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bestow on me, I give and dispose thereof as follows, viz.
Item. I order and direct that all my Debts and funeral charges be first paid out of my personal Estate by my Executor.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife Mehitable Stevens all my household furniture to do and Dispose of as she shall think Best, and the use of one third part of my Real Estate as long as she may live.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my two beloved Son's Samuel Stevens and Daniel Stevens, the whole of my real Estate to be Equally divided between them-the same Daniel to have his moiety or one half part when he shall arive to the age of twenty one years.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my same son Samuel, all my personaly Estate which may be left after paying my just Debts funeral Charges and household furniture is taken out as aforesaid-it is my will and I hereby order and direct that my Beloved Daughters, Mary, Abigail Hannah Sarah Betsey Nancy Olive and Sophia, be severally supported in a decent manner out of the income and profit of my real Estat divided to my same two son's Samuel & Daniel till they respectively arive to the age of twenty one years or be respectively married, which ever shall first happen-and on thier ariveing to the age of twenty one years, or being severally married, whichever shall first happen I hereby order and direct my son Samuel to pay them Sixty Dollars Each out of my real Estate divided to my same sons Samuel & Daniel, by this my last will and Testament.
Item. I hereby give and devise to my daughter Mehitable Carr ten Dollars to be paid her by my Executor when Called for.
I hereby revoke and nulify all former wills and Testaments by me made-and hereby declare this and this only to be my last will & Tes- tament-and I hereby appoint my son Samuel Stevens sole Executor thereof. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal this ninth day of January in the year of our Lord 1796.
Signed Sealed published and pronounced and declared by the said Testator as his last will and Testament in the presents of us, who in his presents and in the
D Stevens (seal)
presents of Each other, at his request, have hereto suberscribed our Nams as witnesses
Stephen Scribner
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Moses Carr Jonathan Sewall
I Do publish and declare this my last will and Testament.
Probated 9 Sep., 1796. [VII, 103-104.] Stephen Scribner, of Mount Vernon, and Moses Carr, of Hallowell, sureties. Inventory by Nathaniel Dummer, James Page and John Haines, all of Hallowell, 24 Nov., 1796, $3922. [VII, 242-243.] IN, THE, NAME, OF, GOD, AMEN
I Abraham Tilton, being of Sound mind & memory, tho weak in body, and Considering the frailty of humane nature and the uncertainty of the time when I shall die, do make Publish & declare this to be my last will & testament .-
Imprimis. I Resign my Soul to him who is the Supreme Governour of the Universe, hopeing for Salvation through the merits of our Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ, and my body to the dust from whence it came-as to my worldly Estate I dispose of it in the following manner, Vizt-After my Just Debts and funeral Charges are paid I give unto my Daughter Susannah Sevey one Dollar She haveing her Share of my Estate at the time of her Marriage, also I give unto my Son Samuel one Dollar, he also haveing his full Share of my Estate at his Freedom, the remainder of all my Estate both real & personal is to divided in equal Shares among & between the residue of my Children. Vizt. Ben- jamin, Daniel, Abraham, Charles, Andrew, John, Mary & Sarah, except as is hereafter Excepted-Mary is to have the one half of her own Mothers household furniture, and Sarah is to have the other half of her said Mothers houshold furniture together with all her said Mothers wearing apparrel, also the said Sarah is to have all her Stepmothers houshold furniture, and wearing appar- Iel-bed & beding inclusively-Lastly I make constitute and ap- point my Son Benjamin Tilton Executor to this my last will & testa- ment hereby revoking all other wills by me heretofore made. In wit- ness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this twenty first day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety six-
Signed sealed published & declared to be the last will and Testament of the above named Abraham Tilton in Presence of us-
The words Dollar & houshold were interlined before Signing & witnessing-
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Tho's Ring Benja Rackleff
Abraham Tilton (seal)
Abner Hood
Probated 6 Jan., 1797. [VII, 105-106.] Moses Davis and Ben- jamin Rackleff, both of Edgecomb, sureties. Inventory by Thomas Ring and Daniel Webster, both of Edgecomb, and Job Day, of New- castle, $801. 49. [VII, 108.]
In the Name and fear of God Amen. I Stephen Sevey of Pownalbo- rough in the County of Lincoln yeoman calling to mind the brevity & uncertainty of humane Life & feeling my Body decaying, tho' of sound & disposing mind & memory, do make this my last Will & Testament, in manner following viz I commend my Body to the Earth at my death to be decently buried at the discretion of my Ex- ecutrix, & my Soul into the hands of God who gave it, and as to my worldly Estate with which God hath been pleased to bless me, I dis- pose of it as follows, viz
I give & bequeath to my beloved wife, Mary Sevey, (who I herein after name my Executrix,) all the Estate of every kind both real & personal, that I may die seized and possessed of after paying all my just Debts, all my real Estate in fee to her & her heirs forever & all my personal Estate to be her absolute property. And I hereby ordain & appoint my said beloved Wife Mary Sevey the sole Executrix of this my last Will & Testament, & hereby revoke and disannul all former Wills, & declare this to be my last Will & Testament.
