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Imprimis : I give & bequeath unto Elizabeth my dearly beloved wife ye third part of my homeSted dureing her Nat- ural life or widowhood & one Cow & the pastureing ye Cow, being at her own dispose.
Item I give unto my Son Thomas my homeSted pasture Land house, barns Orchard, & all ye profits priviledges & appurtenances forever with all ye Moveables within doars & without, he to pay all my Lawfull Debts & ye Legacies here- after Mentioned out of my Estate, Namely 'to my Son James" Children Two Shilling apeace
Item I give unto my Son Samuel Five Pounds.
Item J give unto my daughter Margaret twenty Shillings unto my daughter Lydia twenty Shillings to my daughter Francis twenty Shillings, to my daughter Rebecca twenty Shillings to my daughter Elizabeth twenty Shillings & unto my daughter Lucretia twenty Shillings.
Item I give to my beloved wife Elizabeth aforeS" my Exe- 18
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evtrix & Iob Emery my Executor to this my Last will & Testament And I doe hereby utterly disallow revoak & dis- annull all & every other former Testaments wills Legacies & bequests & Executors or Executrixs by me or in any ways before Named Willed & bequeathed ; Ratifying & Con- firming this & no other to be my Last Will & Testament.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal the day & year above written.
Signed Sealed published pronounced Iames Emery (Seal)
& declared by ye Same James Emery
as his Last will & Testament In the
presence of us. her
Elizabeth X Abbot
mark her Sarah X Abbot mark
John Broad Street
Probated 7 April 1725. Inventory returned 24 March 1725, at £214: 2: 10, by John Hop- per, Walter Abbot and Joseph Hodgdon, appraisers.
Probate Office, 3, 167.
In the Name of God Amen.
The Eighth day of April Anno Domini one thousand Seven Hundred twenty and five I Andrew Haly of Kittery in the County of York in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England yeoman being very Sick and weak in Body But of Perfect mind and memory Thanks be given unto God do make and Ordain this my Last will and Testa- ment that is to Say Principally and first of all I Recomend my Soul into the hands of God that Gave it and my Body I recommend to the Earth to he buried in Decent Christian
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Burial at the Discreation of my Executrix and as Touching Such worldly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to Bless me in this life I Give and Dispose of the Same in the following manner and form.
Imprimis I Give to my well Beloved Son Andrew Haly all that my Land that Lyes between Joseph Willsons Land and Samuel Skillings Land Lying in Kittery in Spruce Creek which Land was formerly my fathers Andrew Haly Decd with the buildings that are now Standing on said Land and also a tract of Land which I have Lying in the woods by Joseph Weeks and George Fenicks their Land as by returns on record in Kittery Town Book may appear he paying Such Sums of money as I Shall in these Presents here after Order him to pay and also to allow & Suffer his Brethren Samuel and Iohn Haleys twenty five Cords of wood to Each of them Samuel Hally to Cut and Carry of his twenty five Cords in Six years time and John Haly to Cutt & Carry of his wood within ten years time from the above Said wood Land.
Item I Give to my well beloved Sons Samuel Haly and John Haly the Land whereon I now live & Dwell and the housing that is thereon Standing to be Equally Divided be- @tween them that is to Say Samuel to have his half part of the Land that is below the High way Adjoyning the Land of Benjamin Hutchins Deceased and Iohn his half Part next to the Land of Peter Lewises, and the Land that is above the High way ; Samuel Haly to have his half Lying to the Land of Peter Lewis and John to have his half Part Lying to the Land of Benjamin Hutchins Deceased only roserving & Ex- cepting the Fruit that Shall Grow on the orchard for my wife Elizabeth during her widowhood, they my Said sons paying Such Sums of money as I Shall Order them hereafter in these Presents. and the Housing to be Equally Divided be- tween my Said Sons Samuell and lohn Haly Excepting my wife Elizabeth ber third in the above said Lands and housing during her widowhood, my Said Samuel and John to be
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Possest of the Land and housing hereing given them when they Shall be of twenty one years of age.
