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Item. I Do hereby Constitute make & Ordain my Dearly beloved Wife Sarah More my Sole & only Executrix of this my last Will & Testament. And I Do by these presents utterly Disallow revoak & Disannul all former & other Tes- taments Wills Legacies & Bequests & Executors by me in any manner named Willed & bequeathed Ratifying & Con- firming this as my last Will & Testament. In Wittness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal ye Day & Year first abovementioned.
Signed sealed Published & pronounced by ye sª John
John More (sea!)
. More as his Last Will &
Testament in ye presence of
Us the subscribers.
John Newmarch
Richard Cutt George Frink her Mary X Ball
mark
Probated 2 April 1736.
Probate Office, 5, 55.
In The Name of God Amen the twenty ninth Day of August 1726. I John East of Falm' in Caso Bay in the County of York & Province of ye Massachts Bay Marriner being sick & weak of Body, but of perfect mind & memory thanks be given to God. Therefore calling to mind ye mor-
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tality of my Body & knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Dye Do make & Ordain this my last will & Testa- ment, that is to say principally & first of all I give & rec- omend my Soul into ye hands of God who gave it ; and my Body I recommend to ye Earth to be Buried in Decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executrix, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive ye same again by ye mighty power of God. And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in this Life I Give demise & Dispose of ye same in ye following manner & form. I Give unto my true & well beloved Wife Mary whom I Constitute make & Ordain my sole Executrix of this my last Will & Testament, all my Estate Real and Personal by Her freely to be possessed & Enjoyed. And Do by these psents Utterly disallow revoke & Disanull all & every other former Testaments, Wills, Leg- acies & bequests & Executors or Executrix's by me in any way's before Named willed & bequeathed, Ratifying & Con- firming this & no other to be my Last Will & Testament. In Wittness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal ye Day & Year within mentioned. John East (seal)
Signed sealed Published
Pronounced & Declared
by ye så John East as his last will & Testament in Presence of us ye subscribers Joshua Moody Edmund Mountfort Sam" Moody Iur
Probated 27 May 1736. Inventory returned 1 March 1736-7, at £452: 2: 0, by Isaac Ilsley , James Gooding and Moses Pearson, appraisers.
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Probate Office, 5, 64.
In the Name of God amen I David Libbey of Kittery in ye County of York in ye Province of ye Massachusets Bay in New-England yeoman haveing upon me the Infirmitys of Old Age yet being of perfect memory & calling to mind the uncertain Estate of this Life, and that it is appointed for all men once to Dye, Do make Ordain & Declare this to be my last Will & Testament In manner & form following vizt
Imprs I Recomend my soul into ye hands of God who gave it & my Body to ye Earth to be Decently buried at ye Dis- cretion of my Executor hereafter Named and for ye settleing of my Temporal Estate which it hath pleased God to give me I Do order give & Dispose ye same in the following man- ner. after my Just Debts & Funeral Charges are satisfyed & paid by my Executor.
Item. I Give & bequeath unto Elenor my Dearly beloved wife one halfe of my Homested from yo River to ye Country Road During her Natural Life Excepting two acres given in this my Will to my Son Solomon Libbey also one halfe of my Laud at ye North East End of my Lot lying at ye North East End of a Lott given in this my Will to my Son Sam" Libbey during her natural Life, I also give & bequeath unto my sd wife my whole personall Estate of what kind soever for her Use during her Natural Life & to be Disposed of among my Children at her Discretion.
Itm I Give & bequeath unto my beloved Son David Libbey Twenty acres of Land to begin at ye Country Road & to run back the whole breadth of my Land North East & by East untill Twenty Acres be accomplished Excepting one Rod in breadth on the North west side which I reserve for A way to ye head of my Lot to him his heirs & assigns for ever.
It. I Give & bequeath unto my beloved Son Sam" Libbey Ten Acres of Land begining at ye North East End of my
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son Davids Twenty acres above mentioned & to run back ye whole breadth of my Land North East & by East untill Ten acres be accomplished, Excepting one Rod in Breadth on ye Northwest side which I reserve for a way to ye head of my Lot to him his Heirs & assigns for ever.
It : I Give & bequeath unto my beloved son Solomon Lib- bey two acres of Land begining at ye Country Road one Rod south Eastward from ye Northwest Line of my Land & thence South Eastward by ye heigh way sixteen Rod & to run that breadth south west & by west Twenty rod to him his heirs & assigns for ever.
It : I Give & bequeath unto my beloved Son John Libbey five Shillings being in full of his Portion with what I have already given him.
