1775: Windsor Township, Berks County, PA
In the name of God amen
I John Jacob Hill of the township of Windsor County of Berks and Province of Pennsylvania being weak of Body but of Sound mind and memory blessed be god for the Same Do make my Last will and testament Concerning my wordly Estate in manner following that is to Say
First: I ordain that all my Just Debts Shall be payd
Second: I give and bequeath to my Son Jacob Hill his Heirs and Assigns for Ever all my Land or Plantation Situate in windsor aforesaid together with all my Horses Cows Sheep Swine and all kind of husbandtry and moveable wich is now on the Said Plantation nothing Excepted
Thirdly: george nicholas hildebrand and anmary his wife and adam myer and Catereni his wife and John hill having Received ther full Part wich I intended for there Sheare there for the Shall make no Demand on my Son Jacob hill
Fourthly: I give and bequeath to my sonin Law John heffely the Sum of thirty Pounds Lawfull money of the Province aforesaid
Fifthly: I give and bequeath to my Son Peter hill (the said Peter to Receive his money in one year) the Sum of twenty Pound Lawfull money of the Province ..... his portion in full
Sixthly: I give and bequeath to my Son Frederick hill fifty Pound Law money as afore said
Seventhly: I give to my Cashper hill the Sum of fifty Pound Lawfull money of the province afore Said
Eighthly: my will is that my Son Jacob hill ___ Let my beloved wife Elisabeth have Leav in the Dwelling house I now Live as to the Rome and Chiten and to Let her have my bed and so much Chiten furnature as is necesery for her use the bed she Can Do with wat she Please
Lastly: I ordain _omenet and opind my well beloved Frends of this my Last will and Tastemen as Sole Execturos george merkel Michael Lesher and John Daniel hill, in witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this twenty Second Day of Novemeber in the year of our Lord 1775
John Jacob (H) Hill
Signed Sealed and Delivered in the Pressents of us
George Kelchner
Jacob Tim
File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tim Conrad.
USGENWEB NOTICE Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents.
Last Modified