The will of Enoch Ward, February 13, 1750 as transcribed by Fran Henderson on August 21, 1999 using a
copy secured from the Archives in Raleigh, NC. Attempt has been made to retain spelling, punctuation, and capitalization as in the handwritten and signed copy.

          In the Name of God I Enoch Ward of Carteret County in the Provience of North Carolina Gent: this Thirtenth
          Day of Febery Anno Domini one Thousand Seven hundred and fifty being very Sick and week but of perfect
          mind and memory for which I praise God yet Calling to mind the mortality of my Body [marked through "do
          make"/smeared] Do make and ordain this my Last will and testament first I recomend and Commit my Soul
          unto the hands of God and my Body I Commit to the Earth hoping throug the merrits of Jesus Christ to obtain
          pardon for all my Sins and as touching Sutch Worldly Substance and Estate as it hath plesed God for to
          bless me with in this world I do give and Dispose There of in the following manner That is to Say

                  Imprimis         My Will is that all my ["and" marked out] Lawful Debts which I Do Owe to al & all
          manner of person or persons whom So Ever be each and every (?) paid out of my Estate by my Executors in
          Convenient time after my Death

                  Item             I Lend unto my well beloved wife Mary Ward my Negros Sharper Dino & Jobe Deuring hur
          Naturall Life and my Negro boy Jack untell my Son Enoch Shall if he lives Come to the age of Seventeen
          years and one half of my houshold Stuf and one half of my Stock of hores Cattell Sheepe and hoggs which
          Shall be Equally Devided betwen my Three Small Children at hur Desceas the [letters lost in fold] __ch I leve
          for to Suporte and maintain my Small Children and to Give them Larning Moreover I do Lend unto my s'd
          Wife my hous and and [sic] Lands that are in this neck untell my Son Enoch Shall Come to age of Seventeen
          years and then but the one half of the hous and the one half of the Lands

                  Item             I Give unto my Son Enoch the one half of my hous and lands where I now live and halfe of
          the piney lands belonging to me and my Negro boy Jack when he shall come to the age of seventeen years
          but to remain under the ________ of his Mother or his brother untell he Shall Come to the age of Twenty
          one Years - - - -

                  Item             I Give unto my Daugters Ann Martha Mary Elisabeth Sarah Abigall and Susanah the one
          half of my houshold Stuf and horses Cattell Sheep & hoggs for to be Equally Devided amoungst them and I
          further give Each of them Thirteen pound Six Shillings & eight Pence procklimation mony to be paid to Each
          of them Out of my Estate and More over I do Give to my Daughters Mary Elisabeth Sarah Abigail &
          Seusanah two hundred and fifty acers of Banks to Each of them and thire heires Execu's admininst's and
          assignes for Ever And I further Give to my Daeghter Ann or her assigns Two Hundred and fifty achers of my
          Banks land but for ever Debaring [unsure here, word partly lost in fold] hur husband Jo's Sutton from any
          right title or Intrest therein or there to Item I Give unto James Shackellford _____ [maybe Junior] Two
          hundred and fifty Achers of my Banks land and To his heirs Excut's Adminst's or assigns for Ever, I give my
          Son Enoch one pare of Silver Buckels for Ever and all the rest of my Estate not hearmentioned I leve to my
          Son Richard his heires Execu's Adminst's for Ever and Lastly I Do Dissanull my Wife Mary from Disposing of
          any of my Estate but what Shall be for the bennifite and Supporte of my Children and to be by and with the
          Concent of my Executor here after Named and I Do by these presents [unsure] ordain and appoint my
          beloved Son Richard Ward and Ed'w Simpson Executors of this my Last will and testament and Establish this
          and no Other to be _______ [unclear] for my last will and testimony where of I have hearunto set my hand
          and fixt my Seal the Date above writen

                    Sign'd and Sealed

                    in presents of

                    [signed] Ananias Cavenagh

                    [signed] Joshua Simpson

                    [signed] John Simpson             [signed] E(torn away) Ward

                    [On the back]

                    North Carolina

                    Carteret County

                    At a Court of Common pleas begun & Held at Beaufort Town on Tuesday the fifth day of March
                    1750. Present his Majesty Justice (?)

                    These may Certifie that Ananias Cavenaugh & Joshua Simpson made Oath that they Saw Enoch
                    Ward Sign, Seal, Publish and Declare the Within Instrument of Writing to be his Last Will and
                    Testament & that John Simpson, Sen (?) was present (?) at the Signing hereof and that Richard
                    Ward and Edward Simpson Gent Executors herein appointed Quallifyed themselves as the Law
                    Directs

                    Test Geo. Read Clk [of Court]

                    The Will of Enoch Ward filed 28th Mar 1751

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                    Letters Granted 5 Ap'r 1751

Recorded in Book __________ page _______