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John Vice, son of Nathaniel Vice was named in his father's will. He was born about 1755 probably in Orange Co. VA. Twenty years later he was living in Chatham Co. North Carolina and had removed to Spartanburg Co. South Carolina by 1810 when the census was taken. He is also listed on the 1820. The 1830 was not checked.
John died in 1833 in Spartanburg Co., SC., and left his will in that Co., it was dated 31 March, 1830.
John married Frances Roebuck about 1772-73. She was born in Orange Co. VA., about 1755 and the daughter of George Roebuck and Mary Warren. She died in Spartanburg before 1830 when John made his will.
This would appear they moved southward after their marriage.
Twenty years later he was living Chatham Co. North Carolina and had removed to Spartanburg Co. South Carolina by 1810 when the census was taken. He is also listed on the 1820. The 1830 was not checked.
The State of South Carolina, Spartanburg District
I John Vise, being in a very low state of health but of a sound and proper disposing mind and memory and calling to mind the mortality of my body 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 body 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 thinks proper.
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.
Frances Vice, married Nathaniel Harrelson, witness to his father in laws will
John Vice
Signed sealed & delivered in the presents of us:
Nathanial Harrelson (son in law)
John Rogers
Paul Jr. Crane
Children of John Vice and Frances Roebuck are:
1. Nathaniel Vice married Dorcus Meadows.
Their children are:
Mary Vice married Andrew Pettit
Frances Vice married Nathaniel Harrelson
Nathaniel Vice married Kessiah Gunn
Ruth Vice married Newman Edwards
2. George Vice, born 1775, married Elizabeth Walker, daughter of John Walker and mentioned in her father's will as Elizabeth Vice.
3. John Roebuck Vice, born 1777 SC. (See his line below)
4. Jeremiah "Jere" Vice, born after 1792 SC.
5. Rhoda Vice, born 1778, married Peter Lawrence. Their son: Reuben Lawrence married Rhoda Wright, daughter of Elizabeth Vice and Thomas Wright
6. Levi Vice
7. Jemimah Vice, born after 1792 SC. Died before 1850 in Spartanburg Co., SC.
8. Reuben Vice, born 7 April, 1782, SC.
9. Eliphous Hosea "Eli" Vice, born 1792 SC. Married Rebecca Meadows.
Their children are:
10 Elizabeth Vice, born on 15 May, 1787 SC., and died 27 November, 1839 in Hickman, TN. She married Thomas Wright, son of Thomas and Mary Thompson Wright.
11 Abner A. Vice, born about 1790 SC., married Lucinda Prewitt, sister of Martha Prewitt who married Abner's brother, John Roebuck Vice. Two of Abner sons came to Randolph Co. AL.
Their children were all born in Spartanburg Co. SC.
1. Frances Vice born 12 Decemeber, 1823, SC.
2. Vhareezy Vice born 13 July, 1825, SC; married Lemuel Lambert
3. Calvin Vice born 16 April, 1826, SC. married Mary Bell and (2) Mary Peterson
4. Sterling born about 1828, SC. By 1860 he was living on the GA/AL State line in Randolph Co. AL. He married Elizabeth Ann Morrison
5. Rhoda Vice born about 1832, SC.
6. Memory Vice born February 12, 1834, SC. By 1860 living in Randolph AL. He married Elizabeth Wright.
7. Unknown Vice born 1836, SC.
8. Hosea Vice born 04 March, 1837, SC. He married Margaret Stephens
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