Maine Wills

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

   In the Name of God Amen. The twenty fifth Day of February Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty four/ fiue I William Pettegrow of Kittery in y^e County of York and Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Shipwright being of perfect Mind and Memory Thanks be given unto God, 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 principally & 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 a decent and Christian Manner at the Discretion of my Executrix hereafter named, Nothing doubting but at the great and 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 in this Life I give demise and dispose of the Same in the following Manner and Form.

   Imprimis, I will that all my just Debts and funeral Charges be paid by my Executors hereafter named as Soon as may be conveniently after my Decease, out of my Estate.

   Item, I give and bequeath unto my Well beloved Wife Lydia Pettegrew all my Estate both Real and personal during the Time of her Widowhood and if She Should Marry again all my Estate is to return to William Pettegrew hereafter named.

   Item, I give and bequeath unto my Cousen William Pettegrow the Son of my Brother Thomas Pettegrow all my Estate both Real and personal of every kind and Nature whatsoever to him and his eldest Son forever and in Case he Should decease without any Surviving Son to inherit then my Will is that the Eldest Son of my Brother Benjamin and his eldest Son Should inherit my aforesaid Estate.

   And I do hereby make and ordain Lydia my Said Wife my Sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament and Do hereby disallow revoke and disannul all and every other former Will and Wills or Legacies by me in any ways before named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand and Seal the Day and Year above written

Signed Sealed and published    pronounced & declared by    the sd William Pettegrew as    his last Will & Testamt In    ye Presence of us.    Ioseph X Pokeswell          his mark    Iohn Godsoe    Iohn Marr.		William Pettegrow (a Seal)
Probated 7 April 1746. Inventory returned 15 May 1746, at £325: 8: 6, old tenor, by Thomas Rogers, James Johnson and John Godsoe, appraisers. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 521, citing Probate Office, 6, 203.