Maine Wills

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

   In the Name of God Amen I Robert Elliott of y^e Town of New Castle in y^e Province of New Hampsh^r Being in Good helth make this my last Will and Testament in Manner and Form as Followeth I Committ my Soul to God hopeing in his Marcy and Christs Merrits to Injoy Eternal life and my body to be Decently Buried as my Exec^rs hereafter Named shall think Proper as for my Estate which God Hath given me, I Give as Followeth.

   I make Ordain and Impower my Sons in Law Collo George Vaughan Cap^tn Timothy Gerrish and Maj^or Charles ffrost and Cap^tn Daniel Greenough Execut^rs of this my last will and Testament of my hole Estate after my Just Debts and Funerall Charges Paid.

   I Give my Execut^rs Power to Receive all my Debts due by books as Bills and Bonds to be Divided between my four Daughters Children and I Give my Execut^rs out of Debts twenty pounds five pounds each.

   I Give to Coll^o George Vaughan all my farms at Blew point with y^e marsh and the thach bank of Crooked lane with Greefings land and Marsh and Collins Land and Marsh all Laying at Blew point.

   I Give to Sarah Pepperrell and Margery Pepperrell Cape Elizabeth only Reserveing two Hundred Acres of Land to y^e west Side of Robert Jordains house Formerly for Sarah Greenough and to her Heirs forever. And To y^e two Children Sarah and Margery Pepperrell all y^e Marsh that belongs to Robert Jordain at Spurwink and y^e pond Marsh.

   I Give to Cap^tn Timothy Gerrish and Sarah his wife and the Heirs borne of her my Island Called by y^e Name of Champernown Island as by Deed Given them.

   I Give Elliot Vaughan my farm at Dunston with y^e Marsh and my Debt due from Wiggens.

   I Give to Cap^tn Daniel Greenough and to Abigail his wife y^e Heirs of her body my Dwelling house & wharfe and Garden and all my land upon Great Island as by Deed Given him I Give to Sarah Greenough my farm at Spurwink and Marsh belonging to it.

   I Give all my Plate to my four Daughters to be Divided Equally between them and all y^e linnen that is in y^e Great Trunk with my Wifes linnen in y^e Chest Draws in y^e Parler Beding and Sheets to be Divided Equall and Cattle and Sheep to be Divided Equall Excepting Two Oxen and two Steers to Rob^t Elliot Gerrish and all y^e things that belong to y^e farm that are in y^e House and that James Joyce my be keept and Maintained Well as long as he lives with all Necessarys meat Drink Washing and lodging as long as he lives.

   I Give to Robert Greenough my Rapier with y^e Silver head and to Daniel his Broth^r my Cane Silver head

   I Give to Elliot ffrost and Daniel Greenough and Abigail Greenough all my land that will fall to my Proportion of y^e Commons at Kittery and their Heirs forever.

   I Do Hereby Constitute and Appoint my loving Broth^r Will^m Pepperrell Sen^r and Cap^tn John ffrost and Cap^tn John Hollicom and M^r Will^m Pepperrell Jun^r Overseers of this my last Will and Testament makeing Null and Void all former wills and Testaments.

   And I Pray my over seers See this my Will Truly Performed I Publish and Declare this to be my last Will and Testament and Renounce all former Wills

   In Wittness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this Tenth day of Nov^r One Thousand Seven hundred and Eighteen and in the fifth year of y^e Reign of our Soveraign King George of Great Brittain 1718 ffrance and Ireland &c^t.

Entered before Signing & Sealing    I Give Bess Child Clear be freedom    at Twenty years Old, And Bess    her time three years after my    Death I Give Bess a heffer three    years old, and I Give my Cuzn     Hollicom a heffer of three years old Signed and Sealed In    presence of Vs.    Shad Walton    Jno ffrost    John Morriss		Robert Elliot (Seal)
Sworn to in New Hampshire 13 May 1718. Probated 7 July 1724. Inventory of property in York County returned 7 Oct. 1724, at £89: 11: 3, by William Pepperrell junr, John Dennitt and Ebenezer More, appraisers. Debts due the estate from Joseph Young, Josiah Black, Mrs. Hollicomb, Mr Shirtlife and John Yetton. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 255, citing Probate Office, 3, 133.