Maine Wills

 From Maine Court Records (1661-93)

   The will of Peter Turbutt : Bequeathing his soule to god hwo gaue it and then his Bodi to the yearth from whence it came and then I giue to my ffather in Lawe John Sandars my young Dafter Elizabeth Turbut y^t he or they may keepe and Bring her vp tell shee is att womans yestate not any way Else but to be keept as his owne Next for what Estat I haue my lawfull debts being payd out of y^t I giue all my goods to my wife Sarah duering her lif boath howes and Howesing vpland & meadow feldes and anything that belong^th to me that shee may Peasabl Inioy and keepe tell god hath finished her lif & then if my sonn John doth liue he shall receue all my Land & marsh to keepe & hould from him & his vse for euer & if god doth take the said John by death awaye then y^e sd Lands as aboue said shall fall to my sonn Peter his vse Prouided my sonn John dij without any Ayer made in the presence of vs to Wittnes
John Dauis
   The marke X of
   William Roberds : These are my debts as foll^s

To Major Shapligh : 03 00 00
To Mr Walker : 03 00 00
To Goodman Mountygue about : 00 18 00

   "Richard Hix and his wife Susanna mak oath of that Cloase in the will which hath reference to y^e giuing of his daughter Elizabeth to his ffather Sandars Peter Turbut did revoke vpon his death bed and leaft his daughter at y^e whole disposeing of his wife Sarah/

   Taken vpon oath this 19^th of Octobar 1669 Before vs

		Brian Pendleton Comr Frances Neale Assoc.
Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 17, citing Court Records, E, 37.