Item I Give to my well beloved Daughter Elizabeth Haly fourty Pounds twenty Pounds to be paid to her by my Son Andrew Haly in money or Cattle at money Price the other twenty Pounds to be paid to her by my Said three Sons Andrew Samuel and Iohn in money or Cattle in Equall Shares at money Price.
Item I Give to my daughter Sarah Haley fourty Pounds twenty Pounds to be paid her by my Son Andrew Haley & the Other twenty Pounds to be paid her by my Said three Sons Andrew Samuel and John in money or Cattle in Equall Shares or parts at money Price.
Item I Give to my well beloved Daughter Rebeckah Haly fourty Pounds to be paid to her in money or Cattle at money Price by my Said Sons Andrew Samuel and Iohn Haley when She Shall be of twenty one years of age or marriage.
Item I Give to my Dearly Beloved wife Elizabeth whom I Constitute make and Ordain my Sole Executrix of this my last will and Testament during her widowhood all the fruit that Shall Grow on my Orchard and a third part of my Dwelling house and a third Part of the Income of my Lands above Specified together with all my household Goods Debts and moveable Effects and Stock of Creatures for her Support During her widowhood and the bring up of my Children and to pay my Iust Debts and what Shall Remain thereof after her Marriage or Decease to be Equally Divided among my Children And if any of my Children above Named Should Depart this life (before they Come of age or marriage) that then it is my will that my Surviveing Children shall have what I have in these Presents Given to the Deceased to be Equally Divided among Them
Finally I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and Disannull all and Every other former Testaments & wills & Executors in any wayes before Named and willed Ratifying and Con-
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firming this and no Other to be my Last Will and Testament In Wittness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day and year above written
Signed Sealed Published Pronounced Andrew Hally (Seal)
and Declared by the Said Andrew
Halley as his Last will & Testament
in the Presence of us the Subscribers
Gowen Willson Samuel Skillin
Thomas Hutchins his . John X Hutchins mark Joseph Webber
Probated 13 May 1725. Inventory returned, 2 July 1725, at €1176: 16: 7, by Withers Berry, Gowen Wilson and Thomas Hutchins, appraisers. £4: 3: 0, additional returned by the Executrix 9 June 1.27.
Probate Office, 3, 200.
In the Name of God Amen I John Banks, York in the County of York in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England being Sick in Body but of Sound mind and memory Do make this my Last Will and Testament this 224 Day of December 1724.
First & Above all I Commit my Immortall Spirit into the hands of God as A mercifull Creator & Father in Jesus Christ my Dear and Only Redeemer, & my Body I Comit to the Dust Decently to be Buried in hopes of a Glorious Res- urrection And then as to the worldly Estate that the Lord has mercifully Given me, after my Inst Debts & funerall Charges are Paid I Dispose of it in manner following
Imprimis. I Give unto my wife my Dwelling house and house hold Goods to be wholly at her Dispose.
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Item I Give unto my two Sons Moses & Aaron Banks all my Lands Homestead & out Lands together with my whole Stock to be Equally Divided betwixt them they Paying to their Sisters as expressed in the next Article.
Item I Give & Bequeath unto my three Daughters Elisa- beth Mary & Hannah thirty Pounds that is to say Ten Pounds to Each one of the three to be paid by my two sons out of the Estate hereby Bequeathed unto them the time of Payment to be on Demand.
Finally I make and Constitute my two Sons before named the Sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.
Signed Sealed Published
John Banks (Seal)
Pronounced & Declared to be
the Last Will and Testament
of the abovesd Iohn Banks
by himself in Presence of
Samuel Moodey
Joseph Preble his
Stephen X Preble
mark
Probated 8 April 1726.
Probate Office, 3, 204. .
In the Name of God Amen I Daniel Goodin Sent of Ber- wick in the County of York in the Province of the Massa- chusetts Bay in N. E. Husbandman Being Weak in Body but of a Sound Disposing Mind and memory Do make and Ordain this my Last Will and Testament in Manner and form following hereby revokeing all Other Will or Wills hereto- fore by me made.
