Maine Wills

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

   In the Name of God Amen y^e Sixth Day of March Anno Domini one thousand seven Hundred & thirty foure I Sarah Mitchel of Kittery in y^e County of York within y^e Province of y^e Massachusetts Bay in New-England widow (of Robert Mitchel late of Kittery in y^e s^d County tavern-keeper) being sick & weak but of perfect memory praise be given to almighty God for y^e same & Knowing y^e uncertainty of this Life on Earth & being desirous to settle things in Order. Doe make this my last Will & testament in manner & form following that is to say first & principally I Commend my Soul to Almighty God my Creator Assuredly believing that I shall receive full pardon & free Remition of all my sins and be saved by y^e pretious Death & merits of my Blessed Saviour & Reedeemer Christ Jesus & my Body to the Earth from whence it was taken to be buried in such Decent & Christian manner as my Executor hereafter named shall be tho^t meet & Convenient. & as touching such worldly Estate as y^e Lord in mercy hath given me my Will & meaning is the same shall be imployed & bestowed as hereafter by this my Will is Expressed And first I Revoake renounce frustrate & make void all Wills by me formerly made & Declare & appoint this my last Will & testament. Item I Give and bequeath unto my Son Robert Mitchel & his heirs & assigns for ever halfe an acre of Land next adjoyning to y^e house where I now Dwell the House being formerly given to him by my Deces^d husband. I Give & bequeath unto my Son in Law William Kearswell five shillings to be paid him by my Executr hereafter named, which is to be in full for all & Every part that the s^d W^m Kearswell is to have for any part of my Estate. I Give & bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Kearswell & to her heirs & assigns for ever one acre & three quarters of an acre of Land being y^e remainder of what was not given to her Husband W^m Kearswell of y^e two Acres of Land which was given to me by my Honor^d Father M^r Roger Dearing of Kittery afores^d Deces^d. I likewise give unto my s^d Daughter Mary Liberty to Cutt & hale off from halfe an Acre of my wood land y^e wood that is or shall Grow on halfe an Acre provided she Dwells in Kittery. I likewise give unto my s^d Daughter Mary During her Naturall Life & after her Decease to be Divided to & amongst her Children as she shall see meet. One third part of all my Personal Estate Except what is hereafter Given. I Give unto my Son & Daughter Mannarin & Sarah Beal one third part of all my personal Estate Except what is hereafter given.

   I Give and bequeath unto my son & Daughter Sam^ll and Eliza^th Greenough one third part of all my personal Estate Except what is hereafter Given. I Give & bequeath unto my Son Roger Mitchel who I Do hereby Nominate & appoint my Sole Executor of this my last Will & testament all my Lands & other my Real Estate of what kind & quality soever or wheresoever Except what is before given to him his heirs & assigns for ever as likewise all my Debts that is due to me by any ways & means whatsoever or wheresoever/ I likewise give him all y^e money that I have or may have by me or in any persons hands whatsoever, he paying all the Debts thats Due from me & all Funerall Charges & he paying within two Years after my Decease for the Use of my Grandson James Kearswell unto his Guardian five pounds in Curr^t Bills of Credit of this Province & unto y^e Guardian of my Grandson Robert Greenough for his Use y^e like sum of five pounds to be paid within two Years after my Decease. & unto y^e Guardian of my Grandson Robert Mitchell son of y^e afores^d Roger Mitchell y^e like sum of fiue pounds to be paid within two years after my Decease. And before my Personall Estate shall be Divided amongst my Daughters, I Give out of it unto my Grand Daughter Sarah Kearswell my linning spining Wheel & y^e Bed I ly on & likewise it is my Will that my three Daughters pay out of my Personal Estate which I have before given towards y^e repairing y^e Friends meeting House so called at Dover in y^e Province of New-hampshire Fourty shillings. In Wittness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal y^e Day & Year above written.

   the words Enterlined (Except what is before given) was before signing & sealing herof.

Signed Sealed & pronounced this    to be her last Will & testament    In ye presence of Us.    Wm Pepperell    Wm Dearing    John Dearing    Marget Hixson.		Sarah Mitchell (Seal)
Probated 14 Feby. 1735-6. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 372, citing Probate Office, 5, 42.