Will: Nathan Rice, 1816 :Muhlenberg County, Kentucky



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Submitted by: Rick Giirtman  rickman@worldpath.net

Date: November 2, 2000

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Source: Microfilm copy of Will Book 2, page 70



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