First of all I Give and Bequeath my Soul to God Place- ing my only Trust in his mercy and the merrits of my
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Redeemer Jesus Christ : and I Comend my body to the Earth to be Decently buried by my Executor hereafter Named In hope of a Glorious Resurrection to life again. And as for such Worldly Estate which it hath Pleased Al- mighty God to Give me after my Debts and funerall Charges Is paid I Will and Dispose of it in ye following manner
Imprimis I Give and Bequeath to my Son Daniel Goodin five shillings to be paid in Bills of Credit : as also my Part of the Ten Acres of Meadow at Humphrys Pond to him and his Heirs forever. +
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son Miles Goodin five Shillings to be paid in Bills of Credit.
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son Nathan" Goodin five Shillings as Also it is my will that the Land I Bought of Nicholas & Elizabeth Turbit Shall be to him & his Heirs for ever
Item I Give to my Son Samuel Goodin five Shillings to be paid in Bills of Credit.
Item I Give to my Son James five Shillings in Bills of Credit haveing Given him, a Cow Already reserved in My Deed of Gift of Gift to my son Thomas to be to my Dispose.
Item I Give to my Daughter Margaret Hodsdon five Shillings to be paid in bills of Credit.
Item I Give to my Daughter Amy Goodin five Shillings to be be paid in Bills of Credit.
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Sarah Goodin one Cow being one of the three Cows Reserved to my Dis- pose in the Deed of Gift to my Son Thomas Goodin & also I Give and Bequeath five Shillings to her to be paid in bills of Credit.
Item I Give & bequeath to my Daughter Ann More five Shillings to be paid in Bills of Credit having Given her a Cow one of the three Reserved to be Disposed of in my Deed of Gift aforsk
Item I. Give and Bequeath to my well Beloved wife all the rest of my Personall Estate not already Disposed of by
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my Deed of Gift Aforsaid that is to say All the household Stuff and the rest of ye Personall Estate not Disposed of to be to her Sole Use Benefit and behoof forever to be Disposed of at her Decease or in her life by will or other Instrument in writing According to her Pleasure
Item I Give my homestead to my son Thomas Goodin with the live Stock &c' As is more Particularly Exprest in ye fore ment Deed of Gift to him & his heirs forever he paying or Allowing my Said Wife half the Income of Said homestead.
Lastly I Constitute my Son Thomas Goodin my Sole Executor of this my Last will & Testament.
Appointing my Beloved Friends Deacon Iob Emery and Deacon John Hupper Overseers of this my will whom I Desire to be Adviseing to my Said Executor and to have an Eye to the Execution. of this my Last Will & Testament
Signed Sealed and Declared to be the Last will and Tes- tament of me the Subscriber Daniel Goodin this. 12. Day of April Anno Dom : 1726 in Presence of.
John Hupper Iun'
Daniel Goodin (Seal )
John Short mark of Thomas X Bragden the
Probated 12 May 1726. Inventory returned, 19 June 1726, at £776: 4: 0, by Nathan Lord, James Grant and John Cooper, appraisers.
Probate Office, 3, 205.
In the name of God Amen The Twenty first Day of Aprill in the year 1726 I Moses Goodin husbandman being Verry Sick and weak in Body but of Perfect Mind and memory Thanks be Given Unto God therefore Calling unto mind the Mortallity of my Body and knowing that it is appointed unto all men Once to Dye. Do make and Ordain this my Last Will and Testament That is to Say Principally and
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First of all I Give and Bequeath and Recomend my Soul into the hands of God that Gave it and my Body I Recom- end to the Earth to be Buried in Decent and Christian Buriall by my Execut" nothing Doubting but at the Gen- nerall Resurrection I Shall Receive ye same again by the Mighty Power of God and as Touching Such worklly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to Bless me in this life I Give Demise & Dispose of the Same in the following man- ner & form
Imprimis I Give and Bequeath to my Beloved Wife Abi- gail one third part of my life Stock, with all my household Goods to be to her Sole Use and at her Absolute Dispose Together with the Use of my Dwelling house & the Land that Lyes to the Westward of the Way leading by My Said House towards York to be to her sole Use During her Nat- turall life with the Utensils and Instrum's for Husbandry Nesessary to Carry on her part of the Land
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Martha five Pounds to be paid en Province Bills in Two years after my Decease by my Execut" I haveing Given her a Cow & Calf already
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Patience five Pounds to be paid in Province Bills within Two years after my Decease by my Executors She having Already had a Cow & Calf.
