Maine Wills

 From York County Probate Records, Volume Seven (1721-49)

   In the Name of God Amen. I William Starret of Falm^o in the County of York in New England Tanner being very Sick and weak in Body but of a disposing Mind and Memory Thanks be to God for it, do make this my last Will and Testament in Manner and Form following viz^t In the first place I give and bequeath my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it hoping for a glorious Imortality thrô the Death of my Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ and as touching my Body my Will is that it be decently buried at the Discretion of my Executor hereafter named And as touching Such worldly Goods as it hath pleased God to bless me with I give and dispose of the Same in Manner and form following.

   Item. 1. I give unto my well beloved Uncle Peter Starrett whom I appoint Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament Fifty and two Acres of Land which he already hath a Good Deal of yet the Land being purchased by me together with one Third of all my other Real and personal Estate that I have or ought to have this I give unto my Said Uncle his Heirs & assigns forever he have been as a Father unto me

   Item. 2. I give unto my Cousin Agnis McCartny all the Rest of my Estate that is to Say Two thirds of all my Real Estate and Two Thirds of my Personal Estate, excepting the Fifty and Two Acres above mentioned all this I give unto her and her Heirs & Assigns forever And I do hereby revoke all other and Former Wills and declare this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. as Witness my Hand this 15^th Day of November in the 19^th Year of His Majestys Reign Annoque Domini 1745. Note the Words (& two) w^ch were herein interlined were before Signing and Sealing.

Signed Sealed published    pronounced and declared by the Sd    Wm Starret to be his last    Will and Testamt In    presence of Us.    Benjamin Allen    Alexander McLellan    Sarah X Robinson         her mark		William Starret (a Seal)
Probated 5 Novr 1756. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 532, citing Probate Office, 7, 22.