Maine Wills

 From York Registry of Deeds (1640-91)

   In the name of god Amen one thousand six hundred ninty & one I John Card of yorke in the province of Maine Cooper being sick of body but perfect Remembrance all laud & praise be giuen to allmighty god for it, Doth Revoakeing all former Wills make and ordaine this my present testament Contayning herein my last will in manner & forme following, that is to say first I bequeath my soule to Almighty god My Maker & redeemer, and my body to be buried in Christian buriall

   Item I bequeath to my Eldest sone William Carde the tract of Land being bounded from the lower end of the Coue nigh to Edmond Cooks lott soe running vppon a north east line Joyning to my owne loot and so Joining in Breadth vpon the line of Edmond Coks Loote so running backward so farr as my loot Doth/ Item I doe bequeath Annas Carde my Daughter twelfe pence in silver to be paid by my Executor after my buryall/ Item I bequeath to Mary Card my Daughter twellf pence in silver to be payed by my Executor after my buriall/ Item I doe bequeath vnto my now wife Elesabth Card I doe bequeath the one halfe of my Goods and Chattells of what kind or nature soever and also the one halfe of my home loot and half of all my marsh hom and a brood during hir life not giuen nor bequeathed before, my funerall Expences and Debts discharged/ Item I doe bequeath to my Grandson John Card twenty shillings to be paid by my Executor after my buriall/ Item I do bequeath to my Grand Daughter Mary Card twenty shillings by my Executor after my buriall/ Item I doe bequeath to my younger sone Thomas Card whom I make my sole Executor, all the goods and Chattells & land of what kind or nature soever the one halfe not giuen nor bequeathed before my funerall expences & Debts and demands discharged olny after the desase of my now wife Elesabeth the land & Marsh of what kind or Nature so ever not now bequeathed to my younger sone Thomas my soll Exequetor

Signed Sealed published    in the presence of vs    William young    Samuell Bragdon		The marke of John xx Card (a seale)
Sworn to 21 Feby 1692/1693; recorded 7 April 1693; Inventory returned at £172: 19: 0, by Abraham Preble and John Harmon appraisers 28 Oct 1692. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 98, citing Registry of Deeds, 5, 82.