sixth of said lapsed legacies in right of their said father DANIEL WARD dec’d, to be equally divided between them. 7th That MARY KENNEDY is entitled to one Sixth of the lapsed legacies. 8th It appearing to the Court that MARY KENNEDY Sold and conveyed her interest in the estate of the Said WILLIAM WARD Dec’d to CHARLES DEMENT, it is ordered adjudged and decreed that the Clerk & Master pay over her distributive Share to the legal representatives or Attorney of the Said CHARLES DEMENT. 9th It is ordered adjudged & decreed that the clerk & Master pay over the distributive shares to the other persons entitled as herein declared and in the proportions to which they are respectively entitled; or to their legal representatives. 10th It is further ordered adjudged & decreed that the Clerk & Master proceed to collect the funds belonging to said estate and which are to be distributed as aforesaid as fast as practicable and that he shall report his progress therein to the next term of the Court Rutherford County, Tennessee Chancery Court, Book B, Page113 Thursday Morning April 29th 1852 Court met pursuant to adjournment Present Hon. B. L. RIDLEY Chancellor & C KELLY WARD & OTHERS DECREE --- EX PARTE BE it remembered that this cause came on for hearing before the Hon. R. L. RIDLEY on this the 29th day of April 1852 upon petition filed at the last term of this Court & upon the report of the Clerk & Master made at the present term whjich report is in the words and figures follwing to wit :KELLY WARD & OTHERS Ex-parte In this cause the undersigned reports that the children of BENJAMIN WARD are entitled to $1050- less the costs that said BENJ. WARD died in 1820 and before the death of WM. WARD which took place in 1835 and that the said BENJ. Left ten children – three of whom died before the said WILLIAM WARD, to wit, MRS. WEBB, MRS. MARLOW, and DUKE WARD and that DANIEL WARD, JESSE WARD, KELLY WARD, & JAMES WARD are still living, that NICHODEMUS WARD died 3 or 4 years ago, that BENJ. WARD died 15 or 16 years ago & that WM. WARD died without ever being married but the time of his death is not known. JAMES F. FLETCHER C & M The Court being satisfied that said report is in all things correct doth order adjudge & degree that the Clerk & Master after paying the cost of this proceeding out of the fund reported as in his hands he shall pay the balance over as follows , to wit, to DANIEL WARD, JESSE WARD, KELLY WARD, & JAMES WARD each one seventh of the amount and of the amount in his hands to the heirs of NICHODEMUS WARD one seventh & to the heirs of BENJAMIN WARD(son of BENJ. WARD Senior) one seventh. The Clerk & Master will also pay over to DANIEL, JESSE, KELLY, & JAMES WARD each one ninth (1/9) of the amount to which WILLIAM WARD would be entitled if he were alive to the heirds of NICHODEMUS WARD, one ninth (1/9), to the heirs of BENJAMIN WARD none ninth (1/9) and that he retain in his hands the remaining three ninths to be paid to the heirs of DUKE WARD, MRS. SUSAN WEBB, & MRS. CELIA MARLOW in the event it shall appear hereafter that they are entitled to receive it. Additional Comments: Dr. William Ward was born 14 April 1752 at Cumberland Co., VA. He died 23 July 1835 at Old Jefferson, Rutherford Co., TN. He married firstly, on 8 May 1777 at Pittsylvania Co., VA Mary Bowman Stewart (daughter of John Stewart and Susannah Tanner) born at Nottoway Parish, Amelia Co., VA) and secondly on 24 October 1812 at Rutherford Co., TN Mary Polly Robertson, daughter of Jesse Robertson & Elizabeth Pigg. Dr. William Ward owned a large plantation at Old Jefferson in Rutherford County, TN and raised cotton. He had 45 slaves at the time of his death. He died without issue. His siblings were: half-brother, Daniel Ward of Franklin Co., VA; whole siblings -- Benjamin Ward of Ashe Co., NC; Joshua Ward of Washington Co., VA; James Ward of Indiana & Kentucky & Ohio, Michael Ward, and Mary Obedience Ward Kennedy of Hart Co., KY. 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