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Impr. I give & bequeath unto my well beloved Sons James Fernald and Joseph Fernald all my wearing apparel to be equally divided betwixt them : I also give unto my Said Sons & their Heirs forever a Confirmation of the Tracts of Land whereon they now dwell which I formerly gave them by Deeds of Gift which on Record may more at large appear.
Item I give & bequeath unto my well beloved Son Sam- uel Fernald my Gun; And also I give to my Said Son a Confirmation of a Tract of Land whereon he now dwells, and to his Heirs forever, which I formerly gave him by a Deed of Gift which on record may more at large appear.
Item, I give & bequeath unto my beloved Son Benja Fer- nald all my Cyder Cask, and all my Husbandry Utensils ; I also give unto my Said Son, and his Heirs lawfully begotten by his Body forever a Confirmation of the Tract of Land whereon I now dwell with two other Tracts of Land which I formerly gave to him by a Deed of Gift bearing Date ye 16th Day of Decem" Anno Domini 1740, which on Record may more at large appear. Be it known & understood that
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my Will is if my Said Son Benjamin Fernald Should die & leave no Heirs lawfully begotten by his Body that he the Said Benja Shall dispose of the aforesd Tracts of Land to any of my Grandsons of the Name of the Fernalds or to as many or to any of them as he Shall See meet.
Item. I give & bequeath to my well beloved Daughters, Mary Rogers Sarah Rogers Abigail Staple & Lydia Johnson to each of them Eight pounds to be paid them by my Exec- utor in neat Cattle at the Customary Price. my Will is that the Said Cattle Shall be valued by indifferent Men, each person to whom the Legacy is due to choose on Man, and my Said Executor to chuse the other, and if it Shall so happen that them two men cannot agree on the price of the Said Cattle, that the Said two men so chosen Shall choose ye third man, and so Shall abide by the price that either two of them Shall Set them at.
Item I give & bequeath unto my beloved Grand Child" the Children of my Son John Fernald late of Kittery Decd Vizt John Fernald & Mercy Fernald to each of them five Shillings in lawful Money. My Will is that all the Legacys herein mentioned and my funeral Charges be paid out of my personal Estate.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my beloved Wife Sarah Fernald . all the remainder of my personal Estate to be to her own proper Use Benefit & Behoof forever.
Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Son Sam1 Fer- nald and his Heirs forever all my Right Title & Interest I have in or unto a Grant of Land I bought of John Gelden late of Kittery Decd as by his Deed on Record may more at large appear.
Lastly. I constitute make & ordain my beloved Son Sam1 Fernald my only & Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament, & I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and dis- annul all & every other former Testaments Wills Legacys and Executors by me in any Ways before this time named Willed or bequeathed ratifying & confirming this & no other
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to be my last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I haue here unto Set my Hand & Seal the Day & Year in these presents first written
his John F F Fernald (Seal) mark
Signed Sealed published pronounced & declared by the Said Iohn Fernald as his last Will & Testament in the pres- ence of us the Subscribers Iames Fernald jun" Sarah Leigh- ton Thos Dennet.
Probated 8 July 1754. Inventory returned 17 March 1755, at £272: 15: 6, by Dominicus Jordan, Robert Mitchell and John Small, appraisers.
Probate Office, 9, 37.
In the Name of God Amen.
The Sixth Day of April in the year of Our Lord 1754, I Samuel Libbee of Scarboro in the County of York in New England Yeoman being Sick & weak in Body but of per- fect Mind & Memory, Thanks be given unto God. therefore calling to Mind the Mortality of my Body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die. Do make and ordain this my last Will & Testament, that is to Say, prin- cipally & first of all, I give & recomend my Soul into ye Hands of God that gave it, hoping thro the Merits Death and Passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free Pardon & forgiveness of all my Sins, and to inherit everlast- ing Life ; And my Body I commit to the Earth to be de- .. cently buried at the Discretion of my Executor hereafter named, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I Shall receive the Same again by the mighty Power of God. And as touching Such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life, I give & dispose of the Same in the following Manner & Form, that is to Say,
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First I will that all those Debts & Duties as I do owe in Right or Conscience to any person or persons whatsoever Shall be well & truly paid or ordained to be paid in con- venient time after my Decease by my Executor hereafter named.
Item. I give & bequeath to Mary my dearly & well be- loved Wife the One third of the Income of this Farm whereon I now live, during her natural Life, and likewise one Chamber and one lower Room in the House which She Shall choose, with all the Household Goods to be disposed of by her amongst her Children as She Shall think best, And likewise Four Thousand of Boards yearly out of my Mill during her Life to be paid by them that improve Said Mill, & three Cows & Six Sheep, & one yoke of oxen. .
