Chowan County NcArchives Wills.....Hill, Isack 1710
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Source: Nc Wills & Inventories - Grimes
Written: 1710

                 ISACK HILL'S WILL.

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. The Third Day of March, 
in ye year of our Lord God, One thousand, Seven hundred & 
Ten, I, Isack Hill, of Chowan prcinct, in ye province of North 
Carolina, planter, being sick of Body, but of Good & perfect 
Memory (God he praised), Doe Make & ordaine this my last
will & Testam't (& I utterly revoke & Disannull Every other 
former Testaments, Wills, legaces, & bequeiths, Executor
& overseer by me in any wise before this time, made, named, 
willed & bequeithed), in manner & forme following: First, I 
Commend my Soul into ye Hands of God my maker, hopeing 
assuredly through ye onely merits of Jesus Christ my Saviour, 
to be made partaker of life Everlasting; & I Commend my 
Body to ye Earth where It is made, to be Decently buried by 
my Executors hereafter named; & what Estate God Allmighty 
has been pleased to bless me with in this world I will Give & 
bequeith in manner following, Vizt:

My Tract of land I now live upon, Containing Six hundred 
& forty Acres, to Be Equally Devided between three of my Sons, 
Vizt: Michal, John & Isack, that is two hundred & Thirteen 
Acres & one third part of one Acre to My Son Michal (which 
he now lives upon) & ye same quantity of land Adjoyning to 
my Son Michals (which he now lives upon his land) I Give to 
my Second Son, Isack, & ye other Devidend of ye tract I Give 
to my Third Son, John. & to my Youngest Son, Nathaniel, 
I Give three hundred & twenty acres of land I bought from 
Thomas Pollock adjoyning to that part of ye foresd Tract I 
have Given to my Son Michal. Ye above quantity of land I 
have Given to Each of my Sons by this my last will & Testam't, 
I intale on them, their heirs & assigns for Ever, when it shall 
please God to Call one or any of them, haveing no Issue, males 
then their land to be equally Devided among their Surveying 
Brothers, & having Given my Eldest Son, Michal, his Share 
of ye Cattle & hoggs, ye remaining part, that is those that Shall 
be found properly belonging to me at my Death, I Give unto 
my three Sons, Isack, John, & Nathaniel, & my Dear Daughter, 
Martha, shall have her choice of ye Cattle & Hoggs for her 
share, not Exceeding ye Same Number her Brother has, & their 
Shares I leave to be Given them by my Executor, & I further will 
that ye hand mill shall remaine for ever were she now is, & that 
all my Children shall have equal previledge to use her were she 
now stands, & this Dwelling house & all ye other houses on this 
plantation to me, I Give to him whose land they happen to be 
upon, & Commit ye Emediate Care of my hand Mill to him.

I will that all my houshold furniture to be Equally Devided 
between my three, Sons Isac, John & Nathaniel, & my Daughter, 
Martha, always letting he Chose for her Share, & theirs to be 
Given them according to ye pleasure of my Executors.

I will that my horse & mare remaine at ye Plantation were 
they now are for ye use of ye Same till they Increase to four,
& then to be Devided to my three Sons last named, & my 
Daughter, Martha,

& I appoint Capt. Robt. west, Executor of this my last will
& Testam't, likewise, I leave to his Care my youngest Son,
Nathaniel till he be Capable to provide himself a livelihood, 
or till he be Majour, & Desire he may Endeavour to keep my 
two sons, Isack & John, on ye plantation where their Sister 
Martha, till they Can better provide for themselves.

In wittness whereof, I have hereunto Subscribed my name & 
Seal, to this my last will and Testament, before these wittnesses: 
Edward Bryan, William Maule & John Hale.

                                     ISACK HILL X (Seal)

     WILLIAM MAULE.
     EDWARD BRYAN.
     JOHN HALE.

Recorded in Will Book 2, page 33.


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