Henry Darnall Hill

Will

• Prince George's County MD Will Book Liber T No. #1 1790-1796;
• Folio 381 HENRY HILL 03/28/1794 04/215/1796
• "being sick of body . ." Bequeaths to:
• 1, Henry Hill --grandson -to have 400 acres of land beginning at a stone that was set down by Capt. Henry Brooke and Thomas Landsberry, and thence w/ Capt. Brooke's land to the main branch of the Piscataway and with the said branch so far as to make up the said 400 acres
• 2. Daniel Carroll --grandson -to have Negro man "Will" son "Clare"
• 3. Henry Hill Carroll --grandson -to have Negro boy "Dave" son of "Clare"
• 4. Mary Fenwick --daughter -to have Negro woman "Clare" and the remainder of her children
• 5. Elizabeth Hill --daughter -to have Negro man "Antony" and Negro man "Tom" Negro woman "Mary" and all of her children and grandchildren -to have 1 feather bed and furn., 5 head of cattle, 5 head of sheep. and 6 chairs. and 3 silver spoons
• 6. Jane Mudd --daughter -to have Negro men "Paul" "Will" "Jacob" and "Harry" Negro boy "Jack" Negro women "Nanne" "Rachel" "Pris" Negro girl "Sisle" -to have 1 feather bed and furn.. 5 head of cattle. 5 head of sheep. 6 chairs and 3 silver spoons
• 7. Teresa Ann Hill --daughter -to have Negro men "Moses" "Ellick" Negro boys -Tom' "Joe" Negro woman -Betty" and her children Negro man "Frank" and his wife "Side' Negro girl -Nell- -to have 1 feather bed and furn., 5 head of cattle 5 head of sheep, 6 chairs, and 3 silver spoons
• -she and Elizabeth to have for their single lives all the remainder of testator's lands and after their marriage all the Land lying on the this side of the branch where testator now lives to belong to testator's grandson Henry Oswald Hill
• Millicent Brooke --granddaughter
• Margaret Brooke --granddaughter -to have Negro man "Robert" Negro woman "Peg" and her child "Charles" Negro woman "Cate' -to have 5 head of cattle. 5 head of sheep, 2 silver spoons to be divided equally among them and if their guardians think it best to dispose of what given them and to be divided equally between them
• -names daughters Elizabeth and Teresa Ann as guardians to them
• 9. Henry Oswald Hill --grandson to have Negro boy "Raft"
• 10 Henry Vincent Hill --grandson -should Henry Oswald Hill die w/out heirs, then to have Negro boy -Ralf'
• 11. Benedict Joseph Hill --grandson -to have all or testator's laud lying on the other side of the branch to have Negro boy "Harry" and Negro girl 'Betty"
• 12. John Hill --grandson -in case of the death of testator's grandson Benedict, to have Negroes left to him
• 13. Ann Mary Teresa Hill -granddaughter -she and Henry Vincent Hill and John Hill to have Negroes: "Frank- and his wife "Peg" Negro men "Tony" "Toney Boone' and his wife 'Nan" and child Negro boy "James" "Jack" "Davy" -Billy" Negro woman "Cate" --to be divided among themn-to have between them 3 head of sheep, 5 head of cattle,
• 14. "Jenny" --Negro woman -to live with whom she chooses.
• Witnesses: Alexander Jeffreys
• William Jeffreys
• Thomas Earley (mark)
• Walter Phelps
• Then came: William Jeffreys and Thomas Early
• Note: the testator signed the will in his own hand