WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Green Hill, 12 Feb 1825
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IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN.
I, Green Hill, of the County of Williamson and State of Tennessee, do make and 
ordain this my last Will and Testament revoking all others in manner and form 
as follows.

First, I resign my Soul to Almighty God trusting with confidence in his 
promises for Life and Salvation by Grace through faith in our Lord Jesus 
Christ.

With respect to my temporal Estate with which it hath pleased God to help me, 
I dispose of as follows (to wit):

I give, devise and bequeath to my daughter Lucy Cannon, one hundred and ninety 
five acres of land, whereon she now lives, Bounded as follows:
Beginning at a Mulberry & Box Elder, Thomas Denton (now David Bells) south 
west corner, then running South 64 poles to Hightower's, South East corner, a 
rock in the center between an Elm and _____ and White ash then north 
Hightower's line south 71 ½ degrees west 188 degrees to a dead Walnut in the 
center between a white ash and a Sugar tree, thence East 149 poles to a small 
white ash, then South 35 poles to a Sugar tree and Elm then East 187 poles to 
a Beech in Hunt's lines thence North with said line 155 poles to a Dogwood in 
Edna(?) _____South boundary line, then West 160 poles to the beginning.   The 
same to her and her kin forever.

item:	I give, devise and bequest to my son Joshua Cannon Hill 571 acres of 
land in Williamson County including all the land contained in my three Grants 
and to my daughter Lucy Cannon whereon I now live and bounded by the lines of 
Hightower and Cannon in the North by Hunts,  Stones and Browning on the East 
by Thompson's,  my own and Crockett's lines on the South and by Smiths(?) on 
the West.  To him and his heirs forever.

item:  	I give my daughter Martha Brown one hundred dollars to be lodged in 
the hands of my son John Hill for her own use.  

Respecting my Coloured people whom I now possess, it is my sincere desire that 
when ever Government shall permit that they all be liberated, for I consider 
Slavery to be unjust and inconsistent with the spirit and doctrine of the 
Gospel of Christ.  But under present existing laws, we are restrained that 
liberty, therefore until that desirable event shall take place, I dispose of 
them as follows:

item:  	I lend to my daughter Lucy Cannon one Negro girl, Mary, during her 
natural life and at her death, I give the said Negro to her children.  For 
them and their heirs. 

item:  	I give to my son John Hill one Negro girl, Mariah.  For him and his 
heirs.

item:  	I give to my son Thomas Hill one Negro man, York, also one bay mare 
that I purchased of James Ray.  To him and his heirs.

item:  	I give to my son William Hill's children one Negro man, Ephraim, to be 
kept under the directions of my Executors, hereafter named who are hereby 
appointed guardians to my said Grand Children and that his services go to the 
support and education of said Children until the youngest child arrives at 
lawful age, and that the Negro then be sold , and the money arising from such 
sale be then divided equally between the said Children, the same for them and 
their heirs.

item:  	I give to my son Joshua Cannon Hill the following named Negroes, 
Nancy, Thom, Luckey and Moses, the same to him and his Heirs.

item:  	I give to my son William Hill's Children one good bed and furniture, 
one black mare, one Bureau and one Cow and Calf to them and their Heirs 
forever.

After all my just debts are paid I give to my son Joshua Cannon Hill all the 
remainder of my estate that is not already disposed of.  To him and his Heirs 
forever.

Lastly I nominate and appoint my three sons John Hill, Thomas Hill and Joshua 
Cannon Hill, Executors to this my last Will and Testament.  In testimony 
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 12th day of February in the 
year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and twenty five and in the Eighty 
fourth year of my age.

Signed, Sealed, Published
& Declared in presence of

Tho. L. Douglass		}
G. T. Allen Murat (?)		}		G. Hill     {SEAL}
Alexander Porter		}