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Descendants of Daniel Prince




Generation No. 1


      1. Daniel8 Prince (Edward7, John6, Edward5, William4, James3, John2, John1)1 was born Abt. 1718 in Surry County, Virginia1, and died Abt. 1795 in Union District, South Carolina1. He married Lydia ?1. She died Aft. 1792.

Notes for Daniel Prince:
Will of Daniel Prince as taken from the book, "PRINCE The descendants of William Prince 1788-1869 of Union County and Pickens County South Carolina" By Vivian Prince and Frances Prince Gaddy, Edited by Louis R. Prince 1985.

                  Daniel Prince
In the name of God Amen, I, Daniel Prince of Union County in the State of South Carolina Planter being in good health and of sound and perfect mind and memory calling to mind the mortality of my body and that it is appointed for all men to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and for my body I give and recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of me executors not doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same by the mighty power of God and concerning such wordly goods herewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of in the following manner and form-

Imprimis I give and bequeath to me beloved wife Lydia Prince one third part of all my lands, the place where I now live with one third part of all my personal property that is after my funeral and all other just depts and expenses are paid and that she shall hold and enjoy the same for and during her natural life-

Item I give and bequeath unto my two sons William Prince and Joseph Prince all my lands and premises to be equally and fairly divided between them to have and to hold the same to them their heirs and assigns forever provided and on condition that they in doing justice to my other sons do pay in good trade the sum of forty pounds, that is to say twenty pounds apiece to be equally divided that is to say ten pounds sterling to John Prince the eldest brother ten pounds sterling to my son Richard Prince and ten pounds sterling to my son Edward Prince and ten pounds sterling to my son Isom Prince-

Item My will is further that all the remainder of my estate and all debts due to me collected and brought together and that the same be fairly appraised and valued by three just men. Indifferent freeholders to be chosen by them the legatees in this my will and testament and that the said amount so valued shall be equally divided between my children viz an equal part to John Prince and likewise to Richard Prince and to Edward Prince and to Isom Prince and to William Prince and Joseph Prince, Elizabeth Prince and Sarah Prince and Celia Prince and equal proportion-

Item My will is that if either of my children should die not having any issue or children their part and legasy shall be equally divided among their surviving brothers and sisters legatees in this will-

Item I do hereby constitute ordain and appoint my trusty and well beloved friends Solomon Wisson and John Addington the executors of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow and revoke and disamul all other former testaments wills legacies and executors by me in anywise willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this twenty fifth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety one.

Signed, sealed and published prnounced and declared by the said Daniel Prince as his last will and testament in the presence of us the subscribers

Moses Collyer
William Morgan
his
Darcars X Collyer
mark           
his
Daniel X Prince
mark

Recorded in Will Book A, Page 11,
Box 1, Package 33.
Union County, South Carolina
Probate Court
Probated, April 1, 1795
                             

More About Daniel Prince:
Burial: Probably Padgett's Creek Bapt. Church, Cross Keys, Union County, South Carolina.
Fact 3: July 06, 1740, Daniel Prince Sr., listed in the Albermarle Parish Register (p.39), Virginia.1
Fact 4: August 25, 1754, Purchased 100 acres from Richard Acock on S. side of Reedy Creek, Granville, NC.2
Fact 5: February 24, 1757, Sold the 100 acre tract in Granville to James Prince, (his brother?)
Fact 6: Bef. 1775, Moved to the Union District (then Craven County), South Carolina.
Military service: 1754, Private in Regiment of William Eaton,NC Militia, Granville, NC.3

More About Lydia ?:
Burial: Probably Padgett's Creek Bapt. Church, Cross Keys, Union County, South Carolina
     
Children of Daniel Prince and Lydia ? are:
  2 i.   Celia9 Prince4, born in Union District, South Carolina.
  More About Celia Prince:
Fact 3: Bet. 1784 - 1804, Member of Padgett's Creek Baptist Church.4
  3 ii.   Elizabeth Prince4, born in Union District, South Carolina; died 1827.
  4 iii.   Sarah Prince4, born in Union District, South Carolina; died 1826 in Union District, South Carolina4.
  More About Sarah Prince:
Burial: Padgett's Creek Bapt. Church, Cross Keys, Union County, South Carolina.4
+ 5 iv.   John Prince, born Bef. 1750; died Abt. 1809 in Union District, South Carolina.
+ 6 v.   Richard Prince, born Abt. 1750 in North Carolina; died 1811 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina.
+ 7 vi.   Edward Prince, born 1751 in North Carolina; died Abt. 1835 in Tennessee.
  8 vii.   Isom Prince4, born Bef. 1761 in North Carolina5.
+ 9 viii.   Joseph Prince, born Abt. 1770 in Union District, South Carolina; died April 11, 1842 in Union District, South Carolina.
  10 ix.   William Prince6, born Bef. 1774 in Union District, South Carolina6; died Aft. 1860. He married Amy ?7; died Bef. 1860.
  More About William Prince:
Lived in: 1860, Union District, South Carolina, with his nephew, Gist Prince.


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