Maine Wills

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

   In the Name of God amen, The twelfth Day of November in y^e Year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and thirty four I Martha Millet of Falmouth in y^e County of York in y^e Province of y^e Massachusets Bay in New-England Widow being weak in Body but of perfect mind & memory (thanks be to God) Do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament That is to say Principally & first of all I Recommend my Soul into the hands of God who gave it and my Body to the Earth to buried in a Decent manner at y^e Discretion of my Executor hereafter Named, and as Touching my worldly Estate I Do Dispose of y^e same in manner following.

   Imp^s I Give & bequeath to my Son Thomas Millet the House & Land lying in Falmouth afores^d the which his Father purchased of Benjamin Larraby as may appear by y^e Deed thereof & also as mutch of my other Rights of Land as will make up to him a single proper Share of Land according to y^e proper Rule of Laying out y^e same also y^e Barn standing near to y^e afores^d House & y^e acre of Land it stands upon as also one Cow one Bed & beding the Bed to be a Feather Bed two silver Spoons & a great Pewter Platter Note the House & Barn and Land before mentioned are now under y^e Improvement of my Son in Law Robert Baly.

   Item. I Give & bequeath to my Son John Millet ten pounds money on Condition that the Town or Prope^rs of Falmouth dont Demand of me or my heirs the ten pounds that was to be paid to s^d Town for my Son Johns Admittance thereinto but if y^e same recovered of me or my Heirs by Either of them then I give unto my s^d Son John two shillings in money to be paid out of my Estate.

   Item. As to what houshold Stuff & Cloathing I now have not as yet disposed by this my Will or otherwise I Will & bequeath y^e same to my Daughters Born of my Body (allowing the Children of my Daughter Curtis to have their Mothers part) to be equally divided among them.

   Item. I Will & bequeath unto all my Children all my Land Chattels Dues Debts &c whatsoever not yet disposed of by me by this my Will or by any Deeds or Conveyances whtsoeuer the same to be equally Divided amongst them (the Children of my Daughter Curtis to have one Equal Share thereof with any of my Children as their Mother was one of them & is Deces^d & so they to haue her Share thereof.

   Item. I Will that all my Just Debts & Funeral Charges be paid out of my Estate before any Division be made of the same as also all Debts that are Justly Due from my late Husband Tho^s Millet Decesed's Estate to any Person or Persons whatsoever.

   Item. I Do hereby Ordain & appoint my Son in Law Robert Baly of Falmouth afores^d to be my Sole Executor of this my Last Will & Testament. hereby Utterly Disallowing Revoaking & Disannulling all & every other Will Testament Legacies or Executors Ratifying & Confirming this & no other to be my Last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this twelfth Day of November Anno Domini seventeen hundred & thirty four.

Signed Sealed published &    Declared by ye sd Martha    Millet as her Last Will &    Testament In presence of    Us the Subscribers.    Samll Cobb    Daniel Jackson    William Bryent/.		Martha M Millet (seal)       her mark
Probated 13 Oct. 1741. Inventory returned 12 Oct. 1741, at £392: 0: 0, by Elisha Donham, Joshua Brackett and John Miller, appraisers. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 438, citing Probate Office, 5, 244.