Somerset County, Maryland · 1686
Contributor: This transcription was contributed to Somerset County MDGenWeb by Ed Smith.
Transcription note: The text below is presented as supplied. Original spelling, capitalization, punctuation, abbreviations, bracketed notes, and uncertain readings have been retained.
Transcription
In the Name of God Amen this twenty eighth day of March in the year of our
lord God 1686 Richard Hill of the County of Somerset being of whole mind
and in good and perfect remembrance love and praise be unto almighty God
make and ordain this my present testament confessing ______ heaven my last
will in manner and for me following that is to say First I commend my soul
unto Almighty God maker and redeemer; and my body to be buried in dissorder
I will that all such debts and duties as I owe of or confesses to any
person or persons be well said time satisfied and paid by my Executors or
Executor Willmet Hill and Richard Hill Imprimis I give and b______ unto my
well beloved wife Willmet Hill my plantation that where I live on called by
the name Husbands Care Item I give and bequeath unto Willmet my wife all
my worldly estate viz cattle horses mares moveables or unmoveables of which
kind condition or quality leaven they be exsept one gray horse and one
young bay hers witt absolute I pretes[??] his fase my said wife to possess
and enjoy all my above said estate as above mentioned during her life and
after my said wife shall decease or depart this life I will that my sonne
Richard Hill shall possess and enjoy the above said plantation and estate
which shall be __________ his heirs forever but if the said Richard Hill
shall depart this life without issue of his own body lawfully begotten that
then I will that the said plantation and estate what shall be found shall
return unto William and Ann would h________ or so the heirs of there bodies
lawfully begotten this witnesseth ~
the mark of
Sealed in the Presence of Us Richard [RH] Hill Senior
Jonathon Towns- John [mark] Cobilson Seal
These are to certifie the Honorable Collo Henry Daniell and me Clement
Mile Eages Judge or Commisay Generall for probate of wills and granting
administrations that on Thursday being the 26th day of August Ano 1686 I
came before Jonathan Towers and John Colson and made oath that they saw
Richard Hill lend [?] deceased signe seal and deliver the will on the other
side as his last will and testament is writing my hand and seal the day and
year above mentioned James Round Seal
The foregoing will Recorded the fourth day of June one thousand eight
hundred and eight is under the directions of the Orphans Court of Worcester
County in pursuance of an act of the General Assembly of Maryland professed
at November session 1807 entitled "An act to provide for Recording written
wills in the register office of Worcester County"_____
Matthew Hopkins Reg Wills for Worcester
County