Maine Wills

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

   In the Name of God amen, I Jedediah Jorden of Kittery in y^e County of York within y^e Province of y^e Massachusetts Bay in New-England Yeoman being in good health make this my last Will & testament in manner & form as followeth/ I comitt my Soul to God hopeing in his Mercy to Injoy Eternal Life & after my Decease my Body to be Decently buried as my Executors hereafter named shall think proper & as to my Estate I Give as followeth/ I make Ordain & Impower my Sons John Jorden, Robert Jorden & Thomas Jorden Executors of this my last Will & testament of my whole Estate after my Just Debts & Funeral Charges paid, I give my two Daughters Mary & Savaih Jordens all my personal Estate to be Divided Equally between them.

   I Give y^e Neck of Land at Spurwink in y^e township of Falmouth to John Jorden & Thomas Jorden & Jedediah Jordens Children to be Divided Equally between them only reserveing A piece of swampy low Land which I give to Robert Jorden which lyes on y^e Eastermost side of y^e old Neck of Land begining at y^e point where y^e Cattle formerly youst to pass over to my Brother Jordens Marsh where y^e Creek parted my B^o John & I, and so run round that piece of swompy Land to A place where y^e Cattle formerly youst to pass over from y^e s^d Neck of Land to y^e great Plains. John Jorden to have his part on y^e home place/ Thomas Jorden to have his part where he made Choice of/

   Jedediah Jordens Children to have their part where their Father made Choice off in his lifetime.

   I Give to my Eldest Dafters Son John Moor forty Acres of Land out of my Farm at Spurwink in y^e township afores^d to be laid out by my Exccutors fronting y^e Marsh forty Rod in Breadth 160 Rod in length by my Brother Dominicus Jordens Line & my line. I give to my Daughter Abigail Robison fifty Acres of Land out of my Farm at Spurwink afores^d to be laid out by my Executors fronting y^e Marsh fifty Rod Broad 160 Rod in length next John Moors Lot. I give to my Daughter Mary Jorden fifty Acres of Land out of my Farm at Spurwink afores^d to be laid out by my Execu^rs fronting the Marsh fifty Rod Broad 160 Rod in length by Robersons Lot/ I Give my Daghter Sarah Jackson fifty Acres of Land out of my Farm at Spurwink afores^d to be laid out by my Execut^s fronting y^e Marsh fifty Rod in bredth 160 rod in length by Marys Lot/

   I Give unto my Daughter Saviah Jorden fifty Acres of Land out of my Farm at Spurwink afores^d to be laid out by my Execu^rs fronting y^e Marsh fifty Rod broad 160 Rod in length by Sarah Jacksons Lot/

   I Give my Old mooing Marsh at Spurwink afores^d to be Equally amongst all my Children & Gran Children before mentioned. & what Lands soever is not Yeat given shall be Divided Equally between John Jorden & Thomas Jorden & Jedediah Jordens Children. I Publish & Declare this to be my last Will & testament & renounce all former Wills. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this Sixth Day of March one thousand seven hundred twenty Nine y^e second year of y^e Reign of our Lord King George y^e second of Great Britain Frans & Ireland &c.

Signed & Sealed In presence    of Us.    Nathan White    John Jorden    Timo Gerrish.		Jedediah Jorden (Seal)          his mark
Probated 16 Jany 1735-6. Inventory returned 13 Apr. 1736, at £1064: 10: 0, by James Garlan, Nathaniel Jordan and James Maxwell, appraisers. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 374, citing Probate Office, 5, 49.