Item. I give to my Son Samuel Libbee One Hundred & ten Acres of Land that I bought of William Cotton, with Ten Acres more that I laid out adjoining to the Same, And one half of my Land and Meadow at Nonesuch River, And one half of that piece of Land adjoining to Martyn Jose's Land where Said Iose now lives. And one half of my part of that Land that I bought of Benja Hartford. And also one half of my Negro Man Nimrod to be Sold or to work for him one half of his time as he and his Brother can agree.
Item. I give to my Son Enoch Libbee my Homestead both Land & Marsh, excepting the three Acres of Marsh that I bought of Martyn Jose, as also my part of the Saw mill. And one half of my Land & Meadow at Nonesuch River. And one half of that piece of Land adjoining to Mar- tyn Jose's Land where Said Iose now lives. And one half of my part of that Land I bought of Benja Hartford. Also one half of my Negro man Nimrod to be Sold or to work for him one half of his time as he & his Brother can agree. And that piece of Land I bought of Joseph Munson. But the pine Timber upon each particular parcel of Land to be equally divided between these my two Sons; And all my Debts that are owing to me, as also all my Stock of Cattle that I have on my Farm I give to this my Son Enoch
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Item, I give to my Daughter Mary Waterhouse ye Thatch Bed adjoining to her Husbands Marsh, and likewise thirty four pounds Six Shillings & eight pence lawful Money to be paid in Household Goods or in Cattle by my Son Enoch Libbee, within two years after my Decease, to be paid her in either of the above Species as She Shall chuse.
Item, I give to my Daughter Olive Smith twenty one pounds lawful Money to be paid in Household Goods or in Cattle by my Son Enoch Libbee, within two years after my Decease to be paid her in either of ye abovesd Species that She chuses.
Item, I give to my Daughter Abigail Graffam & her Heirs that three Acres of marsh that I bought of Martyn Jose & likewise thirty four pounds Six Shillings & eight pence law- . ful money to be paid her in Household Goods or in Cattle by my Son Enoch within two years after my Decease, to be paid her in either of the abovesd Species that she chuses.
Now these my two Sons Samuel & Enoch Libbee I like- wise constitute make & ordain my Executors of this my last Will and Testament. And I do hereby utterly disallow re- voke and disannul all & every other former Testaments Wills Legacys Bequests & Executors by me before this time named. Ratifying & confirming this & no other to be my last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have here- unto Set my Hand & Seal the Day & year above written Signed Sealed published pronounced Samuel Libby (Seal) & declared by the Said Sam1 Libby as his last Will & Testament in presence of us the Subscribers Nathaniel Harmon Edward Milliken jun' Martyn Jose
Probated 3 July 1754. Inventory returned 22 July 1754, at £923: 2: 8, additional Inventory returned at same time, of £135: 2: 8, Nath' Harmon, Martyn Jose and John Fabyan, appraisers.
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Probate Office, 9, 40.
In the Name of God Amen. The fourth Day of April Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred & Fifty two. I Richard Rice of Kittery in the County of York & Province of the Massats Bay in New England yeoman being aged & weak in Body but of perfect Mind & Memory thanks be given unto God, therefore calling unto Mind the Mortality of my Body & knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, Do make this my last Will & Testament, that is to Say, principally and first of all, I give & recomend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it, and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent christian Burial at the Discretion of my Execut hereafter named, nothing doubt- ing but at the Gent Resurrection I shall receive the Same again by the mighty Power of God and as touching Such worldly Estate where with it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life I give demise & dispose of ye Same in the fol- lowing Manner & Form. Imp. I will that all my Just Debts & funeral Charges be raised & paid out of my Estate by my Executor hereafter named as Soon as may be conven- iently after my Decease.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my well beloved Son Sam- uel Rice all my Estate both real & personal as Lands & Buildings Household Goods Debts Reversions & moveable Effects of every kind & nature whatsoever & wheresoever the Same is & may be found or any part thereof to him his Heirs & Assigns forever to his and their Sole Use forever.
