Estate Record of John Hill

Source: Estate papers of John Hill of Oley Township obtained from the Berks County Court House, Readings, Pa.

Renunciation for the estate of John Hill desc.

This is written in German with no translation. By her mark Maria Hill relinquishes her right to administer the estate to her sons Jacob Hill and Johannes Hill.

Bond

Know all men by these present that we Jacob Hill and John Hill, sons of John Hill late of Oley Township, yeoman, desc. Jacob Gerber of Amity Township and Christian heckler of Eseter Township all of Berks County are held and bond unto the commonwealth of Pennsylvania , in the sum of two thousand pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania to be paid to the said commonwealth === To which the payment well and truly be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators and every of them jointly and severally, for and in the whole, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, dated the 29th day of November anno domini 1806.

Inventory for the estate of John Hill, desc.

A true inventory of the goods and Chattels, Rights and Effects of John Hill of Oley Townshipp, Berks County, desceased. Taken the 5th day of December 1806.

Three windsor chairs, an armchair, a chair	0 18 0
Ten plate stove shovel tongs one tubb	6 8 9
Three bushels, a butter tubb and two piggans	0 11 6
Two iron potts one iron morter coffee mill and pot	1 3 9
Tea canister and ladle, three arthen pots; a copper tea kettle	0 5 3
One hackle pott hanger two flat irons 5 iron padles	0 17 0
Dough trough and scraper two iron skillets iron pan	1 5 0
Scillet cart, 5 bred baskets, bee hive, 2 hammers, hatchet	0 8 0
Three small hand baskets, ninteen earthen pots	0 8 0
Dried apples, spinning wheel, watering pot	0 15 9
Two bags with dry apples, twelve bags	1 17 6
Thirteen half busheels of weat, one bag of fethers	9 15 0
(illeg), one walnut table, German Bible	4 0 0
Four German books, six books, eight day clock	10 8 9
Looking glass, one fine hackle, sheep shear, canlestick	1 1 3
Four table cloths, four towels, two table cloths	2 0 0
Nine sheets, bed and bedding, 50 lbs. Hatched flax	17 7 6
Three bed clothes, five pillowcases, I piece tow lining 9 ½ yards	3 14 0
Six pieces of flaxen lining 92 ½ yards	18 10 0
One piece lining stripe 6 ½ yards piece tow stripe 2 ½ yards	1 9 7 1/2
	84 14 7 1/2 Pounds
Two pieces of table cloth lining, clothes press walnut	5 15 0
Walnut dining table, slte, walnut chest	2 7 6
Half bushel, pickle cabbage tub, five kegs	1 0 0
Two hogsheads barrel, two half barrels, churn	2 1 3
Lantern, sausage stuffer, iron hand pan	0 12 9
17 pewter plates, nine pewter dishes	3 2 0
Two sarvers, 10 Quennsware plates, 3 glass articles	0 14 0
Two bowls and crème jug, 18 pewter table spoons	0 7 3
Peewter tea pott, 1/2 dozen silver teaspoons and crème jug	0 17 6
Kitcher dresser, cabbage nife, Buthing tub	3 3 3
4 hives, 2 hogsheads, bed and bedding	6 8 6
Poplar table, wool wheel, three old barrels	0 9 6
Two old saddles, brass kettle, five sheep	6 17 6
Two milk cows, five sow chains, Flan brake	9 12 6
Wheat in the straw, 100 bushels more or less	50 0 0
Silver stock buskle, Broach	0 2 0
Book debts left unpaid to the estate
Henry Will due to settlement	0 7 4
Daniel Ludwig due to vinegar	0 11 3
Christian Glaze due to vinegar	2 1 4
Adam Swavelly per settlment	0 17 6
Henry Will due by judgement ? Filberts Dock Oley	3 1 0
Fredrich Hill due by cash	18 15 0
	204 10 3 1/2
Jacob Hill by cash	2 1 3
John Hill due to one bushel wheat	0 12 0
Jacob Hill due to two bushels of wheat	1 4 0
John Hill due to a horse April 10, 1782	11 0 0
John Hill due to a stove	4 10 0
John Hill due to a horse	15 0 0
George Hill due to cash June 12, 1798	17 0 0
Henry Hahn due to cash, March 8, 1806	9 0 0
Henry Spang due to cash	3 0 0
John Hill due to a mare	22 10 0
Jacob Hill to cash May 1803	7 10 0
Jacob Hill due to cash 1805	16 0 0
John Hill due to vendue paper April 5th 1802	16 1 11
George Hill's wife due to cash rec. by hands of Jacob Hill	20 0 0
Abraham Rittenhous due to 35 bushels of weat, May 21, 1805	20 1 7
Henry Spang due to bill paid to doctor for son, Jacob	1 17 6
17 bonds against Frederick Hill payable yearly 50 pounds each withour interest makes	850 0 0
4 bonds and note against Jacob Hill with interest calc. Unto this day	156 16 2 1/2
1 bond against John Hill with interest calc. To this day	43 17 6
1 bond against Henry hahn with interest	83 7 6
1 bond against George Hill with interest	43 0 0
1 bond against Henry Dengler with interest	48 19 0
	606 17 9 Pounds
1 note aginst Yost Hartman with interest calc. To this day	13 3 10
2 bonds and note against Joshus Boone with interest	221 17 1
1 bond against Samuel Derr with int.	43 10 0
1 note against Jacob Hoffman with int.	8 12 9
1 note against Jacob Trout with int.	10 2 2
Note agianst Michael and Leonard Swavelly with Int.	8 14 8
Note against Leonard Swavelly with int.	7 8 4
1 bond against Adam Swavelly and others with interest	40 19 4
	1961 6 1 Pounds

