PUGH PRICE. (Son of John Price, 1711.)
1690-1775.

Pugh Price was born about 1690 and was in Henrico County, in 1743, for we find him a Processioner in the old St. John's Church about that time. He was certainly a very remarkable man, and must have been one of the great men of his time.

About 1747 he come from Henrico County to that portion of Amelia, which in 1754 became Prince Edward County, Virginia; settled near where Hampden Sidney College now stands, and at the time of his death owned a magnificent estate. He was married twice. I have not been able to learn the name of his first wife. He married the second time, Jerusha Penick of the well known Virginia family of that name. By the first marriage there were seven, and by the second marriage nine, children. There is a tradition in the family that Pugh Price was the happy father of twenty-five children.1668

WILL OF PUGH PRICE.1668

In the name of God Amen. I, Pugh Price of Prince Edward County, being very sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God, do make and constitute this my last will and Testament as follows, to-wit:

I give and bequeath to my daughter, Sarah, forty pounds cash.

I give likewise to to my son, William, fifty pounds cash. .

I likewise give to my son, Pugh, Fifty pounds cash.

I likewise give to my daughter, Mical, one negro boy named Gim.

I likewise give to my daughter, Phebee, Forty pounds cash.

I likewise give to my daughter, Tabitha, one negro boy named Mat.

I give to my daughter, Elizabeth, five shillings cash.

I give to my son, Charles, one tract of land lying on Falling Creek adjoining Samuel Southerland and others, I likewise give to him one negro man named Lewis, one feather bed and furniture and one young mare.

I give to my daughter, Fanny, one negro girl named Fillis, one feather bed and furniture.

I give to my daughter, Judith, one negro girl named Anny, and one feather bed and furniture.

I give to my daughter, Patty, one negro girl named Milley, and one feather bed and furniture.

I give to my son, John, four hundred acres of land adjoining Richard Morton, to be laid off in a regular manner so as to include Harrison's old plantation, one negro boy named London, one feather bed and furniture, and one young horse.

I give to my son, Daniel, four hundred acres of land adjoining Peter Johnston and others to be laid off in a regular form, one negro boy named Doctor, one feather bed and furniture, and one young horse.

I give to my son, Josiah, all of my land lying the North side of Buffiloe river below Robertson's Mill Creek, one negro boy named Watt, and one feather bed and furniture, and one young horse.

I give to my son, James, all of my land lying the North side of the said Buffiloe river above the said Robertson's Mill creek with twenty acres on the South side of the said river, to be laid off at the upper end of my land adjoining John Boulding's land and the river, one negro boy named Jack, one feather bed and furniture, and one young horse.

I give to my child that my wife is now big with, son or daughter, all of the rest of my land with the plantation whereon I now live, to be by him or her possessed after the death or marriage of my present wife, and to give to him or her, the child my wife is now big with, one negro boy named Guy, one feather bed and furniture and one young
horse.

I give unto my Dear and loving wife my negro boy named Major, and one feather bed and furniture and all of the aforementioned Gifts and Legacies I give as they are mentioned to them and each of them and their heirs forever, and all the remainder of my estate I lend to my wife with the plantation whereon I now live during her widowhood for the support of my family and schooling of my children, and at her death or marriage It is my will and desire that, that part of my estate lent to her after the Legacies are paid all except the plantation before mentioned be equally divided among my eight youngest children and that my wife is now big with, but if either the children's negroes which I have given should die before my said child that is given to comes of age to possess it, in that case it is my will that the value of the negro that dies should be made up out of that part of the estae lent my said wife before it be divided, and it is likewise my Will that if either of the eight youngest children or that my wife now goes with should die before they come of age, that then their part of my estate be equally divided amongst those of my said nine youngest children that survive, it is likewise my Will and desire that as my nine youngest children comes of age, they may have as much of my stock and other conveniences as my wife shall think proper for them to be delivered to them by my Executors and to be possessed by them and their heirs forever, and I do by these presents appoint and constitute my Dear wife, Jerusha Price, my son William Price and John Morton the sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament.

In witness whereof 1 have hereunto set my hand and seal this twentieth day of November one thousand seven hundred and seventy-four. (The words be and youngest
were interlined before signed.) PUGH PRICE (Seal)

Sealed and acknowledge in presence of us.
PHILEMON BIRD,
ALEXANDER LE GRAND
WM. PENICK
T JEREMIAH PENICK