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- Richard Hill dyed Jan'y y" 18. was buried Jan'y. y' 22 1731.
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The Virginia Genealogist Volume 6, 1962 [John Frederick Dorman]
1713-1734 Middlesex County, Virginia Will Book, [Virginia Genealogist-John Frederick Dorman]; Pages 382-83.
Will of Richard Hill, being sick and weak of body, dated 18 Jan. 1731/2.
The one half of my land to my nephew Wm. Hill.
The other half of my land to my nephew Russel Hill.
My Negro man Eugene to my nephew Wm. Hill and my Negro woman Sarah to my nephew Russell Hill.
To my sister Rebecca Whitaker one steer.
To my brother Wm. Hill one steer, four cows and fifteen head of hogs and some of my new goods that are coming in this shipping, that is cloth to make a suit of cloths and a hat.
To my aforesaid nephew Wm. Hill my large bed and furniture and also my large gold ring.
To my aforesaid nephew Russell Hill my next best feather bed and furniture and my lesser gold ring.
The rest of my slaves and stock of cattle to my nephews Wm. Hill, Russel Hill, Thos. Hill and Needles Hill and my neice Judith Hill to be equally divided as they come of age or marry.
My land devised to my nephews Wm. and Russel Hill shall remain in the possession of my executors till Russel attains to the age of twenty one.
All the rest of my estate amongst the children of my brother Wm. Hill to be equally divided as they respectively come of age or marry.
Unto my sister in law Frances Hill and her children two hogsheads of tobacco eight hundred pd. neat each hhd.
Mr. Roger Jones and Mr. Churchhill Jones executors.
[No signature]
[No witnesses]
7 March 1731. This writing purporting to be the will of Mr. Richard Hill, dec., was presented to the
Court by Churchhill Jones, Gent. William Hill, brother and heir at law, appearing and objecting nothing against proving the same, Mrs. Mary Jones upon her oath declared that she was at the house of the said Richd. Hill in his sickness when he made his will and Churchhill Jones, Gent., who wrote the said will presented it to him to be signed. Richard answered What you please, What you please, and then said You may let it lye a little longer, it may be I may think of something else, and the said Richard asked the said Churchhill if his father would stand executor with him and the said Churchill said Yes,
and the said Richard said I thank him.
William Hutchinson declared he saw Mr. Churchhill Jones writeing the last part of Mr. Richd. Hill's will.
The said Richard asked John Sutton if he knew what the said Churchhill was doing. Sutton replied No, and the said Richard said I don't care if all the world knew my business.
John Sutton declared he saw Mr. Churchill Jones take a written paper out of his pocket and Churchhill asked the said Richard if he would have anything more added to it and Richard answered No.
Thomas Whitaker declared that on Munday the 17th of January he was at the house of Mr. Richard Hill and heard said Richard bid Churchhill Jones look into his chest in the little roome and bring him from thence a paper, which the said Churchhill did. Richard salt it was not that he wanted, upon which the said Churchhill and the said Thomas Whitaker went and found another paper sealed up and brought it to him and Richard said That is it and bid Churchhill break it open which he did and read some of it, and the said Churchhill said he would carry it home with him and alter it and then Richard asked Churchhill if he would stand executor.
Churchhill said he would and Richard bid Churchhill ask his father also to stand executor.
Churchhill Jones, Gent., made oath to this will
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The Virginia Genealogist Volume 6, 1962 [John Frederick Dorman]
1713-1734 Middlesex County, Virginia Will Book, [Virginia Genealogist-John Frederick Dorman]; Pages 384-85.
Richd. Hill. Inventory. 31 March 1732
and 15 April 1732. Appraised in obedience to order of 7 March 1731 [1732] by John (X) Miller, James Dudley and Thomas (T D) Dudley, who were sworn before Col. Churchhill. Total valuation £323.18.6 3/4] including eleven Negroes valued at £216. Signed by Churchhill Jones. Admitted to record 2 May 1732.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1690 - 1732 (~ 42 years)