This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Ward, Roper Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1750.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: John W. WARD's Will was dated 01 Jan 1845 and was proven at the March 1845 County Court. The Will identifies John W. WARD's children as Mary E. WARD and John P. WARD and shows these children to be minors. The Will further identifies John W. WARD's father as Bryan WARD, naming his father and brother-in-law Easton P. LOWE as co-executors. Henry WARD and H. BARKSDALE are witnesses to this Will. John W. WARD's primary assets seem to be his eleven slaves, identified by name: Frank, Meriah, Silas, Tilmon, Lizzy, Davy, Anderson, Henry, Archy, Marshal and Darthula. By a codicil to this Will dated February 17, 1845, John W. WARD further adds his uncle Matthew H. WARD as a third co-executor. Henry WARD, Thos. CALHOUN and H. BARKSDALE are witnesses to the codicil. There is no identification of the name of John W. WARD's wife, who predeceased him. The images of this Will are available online at the FamilySearch.org web site within the Collection identified as "Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927." The Will, including codicil and probate information, spans Images 249 to 254. See: "Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-195-2160619-1-48?cc=1909088&wc=M6QW-529:179779901,180251101 : accessed 23 Apr 2014), Smith > Wills, 1841-1859, Vol. 03 > image 250 of 1059. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>