Maine Wills

 From York County Probate Records, Volume Three (1709-28)

   In the Name of God Amen I Henery Cooms of York in the County of York in the Province of y^e Massachusetts Bay in New England, being Weak in body through Infirmaties of old age but Sound in Judgment & memory Do make this my last Will & Testament in Manner and form as here followeth. first above all I Commend my Sperit into the hands of God my Saviour & my body to y^e Earth Decently to be buryed by my Dear Wife Sarah whom I Constitute Ordain and Appoint Sole Executrix of this my last Will & Testament. And then as to my Worldly Estate I Dispose of it as Followeth.

   Imprimis I Give & Bequeath unto my Cousin Sam^ll Ingerson of Marbel Head all my land & Marsh on Rascohegon Island at Zachadehock bounded as is Expressed in my Deeds from David Oliver & his Son David for w^ch also I had a Patent from Palmer & West. The Conditions of this Gift or bequest to my Cousin above Named is this Viz^t That he the S^d Sam^ll Ingerson pay unto my Wife aboves^d Twenty pounds in passable paper Money Viz^t Publick bills of Credit on the Provinces of New England And Ten pounds more unto Decon Sam^ll Came & Deacon Peter Nowell of York to be Improved by y^e S^d Nowell & Came towards the finishing y^e New Meeting house in the Uper end of the Town of York afores^d or Towards the Support of y^e Ministry there But if S^d Ingerson on sight of this my Will Shall not see good to fulfill y^e Conditions here Expressed & Shall refuse or Neglect to Give Good Security to my Wife afores^d for the payment of y^e Twenty Pounds as aboves^d or Shall fail of Giveing present Good Security unto the Two Deacons aboves^d for y^e Ten pounds as aboves^d upon the Sight of this my Will — Then I Do Give & Bequeath all my land & Marsh as above Discribed unto Deacon Came & Deacon Nowell aboves^d by them Either to be Sold or reserved as they Shall Judge best for the Upholding & Maintaining of an Orthodox Minist^r at the Upper end of y^e Town of York aboves^d They Viz^t the S^d Came & Nowell unto my Wife Sarah aboves^d Paying or percureing to be paid Twenty pounds in Province or Colloney Bills of publick Credit in New England Or otherwise in Such provisions & other Nessassarys as My Said Wife Shall have Occasion for and at Such time & times as She Shall have occasion for her Comfortable Subsistance Dureing her natural life But if Deacon Came & Nowell aboves^d Shall refuse to Accept of y^e S^d Land & Marsh aboves^d or y^e Conditions aboves^d Then My Will is that my Wife abovesaid Shall pay unto the S^d Came & Nowell Ten pounds for the Use above Expressed & Upon her Doing so Viz^t Giveing Good Security for the Said Ten pounds to S^d Deacons, Then I Do Give & Bequeath S^d land & Marsh on y^e Island aboves^d unto my S^d Wife with all the Priviledges & Appurtinances thereof to her & her Heirs forever. Item I Give & bequeath unto my S^d Wife all y^e rest of my Estate whether psonal or Real & all y^t Shall be found honestly Due to me from all psons Whatsoever Perticularly that Seventeen pounds in Money W^ch about ten years Since I lent unto Thomas Card of York a Part of w^ch has been paid.

Signed Sealed Published    Pronounced & Declared by    Henery Cooms abovesaid to be    his last Will & Testament this    29th Day of Janry 172¾ In presence    of Nathaniel Whitteney    Joseph Hoult    Benja Smith		Henry H Cooms (Seal)       his mark
Probated 29 Oct. 1725. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 285, citing Probate Office, 3, 215.