The film I am taking notes from has extensive info on each of the names mentioned. I am trying to find a place to buy that book so that I can scan the pages and email individually to those interested. I find the author in the book says to order copies or photos contact her and gives her address. I will be doing that shortly. Linda ps I have 3 separate Ward lines in my family. So all the names in the book connect to me somewhere between the 3. ----- Original Message ----- From: Tommie Horn <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 12:01 AM Subject: Re: More Ward info From Book > Linda, Do you know anymore on the Nancy and Phoebe Ward mentioned in this > will? I know you are just recording things for the list, which we > appreciate, but is this by chance your family. My ggggrandmother, Nancy > Ward b. Nov. 14, 1837 and her sister Phoebe Ward b. Oct. 25, 1839, both > married my ggggrandfather Abraham England. If this is your family or > connected to any of the others I have a picture of the England Homestead in > Burr Oak, Jewel County, Kansas if anyone would like a jpeg of it. I show > that a John and Lucy Ward were their parents with Daniel, John, & Hannah > their siblings but this comes from another list and is not proven yet. He > has the date on this will as 1821 so it would be before these girls were > born but they could be related since it seems odd to have two sets of Ward > sisters named the same. Thank you ahead of time for the help. > > Tommie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Whitley" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 1:40 PM > Subject: More Ward info From Book > > > > David Wards Will > > > > I David Ward of Tazwell County and State of Virginia being in perfect > health of both body and mind but calling to mind my advanced age, and the > uncertainity of life in every person thereof, I do hereby make and ordain > this my last will and testament in the manner and form following: > > > > I give to my wife Eleanor Ward one third part of the plantation whereon I > now live. Containing about 400 acres, one third of the improvements, on said > land, together with dwelling house and the other buildings and said > improvements I wish to remain in the posession of my wife during the term of > her natural life to be enjoyed by her without interruption or molestation > and at my wifes decease my will is that the aforesaid 400 acres of land with > the appurtenances to be considered as equally the property of Isaac Ward, > Hiram Ward, and Addison Ward to be by them enjoyed as co-heirs to them their > heirs or assign forever. I give unto my son Rees Ward a tract of land > ajoining the aforesaid tract of 400 acres, which by estimation contains > about 100 acres, and has been usually called Isaac Moores Ridge this tract > to be divided from the 400 acre tract by a Creek above the ford next to John > Burks and to run somewhere near a northwest course straight line till it > intersects the line of Geo! > > rge Grubb, and along Grubbs line to the line of William Ward and along the > several course of the same rount to the beginning to be held by the said > Rees Ward as his legal property to him, his heirs, or assigns forever. I > also give my wife Elanor Ward on third part of my personal Estate after my > just debts are paid and is to be considered as her absolute property and to > be disposed by her at her decease by will or in whateber she may think > proper. And as tot he balance of my personal Estate should anything remain > after my debts are paid, I wish an equal divide to be made among my four > daughters viz - Jane Ward, Nancy Ward, Phebe Ward and Matilda Ward. And > whereas some of my daughters may have acquired some small personal property > by their own industry since they came to full age, if that has been the > case, I do not wish to consider that as any part of my personal estate, but > only such as been obtained by me before my daughters came to mature age. My > will also is that as two of ! > > my sons are so far under age that they have not been educated as I could, > my desire is, that my wife, my son Isaac and all my daughters should > contribute according to their abilities to have my two youngest sons taught > Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic so as to enable them to do common business. > And lastly I hereby constitute and appoint my wife Eleanor Ward my whole and > sole executor of this my last will and testament and shouldit not be > absolutely necessary for the payment of debts I should recommend doing the > business without sale or anything more than returning an inventory to court > but if the payment of debts make it necessary the usual mode must be > resorted to and I do hereby utterly revoke every former wil and testament. > In witness thereof I have herunto put my hand and affixed my seal this > twelfth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and > twenty one. > > > > David Ward > > > > Signed sealed and delivered published pronounced and declared in the > presence of William H Clancy, Samuel Corel, Joshua Corel > > > > > > > >