JNBALLVA John Ball of Fauquier Co. VA d. 1806 Fauquier Co. VA. Transcription if his probate records are true to the original in spelling, capitalization and punctuation or lack thereof. However, I indented each "Item" of the will for clarity. The Will Books are all located in the Fauquier County Courthouse at Warrenton, Virginia. The Last Will and Testament of John Ball is recorded in Will Book 4, pages 301 to 307. In the name of God Amen. I John Ball of the County of Fau- quier in the state of Virginia, do make this my last will and Tes- tament in manner following that is to say, when I die it is my desire to be buried on my own plantation with such of my family as are already deceased, all my just debts I wish to be first paid. Item. To my dearly beloved wife Sarah Ellin Ball I give and bequeath one hundred acres of land I purchased of James Duff on wich my dwelling house stands with the barn and all other build ings thereon the boundaries to be same as mentioned in the deed by which said Duff conveyed it to me. I also give and bequeath unto her one half of the hundred acres of land I purchased of Samuel Conyers, first laying of eight acres to Eli Porter along his line the ballance to be equally devided betwen her and my son William Ball. I also give and bequeath unto her the land I pur- chased of William Porter on which my mill stands with the mill; also the land I purchased of Dunlop Fisher and his mother, also eight acres of land I got of Samuel Porter senr. lying at the up per end of the little Race that conveys the water to said mill. I also give and bequeath unto her the land I purchased of Lewis Withers as agent for his brother Elijah Weithers being about eighty acres it is my desire she should hold the above property during her life. I also give and bequeath unto my wife during her life the following negro slaves Daniel, George, Dick, Joshua, Winney, Nance, Mary, Alice and Ben, with all my household and kitchen furniture also all my stock of horses, cattle, sheep and hogs, with all my farming utensils, viz. waggon, cart, Plough, axes, Hoes, etc. Also my watch. Item I give and bequeath to my son William Ball and his heirs one hundred acres of land I purchased of Henry Boatman. I also give and bequath unto him and his heirs, the ballance of the hundred acres I got of Samuel Conyers or one half after Eli Porter gets his eight acres. The deviding line to agreed on by him and his mother I also give and bequeath unto him and his heirs one half of the land I purchased of Lewis Weithers as agent for his brother Elijah Weithers to be land of at the west and along Boatman's line. I also give and bequeath to him and his heirs the two following negroe slaves the ______ named Sam, and the other named Bob which I let him have some years ago with all other property that I heretofore may have advanced him. Item I give and bequeath to my son in law George Chilton and his wife Mary Ellin Chilton and their heirs so much of the land I made entry off and had surveyed the 7th day of April eighteen hundred and one as comes within the boundries of the one hundred acres he purchased of John Kemper himself so as to take in his dwelling house and part of his orchard. I also give and bequeath to George Chilton and Mary Ellin Chilton his wife and their heirs fifty acres of the land I purchased of John Kemper myself lying on the east side of the land said Chilton purchased and bounded on the north side by the deviding line between him and my son John Ball. I also give and bequeath to George Chilton and his wife Mary Ellin Chilton and their heirs one negro woman slave named Phillis and her increase at my decease. I also give to George Chilton and Mary Ellin Chilton his wife and their heirs a negro boy slave named Davie with all other property that I heretofore may have advanced them. Item I give and bequeath to my son John Ball and his heirs one hundred and fifty acres of land I purchased of Peter Kemper and wheron my son John now lives beginning at Licking Run running thence in an eastward direction so to be laid of parallel or nearly so with the deviding line between him and George Chilton at my decease I give and ___to my son John Ball and his heirs one negro woman slave named Luce and her increase also her son Harry with all other property I may have heretofore advanced him. Item I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Ball and his heirs the ballannce of the land I purchased of Peter Kemper being about twenty acres also the land I purchased of Alexander Linn tho the deed from him mentions but one hundred and one acre, yet