Maine Wills

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

   In the Name of God Amen Biddeford June twentysixth one Thousand Seven hundred & fifty two. I Iohn Scammon of Biddeford in the County of York in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Husbandman, being of a Sound & perfect Mind & Memory althô Sick & Low, & calling to mind the Mortality of my Body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once 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 decent Christian Order at the Discretion of my Executors in hopes of a glorious Resurrection; 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 Manner following.

   First of all I give to my loving Wife Hannah Scammon my dwelling House & House hold Goods with two Cows to be at her Disposal likewise the one third part of the Income of the Real Estate during her time of Life. Item I give my only Son Daniel Scammon all my real Estate excluding my dwelling House & Such other as shall hereafter be mentioned & bequeathed

   Item. I give to each of my Daughters Viz. Molly, Hannah, and Rebekah Scammon, Thirteen pounds Six Shillings & eight pence lawful Money to be paid by the S^d Daniel Scamon out of the real Estate when he is of Age.

   Item to my Brother Ebenezer Scammon I give all my Right to a piece of Wood Land now in partnership with Robert Patterson and the Heirs of Captⁿ Iohn Sharp.

   Item the personal Estate which is not already bequeathed I appoint to Satisfy my just Debts & funeral Charges, if the Same be Sufficient.

   Item I hereby appoint my loving Wife Hannah Scammon with her Father Daniel Robinson my Sole Executors of this my last Will & Testament; hereby ratifying this to be my last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal the Day & Year first herein before written.

Signed Sealed published pronounced    and declared by the Sd John Scamm-    on as his last Will & Testament in    presence of    Thommas Edgcomb    Robert Patterson junr    Tristram Iordan		Iohn Scammon (a Seal)
Probated 2 October 1752. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 682, citing Probate Office, 8, 186.