Item I give & bequeath to my well beloved Daughter Anne Hammond the Wife of lonathan Hammond the Sum of Ten pounds lawful Money of the Province afores to be paid unto her or her legal Representatives out of my Estate by my Son Samuel Rice within two years after my Decease it being in full of her Portion of my Estate with what I have already given and delivered to her. Item I do like- wise constitute and appoint my Said Son Samuel Rice my
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1 Sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament, and do hereby utterly disallow revoke & disannul all & every other former Testaments Wills Legacys & Bequests & Executors by me any ways before named Willed & bequeathed, ratify- ing and 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.
Richard Rice (Seal)
Signed Sealed published pronounced and declared by the Said Richd Rice as his last Will & Testament In the pres- ence of us the Subscribers, Sam1 Newmarch Joseph Curtis John Wamoth John Godsoe.
Probated 12 Aug. 1754. Inventory returned 28 Sept. 1754, at £176: 6: 9, by Sam! New- march, John Godsoe and Nicholas Spinney, appraisers.
Probate Office, 9, 53.
In the Name of God Amen. I William Cole of Biddeford in the County of York in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Yeoman, being Sick & weak of Body but of perfect Mind & Memory, therefore calling to mind the Mortality of my Body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do ordain & make this my last Will & Testamt that is to Say. First of all I recommend my Soul to God that gave it, and my Body to the Earth to be buried after a decent christian Manner at the Discretion of my Ex- ecutors hereafter mentioned ; and as touching Such worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bestow upon me in this Life I give demise & dispose of the Same in the Manner following viz Impr I order that all my just Debts and funeral Charges Shall be paid out of my real & person1 Estates
Item I give & demise to Elizabeth Cole my Wife (whom I appoint my Sole Execut*) my present dwelling House and
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all the Household Goods therein contained, togather with all & Singular her Thirds of the real & personal Estate of or belonging to me.
Item I give to William Cole my Eldest Son One quarter part of my Mill that I now possess, and all my timber Land Situate on the Eastern Side of Saco River, adjoining to the Land of Ebenezer Hill when he arrives to the Age of twenty one years.
Item & lastly, I give & bequeath to my Sons Jeremiah Benjamin & Nathaniel Cole my Sons the remaining part of my Estate equally to be divided among them for Quantity - and Quallity. The whole & every part of the above be- queathed Premises Singular according to their particular Ages to be at the Disposition of the Executrix till they ad- vance to the Age of twenty one years. And finally I revoke & disannul all former or other Wills Legacys & Bequests heretofore made Ratifying & confirming this & no other to be my last Will and Testament.
As Witness my Hand & Seal this 18th Day of February Annoq Domini 1754
Signed Sealed published pronounced William Cole (Seal) & declared to be the last Will &
Testamt of William Cole in
presence of us Jonathan Bane
Samuel White
James Staple
Probated 8 Oct. 1754. Inventory returned 3 Oct. 1754, at £720: 7: 1, by Joseph Dyer, Benjamin Hooper and Tristram Jordan, appraisers.
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Probate Office, 9, 57.
In the Name of God Amen.
The eighteenth Day of Iune in the year of our Lord 1754. I Joseph Hill of Kittery in the County of York in the Prov- ince of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Yeoman be- ing advanced in years & weak of Body, But of perfect Mind & Memory, Thanks be given to God for the Same. there- fore calling to Mind the Mortality of my Body, and that it is appointed for all men once to die Do make and ordain this my last Will & Testament, That is to Say first of all, I recommend my Soul to God that gave it, and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Manner ac- cording to the Discretion of my Executor; And touching Such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life I give & dispose of ye Same in the following Manner & Form. And first I will and desire that my fu- neral Charge & just Debts be paid & discharged by my Executor hereafter named.
Item, I give & bequeath to my Sister Elizabeth Emerson thirteen pounds Six Shillings & eight pence lawful money at the Rate of Silver at Six Shillings & eight pence per ounce to be paid to her by my Executor hereafter named in ye Space of four years after my Decease, and if She Should die before that time then it Shall be paid to her Children in equal Propotion.
Item, I give & bequeath to my Sister Hannah Hutchins Thirteen pounds Six Shillings & eight pence lawful Money as aforesª to be paid by my Executor as aforesd in the Space of four Years after my Decease, and if She Should die be- fore that time then ye Sª Sumn Shall be paid to her Children in equal Proportion.
Item, I give & bequeath to my Sister Abigail Ham Thir- teen pounds Six Shillings & eight pence lawful Money as aforesd to be paid by my Executor as aforesd in the Space of
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four Years after my Decease and if She Should die before that time then the Said Sum Shall be paid to her Children in equal Proportion.