upon an accurate survey if I mistake not will be found to be more to him and his heirs also the land lately purchased of Robert Lewis being about ten acres and lying on the south side of the new rod leading to my mill and joining that of Linns to him and his heirs. I also give and bequeath to my son Thomas Ball and his heirs one negro boy named Tom at my decease I also give and bequeath to my son Thomas Ball and his heirs one negro boy named Manuel, with all other property I heretofore may have advanced him. Item I give and bequeath to my son in law Stephen Bowen and his wife Sarah Bowen and their heirs the following negro slaves viz: Rachel and her increase also a boy named George at my decease I also give and bequeath to them one negro boy named Carter also a black mare colt one year old next spring also one cow & calf and four sheep. It is also my desire after the decease of my wife that Stephen Bowen makes choice of one of the negroes that was left to her for her support during her life this last bequeath is in consideration of his having none of the land left to him and his heirs I thinking the quantity of land too small to devide into so many parts with all other property I may have advaced them heretofore. Item I give and bequeath to my son in law Eli Porter and Marth Porter his wife and their heirs, the three following negro slaves viz. Jude and her two sons Baldwin and Oliver and her fu- ture increase. It is also my desire after the decease of my wife that Eli Porter takes the second choice of one of the negroes that was left for her support during her life for the benefit of himself and his wife Martha Porter and their heirs this last bequeath is in consideration of his having more of the land left to him I thinking the quantity I held too small to devide into so many parts with all other property I heretofore may have advanced them. Item I give and bequeath to my son Joseph Brumfield Ball and his heirs when he may arrive at twenty one years of age the two following negro slaves viz. Jem and Jack also a sorrel horse at this time rising four years old, also a cow and calf and four sheep, a bed and furniture, also at the decease of his mother I give and bequeath to my son Joseph B. Ball the land I purchased of William Porter on which my mill stands also the mill with an uninterupted passage for the water from the dam to the stile house, also eight acres of land I got of Samuel Porter lying at the upper end of the little Race that conveys the water to said mill, also the land I purchased of Dunlop Fisher and his mother. I also give and bequeath to him the remaining half of the land I purchased of Lewis Weithers as agent for his brother Elijah Weithers to to [sic] laid of joining the land I got ______ Dunlop Fisher and his mother but so as to give Joseph what woods there is on the quarrey hill to Boatman line to him and his heirs. Item I give and bequeath to my son George Lewis Ball and his heirs when he may arrive at twenty one years of age the two following negro slaves viz a boy named Stephen and a girl named Bett with her increase also a horse, a cow & calf and four sheep, a bed and furniture. At the decease of his mother I give and be queath to him and his heirs the one hundred acres of land I pur- chased of James Duff on which my dwelling house stands, with the barn and all other buildings on said land also that half of con- veyenses hundred acres which his mother possest. After the decease of my wife it is my desire the negroes left to her for her support during her life (that Stephen Bowen makes choice of and Eli Porter of another) that the ballance of negroes then remaining be equally devided among my children if such a devision can be agreed on otherwise must be sold together with the stock of every kind on the plantation household and kitchen furniture with the farming utensils, the money arising from the sale to be equally devided among my children or their legal representitives. It is my desire whare a crop may be grow ing on the land bequeathed to either of my sons at my decease that the crop be first taken off for the use of their mother and her family before such son takes possession of the same. I do hereby appoint my wife Sarah Ellin Ball Executrix and my two sons William Ball and John Ball Executors of this my last will and testament revoking all others heretofore made. In wit- ness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighteenth day of January eighteen hundred and six. Signed Sealed and acknowledged in the presents [sic] of John Ball seal Robert Hunton Alex Hunton At a court