It : I Give & bequeath unto my beloved son Ephraham Libbey my homested with ye buildings Orchard & appurte- nances bounded south west ward by Piscataqua River North westward by Matthew Libbeys Land south Eastward by Stephen Tobeys Land & North Eastward by ye Country Road Excepting two Acres above given to my son Solomon I also give unto my said son Ephraham all ye remainder of my Land from ye North East End of ye Ten acres above given to my Son Sam" to run ye whole Breadth to ya head of my Lot with ye free Use & Liberty of ya way afore reserved from my homested to ye head of my sª Lot togather with all other Rights & privilidges to me by any ways or means belonging to him his heirs & assigns forever always provided & to be understood that my wife Enjoy ye one halfe during her Life as afores1.
It : I Give & bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Mary Small five Shillings being in full of her Portion with what I have already given her.
It =. I Give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughters Elizabeth Libbey Elenor Libbey & Abigail Libbey Each of them Ten pounds to be paid by my Son Ephraim within one
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Year after my Decease Except I should pay them before & what appears by my Account to be paid to Either of them as part of their said Portion.
And I Do by these presents Nominate Ordain & appoint my Beloved Son Ephraim Libbey to be sole Executor of this. my Last will & Testament.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & affixed my seal this Sixth Day of May in ye Eleventh year of ye Reign of Our Soveraign Lord George by ye Grace of God of Great Brittain &c King. annog Domini one Thous- and seven hundred & Twenty five.
Signed sealed & Declared by
his
Je sd David Libbey to be his David
Libbey (seal)
last Will & Testament
mark
In psence of Us. Jos : Hamond
John Rogers John Fogg
Probated 24 Dec. 1736. Inventory returned 14 Jan. 1738, at £1329: 5: 0, by Jos: Ham- mond, John Rogers and Jos : Hammond Jr., appraisers.
Probate Office, 5, 71.
The last Will & Testament of Alexander Junkins of York in ye County of York in New-England Yeoman made this twenty first Day of February Anno Domini 1735. As to the worldly Goods which God in his kind Providence has been pleased to bless me with I Dispose of ye same as fol- lows after my Just Debts & Funeral Charges are paid.
first I give & bequeath to my faithful and welbeloved Wife Catharine all that Lot of Land whereon I now dwell weh was my Father's Homestead with ye Dwelling House & Barn thereon to hold during ye term of Her natural Life
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besides her Right of Dower & thirds according to Law in all ye Rest of my Estate Real & Personal & also the Use and Improvement of all my Personal Estate after Debts &c Discharged during her Life provided that if she Shall see Cause to marry She shall have no more of my Estate Real or Personal than Her Thirds according to Law.
Item. I give & bequeath to my Son Joseph all that Tract of Land whereon he now Dwells containing about seventy Acres, also a Parcle of Marsh 'containing about four Acres lying at a Place called Curtis's Cove to hold to him & his Heirs & Assigns for ever.
Item. I give & bequeath to my other Son Alexander those Parcels of Land I bought of m' Jeremiah Moulton & Constant Rankin containing in both Parcles about Thirty Acres lying betwixt ye Country Road & ye River near the great Bridge with ye Barn thereon & also ye salt Marsh thereunto adjoyning containing about two Acres also about three acres of salt Marsh lying on ye South west side of ye River over against ye Land aforest which I bought of m" Jnº Woodbridge also that parcle of Land granted to me & my two Brothers (whose part I have bought) as an addition to our Fathers Homestead containing about twenty acres also ye whole of ye sd Homestead after his Mothers Decease to hold to him & his Heirs forever.
Item I give & bequeath to my sd two Sons all the rest of my Marsh both Salt & fresh not before mentioned & all my Shares in the Common Land in York to be equally Divided between them to hold in severalty to them & their Heirs & assigns for ever.
Item To my Eldest Daughter Mary Carlile (besides what I have already done for Her) I give what Interest is due to me from her Husband on several Bills I have against him for ye sum of one Hundred & Eighty Two pounds in all & also the Use & Improvement of yo sª One Hundred & Eighty
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Two pounds till Her son John comes of Age & ye Use of Eighty Two pounds thereof during Life.
Item I give to my Daughter Martha Preble thirty six pounds it being the same sum due to me from her Husband for certain Cattle he had of me besids what he has already received.
Item I give & bequeath to my Youngest Daughter Mercy One Hundred pounds to be paid out of my moveables after her mothers Decease or sooner if my Executors hereafter named shall see meet.
Item. I give & bequeath to my Grandson John Carlile One Hundred & Eighty Two pounds, One Hundred pounds part thereof to be paid out of the money due on Bills from his Father when he shall come of Age & Eighty two pounds more to be paid out of ye Money due as aforesd after his Mothers Decease provided always the sd John live with & be helpfull & Dutifull to his Grand Mother my wife aforest till he come of age or till her Decease.