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Mary five Pounds to be paid in Province Bills within Two years after my Decease She haveing Already had a Cow and Calf.
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Abigail ten Pounds to be paid in Provinee Bills within two years after my Decease
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Phebe five Pounds to be paid in Province Bills within Two years after my Decease haveing had a Cow and Calf.
Item # Give and Bequeath Elizabeth ten Pounds to be Paid in two years ofter my Deccase in Province Bills.
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Item I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Margaret ten Pounds to be Paid by my Execs within two years After my Decease in Province Bills
Item I Give and Bequeath to my two Sons Moses and Aaron (whom I appoint the Executors of this my Last Will & Testament ) to be Equally Divided Between them And to Enjoy in Severalty to them and their Heirs and Assigns for ever my Homestead Housing & Lands in Berwick and a forty Acre Lot on the Rocky hills and a Peice of Land of about Eighteen Acres At the Pipe Stave Hill with my Comon Rights in Said Berwick Together with the two thirds of my live Stock and the Remaining Utensills and Instruments of Husbandry hereby Obliging them my Said Two Sons their Heirs & Execut" to afford and Provid fire wood for their Mother During her Widowhood In Wittness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal the Day & year above written.
Signed Sealed Pronounced & Declared by the Said Moses Goodin as his Last Will & Testamt in ye Presence of se Sub- scribers.
Job Emery John Goodin
ses - Goodin Signum
Thomas Alden
Probated, 12 May 1726. Inventory returued 9 June 1726, at £717: 8: 6, by Nathan Lord, James Grant and John Hupper, appraisers.
Probate Office, 3, 207.
In the name of God Amen the Twenty Seventh day of September 1725. I Nathaniel Tarbox of Biddiford being verry Sick and weak in Body but of Perfect mind and mem- ory thanks be given unto God therefore Calling to mind the Mortaility of my Body & knowing that it appointed for all men once to Dye, Do make and ordain this my Last will ard
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Testament that is to Say. I first of all give and Recommend my Soul in to the hands of God that gave it and my Body I Recommend to the Earth to be buried in Decent Manner. As Touching worldly Estate I Give and Bequeath to Eliza- beth my Dearly Beloved wife all ye Moveables within Doors and the Income of the Chattels To be hers for the Bringing up of ye Children the Principall to be Returned to the Chil- dren as they Come of Age Equall alike only Two feather Beds to my two Daughters and I Give unto my Eldest Son Joseph Tarbox all my home Place. And all my out Lands I Give to my Other three Sons to be Equally Divided. A Child now unborn if it be a Son to be made Equall with ye other three Sons but if A daughter to be Equall with the Two Daughters As to Moneys that is to Come in with Bill & Bonds I Give unto my beloved wife willing her to Pay unto my Daughters Twenty Pounds Each one as they Come of Age. And further I will my Dearly Beloved wife to Distrib- ute unto hers & my Children at her Decease the Goods that is Propper for them to have that is to make Good unto hers & My Children both Moveables and other Incoms the Bring- ing up of the Children to be allowed. This is my Last will and Testament In Wittness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal. I make & Ordain Eliza my wife & Humphry Scamon my Sole Execut". his
her
Nathaniel
Tarbox (Seal)
Elizabeth X Scamons mark Samuel Smith
mark
Margrit Smith the Mary X Smith Mark
-
Probated, 20 May 1726. Inventory returned 2 May 1726, at £015: 09: 01 by John Gray, Ebenezer Hill and Richard Stimpson, appraisers.
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Probate Office, 3, 210.