On the ninth day of December personally appeared before me George Lorah one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said county the subscribers George Focht and Abraham Hill on their solomn oaths do depose and say that they have valued and appraised all the foregoing articles of this within inventory as they were delivered and shown unto them to the best of their skill and understanding.

December 15th 1806 then appeared Jacob Hill and John Hill the administratorsand were duly sworn according to law

Administration account of the estate of John Hill desc.

The account of Jacob Hill and John Hill administrators of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits which were of John Hill late of Oley Township, Berks County yeaoman, desc. The same is settled and adjusted by John K. Messersmith, William Bell, Frederick Heller, auditors appointed by the Orphans Court in the said county to settle and adjust the same.The accountants are charged with all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits which were of the said desc. At the time of his deathagreeable to an inventory thereof exhibited into the Registrars office at Reading in and for the said county of Berks 1961 6 1 pounds

To cash paid Peter Frailey, registrar	1 0 72
George Lora, Esq.	0 16 102
George Focht	0 11 3
Abraham Hill	0 11 3
John A. Glaze	33 15 0
Samuel Filbert, Esq.	0 5 4
Henry Hahn, Esq.	0 11 3
John Antrum	4 11 9
John A. Glaze	1 17 6
Maria Flickner	4 4 0
Sara Spang	0 13 0
John Ritter and Co.	0 7 6
Maria Antrum	0 10 0
Edward Opdegrove	0 11 0
Frederich Hill	2 18 9
Samuel Filbert, Esq.	4 19 2
Sara Evans	5 13 5
John Stebelton	0 9 0
Maria Hill	13 0 0
Daniel Ringler	1 10 0
Fredrich Hill, Funeral	20 0 32
Abraham Hill	0 14 6
Maria Hill	19 11 8
Peter Frailey	0 10 4
Fredrich Smith, Esq	1 2 6
John Hill	9 17 6
Conrad Feger	1 10 0
Peter Nagle, Jun.	0 15 11
Ludwig Waman, Esq.	1 2 6
By loss of Joshua Boone	27 14 72
Henry Hahn, Esq.	0 2 6
Jacob Sneider, register	0 18 9
Advertising copy and seal	1 6 3
John M. Heyneman, Esq.	0 11 3
Auditors drawing account and expenses	3 3 9
Lost debt henry Will	0 7 4
Daniel Ludwig	0 11 3
Christian Glaze	2 1 4
Henry Will, judge	3 2 0
Wheat kept by widow	6 15 0
Henry Hahn, Esq.	0 13 0
	183 12 11
Commissions	55
Balance in Accomptants hands	1745 10 11
	1984 3 10 Pounds

By an error in the inventory 8 14 0	1952``12 1
Interest received on Henry Dengler's bond	2 3 0
" Samuel Derr bond	5 4 3
For wheat sold	1 6 8
Interest on bond and notes	5 6 11
Increase on the sales of goods	17 18 11
	1984 3 70 pounds