In the name of God Amen.
    I, William B. Hill of Prince George's County in the State of Maryland being of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding do make publish and declare this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me at any time heretofore made, in manner and form following that is to say:
    I hereby direct that all my just debts including funeral expenses and expenses of administration be fully paid, and the same are hereby made a charge upon the estates hereinafter devised to my daughters Esther, Annie and Helen in proportion of one third of my debts upon the estate devised to each of them, the land herinafter devised to the widow and children of my deceased son William M. Hill to be free and clear of any portion of my debts.
    I give devise and bequeath my farm known as Ashland as it now stands except about twenty-three acres, now in the enclosure of said farm purchased by my daughter Esther G. Hill of the real estate formerly belonging to my late brother Clement Hill and adjoining the Ashland farm to Aimee H. Hill the widow and to James H. Hill and Anna M. Hill the children of my deceased son William M. Hill in manner and form following that is to say as to one undivided third thereof to said Aimee H. Hill during her natural life and as to the remaining two undivided thirds thereof and said one undivided third subject to said life estate, to said James H. and Anna M. Hill their heirs and assigns as tenants in common together with all the improvements rights ways easements privileges hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining.
    I give and devise and bequeath to my daughter Esther G. Hill her heirs and assigns that portion of my land now known as Woodland upon which my dwelling house now stands, and is contained within the limits of the survey lately made by Thomas H. Latimer being (361) three hundred and sixty one acres of land more or less, also a piece of land lying in Anne Arundel County contiguous to Hill's bridge and which was taken up under a warrant of survey bearing date Nov. 8th 1853 granted out of the land office of Maryland and called Marshfield except so much thereof as I have heretofore deeded to the Woodland Bridge Company as a road to said bridge together with all the improvements rights ways easements privileges hereditaments and appurtenances belonging or in any wise appertaining.  I also give and bequeath to my daughter Esther G. Hill my carriages and harness and a pair of carriage horses, also (50) fifty shares of the stock of the Woodland Bridge Company now standing in my name, and all my household furniture of every description not disposed of by gifts during my life to members of my family except my silver and china which I wish divided equally between my three daughters Esther G. & Annie S. Hill, and Helen M. Beale share and share alike.
    I give devise and bequeath to my daughter Annie S. Hill her heirs and assigns my farm now known as Stratford being so much of what was formerly known as Woodland as lies north of the public road leading from Hill's bridge to Upper Marlboro and not heretofore bequeathed to my daughter Esther G. Hill, together with all the improvements rights, ways, easements privileges hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining.
    I give devise and bequeath to my daughter Helen M. Beale her heirs and assigns or in case she should die during my life time, to such lawful issue as she may leave surviving her my farm known as "Green Landing" as it now stands with all that part of the river shore lying between the point of beginning of the land hereinbefore devised to my daughter Esther G. Hill and the land of Charles Traband together with all improvements rights, ways, easements, privileges, hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining.
    All the rest and residue of my estate including such portions of the proceeds of the insurance policies or my life in the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and the New York Life Insurance Company numbered respectively 6847 and 30420 as I am entitled to under certain assignments executed by my children, all my farm stock and utensils all my crops growing at time of my death and any and all other estate real personal or to which I may then be entitled.  I give, devise and bequeath to my daughters Esther G. Hill, Annie S. Hill and Helen M. Beale their heirs executors administrators and assigns in equal portion share and share alike.
I direct that my executors pay to any Roman Catholic Priest who will perform the funeral ceremonies over my remains the sum of (50) fifty dollars with a request that he will offer up the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for the repose of my soul.
    Lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my daughter Esther G. Hill, and son-in-law, Buchanan Beale and the survivor of them Executrix and Executor of this my last will and testament.
    In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty seventh day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty seven.

                                                                                                                                Wm. B. Hill

Signed sealed published and declared by William B. Hill the above named testator as and for his last will and testament in presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.
                                                                                                                                Geo. H. Bunnell
                                                                                                                                James E. Sears
                                                                                                                                L. A. Griffith

Prince George's County Set    }  Then came George H. Bun-
August 28, 1890                     }  nell James E. Sears and
                    L.A. Griffith the three subscribing witnesses
                    to the aforegoing last will and testament of
                    William B. Hill late of Prince George's County, deceased and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that they did see the testator herein named sign and seal said will and heard him publish pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and testament; that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehension of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding and capable of executing a valid deed or contract; that they signed said will as witness thereto at the request of the testator in his presence and in the presence of each other.
                                                                                                                            Sworn before
                                                                                                                                        J. Benson Perrie
                                                                                                                                                Register of Wills

                                 August 28, 1890
To the Register of Wills
for Prince George's Co. Md.
                                Sir
                                    We, all the heirs at law (save and except James H. Hill residing in the State of Louisiana) of the late William B. Hill request that the paper bearing date January 27th A.D. 1887 purporting to be his last will and testament be admitted to probate & record as such in your office.
                                                                                                                                                    Esther G. Hill
                                                                                                                                                    Helen M. Hill
                                                                                                                                                    Anna M. Hill
                                                                                                                                                    Annie S. Hill