Maine Wills

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

   In the Name of God Amen. The twenty first Day of Octob^r in the Year of our Lord 1743, I Micom McIntire of York in the County of York, being at this time of perfect Mind Memory and Understanding for which praised be almighty God, and considering the Certainty of Death & the uncertainty of y^e time when, Do in the Fear of God, whose I am, & whom I endeavor to Serve make this my last Will & Testament, & principally & First of all, I resign my Soul unto my blessed Redeemer Iesus Christ on the Account of whose Merits alone I humbly hope for eternal Happiness & Salvation, and my Body I commit to y^e Earth in a decent & christian like Manner to be buried at the Discretion of my Executor, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I Shall receive the Same again by the Mighty Power of God, and in hopes of a joyful Resurrection to everlasting Felicity & Happiness, And as for Such worldly Estate as God in his Infinite Mercy has bestowed upon me in this Life. I give bequeath & dispose of the Same in the following Manner. Imp^r I do give & bequeath to Jean my well beloved Wife the Use & Improvem^t of one third part of all my Lands and the one half of all my moveables during Life according as the Law has provided. Item, I do give & bequeath to Alexander my only & well beloved Son all my Lands Marshes & common Rights my real and personal Estate to be his Sole Right & Property after my Decease, the whole of my Widows Thirds after her Decease he paying the Legacy hereafter mentioned. I do also Will that he pay my funeral Charges.

   Item, I do give & bequeath to Keziah my only & well beloved Daughter One Hundred & fifty pounds old Tenor, besides the One Hundred & fifty pounds She has already received to be paid to her by my Son Alexander, Fifty pounds within two years after my Decease, and the other hundred pounds to be paid at the Decease of my Wife.

   And I do constitute & appoint my Son Alexander to be my only & Sole Executor of this my last Will & Testam^t and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke & disannul all & every other former Testam^t Wills Legacys & Bequests by me named or written before this time; Ratifying & confirming this & no other to be my last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal the Day and Year above written.

Micom Mackin (Seal)

   Signed Sealed published pronounced & declared by the Said Micom McIntire as his last Will & Test^t in the presence of us the Subscribers Iohn X McIntire his mark Alexander Junkins Samuel Chandler