Jaruis Ball Will

NOTE: This Jaruis Ball was married to Mary Elmira Roberts
The Jaruis Ball who was married to Elizabeth and died
in Clay County in 1920's is a descendant of this Jarious Ball.

Submitted by: Edith Ball

In the name of God Amen I Jaruis
Ball of the Conty of Buncombe & State of
North Carolina beaing weak in body but of sound
& perfect & perfect mind & memory blessed be
God this the 23 day of June in the year of our
Lord one thousand eighteen hundred and sisty
two make and publish this my last will
As testament in maner as follows, that is,
To say first I give & be queath to my son
Samiel Ball one dollar Second I give & be
queath to may doughter Jane Lank Fiord one
dollar thirdly I give & be queath to my doughter
Nancy Roberson one dollar Fourthley I give
& be queath to my son John Ball one dollar
Fifthly Igive & be queath to my son Peter Ball
one dollar Sisetly I give & be queath to my
doughter Elizabeth one dollar Seventlhy I
give and be queath my son Frideles R. Ball Ball
one dollar Eighly I give & bequeath to my son
James R. Ball one dollar ninthly I give &
Be queath to my doughter [wrote above my and Hammoleketh Jr
Barett
one dollar tenthly I give & be qeath to my
doughter [wrote above Margaret] Margaret A. Barrett one dollar
eleventhly I
give & be queath to my doughter Mary S. Barrett
Wilson [?] one dollar 12ley I give & be queath to
my son Thomas B. Ball one dollar 13ley I give
& be queth to my doughter [wrote above Rebeca] Rebeca M. Ball
one dollar
14ly I give & be queath my doughter Sarah
A.V. Ball one dollar 15ly I give & be
Queath to my son Jairus S. a Jr. Balle on dollar
Sinteenthly I give tio [the “I
is marked out & “o” is above it] my
Wife Mary Imuray
Ball the following property as follws, that is to
ay one hundred and fifty one acres of land in
Aerdeny [?] two tract of land one hundred and one in
One and fifty in the other in cluding the farm where
Wear I live at this time I all so give to my
Wife all of my horses, & cattle & Hogs, & sheep & House
Hould & kitching frnsherr & farming tools & one horse
Wagon the whorse named properly naimiris to be dir horse
This my last will :& testament in witness whenaseof The said Jairus Ball to this my last will & testament set my hand & seal the day & year above written
Jais Ball Senb[in box]
Signed seald publickley and deliverede this said
Jarius Bal testatreme as his last will & testament
In the presence fo us wo are present at this time
Sgned & sealed there of
Alest
Geff Garrison
W. C. Garrison