Maine Wills

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

   In the Name of God Amen. I Roland Young of York in y^e County of York in y^e Province of Main in New England, being Infirm, thrô age. and daily Expecting my Great Change but at present of Sound Understanding and Memory do make this my last Will and Testament this 14^th of September. 1719.

    First and above all I Recomend my Precious and Immortal Soul into y^e Mercifull and Almighty Saving arms of my faithfull Creator and Gracious Redeemer and my body to y^e Earth Decently to be buried in assured hope of a Glorious Resurrection. Then as to my worldly Estate I Dispose thereof as followeth.

   Imp^rs I give and bequeath unto Joseph my first born son all my Home place that I now live upon which is within one fence or Inclosure entire as also y^e one half of y^e Little Pasture next adjoyning. Together with all my housing & Orchard. I do also give unto my said son Joseph my point of Salt marsh that lyeth next to Kittery bounds one acre more or less.

   It^m I give unto my youngest Son Benajah y^e other half of my Little pasture & all that my twenty and Six acres of Land which lyeth next adjoyning on York River on which my Said Son Benajah now Dwelleth. I do likewise give unto my Youngest Son y^e one half of my two acres of Salt marsh which lyeth at y^e head of York Marshes in the Western Cove.

   It^m I give unto my Son Matthews Young one acre and Quarter of Salt Marsh near y^e head of York Marshes adjoyning to y^e Widow Johnsons Marsh.

   It^m I give unto my son Jonathan Young y^e other half of y^e two acres aboues^d in y^e western Cove. Equally to be Divided between Jonathan & Benajah abovesd. Furthermore it is my Will and Pleasure that my Eldest and my Youngest Sons Joseph and Benajah Shall pay unto my five Daughters Mary Susanna Elizabeth Sarah and Mercy Six pounds Each, thirty pounds y^e whole the one half to be paid by my Eldest and y^e other by my Youngest Son, which Eldest and Youngest Sons Shall also pay all my Just Debts and Funerall Charges by Equall proportion.

   It^m I give and bequeath unto my Well beloved Wife Susannah During her Natural life y^e Vse of y^e third of all my lands and marsh and as for all my movable Estate within doors & without I give it wholly & forever unto my Said Wife to be Disposed of according to her own will and Discretion.

   Finally I do Constitute and appoint my Eldest son Joseph aboves^d to be the Sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament; But I must Subjoyn that it Shall not be in y^e power of my Eldest or my Youngest Son to Alienate any part of y^e Lands or marsh in this Testam^t bequeathed to them they may Dispose of it to one another & to any of y^e family but not to any other besides my posterity.

Published pronounced and    Declared by Roland Young    abovesd to be his Last Will    & Testamt In presence of    Samuel Moodey    Hannah Moodey    Mary Moodey		Roland R Young (Seal)       his mark
Probated 2 Jan. 1721-2. Inventory returned 2 Jan. 1721-2, at £244: 11: 0, by Benja Stone, Samll Sewall and Joseph Hoult, appraisers. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 229, citing Probate Office, 3, 77.