In the name of God Amen. I Edward Ballard DD and Vicar of Old Windsor in the county of Berks being mindful of my own mortality do think proper to make and declare this to be my last will and testament. Imprimis I resign my soul to God who gave it as into the hands of a faithful creator trusting to be saved through the alone merits of my Redeemer Christ Jesus who died for our sins and rose again for our justification. My body I would have laid in the same vault with the remains of my late dear wife in Old Windsor churchyard and the Latin inscription I have left for that purpose put on the Marble stone under that for my wife. As to the worldly goods with which God has been pleased to bless me I think proper to leave all my estates both real and personal to my dear nephew Captain Robert Ballard and do constitute and appoint him my whole and sole executor of this my last will and testament and residuary legatee. In witness whereof and by which I utterly disannul and make void all former wills and any time before made by me I do here set my hand and seal to the same on this thirteenth day of February in the year of our Lord 1768 and of his present Majesty King George the thirds reign the 8^th – Edward Ballard – signed sealed published and declared by the said Edward Ballard as his last will and testament in the presence of us to have subscribed our names in the presence of the said Doctor Ballard – John Williams senior – John Williams junior – Sarah Williams

This will was proved at London on the 17^th day of August in the year of our Lord 1771 before the worshipful Francis Simpson Doctor of laws and surrogate of the right worshipful George Day also doctor of laws Master keeper or Commissary of the prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the oath of Robert Ballard the younger the nephew of the deceased and sole executor named in the said will to whom administration at the goods chattels and credits of the deceased was granted he having been first sworn duly to administer.

On the 31^st July 1822 administration (with the will annexed) of the goods chattels and credits of the Reverend Edward Ballard late of the parish of old Windsor in the county of Berks Doctor in divinity deceased left unadministered by Robert Ballard <?????> the younger deceased whilst living the <?????> sole executor and universal legatee named in the said will was granted to Charles Morris Esquire the administrator (with the will annexed) of the goods unadministered by the said Robert Ballard deceased having been first sworn duly to administer – Millicent Morris formerly Ballard spinster (wife of Charles Morris) the daughter and sole executor of the will of the said Robert Ballard deceased died intestate.