Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658. 169

The plf produceth a Bill, & an account of Thomas Greene Esq^r
deceased, Whereby (as it appeareth) the s^d Greene was indebted to
Maior Thomas Cely of Virginia Merch^t in the summe of Two Thow-
sand seauen hund^d pownds of Tob, And desyreth that Henry Adams
ffeoffee in trust to the s^d M^r Greene may make answere thereto.
The deft demandeth of the plf, to shew by what power hee sueth,
Who thereuppon produced his Ire of Attorney, Vppon sight whereof
alleaging that he is as yett ignorant concerning th^t debt, as allso the
other ffeoffee M^r James Langworth; & motion th^t this Cause be sent
downe to the County Court in Charles County, by w^ch time they may
ueiw the accounts of the s^d M^r Greene, & the better informe them-
selues concerning the s^d Claime, & be there heard & determined, W^ch
was graunted & Ordered accordingly.

Liber
P. C. R.
Richard
True v.
Henry
Adams

Thomas Gerard Esq^r & M^r Henry Adams Came this day into
Court desyring to be admitted to proue the Will of Beniamin Gill
deceased who produce these their following Testimonies.
May 31^th 1658
Jane Clearke aged fowrty six yeares or thereabouts sworne &
Examined Sayth, That M^r Beniamin Gill deceased lay sick, att her
howse att Portoback about a month before hee dyed, And th^t often
times in that month, shee heard him speake of making his will, &
that his desyre was th^t M^r Gerard & her sonne Adams should bee

Re Gills'
Estate

his Executo^rs, When hee drew neare his end hee desyred her to tell
M^r Gerard & her Sonne Adams his Execute^rs, That they should

Not in
Baldwin

dispose of his Estate, as hee had told her, & further sayth not.

Eode^m die.
Mary Adams aged 21 yeares or thereabouts sworne & examined
Sayth That shee was p^ent att M^r Gill's death, & that shee heard M^r
Gill a little before hee dyed appoynt M^r Gerard & her husband his
Executo^es, & further sayth not

Eod die.
Jane Cocksute aged 17 yeares sworne & examined Sayth, That
shee was present att M^r Gills sicknes & death, & That shee heard him
often say that M^r Gerard & her Brother Adams were his Exequuto",
And further sayth not.
Jurat, oes Cora^m Robert Clearke.

May 31^th 1658.
Jane Clearke aged fowrty six yeares or thereabouts sworne &
examined Sayth, That M^r Beniamin Gill late of this Prouince De-
ceased dyed att her howse att Portoback the 22^th of Nouemb^r in the
yeare 1655, And a little before his death, shee asked him if hee had a
Will & he tould her noe, nor euer made any in his life, But when hee

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