ANNE WARD Will
Prince William County Will Book Q, pg. 79
I Anne Ward of the County of Prince William do make and
ordain this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking any and all other
will or wills by me heretofore made whereas my deceased husband Zachariah Ward
did by his last will and testament, which is of record in the clerks office of
the County court of Prince William, Give and devise to me during my natural
life all his estate both real and personal consisting of the small tracts of
land, two in the County of Fairfax and one in the County of Prince William,
together with all his negroes, horses, cattle and house hold furniture, after
my death, the one half to be equally divided between his four children,
Barbara, Berkely, Hetty, Mariah, the other half of his estate be left at my
disposal to give it to whom I please among his children and grand children. I
give and devise to my daughter Mariah Ward the one half of my said husband’s
estate which was left at my disposal. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto let
my hand and seal this 24th day of October 1851.
Anne Ward
Signed, sealed, published and delivered by said Anne Ward as
and for her last will and testament in presence of
B. Ward
A. H. Saunders
Jno. A. Saunders
Robt. E. Utterback
At a court of quarterly sessions continued and held for
Prince William Count on this 3d day of August 1852 this last will and testament
of Anne Ward decd. was presented to the court and being proved by the oaths of
Berkely Ward and Addison H. Saunders witnesses thereto and was ordered to be
recorded.
Teste, P. D. Lipscomb, clk
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