Item, I give and bequeath to my Sister Sarah Jackson thirteen pounds Six Shillings & eight pence lawful Money as aforesd to be paid to her by my Executor as aforest, in ye Space of four Years after my Decease and if She Should die before that time then ye Sd Sum as aforesd Shall be paid to her Child" in equal Proport".
Item, I give & bequeath to my Sister Catharine Ordway Thirteen pounds Six Shillings & eight pence lawful Money as aforesª to be paid to her by my Executor in ye Space of four Years after my Decease, and if She Should die before, ye Sª Sum Shall be paid to her Children in equal Proportion as aforesd.
Item, I give & bequeath to the Children of my Sister Mary Jackson Decd thirteen pounds Six Shillings & eight pence lawful Money as aforesª to be paid to them in equal Proport" by my Executor in the Space of four Years after my Decease.
Item, I give & bequeath to my Sister Dorcas Remick Thirteen pounds Six Shillings & eight pence lawful Money as aforesd to be paid to her by my Exec' in the Space of four years after my Decease, And if She Should die before that time then ye Sª Sum as aforesª Shall be pª to her Chil- dren in equal Proportion.
Item, I give & bequeath to Isaac Hill (the Son of my Brother Samuel Hill) whom I constitute make & ordain the Sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament all my Homestead Lands scituate in the Township of Kittery aforesª namely that which my Father bought of Iohn Downing by a deed under his Hand dated Ian'y 23 One Thousand Seven " Hund and Ninety nine, And that he bought of John Searl dated May 21 1707, And that he bought of Nath! Mendum by a Deed dated May 8" 1712. As also a piece of Land commonly called Simons's Marsh, and about twelve Acres
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more adjoining to it which my Father Joseph Hill Deck for- merly bought of Ieter Staple Decd To him the Said Isaac Hill & to his Heirs & Assigns forever with all the Priviledges & Appurtinces to the Same belonging or in any wise apper- taining as also my Household Goods & Furniture to ye Same belonging and all my live Stock as Cattle Sheep Horses Swine & whatsoever else Shall be properly mine at my Decease ; he the Said Isaac Hill paying the Legacys be- fore mentioned in this Will according to the time limited herein.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand and Seal the Day & year above written and do hereby revoke disallow & disannul all & every other or former Wills Exec- utors Legacys or Testaments named or made by me ratify- ing this & no other to be my last Will & Testament Signed Sealed published & declared Joseph Hill (Seal) by the Sª Joseph Hill to be his last Will & Testamt in ye pres- ence of us Wyman Lydson William Fry Daniel Lydson
Probated 16 October 1754. Inventory returned 29 Dec. 1754, at £1173: 7: 11, Jos. Ham- mond, Peter Staple and Samuel Fernald, appraisers.
Probate Office, 9, 60.
: In the Name of God Amen. The twenty first Day of August Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred & Forty seven I Nathan Raynes of York in the County of York in ye Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Yeoman being weak in Body but of perfect Mind & Memory, thanks be given unto God, therefore calling unto Mind the Mortality of my Body Do make and ordain this my last Will & Testament, That is to Say principally and first of all, I give & recommend my Soul into the Hands
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of God that gave it, and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent christian Burial at the Disere- tion of my Executor believing that at the General Resur- rection I Shall receive the Same again by the 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 the Same in the following Manner & Form,
Item, I give unto my eldest Son Joseph Raynes if he be living five Shillings old Tenor Money more besides what I haue already given him to be paid by my Executor.
Item I give unto my Second Son Nathan Raynes five Shillings old Tenor more besides what I haue already given him to be paid him by my Executor one year after my Decease.
Item, I give & bequeath unto my Son Iohn Raynes his Heirs and Assigns forever that Land he now lives on which is in Fence being Fifty Acres be the Same more or less lying next ye Sea and joining to the Land that I gave to his Brother Nathan.
Item. I give to my eldest Daughter Jane Raynes three Acres of my Salt Marsh in York lying at a place calld Broad Boat Harbour, and two Cows & Six Sheep, likewise my Wills is that the Cows & Sheep Should be pastured on the Land I now live on while She continues unmarried, And it is my Will that my Daughter Iane Shall take her choice of one of the Rooms of my dwelling House and Cellar Room convenient for her while She continues a Single Woman & furthermore I give to the Sª Iane Raynes two Feather Beds & Bedding all my Pewter Chairs & Household Goods excepting on Bed & Coverlet here after mentioned.
