WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Joshua Cannon Hill, 1827 ----¤¤¤---- In the name of God Amen, I, JOSHUA CANNON 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 God who gave it trusting with confidence in his provisions for life and Salvation by grace through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. With respect to my temporal estate that it hath please God to help me with I dispose of as follows (to wit) I leave to my beloved with LEMIZA HILL for and during her natural life that part of my land whereon I now live bounded as follows. Beginning at a stake in the East boundary line of my land due East from the South East Corner of my peach orchard and that lies south from my house then running due West with the South fence of said peach orchard and continuing west to the branch thence down the branch where my __ sits then due West with a fence that extends to the back fence at the woods and continuing on due West to a point where a due North course with __to the south West corner of Joshua Cannons land, thence East with a lien between said Cannon and myself to my North East corner then south with my East boundary line to the beginning to have and enjoy the same during her natural life. I also give my wife privilege of getting the timber that is on fifty acres more land to be laid off on the west boundary of the above named land and said land is not be cleared by any persons only by her consent and at her death I give the first named land to be equally divided among my five children (to wit) WILLIAM HENRY SHELBY HILL, JAMES GREEN HILL, JOHN LANIER HILL, MARY ELIZABETH HILL AN D ROBERT FLETCHER HILL to them and their heirs forever and the residue of my land whereon I live also one other tract of sixty acres joining Luke Pryor Smiths and others I give to my before named children to them and their heirs forever to be equally divided among them when my oldest son WILLIAM HENRY SHELBY SMITH shall arrive at lawful age and until that period of time shall arrive the cleared part of the land to be rented out. As respects my coloured people I am to my beloved wife during her natural life one Negro man Tom and two Negro women Nancy and Marsha to enjoy the benefit of them and at her death I give the same Negroes to my before named children, to them and their heirs forever. I give to my before named five children the following Negroes (to wit) TUCKY, LIZA, WILL, MOSES, FANNY, HARRY and LUCINDA to them and their Heirs forever the said Negroes to be hired out until my oldest son shall arrive at lawful age and then to be equally divided among my said five children. My Will and desire is that all my stock of every kind, all my tools of every sort, also my Mill and a pair of Millstones, my household and kitchen furniture of every sort be sold on a twelve month credit with the exception of the following articles (to wit) all my Books, one large and one small Bureau, one set of silver tea spoons, one Womans saddle, one clock, three Beds, Bedsteads and furniture all my sitting chairs, one sugar chest, one china press and furniture, one large table also feathers enough for a bed and after all my just debts are paid the balance that my remain, I give to be equally divided among my wife and five children (after deducting the price of certain articles reserved to her which will be hereinafter named from her share and adding it to the children’s parts said reserved property to be valued by commissioners to be appointed by Courts to them and their Heirs forever. My Will and desire is that my sons be Educated so as to qualify them for professional callings if they should choose it and my daughter receive a sufficient Education to qualify her for a womans business and that the Interest of the moneys that may fall __there from the sales hereof the Negroes and rents of the land shall be applied to defray that expense and should that prove insufficient to use so much of the principle as will complete the same. My Will and desire is that the dividend of the money that may fall to my children from the amount of sales of the property, the hire of the Negroes given to them and the rent of the land be held out and kept at Interest until my oldest son WILLIAM HENRY SHELBY HILL shall arrive at lawful age and then all the principle and Interest that may remain, after the Education and support to be paid for, to be equally divided among my five children. My Will and desire is that the reserved property be disposed of as follows: my Books to be carefully (?) preserved until my oldest son shall come to lawfull age and then to be equally divided among my five children, my Wife to have the large Bureau, one womans saddle and one clock not to be valued, also three Beds, Bedsteads and furniture, all my sitting chairs, one sugar chest, one china press and furniture and one large Table (the Beds to be of her choice) to be Valued to her the feathers______. I give to Marth White my ____. My daughter to have the small Bureau my wife to have the set of Tea spoons until my daughter be of age or marry and then to give them to her my said daughter for her own proper use and behoof. My Will and desire is that all moneys due me either by note or account at this time in my possession be collected, my crop of every sort sold on a credit of Twelve months and the amount that may arrive from the money due me and sale of the crop to be equally divided among my Wife and five children after the necessary deduction from her part for reserved property as before named the part that may came to my children to be held out and kept at Interest and to be applied to their support and Education and what may remain to be equally divided among my said five children when my son William shall arrive at lawful age. Lastly I nominate and appoint my Brother John Hill and my friend Thomas (initial?) Douglas Executors to this my last Will and testament, also Guardians to my children. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 7th day in the year of our Lord 1827 and 32nd year of my age. Signed sealed published } and recorded in presence of } David Bell } J. C. Hill {SEAL} Wm Hill } Jabez Owen } JOSHUA C. HILL WILL Recorded in Record of Wills Book D, Pages 226, 227 & 228 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Lynda Clarke belle55@mindspring.com -----------------------------------------------------------------------------