Maine Wills

 From York County Probate Records, Volume Six (1736-46)

   In the Name of God Amen the twenty Eighth Day of June 1739, I Christopher Mitchell of Kittery in the County of York in New England Yeoman being of perfect mind & memory thanks be given unto God; therefore Calling unto mind y^e mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Dye, Do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament, that is to say, Principally & first of all I Give and Recommend my Soul into y^e hands of God that gave it & my Body I Recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall Receiue the same again by the Power of almighty God and as touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life, I Give Demise & Dispose of the same in the following manner & form.

   Imprimis, I Give & bequeath to Sarah my Dearly beloved Wife all my moueables as Chattels Creatures &c as also what money is Due from a Bond from my Son Samuell Mitchell. the one half of which Bond I Give to my said Son Samuell Mitchell, the other half to Sarah my Wife as afores^d

   Item, I Give to my well beloved Daughter Mary Brown the sum of ten shillings to be paid by my Execu^x

   Item, I Give to my well beloved Daughter Joanna Blake the sum of ten shillings to be paid by my Execu^x

   Item, I Give to my well beloved Daughter Sarah Partridge the sum of ten shillings to be paid by my Execu^x

   Item, I Give to my well beloved Daughter Eliza Leach the sum of ten shillings to be paid by my Execu^x

   Item, I Give to my well beloved Daughter Miriam Phillips the sum of ten shillings to be paid by my Execu^x

   Item, I Give to my well beloved Daughter Susanna Howard the sum of ten shillings to be paid by my Executrix.

   Item, I Likewise Constitute make & Ordain Sarah my Dearly beloved Wife my Sole Executrix of this my last Will & Testament; all the afores^d Premises She paying out the several sums mentioned unto Daughters out of the same & said premises by her to be Enjoyed, that is to say the remainder when the afores^d are paid. And I Do hereby utterly Disallow Revoak & Disanull all & every other Testaments Wills Legacies Bequests & Execu^rs by me in any ways named Willed & bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this & no other to be my last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand and Seal the Day & Year above written.

Signed Sealed Published    pronounced & Declared    by the said Cristopher    Mitchell as his last Will    & Testament in the pres-    ence of us the Subscribers.    Richard Cutt Jur    Samuel X Foord          his mark    Elizabeth X Daniel             her mark		Christopher Mitchell (Seal)             his mark
Probated 18 Oct. 1743. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 477, citing Probate Office, 6, 80.