held for Fauquier County the 22nd day of December 1806 This Will was proved by the oath of of [sic] Robert Hunton a witness thereto and the Court being satisfied that the same was wholly written by the testator was admitted to record and on the motion of Mary Ellin Ball the Executrix and John Ball one of the executors therein named who made oath and together with George Chilton, Eli Porter, Lewis Withers and John Kemper their securities entered into and acknowledged bond in the penalty of fifteen thousand Dollars conditioned as the law directs certifi- cate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form. Teste H. P. Campbell Cf C [The following is located in Will Book 4, pages 317 to 319. In the "total value" column I use a " " " ditto mark in place of the squiggly line on the original. Also, I use a "?" when unsure of a word. The appraisers appear to evaluate the livestock in terms of English pounds and shillings rather than the Dollars and Cents of the other goods. Occasionally they grouped two lines with one large "}" and one appraisal number. I use one "}" on each line. LSS] Agreeable to an order of the worshipfull Court of Fauquier, we whoes names are under written being just sworn have proceeded to value the personal estate of the late John Ball to wit $ Cts 4 feather beds, bedstead & furniture 100 00 1 Bag of feathers 15 " 3 Tables one Desk & Book Case 43 " 1 Buffett & Press [cabinet] $15 12 Windsor Chairs 27 " 6 Flag chairs 18/" 3 wheels, one Reel 45/" 10 50 [cotton and flax wheels; clock reel] Sundry Books $20.50 looking Glass 18/" 23 50 One silver watch 15 Shot gun & sword 25 40 " One case of Bottles 9/" 2 pr Andirons, Shovel & tongs 4 50 China & Crockery ware coffee Pot & tea kettle 15 " 1 pr Steelyards, spices mortar & skillett 50 50 3 Sad Irons, 3 pots, 2 ovens & several water vessels 11 " Frying pan, ladle, grid Iron, hackle & griddle 2 " 3 stands of Bees, sundry old Tubs, & 12 Sickles 11 " Water Can & funnell 3/" 35 head of sheep $70 70 50 One riding chair & harness $30 4 axes 18/" 33 " One Cross Cut saw $4 6 plows} Stocks and Swingletrees} 17 " 8 calves $25, one beef cow $20} Two Yoke Oxen $100} 1//5 " Ox cart $33 one old waggon & Geer $50 83 " 10 head of Horses $513 -- 13 head of Cattle 133 6//6 " 16 flat hogs $80 -- 4 Stacks of hay 95 175 " About 100 bhls Indian Corn $250 fodder 25 275 " About 400 bushels wheat $36} Abt 120 Do Oats 60} 427 " Abt 800 lbs Salted Pork $40 Geese & turkeys 15.50 55 50 3 Saddes [sic] 2 bridles & one pr saddle bags 18 " Waggons, tent & 16 bags $6.50} 32 head hogs, 74 pigs} 62 " One wheat fan $10.20 old Tubs $10 20 " Hand saw foot adz, auger & chisels 6 " Cutting box $3 Knives & forks [smeared] 4 " Mill Pecks, scales & weights 12 " One old stile 45 Gall[on] cap[acity] & ?worm 22 50 Negro Joshua 333.33 Daniel 166.69 500 " Stephen $300 Dick 333.33 633 33 Jim 333.33 George 166.67 633 00 Bett 200 Luce 250 Nance 66 510 " Winney 100 Harry $250 350 " Carter 50 Manuel 120 Davy 150 320 " Alice 200 Jack 300 Mary 266 700 " Benjamin (an incumbrance) --------------- $ 6047 . 83 31st day of December 1806 Enock K. Withers Wm. Kincaid Robt. Hunton At a court held for Fauquier County the 26th day of January 1807. This Inventory and appraisement of the estate of John Ball dec'd was returned and ordered to be recorded. Teste H. R. Campbell CC [The following is located in Will Book 9, pages 419 - 420. The clerk used the symbol for cents -- "c" with a slash mark -- but I wrote the word out. LSS] Fauquier County Court March 27th 1826 Ordered that Elias Martin, Thomas Y. Johnson, Samuel Fisher and Alexander S. Withers, or any three of them do appraise the personsal estate of Sarah E. Ball & John Ball deceased & return the appraisement under their hand to this Court. A Copy Testr Jno. A. W. Smith C C Fauqrsct Elias Martin, Thomas Y. Johnson & Samuel Fisher personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace for said county and made oath that they would execute, to the best of their knowledge the within Order, according to Law. Given under my hand this 13th day of April 1826. Alexr D. Kelly The undersigned (in pursuance of an order of the County Court of Fauquier in Chancery setting to them directed) having been first duly sworn for that purpose before Alexander D. Kelly, a justice of the peace for sd County have made an appraisement of so much of the personal Estate of the late Capt. John Ball dec'd as was to them exhibited, and now offer the following report of their proceedings. One bed and furniture complete $25 One do Do $28 $ 53.00 Do Do $25 1 Dining Table $4 1 etc $2 