Many thanks to Sabra Sudberry
In the name of God Amen, I, Nathaniel Vice of Campbell Co., and the state of Kentucky being of sound mind and memory do make, ordain constitute this my last will and testament in manner and form following to wit: First, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Jemimah Vice all of my estate both real and personal during her life or widowhood without waist sic). 2nd After my decease and my wife Jemimah's, the whole of my estate of every denomination I wish to be equally divided between my ten (?there are eleven mentioned-- Nathaniel, twice) children to wit: (John, Nathaniel, Anna, Allen, Elizabeth, Elijah, Sarah, Mary, Uriah, and George) Vise (sic). 3rd And lastly I do nominate my trusty friends (?) Nathaniel Vice Jr., George Vice, and Coonrod Easter each of this county to be my executors jointly or severally of this my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I do hereby set my hand and offer my seal this 20th day of August 1802. In presence of Squire Grant. September Court. Campbell 1802.
Signed
Nathaniel Vice.
This will was presented in court proved by the oath of Squire Grant a subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be recorded and is recorded in Will Book B folio 70. Teste James Taylor.
Many thanks to Mildred Fournier
The State of South Carolina, Spartanburg District
I John Vise, being in a very low state of health but of a sound and propper disposing mind and memory and calling to mind the mortality of my boddy and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in the manner and form following that is to say principally and first I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God who give it and my boddy I recommend to the Earth to be decently intered at the discretion of my Executors hoping to use again at the resurrection of the Just, and as touching all my worldly Estate which it hath pleased God to bless me with: I will that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid first: and having no wife; and having given and bequeathed previous to this to all my Children the portion which I allotted to them but my two sons Abner Vice and Eli Vice; I now give and bequeath to my son Abner Vice one third of the tract of land where on he now lives convenient to him. The remaining part of the tract I will and bequeath to my son Eli Vice also all my personal propperty I Will and bequeath to my son Eli Vice; also all my personal propperty I excepting one feather bed I will and bequeath to my grand daughter Elvi Vice the daughter of Zery Vice my son. The house I formaly lived in is standing on the land I bequeathed to my son Abner Vice I except which I will and bequeath to my son Eli Vice to move or dispose of as he things propper. I do also nominate and appoint my two beloved sons Abner Vice and Eli Vice Executors of this my last Will and Testament. I do here by revoke and disannul all my former wills by me made before Rattifying this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In witness where of I do hereunto set my hand and affix my seal. This the Thirty-first day of March in the year of our LORD one thousand eight hundred and thirty.
John Vice (LS)
Signed sealed & delivered
in the presents of us:
Nathanial Harrelson
John Rogers
Paul Jr. Crane