Item, I give unto my Daughter Elizabeth Sergeant three Acres of my Salt Marsh in York at Broad Boat Harbour
Item, I give unto my Grand Daughter Sarah Raynes one Feather Bed and a Coverlet to be delivered to her when She comes to the Age of Eighteen Years, or time of Marriage by my Executor,
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Item, I give & bequeath all the rest & residue of my Estate both real & personal of what name or Denomination soever or whatsoever I give it unto my youngest Son Samuel Raynes and his Heirs & Assigns forever; And I make & ordain him the Said Samuel Raynes Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testamt, and that he pay all my just Debts. And I do hereby utterly disallow revoke & dis- annul all & every other & former Testamts, Wills Legacys & bequests & Executors by me in any ways before named willed & bequeathed ratifying & confirming this & no other to be my last Will & Testament. In Witness where of I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal the Day & Year above written
Signed Sealed published & declared Nathan Rayns (Seal) by yº Sª Nathan Rayns as & for
his last Will & Testamt in ye Pres- ence of us who were present at ye Signing and Sealing thereof
Norton Woodbridge Thomas Payne Daniel Payne
Probated 16 Oct. 1754. Inventory returned 19 Oct. 1754, at £477: 5: 9, by Sam1 Bragdon, William Dunning and Sam' Sewall 3ª, appraisers.
Probate Office, 9, 64. 1
I Josiah Bridges of York in the County of York Weaver being aged & infirm, and not knowing the Day of my Death Do make this my last Will & Testament, as to my Worldly Goods
First. I give & bequeath unto my well beloved Wife Eliz- abeth all my moveables except Money at Interest forever as also one third part of the Use & Improvement of all my Money at Interest during her natural Life. Also I give to my Grand Daughter Ruth Hambleton five Shillings lawful
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Money, Also I give to my four Sons Iosiah Iohn Edmund & Daniel, the other Two thirds of my Money at Interest to be equally divided amongst them after my Decease, and ye other one third before mentioned to be equally divided among them after their Mother's Decease and if what I have given my Said Wife Should be insufficient for the comforta- ble Support of my Said Wife, then my Will is that my Sª four Sons Should do each an equal Propotion twoards her Maintenance not doubting but that they will be kind & duti- ful to her And I believe that they will be blessed in their persons & Posterity as a reward for the Same.
Lastly I do constitute my trusty & well beloved Son John Bridges the Sole Executor of this my last Will. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal the tenth Day of January in the twenty sixth year of His Majts Reign & in ye Year of our Lord 1753. his
Signed Sealed published pro-
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nounced & declared by the Sª Josiah Bridges as his last Will & Testamt In presence of us .Witnesses his
Ichabod + Willom mark Thomas Cook Daniel Johnston
Probated 6 Jan. 1755.
Probate Office, 9, 66.
Biddeford Novem' ye 16, 1754. I Samuel Odel now lying upon my Bed of Sickniss nigh unto Death & expecting no other but by the hand of Almighty Gods Providence unto me And now I give unto my beloved Wife Elizabeth Odell all my House hold Goods, all Cattle Sheep & all Horses, &
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all Provision kind that we haue now in Possession and eight pounds in Cash of lawful Money. And unto my Son Samuel for the Love that I bear unto him I do give unto him all my Blacksmith's Tools, and Carts Plows & Chains, and all other Materials whatsoever belongs unto me, and unto him eight pounds lawful Money. And unto my Son James when he comes to be one & twenty Years of Age I for the love that I bear unto him absolutely Eight pounds lawful Money ; And for the Love that I bear unto my Son Joseph - when he comes to be twenty one years of Age I give unto him eight pounds lawful Money.
And for the Love that I bear unto my Daughters Sarah and Mary I do give unto them out of Bills & Bonds that I haue against People & Notes of Hand & Book Debts I do give unto each of them Eight pounds lawful Money a piece and Sarah at Eighteen Years of Age and Mary at twenty one Years of Age. And if these Bills & Bonds & Notes and other Debts do not amount to so much after recovered & Charges paid, that their parts Should be so much as I have given them then they must fall in Propotion to the youngest Son for their parts, and if there is more Money left than that comes to then it must be divided between my Wife and the Children equaly in proportion between them and as I do think that I am very nigh my End but blessed be God for it I haue my Sences as well as ever I had upon all accounts And if it is Gods Will that I shall Depart this Life I do desire that my Wife and Children Should bear each of them a proportionable part of my funeral Charges and of Admincon Charges between them each in proportion alike. And also if my Wife can lay this Money out in Land in a Body for the Benefit of the Children I do desire that She may All their parts of Money that I haue given them to be Sure.
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