Maine Wills

 From Maine Court Records (1661-93)

In the name of god Amen

   The last will & testament of Samson Ainger though verry sick and weake in body yet of a sound and Perfect memoy I bequeath my soule to god who gaue it me hopeing there to rest in his blessed armes through the merritt of my Deare and blessed Saviour Jesus Christ; and my body to the Earth there to be Interd with a decent buriall and all my Just Debts being paid; I bequeath my worldly Estate as followeth

   I bequeath vnto my Deare and welbeloued wife Sarah Ainger all my land laying next my house viz in my feild (the barne and from thence to the Grape Vine in the garden being M^r Francis Johnsons) with all the previledges therevnto belonging and all the land runing back as farr as the neighbouring grants with all the previledge therevnto belonging and all my moueables within Dores and without to which I haue herevnto put my hand and seale of my last Will and testament this 13^th of May anno Domini 1691/

witnes    Scrhotettwills    Samuell Bragden    William Hilton his marke X    John Penwill		Sampson Ainger (his Seal)    his marke
Probated 10 Jany 1693-4; recorded 1 Mch 1693-4. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 42, citing Probate Records (belonging to the sixth volume of Court Records), 0, 10.