Nathan Rice married
Lavinia Grenshaw. Nathan Rice left a will on 18 March 1816 at
in Muhlenberg Co., KY, which named Source: Microfilm copy of Will Book 2, page 70
ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ky/muhlenberg/wills/r2000001.txt
In the name of God Amen, I Nathan Rice of the County of Muhlenberg and State
of Kentucky being in reasonable health and of sound mind and memory and
calling to mind mortality of all flesh and knowing that it is appointed for
all flesh once to die do make and ordain this my last will and Testimony
(to wit:)
Item 1st I lend to my beloved wife Lavinia Rice during her natural life all
and my singular my estate both real and personal and if at any time the
stock or any part thereof should so increase as to become cumbersome unto
her it shal be discretionary with her as my sole Executive to sell it at a
reasonable Credit from time to time and the money arising from such sales to
be applied as hereafter mentioned.
Item 2nd I gave and bequeath to my son Gabriel Rice the sum of five
shillings and no other part of my estate.
Item 3rd I gave and bequeath to my daughter Lucy Black five shillings and no
other part of my estate.
Item 4th I gave and bequeath to my son Jesse Rice the sum of five shillings
and no other part of my estate.
Item 5th I gave and bequeath to my son Nathan Rice the sum of five shillings
and no other part of my estate.
Item 6th my will and desire is this that Lettitia Craig and Nancy Tolbert
two of my daughters shall be made up out of my estate the some of fifty
dollars each before any division is made of any part my estate and then an
equal division of my estate with Elizabeth A Black, Sarah Willis and Anne
Dudley then after my bequeaths (or in other words), the fifty dollars each
are made up to Littitia Craig and Nancy Tolbert and my just debts all
punctually paid the balance of my estate shall then be sold & equally
divided between my five daughters named in this clause.
Item 7th That whereas Matthew Willis and my self have exchanged hands and
said Willis is to pay to my estate one hundred and fifty dollars in the
exchange which is to be considered part of his dividend agreeable to the
above intent and also I gave him one mear at thirty dollars to be considered
as part of his dividend agreeable to the above sixth clause of this my will.
Item 8th, Whereas Robert Dudley hath received one horse of me at thirty five
dollars and part of the price of a mear fifteen dollars which together make
fifty which is also to be considered part of his Dividend agreeable to the
Sixth clause.
I do hereby appoint Lavinia Rice Sole executrix of this my last will and
testament, utterly revoking and making void all and every former will or
Wills by me before made, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my
Last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal
this eighteenth day of March and in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight
hundred & Sixteen
Nathan Rice -Seal
Signed sealed & pronounced in the presents of us.
William Wood
Robert Bell
James S. Smith
Muhlenberg County
July County Court 1817
The foregoing last will & Testament of Nathan Rice Deceased was exhibited
into court and proved be the oaths of Robert Bell & James S. Smith, two of
the subscribing Witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded.
Att. Ch F W i n g.