Maine Wills

 From Maine Court Records (1661-93)

   In the name of God Amen, I Gyles Roberts of Black : Poynt being sicke In body, but of Prfect memory do hereby Constitute, & make this my last Will & testament in manner & forme following, disanulling & revoakeing all former Wills & testaments/ Inp^rs I Committ my soule into the hands of Christ, the Saujo^r & redeemer of falne man, my body to y^e grave decently to bee burjed/ My Prsonall estate I dispose of as followeth; I will that my debts w^ch I ow to any Prson or Prsons bee truely discharged/ & the rest of my estate that It bee disposed of & layd out for y^e bringing vp & mantayneing of my three children now with mee according to y^e discretion & prudence of my executor & ouerseers, hereafter mentioned/ & w^t estate shall bee left after the bringing vp of the sayd Children, I will that It shall be æqually devided amongst my five children, the 3 with mee now, & the two y^t liue with my brother Arther Auger/ I do hereby nominate & Constitute my loueing brother In law Arther Auger executor of this my last Will & testament, & my Honord & Trusty frejnd Mr Hen__ Jocelyn, & my loueing brother In law William Shelden, overseers of the same/ In Witness of Which Premisses I haue herevnto sett my hand & seale this 25^th of Janvary, 1666 :

Signed sealed & Deliuered    In the Presence of,    Richd Foxwell/    Mary Bodin her Marke X		Gyles Roberts his Marke        (his seal)
Sworn to 20 June 1667; Recorded 26 July 1667; Inventory returned £66-00-3, less £13-01-3 debts to be deducted, by Andrew Brown and John Palmer appraisers, 30 Jan'y 1666. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 10, citing Court Records, C, 10.