Maine Wills

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

   In the name of God Amen. The eighth Day of March Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred & forty four, Five.

   I Francis Allen of Kittery in the County of York & Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Yeoman, being aged and weak in Body, but of perfect Mind & Memory. Thanks be given to God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my Body do make & ordain this and none other to be my last Will & Testament viz^t principally & first I recommend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it, and my Body to the Earth to be decently buried at the Discretion of my Execut^rs hereafter named : and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life I give & dispose of the Same in manner and form following viz^t

   Imp^r I give & bequeath unto my dearly beloved Wife Hannah Allen all my Stock of Cattle and all my Household Goods of what kind soever at her Disposing and for her comfortable Maintenance during her Life, and what Shall remain thereof at her Death to be equally divided amongst my Daughters or Such as Shall legally represent them besides her Dower in my House & Lands during Life. viz^t the yearly Income thereof to be paid her yearly by my Son Elijah Allen according to an Obligation by him given bearing even Date with this my Will.

   Item. I give & bequeath unto my Son Francis Allen besides what I have given him by Deed formerly one Acre of Land or thereabouts now in his Possession, where his dwelling House now Stands in full of his Portion to him his Heirs & Assigns forever.

   Item. I give & bequeath unto my Son Robert Allen besides what I have given him by Deed formerly five Shillings in Money in full of his Portion to him his Heirs & Assigns forever.

   Item. I give & bequeath unto my Son Elijah Allen besides my Homestead & other Lands given him by Deeds all my Tools and Implements of Husbandry to him his Heirs & Assigns forever he paying the Legacys to my five Daughters hereafter mentioned for which he has given an Obligation bearing even Date with this my Will.

   Item. I give & bequeath unto my five Daughters Hannah Hill Anne Tibbits Elizabeth Meader Mary Robinson and Lydia Allen each of them Five pounds in lawful Money besides what I have already given them to be paid them & each them and their respective Heirs Execut^rs or Admin^rs by my Son Elijah Allen within Five years after my Decease according to his Obligation aforementioned.

   And lastly I do ordain constitute & appoint my dearly beloved Wife Hannah Allen, and my beloved Elijah Allen Executors of this my last Will & Testament.

   In Witness whereof I have herunto Set my Hand & Seal the Day & year first above written.

Francis Allen (Seal)

   Signed Sealed published & declared by Francis Allen y^e Testator to be his last Will & Testament in presence of us the Subscribers.

   Samuel Hill Samuel Moore Joseph Hill