Maine Wills

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

   In the Name of God Amen. The eighth Day of Feb^ry anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty & Nine I Samuel Johnson of Kittery in the County of York in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Millwright being Sick and weak in Body, but of perfect Mind and Memory, Thanks be given unto God : Therefore calling unto Mind the Mortality of my Body, Do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament, That is to Say principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it : and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executors. And as touching Such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life I give demise and dispose of the Same in the following Manner & Form.

   Imprimis, I will that all my just Debts and Funeral Charges be paid as Soon as may be conveniently after my Decease by my Executors. 2^ly I give and bequeath unto Mary my dearly beloved Wife that Right of Dower and Power of Thirds in my Estate both Real and personal which by Law She is entitled unto, and in the Same Manner that the Law gives it her, and no otherwise. 3^ly I give unto my beloved Daughter Sarah Lerrabe Ten pounds to be paid to her, or to Such as legally represent her by my Executors either in Current money or in passable Bills of Credit of this Province.

   4^ly I give unto my beloved Daughter Mary Fernald Ten pounds to be paid to her, or Such as Shall legally represent her, either in Currant Money or in good passable Bills of Credit of this Province by my Executors.

   5^ly I give unto beloved Daughter Hannah Johnson Ten Pounds either in the Currant Money or in good passable Bills of Credit of this Province to be paid to her or Such as Shall legally represent her by my Executors.

   6^ly I give unto my beloved Daughter Elizabeth Hutchins Ten pounds either in Currant Money or in good passable . . . . of Credit of this Province to be paid to her or Such as Shall legally represent her by my Executors.

   7^ly I give unto my beloved Sons Samuel Johnson jun^r and Iames Johnson, besides what they have heretofore had of me all my Lands whatsoever and in what place soever, and all my Right Title and Interest that I have or ought to have in the Mill Stream in Spruce Creek in the Said Kittery, and in the Mills that are on the Said Stream with all the Commodities Priviledges & Appurtenances thereunto belonging, and all the Buildings that are on my Land of every Denomination, To them their Heirs & Assigns forever, to be divided between them in equal Shares and parts both as to Quantity and Quallity I also give unto my Said Sons all my personal Estate, (excepting what belongs to my Wife) of every kind and Sort, and do by these presents bind and oblige my abovesaid Sons their Heirs Executors and Administrators to pay the Several Sums above mentioned equally between them.

   Finally, I constitute make and ordain my abovenamed Sons Samuel Johnson jun^r and Iames Johnson my Sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament. and I do hereby utterly disallow revoake and disannul all & every other former Testaments Wills Legacys and Bequests and 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 above written.

Signed Sealed published pro-    nounced & declared by the    Said Samuel Johnson as his    last Will & Testament In    the Presence of Us the Sub-    scribers.    Harcles Fernald    Thomas Jenkins jr    Thomas Pettegrew    John Newmarch		Samuel Johnson (a Seal)       his mark
Probated 19 Nov. 1744. Inventory returned at £1096: 13: 8, old tenor, by Thomas Cutt, Tobias Fernald and Joseph Weeks, appraisers, 10 Jany 1744. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 491, citing Probate Office, 6, 133.