Franklin-Pittsylvania County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Ward, Daniel January 12, 1826f ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Brenda Reed brendahreed@sbcglobal.net June 27, 2008, 4:56 pm Source: Franklin County Va Will Book Written: January 12, 1826f Recorded: March 1826 "In the name of God, Amen, I, DANIEL WARD, of Franklin Co, and State of Virginia, being low in body, but of sound mind and perfect memory thought proper to make this, my last will and testament, in the manner and form following; that is; First of all, I recommend my Soul to God who gave it; my Body to the Earth from whence it was taken, to be buried at the discretion of my Executors hereinafter named; and as to touching my worldly estate, first, I desire that all my just debts be paid out of my personal estate. Secondly, my will an desire that my lands shall be laid off in twelve equal parts or lots, agreeable to quantity and quality by my Executors hereinafter named. First, laying off one lot for my daughter ELIZABETH MARCUM and one other for HAPPY PERDUE, and one other to be laid off to JESSE WARD, and one other lot to be laid off to BENJAMIN WARD, and one other laid laid off to my son DANIEL WARD if the said DANIEL should be living when the division of the said lands is laid off, and if he be dead, my will an desire is that is four children that he had by his wife ALLY, namely ELENDER, WHITTENTON, and DANIEL and ALLY, the lot shall be sold and the money it brings to be equally divided amongst them as they come to be of lawful age. One other lot to be laid off to my daughter PRUDENCE PERDUE, and one other lot be laid off to my daughter SEALY DILLON, and it is my will and desire that my son, JONATHAN, shall have one lot laid off to live on and his wife ANNY natural life or lives, and at their death, the lot of land shall be set up and sold by my Executors and the money arising therefrom to be equally divided amongst the lawful legatees begotten heirs of JONATHAN and his wife ANNY. And the one other lot to be laid off to my son WILLIAM, and one other lot to be laid off to my son ASA, and it is my will and desire that one lot shall be laid off and that my son SAMUEL and his wife MARY shall live on it and enjoy the same during their natural lives, and at their deaths, the lot is to be set up and sold to the highest bidder and the money arising therefrom to be equally divided amongst the lawful begotten children by said SAMUEL and wife MARY, also one other lot to be laid off to my daughter MARTHA LYON. And at my death or as soon after as it is expedient, it is my will and desire that all my personal estate shall be set up and sold to the highest bidder by my Executors, on such credit as they may think proper, and the money arising therefrom to be equally divided unto twelve parts after all expenses shall be taken out. First, my will is that my daughter ELIZABETH MARCUM shall receive 1/12th part; also my desire is that my daughter HAPPY shall receive 1/12th part, and it is my desire that my son JESSE WARD shall receive 1/12th part to go to the benefit and maintenance of his wife and children, and it is also my desire that my son BENJAMIN shall receive 1/12th part. It is my will and desire that my son ASA WARD shall receive $200 (two hundred dollars) that is to come out of my son DANIEL's part for causes and reasons best known to myself and if any surplus should be left of 1/12th, my will and desire is that my son DANIEL shall receive that surplus and if he should be dead when the division should take place, my will and desire is the four children of DANIEL WARD begotten by his wife ALLY, to be divided amongst them. It is also my desire that my daughter PRUDENCE PERDUE shall receive 1/12th part. It is also my will and desire whereas I have loaned unto my son JONATHAN one slave boy WILLIS for his, the said JONATHAN, to deliver up to my Executors at my death or as soon after as they shall demand him. IF he should not give him up when called for and have him sold with the rest of the property, the said JONATHAN shall receive him as 1/12th part to go to the support of his wife and children, and at his death, if he should see cause to keep the above named boy WILLIS, he shall be set up and sold to the highest bidder and the money arising therefrom to be equally divided amongst his lawful begotten children as they shall come to lawful age. It is also my desire, whereas I have loaned unto my son ASA WARD one slave boy RUEBEN, that he , the said ASA, shall bring him in and sell with the rest of my property, and if he should refuse to bring him in, he shall receive him as 1/12th part. It is also my desire and will that my son ASA shall receive 1/12th part for son SAMUEL WARD and put it out on interest at 6% and pay the interest to said SAMUEL at the end of every year and if the said SAMUEL should be in such indigent circumstances that he is upon sufferance, he the said ASA WARD, shall let the said SAMUEL have such sums of the principal as will promote his best interest and, at the death of said SAMUEL WARD, if there should be a surplus in the hands of said ASA, it shall be equally divided amongst the lawful heirs of said SAMUEL as they come of lawful age. It is also my desire that my daughter MARTHA LYON shall receive 1/12th part I do constitute and appoint my son ASA WARD and my friend JOHN M. HOLLAND, my Executors of this,my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills and testaments made by me. To this I set my hand and seal this January 12, 1826. His Daniel X Ward Mark Signed in the presence of us: PETER M. HOLLAND, THOMAS DUDLEY, MARK PERDUE (X, His Mark) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/franklin/wills/ward401gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 6.1 Kb