Maine Wills

 From York County Probate Records, Volume Nine (1743-58)

   In the Name of God Amen. This first Day of April in the year of our Lord 1756, I Job Burnam of Scarbor^o in y^e County of York & Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Yeoman being under the Infirmity of old Age, but by y^e blessing of God do Still retain my usual perfection of Mind & Memory, yet not knowing how Soon it may please God to call me hence, I do therefore make & ordain this my last Will & Testam^t that is to Say principally & first of all, I recommend my Soul unto God, whenever it Shall please him to call for it : And my Remains to a christian like & decent Burial in the Earth at y^e Discretion of my Executors, And as touching Such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to invest me with in this Life, I give and dispose of the Same in the following Manner & Form.

   Imp^r I give & bequeath to Rebecca Burnam y^e relict Widow of my late Son Daniel Burnam Dec^d the Improvement of Fifty two Acres of Land or be the Same more or less, together with y^e dwelling House Barn &c. Standing on the Same in Scarbor^o afores^d meaning the Same where & in which She now dwells, for & during her natur^l Life in order the better to enable her to bring up her young Children which She bare to my Said Son Daniel Deceased.

   Item. I give to my well beloved Son Iob Burnam jun^r Five pounds lawful Money to be paid to him out of my Estate by my Execut^rs within the Term of one year after my Decease.

   Item. I give to & among my Grand Children y^e Children of my late Son Daniel afores^d Dec^d Viz^t to Daniel Burnam Tho^s Burnam Robert Burnam Samuel Burnam Iob Burnam Rebecca Burnam and Solomon Burnam to each & all of them in equal Proportion all my Estate real & personal, both what I have now in Possession or Should or ought to have, together with all whatsoever that I have a Right unto in Reversion or that may ever hereafter revert to them in my Right (except so much of my moveable Estate as Shall be Sufficient to pay all the just Debts from me owing to any & all persons whatsoever, as also to pay the Legacy afores^d) All which my Will is Should be paid as Soon as may be after my Decease, And I hereby also nominate appoint & ordain my well beloved Grand Sons Daniel Burnam and Thomas Burnam before named both of Scarbor^o afores^d Yeomen to be the Executors of this my last Will & Testament, And I do hereby utterly disallow & revoke all & every other Will & Testam^t Legacys Bequests & Executors by me in any Ways before this time named Willed & bequeathed, ratifying & confirming this & no other to be my last Will & Testam^t. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal y^e Day & year first above mentioned.

Iob X Burnam (Seal)
his mark               

   Signed Sealed published pronounced & declared by y^e Said Job Burnam to be his last Will & Testament in the presence of us the Subscribers, Ioshua Purington Nathaniel Fynlayson Rich^d King.