Item It is my Will that what of Personal Estate may be left after my Wifes Decease & her Debts & Funeral Charges paid shall be equally Divided among my three Daughters & the Legal Representatives of such of them as may then be Deceas4.
Lastly. I Do hereby appoint & Constitute my wife Cath- arine & my Son Joseph the Executors of this my last will & Testament. memorandum before signing I further declare it to be my will that my son in Law John Carlile on his pay- ing the One hundred Eighty two pounds aforesd shall have all ye Lands for which he has made Deeds to me on Record the true Design & Intent of sd Deeds being to secure ye pay- ment of s' money with Interest.
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In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my Hand & Seal ye Day & year above written. his
Signed sealed published &
Alexander + Junkins (seal)
pronounced by Alexander mark
Junkins afore named as his
last will & Testament in
Presence of Us wittnesses.
John Curtis
John Newman her
Abigail X Curtis
mark
Probated 18 Jannary 1736-7. Inventory returned 14 July 1738, at $2061: 7: 6, by Samuel Came, James Grant and Joseph Plaisted, appraisers.
Probate Office, 5, 79.
In the Name of God Amen I John Adams of the Town of Kittery in ye County of York in the Province of ye Massa Bay Shipwright being of a sound mind & perfect memory and knowing that it is appointed for all men Once to Die Do make & Ordain this to be my last Will & Testament And after recommending my soul to God ye Father of Spirits & my Body to a Decent Interment hoping for a glorious Res- urrection this the merrits of Jesus Christ. That Worldly Estate wherewith God has blessed me I give Deyise & be- queath in the form & manner following Viz' Imprimis I Order & my Will is that all my Just Debts of all sorts & my Funeral Charges be paid by my Exec" bereafter Named Equally as soon as they can Conveniently Do ye same or within A Reasonable time after my Decease & what Debts are due to me I give to my Exec" to be Equally Divided between them as they shall Collect & Recover the same I
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Likewise give to them what Ready money I have by me to be Divided in the same manner.
Item I give & bequeath unto my well beloved Wife Amy the Use and Improvement of one full third part of all my Lands during her natural Life & half my House where I usually Dwell (vizt) that half which we Commonly call the old End & I give her what fire wood she shall have Occa- sion to Use to be taken off her third part of my Lands and to be haled & brot home to her Door & fitted for her use by my two sons herein hereafter named whom I hereby Order to Do the same joyntly at their Equal Expence. I also give unto my said Wife all my household Goods of any kind whatsoever within Doors and one third part of all my live stock to have & hold unto her her Heirs '& assigns for ever.
Item I Give Divise & bequeath unto my two sons John & Thomas Adams all my Lands that I have in Kittery Ber- wick or any other place whatsoever in possession Reversion or Remainder or that I ought to have by any way or means whatsoever the one Moiety thereof unto my s son John to have & to hold to him his heirs & assigns for ever with all my Buildings & Houses thereon standing, and the other moiety thereof unto my sª son Thomas his Heirs & assigns for ever with all ye buildings thereon and all my Lands at my home place which I usually improved my seife & that which lays on ye southerly side thereof which my Honod Mother Decsd used to Improve in her Life time which we Commonly call ye old Farm I will & order shall be Divided Equally in two parts Lengthways of the said Lands & that my sª son John shall have ye Northerly half to hold as afcres' & his Brother Thomas aforest to have ye southerly half to hold to him & his Heirs as aforesd. And my will further is that if either of my s sons shall Loose any part of his half of ye sª Farms Divided as aforest that then he shall have one halfe as many Acres as he Looses out of his Brothers part so as to make ye Loss Equal between them &
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that Each may bear an Equal part of such Loss but if either of them shall have Disposed of his said part before any such Loss shall happen he shall make good his part of such Loss to his Brother in money. I Likewise give unto my sd sons all my Cattle (Except what I have herein before given unto their Mother) and all tools utensels & Implements of Hus- bandry to be Equally Divided between them their heirs & assigns for ever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Margaret Clark Mary Hammonds & Sarah Peirce to Each of them their Heirs & assigns the sum of thirty pounds besides what I have already given them to be paid by my said Sons John & Thomas joyntly & Equally between them in Cattle or ye produce of their Farms & Each of them to have six Years ' time after my Decease to pay their respective parts of said Legacies in & to pay ye same in Equal annual payments to Each of my said Daughters.