In the Name of God Amen ! The Eighteenth Day of Iune 1726 : I James Gray being weak in Body, though of a . Sound Disposing mind, thanks be to God for it, Do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament Principally and first of all I Give and Recomend my Soul into the hands of my Blessed Redeemer and my Body to be Decently Buried by my Executrix hereafter named nothing Doubting but at the Gen" Resurrection I Shall Receive the Same again by ye mighty Power of God and as Touching Such worldly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to Bless me in this world I Give and Dispose of the Same in the following manner & form after my Debts and funeral Charge is Paid.
Imprimis I give to my well Beloved wife Martha all My Personall Estate to be to her Sole use & Dispose for Ever together with the thirds of my Real Estate During her Nat- urall Life.
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son Francis the house and Land on which my Father and Mother Harlow now live to him and his Heirs for Ever he performing the Conditions to them I Stand Engaged in, or my Executrix for him & he also Paying Six Pounds to my Daughter Mary
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son Moses one half of my home Stead Containing Fifty Acres in all that is to Say that Part of Se home Steed I now live upon with the Houses and all the other Appurtenances to the Uper part or half belonging to be to him his Heirs & Assigns for Ever To- geather with Ten Acres adjoyning Laid out by my Father Harelow my Said Son Paying twelve Pounds to my Daugh- ter Mary in Publick Bills of Credit.
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son Iames the other and Lower half of my Said home Steed next the River with all the appurtenances to him his Heirs and Assigns for Ever.
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Sons Tayler and Allex- ander the fourty acres at the Plains Between my House and
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Bricksom in York to be Equally Divided Between them to be to be to them & their Heirs for Ever
Item I Give to my Daughter Mary Eighteen Pounds in Bills of Credit to be Paid by my Sons Francis and Moses as aforsaid when She Comes of age Vizt Six Pounds by Fran- cis & twelve Pounds by Moses.
Finally I Constitute my well Beloved wife Martha to be the Sole Executrix of this my Last will and Testament · hereby Revoaking all other will or wills by me made.
Signed Sealed pronounced & Declared to be the Last will & Testament of me the said James Gray ye Day & year above written before & in Presence of his
John Gray his
Iames
Gray (Seal)
Joseph X Gilleson
mark
mark
Thomas Alden
Probated 4 July 1726. Inventory returned 20 Dec. 1726, at £382: 0: 3, by James Grant, John Caopper and William Chadbourne, appraisers,
Probate Office, 3, 215.
In the Name of God Amen I Henery Cooms of York in the County of York in the Province of ye Massachusetts Bay in New England, being Weak in body through Infirm- aties of old age but Sound in Judgment & memory Do make this my last Will & Testament in Manner and form as here followeth. first above all I Comend my Sperit into the hands of God my Saviour & my body to ye Earth Decently to be buryed by my Dear Wife Sarah whom I Constitute Ordain and Appoint Sole Executrix of this my last Will & Testa- ment. And then as to my Worldly Estate I Dispose of it as Followeth.
