- Will dated 6 Apr 1856 Will of Letty Ball, wife of Edward Ball, son of William.
I, Letty Ball, of the county of Fauquier, state of Virginia, do make and ordain this as my last will and testament.
First, I bequeath that my body shall be committed to the earth and to be decently intered and my funeral expenses and any debts from me at my death to be first pair.
Secondly, I devise that my land shall be sold and that the purchase money for it and that my slaves shall be divided into six portions. One portion of them I devise and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Bailey, and other portion of them to my sonilliam, Ball, and other portion of them to my son, James Ball and other portions to the children of my daughter, Jane Holder, deceased especially to be divided among them, and other portion to Erasmus HELM in trust for the sole and separate use of my daughter, Susan Hinson during her life with power to her to dispose of it by will and is she shall make no will, such portion at her death to be equally divided among her children and the descendants of each of them as shall be their deed, but such descendants shall ---------- ---------- ------------.One portion to the said Erasmus HELM in trust for the said use of my son, Joseph Ball, and such of his children as may be single and members of his family at my death during the life of the said Joseph, but at his death I bequeath and direct that this portion shall be equally divided among his children and the descendants of any of them who shall them be deceased but such descendants shall ________ ________ _________.
I constitute and appoint Erasmus HELM the executor of this my last will and testament, and dispense with security from him.
In testimony whereof I subscribe my name in his my last will and testament. This 6th day of April, Anno Domini 1856.
LETTY BALL Signed Sealed and delivered by the testor in our presence and at her request, etc. J. W. Morgan Nimrod T. Ashby
NOTE: Family tradition gives the number of Letty Ball's slaves at one time as over 100. These slaves, she freed before the Civil War. Fauquier County Court February 23, 1863.
This paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Letty Ball deceased, was this day produced to the court for probate, and partly proved by the oath of William J Morgan, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto--- and at anotr court held for said county on the 25th day of September 1865.
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1770 - Bef 1858 (< 88 years)
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