Joshua Mize

GEDCOM Note

Joshua Mize son of Jeremiah and Grace was born 1726 in Virginia. He is listed on the 1749, 1750, and the 1751 tithing records for Lunenburg County, Virginia but there are no records for Joshua after 1752. He probably moved to Granville County, North Carolina to be close to his brothers and father. The Granville District of North Carolina 1748-1762 by Margaret Hoffman page 233 cites that Lord Granville gives to Joshua Mize a land grant for 547 acres in Johnston County located on the north side of Little River on both sides of Julilies Branch on 12 September 1762. During the year 1783, he purchased 400 acres on Little Hunting Creek in Wilkes County which was located in the Yadkin Valley of North Carolina. This land cost Joshua 700 pounds. The land is located where Iredell, Yadkin and Wilkes counties adjunct near the present day town of Love Valley in Wilkes County. He purchased an additional 150 acres during November 1784 in the same region. He married a lady named Patty who was also known as Martha. There were three males over 21, five white females all ages and a 60 plus male listed in the household of Joshua for the 1787 tax list of Captain Gordon’s district of North Carolina. Joshua died during 1790 and he was the progenitor of the following children: Isaac who moved to Kentucky near present Irvine in Estill County; Benjamen who lived in Rowan County, North Carolina; Jeremiah, our lineage, who moved to Kentucky about the same time as his brother Isaac; John who lived in Wilkes County, North Carolina; Lydia; Elizabeth who married a man with the last name of Taylor; Edey who married a man with the last name of Chambers; Kisiah who also married a man with the last name of Chambers; Nancy who married a man with the last name of Brown; and Polly who married a man with the last name of Roberts.

“The last will and testament of Joshua Mize dec’d July 1790. In the name of God Amen. I Joshua Mize of Wilkes County in the state of North Carolina, farmer, being — the abundant mercy and goodness of God, tho weak in body; yet of a sound and perfect understanding and memory do constitute this my last will and testament and desire it may be received by all as such
First I must humbly bequeath my soul to God my maker, besseching his gracious acceptance of it through the all sufficient merits and mediations of my —— compassionate redeemer Jesus Christ First, I will that all my debts and funeral charges be paid and as to the Worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with , I leave in manner and farm. Folloin , I give unto my son Isaac Mize, Benjamen Mize, Jeremiah Mize, John Mize, and to my daughter Elizabeth Taylor, Eddy Chambers, Keziah Chamber, Nancy Brown, and Polly Roberts five shillings to each to be paid by my beloved wife out of my estate. Either in money or in something to the value there of other discretion also I give unto my daughter Liddia Mize my gray mare and a red cow named cherry. Likewise I give to my daughter Lyddia Mize a feather bed and furniture. As to the rest of the estate, I give and leave unto my beloved wife Patty Mize during her natural life all my goods and —— lands and tenements both real and personal and after my said wife Patty decease I desire among my children that it may be equally divided among my children, Isaac Mize, Benjamen Mize, John Mize, Elizabeth Taylor, Eddy Chambers, Keziah Chambers, Nancy Brown, Polly Roberts, Lydia Mize and —- I do make and constitute Patty Mize my said wife, executrix of this my last will and testament dated this — day of March March in the year of our Lord 1790.”

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