Submitted by Angela M. Ruley

Culpeper County, VA Will Book A, p. 16. (Transcription)

Will of WILLIAM WARD

        “In the Name of God Amen  I William Ward of Culpeper County being very
sick and weake but in my perfect sense and Memory blessed be God and now
I think it proper to make my last Will and Testament and I now recommend
my sole to the Almighty God after this Life if it be his Will to Call me
Amen & c.
        Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Wife Elizabeth Ward after my
just Debts paid all my Estate; and further it’s my Will that my beloved
Wife Elizabeth Ward shall both receive what she shall find justly due to
me as also to pay all my just Debts and it’s allso my Will that shee may
Indeavour to keep all my deare Children to Geather & bring [y.m] up in
the Feare of God Amen  And Allso appoynt my beloved wife Elizabeth Ward
whole and sole Executor of this my last Will and Testement  As Witness
my Hand this 2d day of January Annoqu.e Domni 1749.

                                                        Wm. Ward

Test[e]  James Malcom
           Robert Hopper

At a Court held for the County of Culpeper on Friday the 16th day of
March 1749.
        This Last Will and Testament of William Ward dec.d was proved by the
Oaths of James Malcolm and Robert Hopper the witnesses thereto and
Ordered to be Recorded and was Sworn to by Elizabeth Ward the Executrix
therein named And on her Motion Certificate is Granted her for obtaining
a Probate thereof in due form.
                        Teste  Roger Dixon  Clk.”

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