Maine Wills

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

   In the Name of God Amen. The Seventh Day of September Anno Domini 1744. I Mary Davee Wife of Robert Davee of North Yarmouth in the County of York Yeoman being in good bodily Health as well in perfect Mind & Memory, Thanks be given to God therefore calling to Mind the Mortality of my Body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men Once to die, Do make this & ordain this my last Will & Testament. That is to Say principally & first of all, I give & recommend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it, and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in Christian decent Burial at the Discretion of my Said Husband & my Executrix 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 in this Life, I give demise & dispose of the Same in the following Manner and Form.

   Imprimis, My Will is that all my just Debts be paid in y^e first Place out of my Estate.

   Item I give & bequeath unto my Niece or Cousin Mary Pomroy Daughter of Richard Pomroy of Falmouth in afores^d County Yeoman (after the Decease of my Said Husband Robert Davee) my House & Barn & Lot of Land in Falmouth in Said County & Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Said Land I with my former Husband Ioseph Pitman purchased of Stephen Iones about Six Years Since and lies on old Casco Neck, and is bounded as followeth, Southwesterly on King Street, Northerly on unimproved Land, Northeasterly on Land in the Possession of Ioshua Moodey Esq^r Southeasterly on Land in the Possession of Cornelius Brimhall, Said Land contains about three Acres, Said Land & Premisses by her the Said Mary Pomroy to be enjoyed in Fee, and to her Heirs & Assigns forever.

   Item I give & bequeath unto my Said Cousin Mary all my Wearing Apparel, I give & bequeath unto my Said Cousin Mary all my personal Estate and Household Goods.

   Item. I give & bequeath unto my Said Cousin Mary all my Part of a Pew in North Yarmouth Meeting House together with a common Right in Falmouth afores^d and all my other Estate both Real & personal whether in Possession or Reversion.

   Furthermore I do hereby constitute & appoint my Said Cousin Mary Pomroy Sole Executrix of this my last Will & Testament all & Singular my Lands Messuages & Tenements by her freely to be possessed & enjoyed as a good lawful Estate in Fee to her & her Heirs & Assigns forever. And I do hereby utterly disallow revoke & disannul all & every other former Testaments Wills Legacies and Bequests & Executors by me in any ways before named willed and bequeathed, Ratifying & 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.

Memo the Word County, on ye    other Side was interlined before    Signing and Sealing.		Mary m Davee (a Seal)    her mark
Signed Sealed & Delivered in presence of    Iames Milk Stephen Iones & John Trott junr York ss. Falmouth Octo 5, 1748. I Robert Davee of North Yarmouth in Said County do hereby allow of the above Instrument to be the last Will & Testament of my Wife Mary Davee above named, and do hereby ratify the Same accordingly. Robert Davee
Probated 5 Oct. 1748. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 582, citing Probate Office, 7, 188.