Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Hill, Jonathan September 4, 1791 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ben Franklin ben.franklin.ffru@gmail.com May 2024 Source: Loose Will, NC Archives CR 073.801, Will Book Volume C, pages 129-130 Written: September 4, 1791 Recorded: Feb 1799 Testator: Jonathan Hill In the name of God Amen by Johnathan Hill of the County of Orange and state of No. Carolina being Verey Sick and Weak in Bodey But of Pirfect mind and memorey Thanks Be given unto God Caling unto mind The mortality of my Bodey and Knowing That it is appointed for all men once to Die Do make do make and ordain This my Last Will and Testa- ment That is to Say Principally and first of all I give and Recommend my Soul Into the Hands of almighty God That gave it and my Bodey I Recommend of the Earth to Be Buried in a Decent Christian Bureal at the Discretion of my Executors nothing Doubting But at the general Resurrection I Shall Receive the Same again By The mighty Power of God and as Touching such Worldly Estate Where With it has Pleased God to Bless me in this Life I give Devise and Dispose of the same In the following manner and form First I give and Bequeath To Rezze my Beloved Wife one Hundred and fifty acers of Land Whearon I now Live During her Widowhood also al[l] my Stock of Chattle[Cattle] In the same form all my Stock of Hogs and The Crop for the support of my three younger Children also my Horce & sadle In the same manner Provided she marey a gain The Land is to Be Put to The yuse of The Three Children I also give hir all my Housing furneture By sett[l]ing my Debts That Will or may Become Due I give to my Beloved Son Elzey Hill Two BrodCloth Coats Two Jackits and Two Pair of Breeches I also leave Two hundred acres of Land To Be sold By Rezzey My Beloved Wife Whome I Likewise Constitute mak[e] and ordain The sole Executrix of This my Last Will and Testament With my beloved friend Archey Murfey and to Be Put to the use of The Bringing up My Three Children I also Leave to my Wife all the farming utentiels and I Do hear By utterly Disalow Revoke and Disanull all and Every other former Testaments Wills Legacies Bequests and Executors By me Before named Willed and Bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming This and no other To Be my Last Will and Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal This forth[sic] day of september in the year of Our Lord 1791 his Signed Sealed Pronounced and Declared By the Said } Johnathan (+) Hill (seal) Jonathan Hill to Be his Last Will and Testament } mark in the presence of us } John Starr John Hervey jurat [Will Book Volume C, page 129] In the name of God Amen by Jonathan Hill of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina being very sick and weak in Body, but of perfect mind & memory thanks be given unto God, Calling unto mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make do make & Ordain this my Last Will & Testament that is to say Principally and First of all, I Give & ["Bequeath" x-out] Recommend my soul into the Hands of Almighty God that Gave it and my Body I Recommend of the Earth to be Buried in a Decent Christian Burial at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall Receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such Worldly Estate where= =with it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I Give Devise and Dispose of the same in the following manner & form First I Give & Bequeath to Rezze my Beloved wife One Hundred and Fifty acres of Land whereon I now Live during her Widowhood also all my stock of cattle, in the same form all my stock of Hogs and The Crop for the support of my three younger Children also my horse & saddle [Will Book Volume C, page 130] In the same manner provided she marry again The Land is to be put to the use of the three Children I also give her all my Housing furniture by settling my Debts that will or may become due --- I Give to my Beloved son Elzy[orig: Elzey] Hill Two Broadcloth Coats Two Jackets and Two pair of Breeches I also Leave Two Hundred acres of Land to be sold by Rezzy my Beloved Wife whom I Likewise Constitute, Make and Ordain the sole Executrix ["of" x-out] of this my Last Will & Testament with my Beloved friend Archey murfey and to be put to the use of the bringing up my three children I also Leave to my wife all the farming utensils and I do hereby utterly Disallow Revoke and disannul all and Every Other former Testament, Wills, Legacies Bequests and Executors by me before named, willed and Bequeathed Ratifying & Confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament -- In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourth day of September in the year of our Lord 1791 his Signed Sealed pronounced Janathan (+) Hill (seal) and Declared by the said Jonathan mark Hill to be his last will & testament in presence of us John Starr John Hervey Orange County February term 1799 The Execution of the foregoing Last Will and Testament of Jonathan Hill deceased was duly proved in Open Court by the Oath of John Hervey a subscribing witness thereto and Ordered to be Recorded Test Additional Comments: Will Book Volume C, pages 129-130 Recorded Feb 1799 No estate papers found.