Maine Wills

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

   In the Name of God Amen, The Sixth day of June 1710.

   I Elisabeth Addams of Yorke in the County of Yorke in her Majesties Province of the Masachusets Bay in New England Widow being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to god for it, Therefore Calling in mind the mortallity of my body, and knowing it is appointed for all men once to dye, Do make and ordain 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 gaue it, Hoping through the Merits death and passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgivness of all my sins and Inherit Everlasting life and my body I commit to be buried in the Earth decently at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named nothing doubting but at the general Resurection to receiue 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 demiss and dispose of the same in the following manner and form, that is to say first I will that all my lawfull debts and duties as I do owe in right or Conscience to any manner of person or persons whatsoever shall be well and truly Contented and paid by my Executor hereafter named.

   Item I give to my well beloved Grand Child Nathaniel Addams one Cow, and two Ews and two lambs to be delivered by my Executor hereafter named.

   Item I give to my Grand son Daniel Black one Cow and 4 sheep

   Item I give to my Welbeloved grand Child Elisabeth Black a suit of my Wearing Clothes and a pair of shews.

   Item I give my heckel and Iron spitt to my well beloved daughter Sarah Black as also my bed and furniture thereunto belonging and whatever elce of Right belongs to me all these afore named Perticulars to be delivered by my beloved son Dan^ll Black who I Constitute ordain and appoint to be my onely sole Executor of this my last Will and testament.

   Further I give to my beloved Grand Child Samuel Johnson one Ewe and a lamb, to be delivered by said Executor.

   And I do by these presents disallow and revoke all former Wills and Legates or Executors and that this shall stand and remain forever as Wittness my hand on the other side unto the performance of the truth of the other side I haue set my hand and seal the day and year within mentioned

Signed Sealed Published Pronounced    and declared by the said    Elisabeth Addams as her last Will & Testament    in the Presence of us the    subscribers    Ebenezer Clarke}      Abram Preble Junr    Elizabeth + Hilton}       her marke		Elisabeth Addams       her marke (Seal)
Sworn to 18 Oct. 1710, recorded 24 Oct. 1710. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 154, citing Probate Office, 2, 30.