Wills: John Jacob Hill, 1775: Windsor Twp, Berks County

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                   Will of John Jacob Hill, 1775

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

Signed Sealed and Delivered in the Pressents of us

George Kelchner
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Jacob Tim___

John Jacob (H) Hill