Wills: Daniel Hill, 1794:, Westmoreland County, PA

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Daniel Hill of Westmoreland Co, 1794

In the Name of God Amen.  I Daniel Hill of the County of Westmoreland and state of
Pennsylvania
being weak in body but of sound memory blessed be God do this day being the second
day of
July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety four, make and
publish this,
my last Will and Testament in the manner following that is to say,

First is my Will that after my death the Land shall be rented until my youngest son
George comes
to be fourteen years of age and if it should be the Case that he should not be able
to make a
living for himself, he shall have the Maintainance of the Place as long as he
liveth, and if
my son Daniel hath a Mind to rent that Place and pay the Rent as my hereafter
mentioned Exectutors
shall seeme to do to the best Advantage of my ___ Daniel shall have the first right
to it.  My
Wife Barbara shall live on the Place as long as she [___ is not?)] married, but if
she marrieth
she hath to leave the Place and she takes her thirds according to law.  she ____
have a right
to take three cows and the shall be kept for her or the Place until the Children are
___
..... one Good bed and the price of one Good Cow which money shall be put to
interest until
these my above  ... daughter Come to maturity.

further is my Will that after ten years from the first day of ___ my son Daniel
shall have
Possession of this my Land at Appraisement of Fricholders? and the Payment shall be
equally
divided among my Sons and Daughters; Jacob, Mary Dunkelberger, Cathaerine Gordner,
Betty
Dunkelberger, Frederick, Susanna, John, Daniel (or John Daniel?), Hanna, Mary, and
Molly and
if my youngest son George cometh to his strength both in mind and body, he shall
have equally
Chels? with the rest of my Children, but if not he shall be maintained on the ___
above
mentioned.

if my son Daniel hath a Mind to rent the Place he shall have the roan Mare and
if he doth not rent the Place the said Mare is to be kept on the Place, the
remainder of the
Horses shall be appraised, the cow creatures are to be apprised and sold at Publick
Vendue,
six sheep are to be kept on the Place and the rest are to be apprised and sold
likewise,
the household Furniture is to be kept on the Place untill the Children are grown up,
anyone that has the Place hath to give three acres of Meadow ground to my Wife
Barbara
for the wintering of the Cows and sheep, and she hath full Liberty to take it every
year in
such a place as she chuseth at one End of the Meadow which Grass she has to cure and
he
that has the Place hath to mow and to hawl it for her, both first and second Cropp,
she has
to get Pasture for her creatures where he that rents the place pastures his own
cattle,

and I make and ordain my beloved Friends Casper Merkel and David Watts my sole
Executors
of this my last will and Testament in trust for the Intent and purposes in this my
will
contained the grain which is as yet in the ground is half to be sold and the other
part
is to be kept for the use of the Family and my wife Barbara shall have yearly one
Bushel
and a half of salt from him that hass the land in possession.  In Witness whereof, I
have
hereunto set my hand and seal the day year first written.

Daniel "DH" Hill (his mark)

Signed sealed and Dlivered by the said Daniel Hill as for his last Will and
Testament in the
presence of us who was present at the signing thereof.
John Light and William Winkler