Kate’s notes:  I have created this transcription from a copy of the original document. I have not corrected the text for spelling, punctuation et al, so it appears as close to the original as I could manage. I have placed any portions in doubt within brackets. The name “William Bunnell” in this document could also possibly be Willilam Burrell but the only way confirm that would be to examine a census roll for Crawford County for these names.
    As we have all come to expect, the spelling of the Gilliland surname in the document appears both as Gilleland and Gilliland. Some genealogical notes follow the transcription.
                                                                                                            -Kate Maynard, 2103

The Will of Hugh Gilliland of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, 1818

Source:
Crawford County Wills
1813-1853
Vol A-B
Pages 128-129

March the 27th 1818
In the name of god Amen. I Hugh Gilleland farmer of Conneaut Township Crawford County State of Pennsylvania being very sick and unwell think proper to settle my worldly property in the following manner.  I Commit my body to the ground from whence it came and soul to god who gave it. First it is my will that all my just debts which are very few and my funeral expenses be paid
Item. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Nancy Gilleland all my stock of cretures of every description that I own with all the house hold furniture of all descriptions with all other property belonging to me on the place not mentioned hereafter.    Item. I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Gowdy forty Dollars worth of property as she never has got as much property as the others sisters got when they was married.    Item. I give and bequeath to my son Hugh Gilliland the rifle gun that he has had the use of these many years.    Item. I give and bequeath to my son Samuel  Gilliland one hundred acres of land that I got in exchange for other land from Robert Gilliland. As to Ann Hunter Jane Allen Mary McKay and Nelly Allen all and each of them has got as mutch as [---] to their parts.    Item.  I give and bequeath to my son John Gilleland one hundred acres of land that I live on at this present time and the said John Gilliland shall keep his mother in a comfortable  mentainance shall find her a Comfortable room to live in so long as she lives shall keep for her one horse two Cows two or three sheep and shall raise her one half acre of flax Every year as long as she shall require it. All the farming utensils being in pastures [----] with Robert Gilliland. I give and bequeath my part to my son John Gilliland. As to the settlement of the above I nominate Constitute and appoint Samuel Gowdy and my son Robert Gilliland my Executors. It is my wish that [there is] [----- ------ ---] of the property.
Obed Garwood {seal}
William Bunnel  {seal}                                                                            Hugh Gilliland {seal}

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Crawford County 
                                  The Eighteenth of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen there appeared Obed Garwood of the Witnesses to the proceeding Will and being duly sworn according to law who did depose and say that he was present and did see and hear the Testator Hugh Gilleland within named sign seal publish pronounce and declare the within or proceding writing as and for his last Will & Testament and [and (should be “at”)] the time of the doing thereof he was of sound mind memory and understanding to the best of his knowledge and as he verrily believes and further that the name Obed Garwood is of his proper hand writing subscribed by him as Witness hereto in the presence and at the request of the Testator
[----] William MacArthur }                                                                     Obed Garwood

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Crawford County
                             The Eighteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen there appeared William Bunnell one of the Witnesses to the proceeding Will and being duly sworn according to law who did depose and say that he was present and did see and hear the Testator Hug[sic] Gilleland within named acknowledge publish and pronounce the within or proceding writing as and for his last Will and Testament and at the time of the doing whereof he was of sound mind memory and understanding to the best of his knowledge and further that the name William Bunnell is of his proper handwriting subscribed by him as a Witness thereto in the presence and at the request of the Testator.
[----] William MacArthur }                                                                     William Bunnell
                       Regester

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Transcriber: Kate Maynard, 2013
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Genealogical notes:  The Linesville Historical Society of Crawford County, Pennsylvania has at its website thorough information on this family. The link is: http://www.linesvillehistoricalsociety.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=10378&tree=tree1

I did note, however, that there is some information provided in the will above that has not been added to the tree and that pertains to the marriages of Ann, who is referred to in Hugh’s will as Ann Hunter, and Elizabeth, who was referred to as Elizabeth Gowdy. We can assume that the Samuel Gowdy who was named as one of the Executors of Hugh’s will may have been his son-in-law.