Caswell County, N.C. - WILLS - John Rice, 14 Nov 1796
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Contributed by Nancy Jones Crawford        powder@mwis.net
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The Will of John Rice of Caswell County, North Carolina

Book C, pages 197 and 198

January Court 1797

In The Name of God Amen, I john Rice of the County of Caswell and State of 
North Carolina, being in low State of health, but of perfect sence and 
Memory, thanks be to God for the blessings, calling to mind the Mortallity 
of my Body and Knowing that it is appointed unto man to Die, do make and 
Ordain this my Last Will and Testament in Manner and form following, to 
Wit, I commend my soul to God who Gave It hoping thro~ the Mediation of 
Jesus Christ to be received of him, my body to be decently buried at the 
discretion of my after named Executors, Hoping Its resurection thro~ Jesus 
Christ to Eternal Glory at the last Day.  And to what Worldly Goods It hat 
pleased God to endow me with, I will and bequeath them in Manner and form 
following, to Wit, I lend unto my beloved wife Lettisha during her life or 
widdowhood, the land and plantation whereon I now live except thirty acres, 
together with three feather beds and furniture, Four Cows and their 
Yearlings, her Choice, Ten Head of Sheep, three Horses, to Wit, a Gray Mare 
and Brown baldfaced Mare and Coult, and all the Household and Kitchen 
Utensils together with the Stock of Hogs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Item I lend to Susannah Rice, widow of my son John Rice Decd, thirty acres 
of land Including the the Improvement whereon she now lives in the Most 
convenient Manner to be Occupied and enjoyed by her during her Widdowhood

Item I also lend unto my beloved wife during her life or Widdowhood my Two 
Negroes, to Wit, Will and Agness - -

Item, I also lend unto my Daughter Anna Williams my Negroe woman Frank 
which she now has in her possession during her life and at her Death, I 
leave the said Negroe woman Frank and her Increase to be equally Divided 
among the surviving Children of my Daughter Anna Williams to them their 
Heirs or Assigns forever - -

Item I will and Desire that the residue of my estate not lent or given 
before except the plantation tools, which I also lend unto my beloved wife, 
be sold and the Money be applied to use of paying my Debts, and the balance 
if any to be Kept in the Hands of my Executors for purposes hereafter to be 
Mentioned - -

Item my will and Desire further is that after the Death or Intermariage of 
my Wife that all the estate that to her both real and personal be sold, and 
out of the Money arising therefrom, I Give and bequeath to my son Thomas 
Rice Thirty Pounds Virginia Money and likewise to my Daughter Mary Rice 
Thirty Pounds Virginia Money, and likewise to my son William Rice Thirty 
Pounds Virginia Money, and likewise to my son Nathaniel Rice Thirty Pounds 
Virginia Money to them their Heirs or assigns forever and the balance I 
leave to be equally Divided among the whole of my Children or their Heirs 
or assigns forever - -

Item, I also leave that part of my estate which is lent to Susannah Rice at 
her Death or Intermariage to be sold and the Money arising therefrom to be 
in like Manner equally Divided among the whole of my Children or their 
Heirs or assigns forever - -

Lastly I nominate and appoint my son William Rice and my Son Nathaniel Rice 
and my Son in law John Rice executors of this my last will and Testament to 
be performed.  In Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 
fourteenth day of November one thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Six


Signed Sealed Published and}
Declared in presence of        }
					John Rice (Seal)
Robert Mitchell (Jurat)
John Henslee (Jurat)

Caswell County,

		The Execution of this Will was duly proved in Open Court by 
the Oaths of Robert Mitchell and John Henslee Two Subscribing Witnesses 
thereto and on Motion Ordered to be recorded - -


		Test Ald Murphey Cle