Maine Wills

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

   Catharine Raynes Iun^r being apprehensive of her great Change Says thus; I Will my Body to the Dust; and my Soul to God that gave it, and to my temporal Things I leave all that was belonging to me of the personal Estate of my hon^d now Dec^d Father to my dear & hon^d Mother, and with her Consent I leave to my Brother Daniel Raynes my Gold Buttons, and to my Sister Elizabeth Raynes a Silver Spoon, and to each of her Children a Gold Ring. And to my Sister Mary Raynes the whole Sum of Money that is due to me from my Bro^r Daniel for which I have his Bond. I desire that my Mother may be the Sole Executor of my Will. Dated this 30^th of August 1750.

Signed in the presence of    Iohn Raynes    Eunice Raynes    Rosana + Arbuckle          her mark		Cat Raynes
Probated 31 December 1750. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 630, citing Probate Office, 8, 59.