Maine Wills

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

   The Last Will & Testament of Elias Perrey of York Labrour, being weak in Body but of sound mind & memory I make the following Disposition of the Temporall Estate which God in his Providence has been pleased to bestow upon me.

   First I give to the two Churches in York that one Hundred Pounds with Interest Due to me from John McIntire Ju^r of York to be Equally Divided between s^d Churches & to be Disposed of by the respective Deacons as may be for the best Benefit of the Poor of s^d Churches.

   Item I give to the Rev^d Mr Sam^ll Moody my Hon^d Pastor ten Pounds to be paid out of the Money Due to me on Bill from Jeremiah Bane of Exeter

   Item I give unto my beloved Friend Rachel Boyinton the sum of ten pounds to be paid out of what is Due to me from M^r Nathan^ll Whittney & also all my Books of every sort.

   Item my Will is that my Funerall Charges & Just Debts if any be & y^e Charges of my Executor be paid out of the money that shall come by the sale of my wearing Apparrel & what further is in the hands of M^r Whitney aboves^d being about fifteen pounds.

   Item If any thing further be left of my Estate I Do hereby give it unto Joseph Moody Pastor of the second Church in York.

   Lastly I hereby Constitute my trusty Friend Deacon Joseph Holt to be the Executor of this my last Will.

   In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal September. 9. 1735.

Signed Sealed Published pronounced    & Declared by Elias Perrey to be    his Last Will & testament in    presence of    Nathall Whitney    Caleb Boyington    Daved Bennet    Abel Whitney		Elias Perrey (Seal)
Probated 1 Oct. 1735; Inventory returned at £149: 5: 10, by Samll Sewall and Diamond Sargent, appraisers, 9 Oct. 1735. Debts due the estate from Caleb Boyenton, John Mackentire, Jeremiah Bean. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 359, citing Probate Office, 5, 4.