Maine Wills

 From Maine Court Records (1661-93)

Janvary 7^th 1661/2

   In the name of god Amen, I William Scadlocke of Cape Porpus In the province of Mayne In New England, being In perfect memory & vnderstanding, yett haueing the app^rhension of death before mee, I hereby make & Declare my last will & Testament, which is that In the first & cheefest place, I committ and Commend my soule into y^e hands of god my Creator, redeemer, & sanctifyer, my body vnto the earth, from whence It was at first taken, which being sollemely Interred : My mind & will is/ That wⁿ funerall expences are discharg'd, that all Legall debts dues & Demmand^s bee satisfyd all w^ch being done, the remander of my Estate to bee disposed of as followeth vidz^t : That the house Land Marsh & Cattle, with y^e appurtenances y^rvnto app^rtayeing & belonging, both with In doores & with out, I do bequeath vnto my good and deare wife, Ellner Scadlocke, soe long as shee keeps her selfe a Widdow, but If shee happen to Marry after my desease, then shee to haue six Cows, Two stears, with y^e third part of my bequeath aboue mentioned, & an æquall & pportionable third part of y^e swine, that were then In being, & the best bedd with every thing y^rto belonging, but if soe bee shee dy as my Widdow, then all my estate to bee æqually devided, & Justly betweene the Children, begotten and brought forth by mee & my aforesd wife/ And if shee dy as another mans wife or Widdow, then these Cows, steers, swine, & the 3d par^t of my bequeath to bee wholly at her dispose/

   Now w^ras It is expressed, that If shee dy as my widdow, then all my estate to bee thus devided amongst our children, by y^m I meane William, Susanna, John, Rebeeha, Samuell, & Sarah Scadlocke.

   I bequeath my bible vnto my Sunn William/ I bequeath vnto my sunn John 3 yd^s of broad Cloath, hee vpon that Consideration to buy 3 yd^s and an halfe of good Kersey of tenn shillings per yd for a sujte, for my sunn Samuell, & silke & buttons vnto both; I bequeath vnto my daughter Rebeccha my worsted stockings/ I bequeath vnto my sunn William my new hatt, hee bringing Samell another of 10s or 12s prize/ I bequeath vnto my daughter Susanna Mr Cottons workes vpon y^e new Covenant, of grace : I bequeath a booke Intitled meate out of the Eater to my sun William/ & to my sun John I bequeath a booke concerneing Justifijng faith/ & the practice of pyety to Rebeccha/ and to my daughter Susanna a suckeing Calfe Called Trubb/ I bequeath vnto my daughter Sarah one yd of Holland/ & to the end y^t all thinges may bee performed according to my mind & will, I hereby make Constitute & appoynt my loueing wife Ellner my executrix, & my sun William my executor, vnto all which I sett my hand & hært/

Testes/ Seth Fletcher/ Gregory Jefferys    his marke X		William Scadlocke/
Sworn to by attesting witnesses and son William, and recorded 3 July 1662; inventory 96-9-3.; appraisers, Mr. Tho : Williams and Leeft Ric : Hitchcocke Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 1, citing Court Records, B, 51.