See mention of Adam and John COBLE in Orange Co., NC 1800 and 1822 (second and third post from the bottom of the page) ----- Original Message ----- From: <Brm1945@aol.com> To: <ddavis@logicsouth.com> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 11:13 PM > ===================================================================== > Source: WARD-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Various Records for Wards > > > I received these accountings from another researcher and hope they will help > someone. I am still trying to connect my Simon Ward to one of these families > as they migrated to GA. His name may have been John Simon Ward but I am just > guessing at that as all I know now is Simon. > > Beulah Reeves McCain. > > > Isle of Wight County, VA: > > "WARD, Thomas: Leg wife Jane; daughter Hannah, if without heirs to son > John; daughter Mary; son Benjamin; daughter Olive; son Francis. Exs, wife > and son Benjamin WARD. D. April 16, 1727. R. May 27, 1728. Wit: John > WILLIAMS, Joseph QUANTOCK, Sus.(Susan?) WILLIAMS. > Page 87" > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````` > > ```````````````````````` > "WARD, Thomas: Apprised by Arthur JONES, John MANGUM, William BELL. R. > November 25, 1728. Page 133." > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````` > > ```````````` > "WARD, John: leg daughter Mary; wife Sarah. Exs. wife Sarah and Hugh > NORVELL. D. January 20, 1739. R. March 23, 1740. Wit: Hugh NORVELL, > William SPENCE, William BROOM. Page 318" > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ````` > "WARD, Benjamin: Estate appraised by Peter WOODWARD, Thomas COFFER, Richard > JONES. Signed Sarah WARD. Ordered February 6, 1752. R. March 5, 1752. > Page 417" > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ` > "WARD, Benjamin: Account estate, by Jordan THOMAS and Charles FULGHAM. > Signed Sarah WARD. R. August 6, 1752. Page 458" > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````` > > ```````````````````` > "WARD, Joseph: Leg son John; son Joseph; daughter Elizabeth STALLINGS; wife > Elizabeth; bequest to be divided between son Joseph, daughter (s?) Ann > MADDRA, Unity EDWARDS, Sarah BERRIMAN and Lucy LEE; at my wife's death her > prt of my estate to be divided among all my children. Exs: wife and son > Joseph WARD. D. December 12, 1762. R. August 7, 1768. Wit: Richard > JORDAN, Francis WRENN, Benjamin JONES. Page 428" > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````` > > ```````````````````````````````` > "WARD, Joseph: Appraised by James DERRING (HERRING?), Samuel WILSON, > William BARLOW. R. October 2, 1766. Page 435" > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````` > > ```````````````` > "WARD, Joseph: Account estate, paid legacy to John STALLINGS. Examined by > Richard HARDY, Dolphin DREW, James DERRING. Signed, Elizabeth and Joseph > WARD. R. July 7, 1768. Page 513" > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````` > > `````````````````````````` > "WARD, Joseph: Appraised by James DERRING, Samuel WILSON, Francis WRENN, Sr. > R. January 4, 1770. Page 15" > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````` > > ```````````` > "WARD, Francis: Leg. son Nathan, land adjoining Joseph WOMBLE; son Britain; > son John; son Francis; son Joseph; son James; daughter Lucy WALLOO (?); wife > Ann; daughter Ann; daughter Constant; daughter Mary. Exs., wife and son > Nathan WARD. D. June 13, 1769. R. August 1, 1776. Wit: Jacob > PERSON/PEARSON, William GAY, David STRAIT, Thomas COPHER. Security: > William GAY. Page 429" > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````` > > ```````````````````````````````````````` > "WARD, Francis: Appraised by William GOODSON, Thomas WRENN, David STRAIT. > R. September 1777. Page 473" > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````` > > `````````` > "WARD, Francis: Account estate, examined by William GOODSON and Thomas > WRENN. Signed: William GAY. R. November 6, 1783. Page 199" > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````` > > ``````````` > "WARD, Willis: Appraised by Thomas WRENN, Benjamin JONES, Thomas COPHER. > R. December 5, 1782. Page 148." > > ******************** > Lunenburg County, VA; > > "Richard WARD Will Book 1 Page 341 > Names: Wife - Mary WARD > Son - Benjamin WARD - 120 acres in County of Cumberland adjoining James > BROWN, Jonas REANULS (also: REYNOLDS-RUNNELLS), Valentine COLLEY > To wife Mary 350 acres of land in Lunenburg County, six slaves and personal > property. > Daughter - Tahpenah WARD > Mentions unborn child, and bequeaths to the unborn child 150 acres in > Chesterfield County (VA) between the road and the river adjoining Eliza GAY > and Seth WARD. Bequeaths to unborn child, also, 1010 acres of land in > Cumberland County between Angola Creek and Appomattox River, all of the land > I now enjoy in Lunenburg County, all negroes I have in Cumberland and > Lunenburg Counties and six negroes lent to my wife after her death. > Executors: Friend Seth WARD and Perrin ALDAY > Witnesses: