Maine Wills

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

   In the Name of God Amen December y^e 9^th 1745. I Samuel Fernald of Kittery in the County of York in New England Blacksmith being weak of Body but of perfect Mind and Memory, Thanks be to God for the Same therefore calling to Mind the Mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, That is to Say, first & principally I give and recommend my Soul to God who gave it, and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executor hereafter named, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I Shall receive the Same again by the mighty Power of God, and as touching Such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this Life I give demise and dispose of the Same in the following Manner and Form.

   Imprimis. I will and ordain that my just Debts and funeral Charges be first paid and discharged.

   Item, I give to my beloved Son Samuel Fernald all my Right Title and Interest to the Land I now possess on the Island and Common Rights.

   Item I give to my beloved Daughter Elizabeth Fernald one Feather Bed.

   Item, I have already given to my beloved Daughter Anne Fowler her Share or Portion already, and —

   I give to my beloved Wife Elizabeth Furnal one Third part of my Lands and moveables during her natural Life, and then to return to my Children except my Son Samuel and Daughter Anne And the Remainder of my Moveables to be equally divided amongst the Remainder of my Children, which are not mentioned by Name at my Decease. I likewise constitute make and ordain my beloved Son Samuel Fernald my Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament to discharge all my Debts and to receive Claims And I do hereby disallow revoke and disannul all and euery other former Testament and Wills Legacys and Bequests & Executors by me in any Ways before named willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand and Seal the Day and Year aboue written.

Signed Sealed published pronounced    and declared by the Said Samuel    Fernald to be his last Will and    Testament in the Presence of us    the Subscribers    Ioseph Harford    Samuel Gunnison    Ioseph Gunnison		Samll Fernald (a Seal)
Probated 20 Feby 1745. Inventory returned 31 Mch 1746, at £388: 15: 9, by Joseph Gunnison and Richard Rice, appraisers. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 513, citing Probate Office, 6, 189.