The Will of Gilbert Warren, Sr.
From York County Probate Records, Volume Four (1677-1734)
In The Name of God amen this Second Day of april in the Year of our Lord God one Thousand Seven Hundred & Twenty Eight and in ye first Year of King George's the Seconds Reign &c. I Gilbert Warren Senr of Berwick in the County of York &c Husband being infirm in Body but of Sound and Disposing mind thanks be to God for it Do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament Principally and first of all I Give and Recommend my soul into the hands of my blessed Redeemer and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be Deceantly Interred at ye Discreation of my Executor & Executrix hereafter named in this Instrument Nothing doubting but in ye General Resurrection I shall Receive the same again by the Mighty power of God and Touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to bless me in this world after my Debts and funeral Charge are paid I Give and Dispose of the same in ye Manner and form following.
Imprimis I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Jane Stockbridge five shillings
Item I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Margaret Hearl five Shillings
Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Wife Sarah to be to her Sole use and Dispose to her or her Assigns for Ever al the Rest of my Estate both Real and Personal.
finally I Constitute my said Wife and my Son in Law John Thompson to be Joynt Executrix and Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby Revoaking all former Will or Wills by me made or Caused to be made
Signed Sealed Pronovnced and Declared to be ye Last Will and Testament of Gilbert Warren aforesaid In Presence of
Hump Chadbourn Samll X Savery his mark Thomas Gooding | Gilbert G Warren (Seal) Signum | |
Probated 17 April 1733. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 335, citing Probate Office, 4, 140. |
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