Will of Robert Gill Sen. (1777): Charles County, MD Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Tom Mahieu, ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Will of Robert Gill Sen. Written October 29th, 1777 in Charles County, Maryland Maryland Charles County Court In the name of God Amen I Robert Gill of the County and Province above written being sick and weak in body but of firm and for soul memory thanks be to almighty God for the same, do make constitute and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following - I surrender and go it my soul to almighty God hoping through his words of my Savior Jesus Christ to obtain faith Lord in and name of all of my sins my body I commit to the earth to go in down and Christian like manner in tomb and buried at the discretion of my Executrix hereafter mankind and as for my worldly Estate I dispose of that as following xxx - Item; In (?) first my will and desire is that all my just debts be duly paid and satisfied by my Executrix hereafter mankind - Item; I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Robert Gill all that part of a track or parcel of land I purchased of Joseph and James Anderson lying in the county aforesaid called "Foxes Range" containing by deed one hundred and sixty- five and a half acres to him and his heirs forever my will and desire is that my son Robert Gill receive no part of my personal Estate more than he has already received - Item; I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved wife Lydia Gill the use of the land and Plantation I now live on which I bought of Jonathan Wilson called "Black Oak Thicket" containing by deed two hundred and fifty acres during her natural life and the hand paid of my personal Estate dividing to laws and after her decease it is my desire that the land with the improvements be sold to the highest bidder and the purchase money to be equally divided between the children of her natural body - Item; My will and desire is that my three daughters Mary, Elizabeth and Eleanor Lyon's have twenty pounds current money less than the rest of my children which is now with me out of my Estate they having received the value thereof; my will and desire for them is that my Negro boy Ben in which I lent my daughter Mary Lyon and is now in her possession be appraised with the rest of my Estate she having liberty to keep this said Negro on paying to my Estate the balance of his value if any, any over her part with the rest to my younger children - Item; My will and desire is that the five daughters which is now living Catherine, Chloe, Lydia, Charity, Susannah have a side saddle bought by my Executrix or five pounds current money each paid out of my Estate - Lastly I nominate and appoint my dearly beloved wife Lydia Gill whole and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament, In Witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this twenty-ninth day of October one thousand seven hundred seventy-seven. Signed in the presence of us - Robert Gill Sen. {seal} Richard Estep - Hugh Johnson - Witnesses Henry Lyon Jun. - Charles County Sct. On the 19th day of May 1778 came Richard Estep, Hugh Johnson and Henry Lyon Junior subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Last Will and Testament of Robert Gill Senior late of Charles County deceased and made oath on the Holy Evangels that they did see the testator the so is named sign and seal the same Will and heard him publish and declare it to be his Last Will and Testament that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehensions of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding and that they severally subscribed those in hand as witnesses to the said Will in the presence and at the request of the testator and in the presence of each other which said testator was taken in the presence of Robert Gill heir at law to the deceased who did not object to the taking the same - Sworn before and certified by - Walter Hanson, Reg. Of Wills I hereby certify that Lydia Gill the widow of the above mentioned Robert Gill Senior deceased came before me on the 19th day of May 1778 and made his Executrix to stand and abide by the several legacies bequeathed to his in the Will of her said husband with regard to real estate only and that she claims her dower or these part in that personal estate according to law. Walter Hanson, Reg. Of Wills Source: Charles County Court 1777-1785 (Wills, Inven, Acct Proc) - MSA CR 49,154