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Notes for MOSES BALL:
The Moses Ball family was among the earliest settlers of Lee County, VA; settling in lower Russel Co. (now Lee Co.) in 1792. They lived in a log house in what is now Ewing, Va. and the present site of of the former B.F. Kincaid home. The house was built of logs 12" thick, with doors of the same thickness. The family slept upstairs in order to defend themselves against Indian raids.
Last Will and Testament of Moses Ball
1768-1840
Lee County, Virginia
I, Moses Ball, of the county of Lee and State of Virginia being weak in body but of sound mind, taking into consideration the uncertainty of human life, do make and declare th following to be my last Will and Testament.
To my wife Elizabeth I give such part of my estate, real and personal as the laws may assign her to be held by her opon the terms and conditions prescribed by law.
To my son James in addition to the tract of land heretofore given him valued by me at the sum of $500, I give the future sum of $500, to be paid as hereinafter directed.
To my son Moses in addition to the tract of land heretofore given him and valued by me at the sum of $1000, he having paid $100 thereof, I give the future sun of $100, to be paid as hereinafter directed.
To my daughter Sallie Wilson, I give the one-half of my land lying on the south side of the main road, part of which is now in her possession valued by me at the sum of $1500, the division line to run north and south direction as near as may be under the directions of my executors that part designed for her to consist of the west thereof.
To my son Thomas I give the other half of the aforesaid tract of land lying on the south side of the main road valued by me at the sum of $1000.
To my son Spence I give the sum of $1000, in the manner hereinafter prescribed But should he think proper to take any of my lands not here in disposedof in law thereof, at their proper valuatio, he is to have the privilege of doing so, and my executors are hereby authorized to convey the same to him and have the same valued by two disinterested and discreet men.
To my daughter Louisanna, I give the sum of $1000 including the value of all the property given to her to be paid as hereinafter directed.
To my daughter Betsy Broun, I give the land heretofore conveyed to her, at the value of $1000.
At the time I purchased jointly with my son-in-law, Hiram Ely, the tract of land now in his possession, it was my intention to pay $1000 of the purchase money. It is now my will and request that my executors pay that amount to the persons entitled to receive the deduction therefrom such amount as I have alreadypaid therefore. It is my further will and request that the said tract go to my daughter Kisiahand her heirs forever. It is my further will and request that all of my personal estate including my slaves be valued according to law and an inventory thaken by the person appointed to value the same, and out of the property thus valued it is my will and request that all the legacies herein bequeathed be paid in the property valued aforesaid according to such allotment division and arrangements as my executors may determine upon or desire in order that there may be no misunderstanding or misconception in relation to my wishes and intentions.
It is my wish and request that each of heirs account to my executors for all the slaves and other property heretofore given them by me that a proper value be put upon such slaves and other property by my executors and the amount therefore deducted from each heir or heirs distribution portion of my personal estate.
It is my further will and request that should my estate fall short of making each heirs portion equal to these that have received the largest amount that such heirs having received such even portion to refund so as to make all equal. Should there be any of my estate either real or personal left after the payment of the aforesaid legacies it is my will and request that such property real and personal be divided equally among all heirs(in kinds) according to the valuation or sold at public auction at the discretion of my executors and the procedes equally divided among my heirs, and that my executors make titles to all the lands sold as herein directed.
To my daughter Matilda I give the sum of $1000 including such amounts as I have therefore given to her to be paid in manner hereinbefore directed.
I do hereby appoint William Reiskill and my son William Ball, executors of this, my last Will and Testament, whereof I do hereby set my hand and affix my seal to these presents, this 19th day of September in the year of our Lord 1830.
Moses Ball (SEAL)
Signed, sealed, and acknowledged in the presents of:
McKeep Rowlett
James Fulkerson
Hiram Ely
David Smith
(Copied from Will Book I, Jonesville, Virginia in 1924)
When Moses was about 15 years old, he and his brother went to a neighbors home by the name of Mr. Cox. While they were there , the Indiand raided the home, killing one of the Cox children and William Ball. Moses rolled his brother in some kind of blanket and put him under the bed. He then went home to tell his father of William's death. William was the first one of the Balls to be buried in the Ball Cemetery, in Ewing, Va.
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