WILL OF JOHN HILL - 1853
PROBATE COURT, HIGHLAND COUNTY, OHIO NO. 1664
In the name of the Benevolent Father of all, I John Hill of Highland County
Ohio being of Sound mind & memory but being in Ill Health & Confined to my
Bed
Do make & Publish this to be my Last Will and Testement.
Item 1st That all my Debts & Funeral Expences be paid out of the proceeds
of
Some of my Property as here after Directed,
Item 2nd That my Wife Rebecca has her right in my Land & Property that the
Law
allows,
Item 3rd I Will to my Daughter Mary all my Farm which I now live on
Situated
in The County & State afforesaid in Marshall township with all my horses
Cattle & all other property that I have, with all the money & Credits that
is
coming to me, But my Daughter Mary is to pay all my Debts & Funeral
Expences
4th And Last Item I do hereby nominate and appoint John L. Hughes Executor
of
this my Last Will & Testement hereby authorising & Empowering him to
compromise and ajust release and Discharge in such manor as he may think
proper the Debts & Claims Due me I so also authorize & Empower him if it
shall
become necessary in order to pay my Debts to sell by private or in Such
manner, upon such Terms of Credit or otherwise as he may think proper all
or
any part of my Real Estate & ____ (seed?) to purchaser or purchasers to
Execute Acknowledge & Deliver in fee Simple so the Expenses & Attorney fees
&
Court Charges then if any is Left to be paid over to my Daughter Mary
I do hereby Declare this to be my Last Will & Testement and Leave it in
the
hands & care of my Executor John L. Hughes | given under my hand and
Seal
this 27th day of May A.D. 1850
(his mark)
Signed by said John Hill(John "X" Hill)
Acknowledged by him in
our presents to be his Last
Will & Testement,
Bruden Smith
William A. Morris
The state of Ohio
ss Probate Court for
Highland County
said County & State
The undersigned being duly sworn in open Court this 11th day of April A.D.
1853 deposes and says that he was present at the Execution of the last will
and testament of John Hill hereunto annexed, that he saw the said testator
subscribe the said will, and heard him publish and declare the same to be
his
last will & testament, and that the said testator at the time of Executing
the
same was of full age and of sound mind & memory and not under any
restraint,
and that he signed the same as witness thereto, at his request and in his
presence. -
Bruden Smith
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 11th day of April A.D.
3 --
E. R. Erwin, Probate Judge
The state of Ohio
ss Before the Probate
Highland County
Court for said County & state
The undersigned being duly sworn in open Court this 11th day of April A.D.
1853 deposes and says that he was present at the Execution of the last will
and testament of John Hill hereunto annexed, that he saw the said testator
subscribe the said will and heard him publish and declare the same to be
his
last will and testament, and that the said testator at the time of
Executing
the same was of full age, that he hesitates to say whether he was of sound
mind & memory or not, that he will not say that he was not of sound mind
and
memory, that the said testator knew what property belonged to him at that
time, and gave directions how it should be disposed of in said will and was
aware what disposition he was making of it by said will, that he, the said
testator, knew all the persons who were present at the time, that his mind
that he cannot say whether said testator's mind has undergone any change
for a
year next previous to making said will as he knows of none, that after said
will was written it was read to him the said testator, and the said
testator
then said he was satisfied with it, that said testator at the time of
making
said will was under no restraint, and that this deponent signed the same as
duly emli___ (enlisted?) witness at the request and in the presence of
said
testator as also in the presence of Bruden Smith, the other subscribing
witness.
Wm A Morris
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 11th day of April A.D. 1853
--E. R. Erwin, Probate Judge
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Transcribed from photocopied will 15 June 1994 by Marilyn Hill Mansouria
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