Maine Wills

 From York County Probate Records, Volume Two (1698-1718)

   In the Name of God Amen., The first day of December In the year of our Lord God One Thousand Six hundred and ninety nine I Arthur Beal of Yorke in the County of Yorke (fisherman) being in health and of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God, therefore Calling unto mind the Mortallity of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to dye, do make and ordaine this my last Will and Testament, that is to Say principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and for my body I Commend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executrix nothing Doubting but at the general Resurection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God, And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased god to bless me in this life, I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

   Imprimis I give and bequeath to Anne my dearly beloved wife all my whole Estate houses, lands, Chattels all mouables with all my houshold Goods dvreing her Natural life and at her decease to be equally divided amongst our Children as shee see Cause, Onely I give to my well beloved Son Edward Beal twelve acres of land Joyning by Thomas Mores, onely my wife anne to have the Vse of the Orchard so long as her Natural life endvreth by her freely to be possesed and enjoyed, And I doe Constitute and make my well beloved Wife Anne Beal my sole Executrix of this my last will and testament, hereby utterly disallowing revoaking and disanulling all and every other former Testaments Wills and Legacies bequests and Executors by me in any ways before this time named, Willed, and bequeathed Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day and year above Written.

Signed Sealed and declared    in the presents of us    John Newmarch    Wm Pepperrell    Andrew Pepperrell		Arthur AB Beal (Seal)       his marke
Sworn to and recorded 2 Oct. 1711. Inventory returned 3 Sept. 1711, at £128: 18: 00 by Lewis Bane: Abram Preble Jun. appraisers. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 155, citing Probate Office, 2, 38.