Maine Wills

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

   I Henry Sayward of york in the County of york in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Ioyner being thrô the Goodness of God of a Sound Mind & Memory at present, and apprehending my departure out of this Life is near by reason of my present bodily Indisposition, I do make this my last Will & Testament, as to what worldly good Things God has graciously been pleased to bestow upone me and accordingly after my just Debts & funeral Charges are paid I do hereby dispose of my Estate Real and personal as follows.

   Imp^r I give & bequeath to my well beloved Wife Hannah Sayward all my real & personal Estate She paying y^e Legacies hereafter mentioned.

   Item. I give & bequeath to my only Daughter Lydia Sayward Four Hundred Pounds old Tenor equivalent to Fifty pounds Proclamation Money or coined Silver at Six Shillings and Eight pence an Ounce to be paid by my Executrix when She Shall come to the Age of Eighteen or time of Marriage.

   Lastly. I do appoint my well beloved Wife Hannah Sayward the Sole Executrix of this my last Will & Testament hereby revoking all former Wills & Testaments. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal this twenty fourth Day of May in the year of our Lord God One Thousand Seven Hund^d and forty eight.

   Memor^m the Words {old Tenor} interlined before Signing and Sealing.

Signed Sealed published pronounced    & declared by Henry Sayward    above named as his last Will &    Testamt in presence of us.    Daniel Bragdon    Samuel Lindsey    Abram Nowell		Henry Sayward (Seal)
Probated 18 Oct. 1748. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 586, citing Probate Office, 7, 205.