NASH COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Grice, Theophilus 18 April 1823
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Contributors Note:  The Grices, Deans and Cooks owned large tracts of land 
along Contentnea Creek, Hwy. 42 W. and the Old Raleigh road west of Wilson and 
east of I 95.   References to Popular Spring branch and Shepard's branch are 
frequently seen in Cook and Grice deeds of the period. This area, known as the 
Old Fields (various spellings) district was taken from Nash County in 1856 to 
form a part of the new County of Wilson. 

1823 Will of Theophilus Grice of Nash County, N.C.

//Text of Will consisting of five handwritten pages//

(Page one of five)

In the name of God Amen. I Theophilus Grice of
the County of Nash and State of North Carolina
Being Weake in body but Sound in Mind and
Memmory blesed be God for his goodness do
this Eighteenth day of April in the year of
our lord one thousand Eight hundred and
twenty three Ordain and Make this My Last
Will and Testament in Manner following to wit
After My death and being buried and all My
just debts is paid I lend to My Wife
Polley Grice doring hur lifetime or Widowhood
the home plantation and the Jacob Row field
and after inclooding the said Row field thence
two and along the Grass fence below the
orched to the ford of the Contenney Creake
at My old place all the lands adjoining
above the said ford of the Creake is alotted
for hur I also lend My negro Man Sesar
to hur during hur natrel life or widowhood
I allso give to hur one negro Man named
Hardy and it is My desier that he be
Hired out and the Money arising from
His hire to be aplied to the seport of
My Wife and hur Children that lives
With hur I give hur three Cows and
Calves and twenty hed of hogs Such
As She Chooses out of My Stock and
five hed of Sheep and one bay mare
Called pidgen

(Page two of five)

One plow frame two Cutting hoes one ax one
grubing hoe I lend to My Wife one pot one
Dutchoven one gridiron one boilar during
of hur natrel life or Widowhood I give hur
one bed and furniture one Whele and Cards
One lume and gun one bridle and Saddle one
burch table one pine table & Six Chiers one
pale one pigin two tubs one Case of knifes
and forks one meal sifter one bred tray
I lend to My Wife during hur natrel life or
Widowhood two puter basons one dish six
plates and six table spoons and one Chest
to hur and hur ares forever

Item I give to My Sun John Grice the blumery
land that is to say the lots bought of Dred
Deberry and his Wife and Irvin Ricks lying
on both sides of the blumery pond also another
tract of land lying in the afore said County
Beginning at the ford of the Creake about one
Hundred and fifty yards from the house at My
old place on the Johnston line thence down
the Manders of Said Creake to the Row Corner
on Said Creake thence with the Row line
& Grice line between Theopolis Grice and Christen
Row unto the Raley Rode to a corner pine
thence West With the Rode to Nichols line
thence South With Nichols line to Theopolis
Grices line thence East With his line until they
get below the Jacob Row feld and down the
Branch to the fork thence up the other branch
nearly West to the head of said branch thence
nearly South to the first beginning at the
ford of Contenney Creake.

(Page three of five)

to him and his ares forever
Item I give to My Sun Thomas Grice all of My
land lying in Johnston County Except three
Akers lying at the Mill Called the Cobb
Mill also I give him another tract of land
lying in Nash County Called the boykin
land adjoining Jesse Simpson to him and
His ares forever also all the ballance of
My land that is not Willed away I leave to be Sold
at a twelve Month Credit
Item I give to My daughter Salley Cook
two negros garls and their Children that is
now is their puseson also one bed and furniture
two Cows and yearlins one desk one Chest to
Hur and hur ares forever.
Item I give to My Suns and daughters that is
to Say John Thomas Rodey and Tempey fifteen
negros to be Eakeley divided between them that
is to Say pris and hur three Children and
Sal and hur fore Children and darkis and
hur fore Children and all of their increas
that Shal Come hereafter and one Small garl
named Morning to be divided at the time that
My Sun John think proper to take his part of
them to them and their ares forever
and it is My desier that all the Rest of My
Negros be Sold at a twelve Month Credit
Comely philles phareby Rode anddy Patianc
foster and Child Joy Nance and hur Child
Art jes Mill zil
Item I give to My Sun John one fether bed
and furniture and one desk one hoss bridle
And Saddle and one gun to him

(Page four of five)

And his ares forever
Item I give to My daughter Rodey one bed and
furniture one Walnut folding table to hur
And hur ares forever lawfully begotten by
hur body
Item I give to My daughter Tempey one
fether bed and furniture one Walnut folding
table to hur and hur ares forever lawfully
begotten by hur body
Item I give to My Sun Thomas Grice six hundred
Dollers to be mad out of My Estate to him and
His ares for Ever Item I give to My daughter
Salley Cook three hundred and thirty three
Dollers to hur and hur ares for Ever Item I give
to My daughter Rodey three hundred and thirty three
Dollers to hur and hur ares for Ever lawfuly begotten
by hur body Item I give to My daughter Tempey
three hundred and thirty three dollers to hur and
hur ares forever lawfully begotten by hur body
And after My Wife decease or Marage I desier that
All the lent property which I have lent to hur
be Sold and the Money equilly divided amongst
My Suns and daughters
Item I give to My Wife Polley Grice one hundred
Dollers to hur and hur ares forever and aftor all
the legers is paid up I desier the Commity appointed
to make Eaquel devison amongst all of My
lawful ares in the Residue of My Estate
and I desier that the Crop that is now planted
be Cared on With the hands that is now on it
and after the Crop is housed I desier a commity
to be apointed to lay a/ one years provison
for My Wife and familey and I also nominate
and apoint Bartley Deans and My Sun John
Grice My Hole Sole Executor to this My Last
Will and testament Whereof I Theopolis

(Page Five of five)

Grice have herunto Set My hand and afixed
My Seal the day and year first above
Written

Theophilus Grice (Seal)

Signed in the presence of us
and Sealed in the presence of us
John L. Lyons Jurat
James Deans Jurat

State of North Carolina
Nash County Court of P. and Q. Sessions
November Term 1823
The foregoing last Will & Testament of
Theophilus Grice was Exhibited in open Court
and duly proven by the Oaths of John L.
Lyons & James Deans Subscribing Witnesses
thereto & on motion ordered to be recorded

Attest Hy. Blount, C.C.C.

And is Recorded in obedience thereto

Hy. Blount, C.C.C.

//End of document text//

Contributor's notes: The above was transcribed from a xerographic copy of the 
original Will provided by N.C. State Archives.

Source: N.C. State Archives

Original Wills of Nash County 1778 - 1922

Theophilus Grice, 1823

CR.069.801.4