William Ladd Jr. (1708 - 1780)

Born 1708 in Henrico, Charles City, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Ursula (Ellyson) Ladd — married 21 Feb 1731 in Black Creek Friends Meeting House, New Kent County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 2 Feb 1780 at about age 72 in Mecklenburg County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

William was born in 1708. He passed away in 1780.

William Ladd, Jr. was a son of William Ladd I & Huldah Binford. He was born in 1708. He married Ursulah Ellyson on 10 February 1731 at Black Creek Friends Meeting House in New Kent Co., VA. They were Quakers. He bought 200A from William Ladd III in Mecklenburg Co., VA on 5 FEB 1759. and a further 150A on 30 DEC 1766. He moved and was later known as William LADD of Mecklenburg County. His will was dated 7 MAR 1778 and recorded on 8 MAY 1780. All children were kicked out of the Quaker church for marrying outside the faith. ^[1]

Will

"I WILLIAM LADD OF THE COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG DO MAKE AND ORDAIN THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT IN MANNER AND FORM FOLLOWING FIRST I LEND UNTO MY BELOVED WIFE URSULA THE PLANTATION WHEREON I NOW LIVE AND ALL MY ESTATE BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL DURING HER NATURAL LIFE OR WIDOWHOOD EXCEPT SUCH PART AS I SHALL HEREAFTER BEQUEATH AWAY. ITEM I GIVE TO MY SON GARRARD LADD THE PLANTATION WHEREON HE NOW LIVES CONTAINING EITHTY FIVE ACRES - ACCORDING TO A LINE DRAWN TO HIM AND HIS HEIRS FOREVEVER, I GIVE TO MY SON WILLIAM LADD SIXTY FIVE ACRES OF LAND ACCORDING TO A LINE DRAWN TO HIM AND HIS HEIRS FOREVER. ITEM I GIVE TO MY SON Thomas LADD TEN POUNDS CURRENT MONEY OF VIRGINIA TO BE RAISED OUT OF MY ESTATE AFTER THE DECEASE OF MY WIFE TO HIM AND HIS HEIRS FOREVER. ITEM I GIVE TO MY SON JACOB LADD TEN POUNDS CURRENT MONEY OF VIRGINIA TO REASED OUT OF MY ESTATE AFTER THE DECEASE OF MY WIFE TO HIM AND HIS HEIRS FOREVER. ITEM I GIVE & BEQUEATH UNTO MY DAUGHTER HULDAH ONE FEATHER BED AND FURNITURE AND ONE COW AND CALF AND ONE WOOLING WHEAL AND ONE PAINFEARDS & ONE LOOM AND TWO STAYS AND ONE DISH AND THREE PLATES TO HER AND HER HEIRS FOREVER. ITEM I LEND TO MY DAUGHTER HULDAH AFTER THE DEATH OF MY WIFE THE USE OF ONE HALF OF THE LAND WHEREIN I NOW LIVE ONE HALF OF THE ORCHARD AND OF THE NEW HOUSE AND LIKEWISE NEGRO, WILL, DURING HER NATURAL LIFE OR MAIDENSHIP.

ITEM I GIVE AND BEQUEATH TO MY SON JAMES LADD THE LAND PLANTATION WHEREON I NOW LIVE AFTER DECEASE OR INTERMARRIAGE OF MY WIFE TO HIM AND HIS HEIRS FOREVER. ALSO I GIVE TO MY SAID SON JAMES ONE GOOD FEATHER BED AND FURNITURE TWO COWS AND ALSO ONE SOW AND PIGS AND FOUR CHAIRS AND ONE DISH AND THREE PLATES TO HIM & HIS HEIRS FOREEVER. ITEM I GIVE TO MY DAUGHTER URSULA WHATEVER I HAVE ALREADY POSSESED HER WITH TO HER AND HER HEIRS FOREVER. ITEM I GIVE TO MY DAUGHTER ELIZABETH WHATEVER I HAVE ALREADY POSSESSED HER WITH TO HER AND HER HEIRS FOREVER.

ITEM I GIVE TO MY GRANDDAUGHTER AGGATHY LADD ONE COW AND CALF TO HER AND HER HEIRS FOREVER. ITEM AFTER THE DECEASE OF MY WIFE OR HER INTERMARRIAGE AND AFTER THE DECEASE OR INTERMARRIAGE OF MY DAUGHTER HULDAH MY WILL AND DESIRE IS THE NEGRO FELLOW, WILL, SHALL HAVE IT IN HIS POWER TO CHOOSE WHICH OF MY CHILDREN HE PLEASES TO LIVE WITH AND MY WILL IS THAT SUCH CHILD PAY FOR THE SAID WILL SUCH PRICE AS TO INDIFFERENT PEOPLE SHALL ADJUDGE TO BE HIS WORTH WHICH MONEY I GIVE TO BE EQUALLY DIVED AMONG ALL MY CHILDREN THAT SHALL BE THEN LIVING.

ITEM I APPOINT MY THREE SONS - WILLIAM, Thomas AND JAMES LADD EXECUTORS OF THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND AFFIXED MY SEAL THIS 7TH DAY OF MARCH 1778.

SIGNED SEALED & DELIVERED BEFORE US

(S) JOHN LADD

(S) HEZEKIAH TABOUR

(S) Thomas STONE (S) WILLIAM LADD

(S) JOHN HALL junr

(S) ROBERT JOHNSON

AT A COURT HELD IN MECKLENBURG COUNT THE 8TH DAY OF MAY 1780 THIS WILL WAS PROVED BY THE OATH OF JOHN HALL & AFFIRMATION OF HEZEKIAH TABOR WITNESSES THERTO AND ORDERED TO BE RECORDED AND ON THE MOTION OF WILLIAM LADD Thomas LADD AND JAMES LADD THE EXECUTORS THEREIN NAMED WHO MADE OATH THERETO AND TOGETHER WITH JACOB LADD AND WILLIAM TAYLOR THEIR SECURITIES ENTERED INTO THE ACKNOWLEDGED THEIR BOND IN THE PENALTY OF TEN THOUSAND POUNDS CONDITIONED AS THE LAW DIRECTS CERTIFICATE IS GRANTED THEM FOR OBTAINING A PORBATE OF THE SAID WILL IN DUE FORM.

TESTE (S) JOHN BROWN C?? ^[2]

Sources

• Source: The Descendants of John Ladd of Henrico County, Virginia: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=johnladd&id=I00142
• Source: Virgian Land Patent, Ladd, William, Junr. - 19 Augt 1758 - Lunenburg County, 650a. On the south side of Taylors Creek. Patents 33, p. 472

1. ↑ Entered by Janice Hardin, Nov 29, 2011
2. ↑ Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Will Book 1, pages 333-334