Maine Wills

 From York County Probate Records, Volume Four (1677-1734)

   In the Name of God Amen y^e twenty Eighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and thirty one I Alexander Forguson of Kittery in the County of York Yeoman being Sick and weak yet of perfect mind & memory and not Knowing how Soon it may please God to remove me out of this world do make and Ordain this my last will and Testament.

   first Recomending my Soul to God its Maker and my body to the Earth to be Decently Interred at the Discretion of my Executrix (hereafter Named) hopeing for Salvation in and through Iesus Christ and as touching Such Worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give & bequeath the Same in Manner Following Viz :

   Imp^r I give & bequeath to my Son Daniel Forguson one Shilling in Money and my Raper.

   Item I give and bequeath to my Son Alexander Forguson my long Gun.

   Item I give and bequeath to my Son Eleaser Forguson all my Addition Grants both of the homestead where I live & of the little mill lott all the land that does or may belong to me by Virtue of those grants and one half of my Common Rights in Kittery & Berwick as the Same is Stated & Proportioned or as the Same may be Stated and Proportioned to say the one half of all the Right Title Interest & Inheritance that I have or Ought to have of in & to the Commons & undivided Lands in the Towns of Kittery & Berwick the Said Grants Lands & common Rights as afore Said to him y^e Said Eleaser Forguson his heirs and assignes for ever; I also give him my Short Gun.

   Item I give and bequeath to my Son Iohn fforguson the Other half part of all my Right & Title Interest & Inheritance as aforeS^d of in and to y^e Comons & undivided Lands in the Towns of Kittery and Berwick as it is or may be proportioned to him the Said John Forguson his heirs & Assignes for ever.

   I also give to my Said Son Iohn my musket.

   Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Mary Forguson one Shilling besides y^e ten pounds Reserved for her in the Deed which I gave to my Son Alexander.

   Item I give & bequeath to my Daughter Sarah Forguson one Shilling besides y^e ten Pounds Reserved for her in the Deed which I gave to my Son Alexander

   Item I give and bequeath to my Grand Daughter Iane Gowen the Child of my Daughter Elizebeth Gowen Deceas^d one feather Bed to be Delivered to her by my wife when She y^e Said Iane Shall be Eighteen years old or married or Sooner if my wife See fitt Dureing which time my wife shall have y^e Use of it and I leave it with my wife to determine which Bed y^e Said Iane Shall have/ I also give & bequeath to the Said Iane five pounds to be paid to her in Curr^t money of New England when she is Eighteen Years of age or married or Sooner if my wife See fit Dureing which time my wife shall have y^e Use of it to her Self.

   Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Elizebeth Forguson (whom I hereby Appoint Executrix to this my last will and testament) all & Singuler my Cattle Horse Kind Sheep Swine Goods Debts wares Effects & things Moveable Even all my personall Estate of what Kind or quallity Soever they be she paying y^e Severall Legacies before mentioned in Convenient Time or at the times mentioned to them to whom y^e S^d Legacies Shall be due and she paying my Debts and funerall Charges in Convenient time after my Decease and my will and Pleasure is that Nothing in this my will or my wifes Exceptance of the Same Shall any ways hinder my Said wife from haveing the thirds of y^e Lands which I have made over to my Sons Daniel and Alexander here to fore but she Shall be Entitled to the Same dureing life as if this will had not been made And I the Said Alexander Forguson do hereby utterly Disallow revoake & make voide all and every former and other wills Testaments Legacies & Bequests & Executors by me made Either by word or writing Declairing this and no Other to be my last will and testament In Witness whereof I have here unto Set my hand and Seal y^e Day aforesaid

Signed Sealed Published    Pronounced & Declaired by    the said Alexander Forguson    to be his last will & testament    in Presence of us    Henry Snow    Zachriah Emery    James Forguson    Noah Emery		Alexander Ferguson (Seal)
Probated 4 Oct. 1731. Inventory returned 2 Nov. 1731, at £159: 19: 3, by John Heard, Richd Thurla and Noah Emery, appraisers. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 320, citing Probate Office, 4, 109.