Finally I Do hereby Constitute & appoint my sª sons To be Joynt Executrs of this my last Will & Testament Exhorting them to Brotherly Love & unity Charging them faithfully to Discharge this their Trust. I likewise hereby revoak Disannul & make void all other & former Wills & Testa- ments by me in any manner heretofore made Ratifying & Confirming this & no other to be my Last Will & Testament. In Wittness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & scal ye second Day of June Anno Domini 1737. and in ye tenth year of His Majesty's Reign. Signed Sealed published & pronounced by ye sª John Adams as his Last Will & Testa- ment in presence of us who subscribed Our names hereunto In the said .Testators presence.
As Wittnesses of ye same.
Eph™ Dennet Joseph Fernald Benjamin Fernaid/
mem° the words ( the his) were interlined on ye other side before signing &c
John Adams (seal)
Probated 15 June 1737.
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Probate Office 5, 85.
In the Name of God Amen April ye 18 1726. I. Thomas Adams of York in ye County of York in ye Province of ye Massachusets Bay in New England Yeoman being aged & infirm in Body but of sound mind & memory blessed be God for it calling to mind the certainty of my Departure out of this World & the uncertainty of ye time when it shall please God to call me hence Do make & Ordain this my last Will & Testament. In the first place & principally I Give & recommend my Soul into the Hands of my blessed Re- deemer hopeing & trusting in his merits alone for the Salva- tion thereof & my Body I recommend to yo Earth to buried in decent Christian manner at ye Charge of my Executor expecting to receive it again from the Dust at ye General Resurrection thro the mighty power of God & as touching such worldly Estate as it has pleased God to bestow upon me in this Life I demise & Dispose of ye same in manner & form following.
Imprimis I give & bequeath unto my welbeloved & faith- full Wife besides wt is already reserved to her & my selfe during our natural Life in my Deed of Gift to my son Thomas three Pewter Platters to be Distributed among her three Daughters Hannah Esther & Elizabeth at her Decease.
Item I give & bequeath unto my Eldest son Philip Ad- ams besides what he has already received by Deed of gift five shillings.
Item I give & bequeath unto my son Sam" Adams besides what he has already received by Deed of Gift five shillings.
Item I give & bequeath uuto my son Hezekiah Adams besides what he has already received by Deed of Gift five shillings.
Item I give & bequeath unto my eldest Daughter Hannah Baker twenty shillings besides what she has already Received.
Item I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Esther Booker twenty shillings besides what she has already received,
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Item I give unto my youngest Daughter Elisabeth Sedge- ly besides what she has already received ten shillings.
Item I give & bequeath unto my youngest son Thomas Adams whom I Do hereby constitute make & Ordain ye sole Executor of this my Will & Testament all ye Remainder of my personal Estate Goods & Debts not already herein be- queathed, & also ye Housing & Buildings yt now are or at my Decease shall be standing on ye Land where I now dwell He paying the Legacies herein mentioned & ye Charges of mine & my Wifes Decent Interment & all my Just Debts and maintaining his Mother comfortably during her natural Life if wt is reserved in my Deed of Gift to him of my Home Place should not be sufficient.
Lastly Unto my son Nathan Adams who was omitted in the proper place by ye Scribe I give & bequeath besides what he has already received by Deed of Gift five shillings.
And I Do here by utterly disallow revoke & disannul all & every other former Wills Testaments Legacies & Bequests & Executors by me named willed & bequeathed in any ways heretofore ratifying & confirming this & no other to be my last Will & Testament. In Wittness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal ye Day & Year before written The Words [Goods & Debts] between line 2d & 3ª & the words [the Legacies herein mentioned &] were interlined before signing between Line 4th & 5th. his Signed sealed published pro-
nounced & Declared by the sª Thomas Adams as his last Will & Testament in the Bsence of Us ye subscribers. Samuel Moodey Anthony Baker Jos : Moodey
Thos A Adams (seal)
mark
Probated 24 June 1737. Inventory returned 13 July 1737, at £29: 3: 0, by Jonathan Beane, Job Banks and Henry Simpson, appraisers.
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Probate Office, 5, 87.
In the Name of God Amen To all Christian People to whom These presents shall come Greeting. Know ye That I Thomas Wells of Wells in ye County of York in the Prov- ince of ye Massachusets Bay in New-England Yeoman being now of A sound Disposing mind tho weak in Body do com- mitting my Spirit into the hands of God the giver of it thro Jesus Christ the Mediator & my Body into the hands of my Executors hereafter mentioned to be by them decently in- terred in hopes of a glorious Resurrection to a Life immor- tal dispose of ye Temporal Estate with which God has blessed me & which I have hither to reserved in the following manner Vizt.
