Maine Wills

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

   Know all men by these presents that I John Wells of Suffolk in old England Sould^r in New England being by the Providence of God In a Sick and low Condition & Hapining Providentially into the hands of Elisha allen of York in y^e County of York in y^e Province of the Massa^t Bay in New England house Carpenter and Expecting to be taken Care of while I live and Provided I Dye with this Sickness Do make over and Confirm unto Elisha Allen By these presents all that I have to Witt my Chest and what is in it and my beds and beding Blankets and pillows and all my Wareing Cloths and Whatsoever belongeth unto me with about Ten pounds of money Due to me from y^e Country or what it is be it more or less and if the Said Wells live to Gett up again to any Measure of Health then he doth promiss By these presents that he will make y^e Said Allen full Satisfaction for his Trovble.

   As Witness my hand and Seal this thirteenth day of Aprill In the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty three And in the Nineth Year of our Lord George By the Grace of God of Great Brittian France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c^t

Signed Sealed and Delivered    In ye Presence of Vs    William Pearce    Sarah Ireland    Samll Donnel		John I Wells (Seal)       his mark
It is to be Understood before Signing and Sealing that ye above Mentioned John Wells was in his right mind when he gave this Instrument and the Interlining in the thirteenth line was written And these are also to Signify that the reason of my altering of my former Will which I made and gave what I had to Mr Borman was because he took no care of but Let me Suffer Beyond reason.
Sworn to by two of the attesting witnesses 3 Oct. 1723. Administration granted to Elisha Allen 1 Oct. 1723. Inventory returned 3 Oct. 1723, at £9: 5: 6, by Richard Milbery, Joseph Ware and Edward Preble, appraisers. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 254, citing Probate Office, 3, 112.