In the name of God Amen--

	I Joab Hill of the county of Clark
in the State of Missouri of sound and disposing
mind although weak in body and not expecting
to live desirous of disposing of the Estate with
which God has blest me according to my will
do hereby declare and publish this as my
last will and testament.
In the first place I resign my body to the
dust and my soul to God and my wish
is that after my death my body shall be
buried in a decent Christian like manner.
I dispose of my Worldly goods as follows--
My Just debts are to be paid first out of my
personal Estate if it should be sufficient for
that purpose.
My wife Elizabeth Hill shall have my land
her lifetime and all the stock except what
I shall hereafter name farming utensils
household and kitchen furniture, and all
my negroes except what I shall mention
hereafter and at her death my son George Washing-
ton Hill shall have all of the Hatcher tract of land
that now belongs to me and also my saddle
shall belong to him at my death.
To my daughter Elizabeth Hill and her heirs I
bequeath two negro children named Milley
and Charly which she shall receive at my
death  Also forty acres of  land that I entered
namely the North East fourth of  the North
east quarter of section seven to be delivered
to her at the death of my wife also one
Mare called Nelly but I except her colt if

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she has one this year  She shall have the
mare at my death (but the colt shall be given
to my wife)  Also one cow shall be given to
Elizabeth when she marries.
This is to my children to whom I have
heretofore given a part of my land--
My son Claiborne Hill I wish to heir my
Leghorn hat To my son Isaac Hill I bequeath 
my coat.
To William Hill I will my Rifle Gun.    (Will of Joab Hill-continued)
To my daughter Maria L. Keith I give a roan
Heifer--To my sons Russell To James Hill
I give a Heifer a piece if they should come
back from Oregon. To George W. Hill I
give my musket.

At the death of my wife it is my wish that
there shall be an equal division (of -crossed out) made
of all my effects either by sale or some
other satisfactory manner.  I wish it to
be understood that the division shall be 
made equally among all my children.
I nominate and appoint Claiborne Hill
as the Executor of this my last will and
testament.

In testimony whereof I hereto subscribe
my name this twentieth day of August A. D.
one thousand Eight hundred  and forty seven
			Joab Hill
Declared and published by Joab Hill as his
last will in the presence of
			Isaac Renfro
			Cyrus M. Trump.
State of Missouri  )
County of Clark    )  sct

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Be it remembered that on Monday
the first day of November 1847 the foregoing
writing purporting to be the last will and
testament of Joab Hill dec was produced in
Court for probate where upon Isaac Renfro
and Cyrus M. Trump the Subscribing Witnesses
thereto appeared in Open Court and being duly
sworn depose and sayeth that the said Joab Hill
did in their presence sign and acknowledge
the foregoing writing as his last will and 
testament and that at the time of so doing
they believed him to be of sound mind and
desposing memory and that they at his request
subscribed their names to the same as
Witnesses thereto in his presence and
in the presence of each other which said
proof is deemed by the Court sufficient in
law to establish said will all of which is ordered
by the Court to be certified which is accordingly	(Will of Moab Hill-continued)
done.

In Witness whereof I Willis Curd Clerk of
said Court have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said Court Done at my
office at Waterloo this 1st day of November
1847.
(Seal)					Willis Curd, Clerk

State of Missouri, County of Clark) sct
I hereby certify that the foregoing instrument 
of Writing with the certificate thereon was
filed in my office Nov. 1st 1847 and are duly
recorded in Book A at pages 200 &c
Given under my hand and seal of office November  8th 1847
(Seal)					W, Curd Clerk	
					Clark County Ct.
Received & filed for record Nov. 9th 1847.
					Willis Curd Recorder


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