Maine Wills

 From York County Probate Records, Volume Ten (1749-60)

   In the Name of God Amen. The Third Day of Iuly in y^e year of our Lord 1752. I Jonathan Andrews of Scarborough in the County of York in New England Blacksmith, being weak in Body but of perfect Mind and Memory Thanks be given unto God, therefore calling to Mind the Mortality of my Body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die. Do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament, That is to Say principally and first of all, I give & recommend my Soul into y^e Hands of God that gave it, hoping thrô y^e Merits Death & Passion of my Saviour Iesus Christ to have full & free Pardon & Forgiveness of all my Sins, and to inherit everlasting Life, And my Body I commit to y^e Earth to be decently buried at y^e Discretion of my Executor hereafter named, nothing doubting but at y^e general Resurrection I Shall receive y^e Same again by y^e Mighty Power of God; And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life I give demise & dispose of y^e Same in the following Manner & Form, that is to Say, I give & bequeath to Sarah my dearly beloved Wife all that I have both House & Lands and all y^e Moveables as long as She lives but after her Death, I give to my well beloved Son Ionathan Andrews twenty Acres of Land joining on the West side of the home Lot, and the Tools that I have belonging to the Smith Trade, and I give to my well beloved Ephraim Andrews Fifty three Acres of Land which was formerly called Fly's Place. And to Sarah Andrews my well beloved Daughter I give her the Sum of Thirteen pounds eight Shillings lawful Money, to be paid by Ionathan Andrews & Ephraim Andrews Fifty pounds a piece; And it is also my Will that She hath all y^e Household Goods.

   And I give to my well beloved Son Amos Andrews whom I likewise constitute make & ordain my only Executor of this my last Will & Testament all y^e Home place and also all the Cattle belonging to y^e afores^d Home place; And also I desire that the Common Lands may be devided equally among them all by them freely to be possessed & enjoyed. And I do hereby utterly disallow revoke & disannul all & every other former Testaments Wills & Legacys Bequests & Executors by me in any Ways before this time named Willed & bequeathed, Ratifying & Confirming this & no other to be my last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal the Day & year above written.

Ionathan Andrews (Seal)

   Signed Sealed published pronounced & declared by the Said Ionathan Andrews as his last Will & Testament In the presence of us the Subscribers.

   Iohn Wellman Ioshua Purrington Richard Dresser.