Abra. MARTIN, Neah (?) FRANK, Joshua WHARTON > /s/ Richard WARD Will dated 17 Nov 1759 Recorded 2 July 1768 > 'Perrin ALDAY qualified as executor with Alexander JOYCE, Thomas JOYCE, John > PETTUS, Dudley BARKSDALE, Francis COOK/COCKE and John RICE as his > securities.' " > > > ******************** > Wake County, NC: > > "WARD, John Will Recorded: 2 Nov 1787 p. 127 > In the name of God amen. wife Lydday WARD: plantation I now live on; > stock; household goods for life. Son Jess WARD: 96 ac after mother's > death, land where Richard RABORN now lives; stock; household goods. Son > William WARD: stock. Son John WARD: stock. Son Noell WARD: stock. > Daughter Fanny (Frances) WARD: furniture. Daughter Lizzy (Elizabeth) WARD: > furniture; stock. Daughter Deliah ABBET: 5s. 16 Oct 1785. John (X) > WARD. > Executors: Lydday WARD, Jesse WARD > Witnesses: Willis WILDER (Jurat), William WILDER (Jurat)" > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ` > "WARD, Wm Relinquishment Recorded: 8 Sep 1797 p. 411 > Joseph ELY, John BRADFORD & Elijah BENBY/DENBY named executors of the will > of Wm WARD but refused to qualify. Prudence WARD relinquished right to > administer, it being out of her power and want of a carrigae to ride in. 12 > Jun 1797." > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ````` > "WARD, Wm Will Recorded: 8 Sep 1797 p. 412 > In the name of gos Amen. Son Wm WARD, Thomas WARD, and Nathaniel WARD: all > land equally divided among them. Son Nathaniel WARD: manor plantation > after decease of my wife. Daughter Elizabeth PERRY: Negro Nan. Daughter > Tabitha WARD: Negro Hester. Daughter Mary WARD: Negro Hannah. Daughter > Martha WARD: Negro Jude. Daughter Sarah WARD: Negro Chancy. Son Wm WARD: > Negroes Charles, Ben. Son Thomas WARD: Negro Milly. Son Nathaniel WARD: > Negro Edyth. Wife PRUDENCE WARD for widowhood: Negroes London, Amey; > stock; household goods. Son Thomas WARD to get Negro Amey and Nathaniel > WARD, London at decease of wife. All other estate divided equally among 8 > children. 9 Dec 1790. > Executors: Josiah ELEY, John BRADFORD, Elijah DENBY > Witnesses: Richard TIMBERLAKE (Jurat), Tabitha (mark) WARD, Mary WARD, > (Jurat)" > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````` > > ````` > "WARD, Wm Inventory Recorded: 8 Sep 1797 p. 415 > 640 ac.; Negroes: Amey, London, Charles, Hannah, Esher/Hester, Nanny, Judy, > Chancy, Milley, Edy, Ben, Ellick, Greenich, Dick, Joe, Jimmy; livestock; > household goods; farm tools. Admr: William WARD" > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````` > > ``````````` > "WARD, Sarah dec'd Acct Current May 1802 p. 4 > Adm: William HAYS. Sub: John ROGERS, Wm ARMSTRONG, Solo ROGERS" > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````` > > ``` > "WARD, William dec'd Acct Current May 1802 p. 5 > Orphans James WARD, Henry L. WARD, Elizabeth WARD. Subsistence and > schooling for year 1792. 19 May 1802. Grdn: William HAYS. JPs: John > ROGERS, Wm ARMSTRONG, Soloman ROGERS." > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````` > > ``` > Buyers for Elijah RUDD estate sale...among others were: > Benjamin WARD > Robert WARD > Robertson WARD > > ********* > > Orange County, NC: > > "WARD, Joseph Will. Dated: 18 January 1832. Proved: May Ct 1833...Son > Robertson, daughters Sally PARHAM, Patsy BLAILOC, Bethany, sons Ransom, > William and Josiah WARD, daughter Elizabeth MOOR (sic), sons Isham (or > Isaac) and John WARD, 50 cents each. These all seem to be children of his > first wife. > Daughters Rebecca MOOR, Mary WARD, Jennet, son Edwin, daughter Louisa, > sons James and Marvil, daughter Nancy Ann (unmarried), 'my last wife's > children aforementioned.' > Executors: wife Charity, and brother-in-law James LAW. > Witness: Thomas HOWARD." > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````` > > ```````````````````````````` > "WARD, William Will in Archives. Dated: 19 March 1799. Proved: Feb 1800. > Wife: Susannah > Sons: Stephen, Anthony, William, Thomas, James > Daus: Susanna PIKE, Sarah CLARK, Priscilla FERREE, Esther WELLS. > Son-in-law: Daniel FERREE land joining Adam COBLE. > Witnesses: Jacob MARSHILL, Jesse HINSHAW, Jr" > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````` > "Susannh WARD Will. Dated: 7 March 1817 Proved: May Ct 1822. > Son: William > Son: James 20 shillings > Sons: Stephen, Thomas > Daus: Sarah CLARK, Asther WELLS (Hester/Esther?) > 'To my daughter Susannah PIKE heirs 20 shillings' > Executors: son Stephen WARD and David PATTERSON > Witnesses: Isaac PATTERSON, John COBLE." > > ************** > > Johnston County, NC: > > "WARD, Benajah 5 July 1848 Probated: Aug Ct 1848 > wife Susan WARD & 6 children: Nancy G. WARD, Polly (Mary) WARD, Sarah E. > WARD, *PHEREBY WARD, Susanna B. WARD & Thomas WARD - All perishable Est. > son Thomas - All land after arriving at age 21. > Exec: John EASON. Signed: Benajah WARD > Wit: Benjamin B. ROSE, Aaron Lee." > *Phereby WARD. Martha Moore has a Phereby WARD in her lineage, but a > daughter of a John WARD. (aep) > >