Maine Wills

 From York County Probate Records, Volume Five (1725-42)

   In the Name of God amen I David Libbey of Kittery in y^e County of York in y^e Province of y^e Massachusets Bay in New-England yeoman haveing upon me the Infirmitys of Old Age yet being of perfect memory & calling to mind the uncertain Estate of this Life, and that it is appointed for all men once to Dye, Do make Ordain & Declare this to be my last Will & Testament In manner & form following viz^t

   Imp^rs I Recomend my soul into y^e hands of God who gave it & my Body to y^e Earth to be Decently buried at y^e Discretion of my Executor hereafter Named and for y^e settleing of my Temporal Estate which it hath pleased God to give me I Do order give & Dispose y^e same in the following manner after my Just Debts & Funeral Charges are satisfyed & paid by my Executor.

   Item. I Give & bequeath unto Elenor my Dearly beloved wife one halfe of my Homested from y^e River to y^e Country Road During her Natural Life Excepting two acres given in this my Will to my Son Solomon Libbey also one halfe of my Laud at y^e North East End of my Lot lying at y^e North East End of a Lott given in this my Will to my Son Sam^ll Libbey during her natural Life, I also give & bequeath unto my s^d wife my whole personall Estate of what kind soever for her Use during her Natural Life & to be Disposed of among my Children at her Discretion.

   It^m I Give & bequeath unto my beloved Son David Libbey Twenty acres of Land to begin at y^e Country Road & to run back the whole breadth of my Land North East & by East untill Twenty Acres be accomplished Excepting one Rod in breadth on the North west side which I reserve for A way to y^e head of my Lot to him his heirs & assigns for ever.

   I^t. I Give & bequeath unto my beloved Son Sam^ll Libbey Ten Acres of Land begining at y^e North East End of my son Davids Twenty acres above mentioned & to run back y^e whole breadth of my Land North East & by East untill Ten acres be accomplished, Excepting one Rod in Breadth on y^e Northwest side which I reserve for a way to y^e head of my Lot to him his Heirs & assigns for ever.

   I^t : I Give & bequeath unto my beloved son Solomon Libbey two acres of Land begining at y^e Country Road one Rod south Eastward from y^e Northwest Line of my Land & thence South Eastward by y^e heigh way sixteen Rod & to run that breadth south west & by west Twenty rod to him his heirs & assigns for ever.

   I^t : I Give & bequeath unto my beloved Son John Libbey five Shillings being in full of his Portion with what I have already given him.

   I^t : I Give & bequeath unto my beloved son Ephraham Libbey my homested with y^e buildings Orchard & appurtenances bounded south west ward by Piscataqua River North westward by Matthew Libbeys Land south Eastward by Stephen Tobeys Land & North Eastward by y^e Country Road Excepting two Acres above given to my son Solomon I also give unto my said son Ephraham all y^e remainder of my Land from y^e North East End of y^e Ten acres above given to my Son Sam^ll to run y^e whole Breadth to y^e head of my Lot with y^e free Use & Liberty of y^e way afore reserved from my homested to y^e head of my s^d Lot togather with all other Rights & privilidges to me by any ways or means belonging to him his heirs & assigns forever always provided & to be understood that my wife Enjoy y^e one halfe during her Life as afores^d.

   It : I Give & bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Mary Small five Shillings being in full of her Portion with what I have already given her.

   It^m. I Give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughters Elizabeth Libbey Elenor Libbey & Abigail Libbey Each of them Ten pounds to be paid by my Son Ephraim within one Year after my Decease Except I should pay them before & what appears by my Account to be paid to Either of them as part of their said Portion.

   And I Do by these presents Nominate Ordain & appoint my Beloved Son Ephraim Libbey to be sole Executor of this my Last will & Testament.

   In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & affixed my seal this Sixth Day of May in y^e Eleventh year of y^e Reign of Our Soveraign Lord George by y^e Grace of God of Great Brittain &c King. annoque Domini one Thousand seven hundred & Twenty five.

Signed sealed & Declared by    ye sd David Libbey to be his    last Will & Testament In presence of Us.    Jos : Hammond    John Rogers    John Fogg		David Libbey (seal)     his mark
Probated 24 Dec. 1736. Inventory returned 14 Jan. 1736, at £1329: 5: 0, by Jos: Hammond, John Rogers and Jos: Hammond Jr., appraisers. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 379, citing Probate Office, 5, 64.