The Will of Joseph Hubart
From York County Probate Records, Volume One (1680-1706)
In the Name of God Amen, I Joseph Hubart of the Parish of St Sover on the Island of Jearsey, but now in New England being now very Sick in Body and not knowing but that I am nigh my change, yet through gods goodness/ of a Sound understanding and memory, do make this my last Will and Testament in manner following.
Imprims I Commit my body to the Earth by a decent and Christian Burial Resinging my Soul to god that gave it depending on his mercy and the Righteousness of Jesus Christ for the Salvation of both soul and body.
I Will and bequeath to my Loving Brother Phillip Hubart of Kittery in the County of Yorke in New England, with whom I have lived and by whom I have bin Provided for and Maintained ever since my Coming to New England; All my Estate Real & Personal That doth belong to me even my whole Title & Interest to any Estate or part of an Estate in any wise pertaining to me in any part of the World and Particularly a Tract of land or a Field Scituate in the Parrish of St Sover in Jearsy, lately in the Posession of my Brother John Hubart of Sd Parrish, to him his Heirs or assignes forever;
Item, I Will and appoint my Sd Brother Phillip Hubart to be the sole Executor of this my last will and Testament; And for the Confirmation and Testimony of this to be my last Will I have set thereto my hand and Seal this twenty fourth day of March In the year of our Lord, One Thousand Seaven Hundred and One.
Signed, Sealed, & declared to be his last Will and Testa- ment, in presents of vs, Witnesses: Daniel Stone Jonathan Stone John Wade |
Joseph Hubart (His Seal) His marke | |
Recorded 21 April 1701. Inventory returned 16 June, 1701, at £3: 00: 10 by Daniel Stone & Daniell Goodin, appraisers, who state said Hubbert "deceased 1 April 1701."
Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 133, citing Probate Office, 1, 75. |
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