Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Trice, Henry April 16, 1840 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ben Franklin ben.franklin.ffru@gmail.com May 2024 Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume F, pages 48-50 Written: April 16, 1840 Recorded: May 1840 Testator: Henry Trice In the name of God Amen I Henry Trice of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina do make and ordain this my last Will and testament in the following manner & form (Viz) 1st That all my Just debts be paid 2nd I Give to my son Chesley P. Trice a parcel of of[sic] part of my track of land whereon I now live to be run from a certain pond at the head of the buck branch to run a southward direction to the old spring at the sider press and thence down said Branch to the other line, and him to have all East & South of those lines more of[sic] less 3rd, I give to my son Henry D. Trice a certain parcel or part of the track of land whereon I now live Beginning at a certain pond at the head of the buck branch and running a southward coarse to the old spring at the cider press thence down said branch to the west line and him to have all the land lying west of this line be the same more or less to gather with all the improvements thereon 4th That all my family of Negroes those now at home and those thatd[sic] have here tofore loaned out to be put in lots and valued and divided Eaqually amoungst my several Children namely, Nanny Pearson, Fra[n]cis Trice, Amelia Trice Elizabeth Marcum Sarah Lynn Chesley P. Trice and Henry D. Trice. 5th I give to Daughter Amelia Trice one bed bedst[e]ad and nessessary furniture also one Cow 6th I give to my daughter Francis Trice one bed bed stead and nessessary furniture also one cow 7th I give to my son Chesley P Trice my riding saddle & bridle [page 2] 8th That all the balance of my undivided Estate Household and Kitchen furniture stock of every discription Farming utensils &c to be sold by my Executors to the Highest bidder and the moneyes Eaqually divided amongst my several children share and share alike 9th That all moneyes on hand ["after paying" x-out] shall shortly be devided amoungst my several Children share and share alike 10th That I appoint my son Chesley P. Trice and my son in law William Pearson whole and sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I hereon set my hand and fix my seal this the 16th day of April in the year of our lord one thousand Eight Hundred and forty Assigned[sic] sea[le]d and Delivered i the presents of us W[i]tness Jas. N. Patterson his Henry (X) Trice (seal) David Vickers Jurat mark Exrs qualified [Will Book Volume F, page 48] In the name of God Amen I Henry Trice of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in the following manner & form (Viz) 1st That all my Just debts be paid 2nd I Give to my son Chesley P. Trice a parcel of part of my track of land whereon I now live to be run from a certain pond at the head of the Buck branch to run a Southward direction to the Old Spring at the cider press and thence down said Branch to the other line and him to have all East & South of those lines more or less [Will Book Volume F, page 49] 3rd I give to my son Henry D. Trice a certain parcel or part of the Tract of Land whereon I now live Beginning at a certain pond at the head of the buck branch and running a Southward coarse to the old Spring at the cider press thence down said branch to the West line and him to have all the land lying West of this line be the same more or less to gether with all the improvements thereon ---- 4th That all my family of Negroes those now at home and those that have heretofore loaned out to be put in lots and valued and divided Equally amongst my Several Children namely Nanny Pearson, Frances Trice, Amelia Trice, Elizabeth Marcum, Sarah Lynn, Chesley P Trice and Henry D Trice 5th I give to Daughter Amelia Trice on[e] Bed Bedstead and necessary furniture also one Cow 6th I give to my Daughter Frances Trice one bed bedstead and necessary furniture also one Cow ---- 7th I give to my Son Chesley P Trice my riding sad[d]le & bridle 8th That all the balance of my undivided Estate House hold and Kitchen furniture Stock of every description Farming utensils &c to be sold by my Executors to the Highest bidder and the Money Equally divided amongst my Several Children share and share alike 9th That all monees on hand shall shortly be divided amongst my Several Children share and share alike 10th That I appoint my son Chesley P. Trice and my son-in-law William Pearson whole and sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and fixed my seal this the 16th day of April in the year of our lord one thousand Eight Hundred and Forty his Signed sealed and Delivered in Henry (X) Trice (seal) the presence of us mark Witness Jas. N. Patterson David Vickers Orange County May Term 1840 The Execution of the foregoing last Will and Testament of Henry Trice Senr. decd was duly proved in open Court by the oaths of David Vickers one of the subscribing Witnesses thereto and and[sic] ordered to be recorded - [Will Book Volume F, page 50] At the Same time Chelsey P Trice and William Pearson the Executors therein named appeared in Open Court and qualified Accordingly Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume F, pages 48-50 Recorded May 1840 Estate Papers comprise 12 pages and are found in a folder labeled "Trice, Henry S (1840)". Nancy Pearson was the wife of William Pearson. Elizabeth Marcum was the wife of Aaron Marcum. Sarah Lane was the wife of Mathew Lane. The division of the slaves on 1 Jun 1840 is mentioned but not detailed. Their value was $6,129.97. No further details are found in the estate papers