Will of Clement HILL (1702); St. Mary’s County, Maryland This file was contributed by Marcella Dawson . ************************************************************************ * USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. ************************************************************************ In the name of God Amen I, Clement Hill senior, of Clement Hill, St. Maries County, being of sound and perfect mind and memory thanks be given to Almighty God for the same, considering the uncertain state of this transitory, life do make & ordain, this my last will and Testament, in manner & form following revoking and hereby annulling all former wills by me made, and this only to be reputed, and taken to be my last will & testament, and none other, first I give & bequeath, my soul to Almighty God, my maker to Jesus Christ my redeemer, and to the Holy Ghost my sanctifier, and preserver, and my body to the earth from whence it came, to be buried according to the rites of the holy Roman Catholic Church of which I am unworthy member, in such decent manner as to my Executors hereafter named shall thought meet and convenient, and as touching such temporall Estate, as it hath pleased God far beyond, my ___ to bestow upon me, I give and dispose thereof as followeth. Jusp_ _ I will that all my debts that I owe unto any person in law or consequence be duly paid, and discharged. Item whereas I am indebted unto one Mr. John Love of Bristoll, the sum of twenty one pounds odd money my will is, that the said John Love his heirs executors or administrators be sent unto and paid. Item wheras I am likewise indebted unto one William Fisher of Bristoll the sumine of six pounds sterling or there abouts my will is that the said William Fisher his heirs executors or administrators be sent unto & paid. Item I give and bequeath to my nephew Clement Hill, to him & his heirs forever, a tract of land lying in the forke of Gunpowder River in Baltimore County called Hills Camp, containing one thousand acres. Item I give and bequeath to my aforementioned Nephew Clement Hill to him & his heirs forever, the one halfe of a tract of land called Friends Hope, the whole tract containing fourteen hundred acres, now lying in Prince Georges County in the woods on the south side of the eastern branch of potomack, which said land was in the year of our lord, one thousand six hundred seventy five, taken up and joyntly pattented, between me the said Clement Hill senior and Mr. Richard Gardiner late of St. Mary's County deceased. Item I give and bequeath unto Mr. Luke Gardiner Jr. , And one Mr. John Gardiner, sons unto the aforesaid Richard Gardiner to them and to their heirs forever, the half of the tract of land aforesaid called Friends Hope to be equally devided between them. Item I give and bequeath unto Mr. William Hunter, unto Mr. Robert Brook, and unto Mr. William Killick priests of the Society of Jesus, to each five hundred pounds of tobacco. Item I give and bequeath unto my godson Clement Gardiner one cow and calfe. Item I give and bequeath unto my godson Thomas Cooper, one cow and calfe. Item and whereas I have formerly given my aforesaid , nephew Clement Hill two negroes, and one hundred pounds of sterling money, the with I seen in Conscience sufficient for him and being willing to satisfy my mind, and Conscience, in the disposall of the rest of my estate otherwise, and that my said, nephew, Clement Hill may be content with what I have formerly given, and have and doe in this my last will and testament bequeath him, and may lay no further ____ to any part more of my estate aforesaid, therefore I doe give and bequeath unto my said Nephew Clement Hill out of my personall Estate aforesaid the value of one shilling sterling money as abare to him of any further claime. Item I give and bequeath, unto each of my nephews and monies, beside the value of one shilling a peace as a barr to every , and each of them from claiming any more of my personall estate, aforesaid. Item I give & bequeath unto Luke Gardiner Junior, and unto John Gardiner, sons of the aforesaid Richard Gardiner deceased. All and singular my negroes and other ___ goods chatteles and debts, whatsoever of right to me so belonging or apportaining, wither my bond bill recouring account or otherwise to be equally devided between them the said Luke and John Gardiner, after the debts, and legacies, aforesaid be paid and discharged. Lastly I doe hereby ordaine, make constitute, and nominate, and appoint the said Luke Gardiner Junior, and the said John Gardiner Executors of this my last will and testament, In witness wherof, I have here unto sett my hant and affixed my seal, the seventeenth day of November Anno Domini 1702. Signed sealed published and declared Clement Hill seal in the presence of John Maint April 26th 1708 then came before me John Attaway Merritt, John Bullock Junior, John Bullock and John Attaway the witnesses to the within mentioned will and made oath that they did see the within named Clement Hill, sign seal publish and declare the within writting to be his last will and Testament and at the doing thereof he was of sound & perfect mind & memory. Wm Aisquith Deputy Commissioner.