31.00 10 windsor chairs $6 2 flag Do 67 cents 1 arm Do 75 cents 7.42 1 corner cupboard $6 3 stone Jars 50 cents 3 Do 58 cents 7.00 3 milk crocks $1 knives & forks $1.50 1 set Dishes $2 4.50 17 plates $1 1 Tureen $1 4 Table spoons 50 cents 2.50 6 silver Tea spoons $4 1 large bowl 34 cents 4.34 cups & saucers 34 cents copper coffeepot $1.50 bread tray 12 1/2 cents 1.96 Candlesticks & snuffer 75 cents mortar & pestle $1 1.75 2 Tea Pots & 1 Sugar Dish & creampot at 42 cents butter boat 25 cents .67 2 small bowls 25 cents 2 fruit Dishes 25 cents blue Pitcher 25 cents .75 Tea cannister 25 cents wine bottle & cruet 17 cents .42 Tin Trunk 75 cents small waiter and a Tea board 50 cents 1.25 3 Tumblers 25 cents 2 chamber pots 50 cents 1 large looking Glass 75 cents 1.50 1 small looking Glass 17 cents shovel & tongs $1 1.17 Pr Stealyards $1 square walnut table $1 2.50 Candlestand 75 cents clock reel 75 cents cotton wheel $1 2.50 Flax wheel $3 2 pr Cards 50 cents white counterpains $8 11.50 Cotton Coverlet $3 quilts $6 9.00 large chest $1 walnut press $8 Desk & bookcase $12 21.00 3 pairs and one odd tablecloth $11 5 towels $1.25 12.25 2 pr sheets $9 Old Books $9 pr flat irons 50 cents 18.50 Flax hackle $1 brass kettle 34 cents 4 barrels $2 3.34 5 other barrels $1.25 4 stand tubs $1 open barrels 37 cts 2.62 lard tub 50 cents soap 25 cents 1 axe $1 3 pots & hooks $3 4.75 1 oven 50 cents skillet 50 cents skimmer, flesh forks & ladle 75 cents 1.75 meal sifter 34 cents water vessels 50 cents square pine table 75 cents 1.59 2 Trays 50 cents grindstone $1.50 1 cow $10 12.00 One other cow $10 one yearling $2 12.00 Shot Gun $5 tea Kettle $2 candlemould 25 cents 7.25 Carpet $2 2 Bee hives $4 small jug 14 cents 6.17 Knife box 12 cents Coffee box 25 cents .37 Seventy two lb. bacon at 8 cents pr lb. 5.76 -------- $ 253.58 -------- Amount brought Over 253.58 Bible etc $2 an iron hoop & barrel 50 cents 2.5 -------- $ 256.08 At a Court held for Fauquier County on the 22nd day of May 1826. This Inventory and appraisement was returned and ordered to be recorded. Teste John A. W. Smith Cf C C [This last is located in Will Book 10, page 265.] The Estate of John Ball dec'd In account. 1824 th No. $ Ct $ Ct Feb 27 To Cash paid James Caldwell p receipt 1 4.50 March30 " Cash paid George L. Ball 2 8. " " " " Cash paid James Hamett 3 1. " June 27 " Cash paid John P. Kemper auctioneer 4 5. " 1825 18.50 ---------- Jany 1 To balance due 18.50 " One years interest on balance 1.11 " clerk's fees for recording settlement 4.00 " Cash paid expenses of Commissioners 2.00 " Commission of 5 p ls on receipts 23.83 Oct 8 " balance due this day 428.31 ------------ 1825 476.64 March30 To Cash paid Thomas Ball in full 53.40 " " " Cash paid John Ball " " 53.40 " " " Cash paid Stephen Bowen 53.40 " " " Cash paid George L. Ball " " 53.40 " " " Cash paid George L. Ball, trustee for J. B. Ball 53.40 " " " Cash paid Charles T. Chilton agent for G. Chilton 53.40 " " " Cash paid Elice Porter 53.40 " " " Cash paid Wm. Ball's heirs 46.56 1/2 ----------------------------------------------------------------- In obedience to an order of the upper Court of Fauquier County bearing date 24th May 1825; We the undersigned Commis- sioners having been first sworn according to law for that purpose met agreeably to notice given the parties at the tavern of Mrs. Ann Noon's in the town of Warrenton on the 8th day of October 1825 and proceeded to state, settle and adjust the explanatonal account of Sarah E. Ball, with John Ball's estate and found the debits and credits in said account supported by just and proper vouchers and also found the sum of four hundred and twenty seven dollars and twenty cents subject to distribution which gives a dividend of $53.40 to each there being eight distributees. We also found in the possession of the said explicative receipts showing that Thoams Ball, John Ball, Stephen Bowen, George L. Ball for himself and also as trustee for Joseph B. Ball, Charles T. Chilton attorney in fact for George Chilton and Elisa Porter have each received his dividend aforesaid in full and that the heirs of Wm. Ball have received an account of their dividend aforesaid the sum of forty six dollars, fifty six and 92 cents. Given under our hands this day of 1827. Henry C. Dade Thomas Fisher At a court held for Fauquier County on the 27th day of November 1827. This account and report was returned and ordered to be sixty days for exceptions. --- And at a Court held for said County on the 29th day of January 1828. The same was confirmed and ordered to be recorded. Teste John A. W. Smith Cf CC