1. I give & bequeath unto my Dearly beloved Wife Lydia Wells all my Household stuff of every sort & kind my Negro man Jeff one half one half of ye quick Stock that is between my son Nath" & myself whether at home or wheresoever it be & one hundred pounds in Bills of Credit on ye Province afores' to be paid unto her by my son Nath" out of my Debts & one half of ye Leather that is now in our Tan Pitts that is between my sd son & myself & likewise I give unto her my sª Wife ye one half of the out Door Tools & Uten- sels of every kind that are now between my sd son Nath" Wells & myself during ye term of her Natural Life & at ye Expiration thereof to return to my sd Son Natha Wells.
2 I Give unto my sª well beloved son Nath" Wells all my Debts of every kind he paying one hundred pounds in Bills of Credit as aforesd unto my sª Wife Wells as also ye one half of my out door Tools and Utensils which I have given to my Wife (during her natural Life) after her Decease ye other half being his I also give unto him my sª son Nath" Wells over & above what I have heretofore conveyed to him by Deeds twenty shillings.
3. I give & bequeath unto my well beloved son Joshua Wells over & above what I have already conveyed to him by · Deeds twenty Shillings.
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4. I Likewise give & bequeath unto my well beloved Daughter Lydia Clark over & above what I have already given her twenty shillings.
I Do also hereby constitute & appoint my dearly beloved Wife Lydia Wells to be Executrix with my well beloved Sons Nath" Wells & Joshua Wells whom I also appoint to be Executors with her of this my last Will & Testament.
And finally hereby revoking & disannulling all other Wills by me heretofore made Do pronounce and Declare this to be my last Will & Testament this 19th Day of July Anno Dom- ini 1737 Annog Ri: Rs : Georgii secundi magna Britanic '&c undecim.
(N. B.) the words that is between my sª son & myself being inserted between ye 25.
& ye 26. line from ye Top to be red between ye words Pitts &c in ye 26 Line.
Signed sealed pronounced & Thomas Wells (seal) 1
Declared in Bsence of Us. John Cole Eleazar Clark Elisha Nason.
Probated 22 Sept. 1737.
Probate Office, 5, 88.
In the Name of God Amen the Ninteenth Day of Dec" in ye year of our Lord 1735. I Richard Chick of Kittery in ye County of York within ye Province of ye Massachusets Bay in New England yeoman being sick & weak in Body but of sound mind Do make & ordain this my Last Will & Testament Viz' in ye first place recomending my soul to God my Creator hopeing for salvation through Jesus Christ my Body I Commit to ye Earth to be Decently Intered in Decent
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manner at ye Discretion of my Executors & as Touching my worldly Goods I bequeath them in manner following Viz'
Ims. I give & bequeath to Martha my beloved Wife one third part of my Personal Estate forever And one third part of my Real Estate during Life.
Item I Give & bequeath unto my beloved son Richard Chick my House & Barn & Lands where I now live on the North side of ye Road Containing about twenty Acres be it more or less (Excepting Two acres for Thomas to be here- after mentioned) To him my sd son Richard & To ye Next Heir Male Lawfully to be begotten by him & in case of fail- ure of Heirs Male by him to be begotten as aforesd ye same shall after ye Decease of my sd son Richard be & remain unto my two sons Thos & Nathan in Equal halves to them & their heirs for ever.
Item I Give & bequeath unto my beloved son Thomas Chick two Acres of Land on ye North side of ye Road next to John Morrells Land frounting on ye Road Eighteen Rods & Extending back that breadth next to John Morrells Land till ye sª two Acres is Compleated (this being the two acres Excepted out of ye Land given to Richard as aforesd) To him ye sª Thomas Chick & his Heirs for Ever.
. Item I Give & bequeath unto my beloved son Joshua Chick Twenty shillings in money or Bills of Credit to be paid to him ye sd Joshua by my son Nathan within six Months after my Decease.
Item . I Give & bequeath unto my beloved son Nathan Chick all my Lands & Marsh Adjoyning to Sturgeon Creek lying on ye south side of ye Road leading from my House toward ye Cedars so Called ye sª Lands lying between James Davis's Land & John Morrells Land Containing about ten Acres be it more or less the Marsh being about two Acres be it more or Less lying neare by ye Bridge Called ye Cedor Bridge Joyning to ye Creek Called Sturgeon Creek in Kittery afures' To him ye s" Nathan & his Heirs for ever.
Item I Give & bequeath unto my three sons Richard &'
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Thomas & Nathan all my Rights in ye Comons and undivided Lands in Kittery & Berwick to say to ye sd Richard one half thereof & to ye sd Thomas & Nathan Each one quarter part thereof To them the said Richard Thomas & Nathan and their Heirs for ever.
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