Maine Wills

 From York County Probate Records, Volume Seven (1721-49)

   In the Name of God Amen. I George Collings of Kittery in the County of york in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Fisherman having been by many repeated Calls of Divine Providence put in Mind of the Mortality of my Body & the uncertainty of this Life, and being of a good perfect and of disposing Memory, Thanks be given unto a gracious God therefor, Do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament, revoking and disannulling all other Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made either by Word or Writing. And first of all, I resign & recommend my Soul into the Hands of God hoping for the Pardon & remission of all my Sins thrô Iesus Christ my Redeemer, and my Body I commit to the Earth to be buried in a decent christian manner at the Discretion of my Executors, Nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I Shall receive the Same again by the mighty Power of God. And as to Such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with, I give demise and dispose of the Same in the Manner following viz^t

   Imp^r I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Collings all and Singular my Estate both real & personal of what Nature kind and Quality soever it be, either Houses Barnes Ware-Houses, Lands Vessels Goods Wares Moneys Merchandize, Bonds Mortgages, Book Debts Notes or whatever else I am in Possession of, and am intitled unto at this present Bequest, to her own proper Use Benefit and Behoof & Disposal and to her Assigns forever; But and if in Case She depart this Life before She be lawfully married or arrive to lawful age, I do bequeath unto my Sister Elizabeth Heard of Clindleigh in the County of Devon in Great Britain all the above bequeathed Premisses to her and her Heirs lawfully begotten of her Body; and if the Said Heard Should die without lawful Issue, then I give & bequeath all the above Premisses with all my Estate both Real personal unto Charles Frost jun^r of Kittery in the County of york aforesaid Gent^m his Heirs & Assigns forever to his and their only proper Use Benefit & Behoof forever.

   I do ordain constitute and appoint the Said Charles Frost with Richard Cutt Iun^r of Kittery afores^d Esq^r & M^r Samuel Lunt of Kittery afores^d Cordwainer my Executors of this my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal this twenty fifth Day of April in the tenth year of His Majestys Reign Anno Domini 1737. Probated 11 Nov. 1747. Inventory returned 8 Dec. 1747, at £80 : 4 : 7, by Timothy Gerrish, Roger Mitchell and William Dearing, appraisers.

Signed Sealed published and    pronounced in presence of us,    Iohn Blunt    Wm ffrost    William Clark    Rebecca Donnell		George G Collings (a Seal)        his mark
Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 562, citing Probate Office, 7, 125.