Maine Wills

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

In the Name of God Amen.

   The Nineteenth Day of May in the 31^st Year of y^e Reign of King George y^e Second Anno Domini 1758. I Ionathan Nock of Berwick in y^e County of York Joyner being bound on an Expedition against Canada, and not knowing whether ever I shall return, Do make & ordain this to be my last Will & Testament, In which I commend my Body to the Dust for a Christian Burial; and my Soul to God who gave hoping for the Mercy of our Lord Iesus Christ to eternal Life thrô him; And as to the Worldly Estate I have or may hereafter belong to me I give & dispose of the Same in the following Manner, viz^t.

   Imp^r I give & bequeath all my Tools of all Sorts to Thomas Nock Son of my Brother Ioshua Nock.

   Item. I give to my Sister Sarah Nock my Chest with a Double Dantzick Lock. Item. I give to my Sister Temperance Nock my other Chist, and thirteen Shillings and four pence lawful Money to be paid her by my Executor.

   Item. I give to my Sister Olive Hassam Six Shillings lawfl Money to be paid by my Executor.

   Item. I give to my hon^d Father Zechariah Nock all my Wages that Shall be coming to me as a Soldier in the said Expedition. In the last place I give to my Brother Benjamin Nock his Heirs & Assigns forever all my other Estate real & personal which I now have or ought to have or hereafter may be coming to me in any way whatsoever. And I do hereby make appoint & ordain my s^d Brother Benjamin Nock to be Sole Executor to this my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal the Day & year first above mentioned.

Signd Seald publishd pronouncd &    declard by ye sd Iona Nock to    be his last Will & Testamt in    presence of    Caleb Emery, Ebenezer Hearl.    Iaphet Emery, Noah Emery.		Ionathan X Nock (Seal)          his mark
Probated 9 July 1759. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 867, citing Probate Office, 10, 105.