Wills: Miles Hill, Recorded 1845: Oglethorpe Co., GA  

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Last Will and Testament of Miles Hill, Oglethorpe County, GA
Will Book D (1833-1866), Pgs 147-148.

Record of Wills January Term 1845

Georgia			} 	In the name of God Amen
Oglethorpe County	}	I Miles Hill of said state and County being
				Of sound mind and disposing memory, but
				Being advanced in life and knowing the
uncertainty of human life, do make and ordain this to be my last Will 
and Testament.

1st Item.  I give my body to the earth whence it came and my soul I 
commit into the hands of a merciful God in Christ Jesus.

Item 2nd  It is my will that at my death all my just debts be paid-

Item 3rd  I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Tabitha Hill, all my 
estate both Real and personal or so much thereof as she may desire to 
keep for ever and during her natural life and after her death to be 
equally divided between my five children, or in case either of them be 
dead, then the child or children of him or her so deceased shall 
inherit equally with any living child.

Item 4th If my wife shall choose not to keep any portion of my estate 
herein divided, it is my will that she divide and give off such portion 
equally among my children of their Heirs or aforesaid-

Item 5th I do hereby constitute and appoint Hampton W. Hill, Nicholas 
Taliafero and Blanton M. Hill my Executors to this my last will and 
testament hereby Revoking any will I have heretofore made-and I do 
hereby desire to exempt my Executors from the necessity or obligation 
to make inventories, appraisement and Returns of my estate, unless they 
shall choose to do so.  Given under my Hand and seal this sixteenth day 
of April 1842.

Signed & sealed in presence of us
	David C. Barrow	(sig)	}			Miles Hill (sig)  
(seal)
	Middleton Pope (sig)	}
	John G. Hammonds (sig)	)
 
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Ordinary Office January Term 1845

Georgia			}	Personally appeared in open Court 
Middleton Pope
Oglethorpe County	}	one of the subscribing witnesses to the within
				will, once after having duly sworn deposeth and 
saith
that he saw Miles Hill sign, seal, publish and declare this writing to 
be his last will and testament, that at the time thereof, he was of 
sound, disposing mind and memory, and that he did it freely, without 
compulsion, and that he saw David C. Barrow and John G. Hammonds also 
sign the same as witnesses, to the best of your knowledge, so help you 
God.
Sworn to and subscribed	}
in open Court the 13th day	}		Middleton Pope (sig)  (seal)
of January 1845		}
(Signature of Ordinary)	}

Georgia			}	Court of Ordinary January Term 1845.  The 
within Last Will and
Oglethorpe County	}	   Testament of Miles Hill deceased having been 
Exhibited in open Court    and duly proving upon the Oath of Middleton 
Pope one of the subscribing witnesses to the same. Ordered that the 
same be Admitted to Record-

Recorded the 23rd day 
of January 1845  					Henry Britain C. C. O. (sig)

Transcribed by Laura Stotler  July 15, 2001
Note: Spelling, punctuation and capitalization are transcribed as 
written on will.


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