Imprimis I Give & Bequeath unto my Cousin Sam" Inger-
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son of Marbel Head all my land & Marsh on Rascohegon Island at Zachadebock bounded as is Expressed in my Deeds from David Oliver & his Son David for wch also I had a Patent from Palmer & West. The Conditions of this Gift or bequest to my Cousin above Named is this Viz That he the Si Sam" Ingerson pay unto my Wife aboves' Twenty pounds in passable paper Money Vizt Publiek bills of Credit on the Provinces of New England And Ten pounds more unto Decon Sam" Came & Deacon Peter Nowell of York to be Improved by ye Sª Nowell & Came towards the finishing ye New Meeting house in the Uper end of the Town of York aforesd or Towards the Support of ye Ministry there But if Sª Ingerson on sight of this my Will Shall not see good to fulfill ye Conditions here Expressed & Shall refuse or Neg- lect to Give Good Security to my Wife aforesd for the pay- ment of ye Twenty Pounds as aboves' or Shall fail of Give- ing psent Good Security unto the Two Deacons abovesd for ye Ten pounds as abovesd upon the Sight of this my Will - Then I Do Give & Bequeath all my land & Marsh as above Discribed unto Deacon Came & Deacon Nowell abovesd by them Either to be Sold or reserved as they Shall Judge best for the Upholding & Maintaining of an Orthodox Ministr at the Upper end of ye Town of York abovesd They Vizt the Sª Came & Nowell unto my Wife Sarah abovesd Paying or percureing to be paid Twenty pounds in Province or Col- loney Bills of publick Credit in New England Or otherwise in Such provisions & other Nessassarys as My Said Wife Shall have Occasion for and at Such time & times as She Shall have occasion for her Comfortable Subsistance Dureing her natural life But if Deacon Came & Nowell abovesd Shall refuse to Accept of ye S' Land & Marsh abovesd or ye Con- ditions abovesd Then My Will is that my Wife abovesaid Shall pay unto the Sa Came & Nowell Ten pounds for the Use above Expressed & Upon her Doing so Viz: Giveing Good Security for the Said Ten pounds to Sª Deacons, Then I. Do Give & Bequeath S' land & Marsh on ye Island abovesª
فية
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unto my Sª Wife with all the Priviledges & Appurtinances thereof to her & her Heirs forever. Item I Give & begneath unto my Sª Wife all ye rest of my Estate whether psonal or Real & all yt Shall be found honestly Due to me from all psons Whatsoever Perticularly that Seventeen pounds in Money Weh about ten years Since I lent unto Thomas Card of York a Part of wch has been paid. his Signed Sealed Published
Pronounced & Declared by Henry
H mark
Cooms (Sea!)
Henery Cooms abovesaid to be his last Will & Testament this 29th Day of JanTy 1722 In Bsence of Nathaniel Whitteney Joseph Hoult Benja Smith
Probated 29 Oct. 1725.
Probate Office, 3, 243.
This the last Will & Testament of William Larraby
First I Commit my Spirit to God that gave it and my body to the Earth to be decently buryed First I Give my wellbe- loved Son Stephen Larraby my dwelling and land which Contains one hundred Acres with all my marsh or meadow my aforesaid son to pay all my Lawfull Debts, I Give to my Wife Kathrine Larraby the third part of my Estate I Give to my Eldest Daughter Bethigh Look Six pounds I Give to my Daughter Sarah Larraby one Cow and Calfe & Six pounds in money I Give to my Daughter Easter Larraby a heiffer of Two Years old and Six pounds in money I Give to my aforesª Wife Twenty in money I Give to my aforest Son all my right and Interest in North, Also I Give to my Said Son the remainder of my Estate that is not Disposed of already. I Do also Appoint Said Son to be my Execut allso
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I Do Will that my Son pay the Legacys with three Years after Date hereof the money to be paid in Currant or Mow- ing land where I have Set to my hand and Seale this Twenty fifth day of Aprill one Thousand Seven hundred and Twenty & Seven 1727. his
Signed Sealed & Delivered
William Larraby (Seal)
In psence of Ebenezer Emons his
mark I also give to my daughter Sarah
Thomas X Wormwood
Larraby forty Acres of Land
- mark I Give to my Daughter Easter
his Larraby forty Acres of Land
Edward X Evens This was Interlined before Sin'd.
mark
Probated, 8 Ang. 1727. Inventory returned 8 Ang. 1727, at £362: 5; 0, by Ebenezer Em- mons, Thomas Worinwood and Edward Evins, appraisers.
Probate Office 3, 263.
In The Name of God Amen I Humphery Scamon of Kir- tery in the County of York in the Province of the Masss- chusetts Bay in New England Planter being well in body & of Perfect Mind and Memory make this my last Will & Tes- tamt in Manner and form as followeth I Committ my Soul to God hoping in his marcy through the Merritts of Christ to Injoy Eternal Life and my body to the Earth to be Decentely buried as my Executrix Shall See fitt and as touching Such worldly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to bless me with I give and Dispose of the same in the following Manner and form
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