Maine Wills

 From York County Probate Records, Volume Eight (1705-53)

   In the Name of God Amen. The 26^th Day of February in the Year of our Lord 1749. I Axell Roberts of Scarborough in the County of York, and province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Yeoman, being weak in Body, but of usual Perfection of Mind & Memory Thanks be given to Almighty God for y^e Same, Calling to Mind the Mortality of the Body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die; Do make & 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 a christian like & decent Manner at the Discretion of my Execut^r hereafter named, and as touching Such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased Almighty God to bless me in this Life.

   At my Decease after payment of my funeral Charges & all other just & lawfull Debts, from me owing to any person or persons whatsoever; I do by these presents, dispose of the Remainder in the following Manner.

   Imp^r. I give & bequeath unto Margaret my beloved Wife all my whole Estate Right Title & interest in Houses Lands Goods Chattels Moneys Bonds Bills Notes Acco^ts and all Things whatsoever & wheresoever the Same Shall or may be found either in this Town Province or in the Province of New-Hampshire or wherever the Same may be found belonging to me as afores^d to her the S^d Margaret her Heirs & Assigns forever, nothing reserved or excepted, except Will my Negro Man who I have heretofore promised to make free from his Service at my Decease; And it is in this my Will also, that he Shall accordingly be Set free at my Decease as aforesaid. And for the executing & Managem^t of all Things for the Ease and comfort of my beloved Wife as afores^d I do hereby constitute make & ordain my trusty Friend Richard King of S^d Scarbor^o Gent^t my only & Sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament. And I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all & every other former Testaments Wills Legacy's Bequests & Executors by me in any way before this time named willed & bequeathed, hereby ratifying & confirming this and no other to be my last Will & Testament.

   In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal the Day & Year first above written. And in the 23^d Year of His Majesty's Reign.

Abraham Tyler    Richd Carter		Axell R Roberts (Seal)       his mark
Signed Sealed published pronounced & declared by the Said Axell Roberts as his last Will & Testaments in presence of us the Subscribers.
Abraham Tyler    Richard Carter    Richard King
Probated 4 July 1750. Inventory returned 24 July 1750, at £25: 9: 6, by Martyn Jose, John Fabyan and Joseph Foss, appraisers. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 629, citing Probate Office, 8, 53.