In Witness whereof I hereto set my hand & Seal the fourteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & Ninety six.
Signed Sealed, publishing
Stephen
(seal)
& declared by the Testator to be his last Will & testament
Sevey
in presence of
Tho. Rice Abraham Nason James Honeywill
Probated 5 June, 1797. [VII, 108-109.] Abraham Nason and James Honeywell, both of Pownalborough, sureties.
John Plumer, of New-Milford, non compos. Daniel Plummer, of a place called Balltown, guardian, I Sep., 1797. [VII, III-112.]
In the Name of God, Amen. I John Sevey of the Town of
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Pownalborough in the state of Massachusetts, Trader, being very Sick and Weak of Body, but of Perfect Mind & Memory, thanks be given unto God, calling unto 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 and Testament, that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul into the Hand of Almighty God, that gave it, And my Body I recommend to the Earth to be Buried in a decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executors 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 has pleased God to bless me in this Life, I give, demise and dispose of the same in the following Manner and form-
First-I give and bequeath unto my Well beloved son Wyman Brad- bury Sevey, One quarter of the Dwelling in which I now live with One quarter of the Lot on which it stands being a quarter of an Acre Lot also One half the store standing on the same also give unto the said Wyman the store and Wharfe on which it stands. Reserving unto my well Beloved Daughter Moriah Sevey the undisturbed Priviledge of Landing Wood or any other Commodity whatever on said Wharfe dur- ing her Natural Life free & clear of any expense of Wharfage or Dock- age I also give him all my Right, Title & Intress with every privi- ledge thereunto belonging, to all the Land and Flatts lying below Fore street and between the Wharfe & store aforesaid and Zenas Stutsons line, also give him One half the Lot on which the Barn stands togeth- er with One half of the Barn-I also give him the said Wyman the Whole of the Lot on Which the Widow of Robert Light deceased Now lives together with Betty Elmes, the same Adjoining the Lands of Ze- nas Studson and the Heirs of John Bridge on the One side and the lands of Alexander Cuningham & Josiah Goddard on the other side being the same I purchased from Nathaniel Rundlet deceased-I also give to him the said Wyman all my Right, Title or Intress to a Lott or parcell of Land, lying between the Land & Dwelling House of Mr. Silas Lee and Fifth Street, being in Front of Lotts Number Five and Six, being the same I purchased from Samuel Williamson, Nathaniel Rundlet Junr. & Charles Rundlet. I also give unto the said Wyman all the Lands I own lying on the Easterly side of Thomas Follensbeys North line so called lying in Pownalborough to include all the Lands on said East side down to the Road by Robert Greenoughs-Reserv- ing to my Daughter Moriah during her Natural Life the priviledge of
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Pasturing two Cows free & Clear of any expense in such Grounds as shall commonly be Used as a Pasture by him his Heirs or Assigns I also give unto him the said Wyman One Pair of Steers Now kept by Nathaniel Rundlet, together with One half of all my remaining Cattle at Home and abroad after taking out such Ones as will be here after Mentioned which I give to my Daughter Moriah-I also give unto him my Cart & Wheels, together with One Quarter of all & singular my House hold furniture and Farming Utentials excepting such as shall be hereafter Mentioned which I give to my Son Samuel Sevey ---
I Also give and bequeath unto my Well beloved son Samuel Sevey the Quarter Acre Lot on which Messrs. Roby & Crufts Store Now stands together with the North Easterly half of the quarter Acre Lot on which Mr. Mannassah Smiths Office & Messrs. Thompson & Tinkham's Store stands also the quarter Acre Lot I purchased from John Erskine Ad- joining Lands of Abiel Wood Esqr. also I give him the said Samuel all my Right & Title which I have unto the Marsh and Lands lying in the Township of Newcastle which I purchased from Benjamin Wood- bridge-also I give unto him the said Samuel all the Lands which I claim lying to the Westward of Thomas Follensbeys North line commonly so called being in the Township of Pownalborough and Adjoining the Lands of William Groves. I also give him the said Samuel One half the Lott Adjoining the Road leading from Henry Hodge's Esqr. to the Goal being the Northern half of said Lott, which to be divided by a North East & South West Course-I also give unto him the said Samuel, One half of all and singular my Cattle at Home or aBroad except such as has been particularly Mentioned which I have given my Son Wyman & also excepting such hereafter to be Mentioned which I give my Daughter Moriah Also I give him One good Feather Bed, Stead, & Beding Sufficient for the same, likewise One Looking Glass Now kept in the Front Chamber, also One Desk commonly Called Mrs. Sevey's Desk-
Also I give and bequeath unto my well beloved Daughter Moriah Sevey three Quarters of my Dwelling House with three Quarters of the Lot it stands upon with One half the store standing on the same also I give her the Southwesterly half of the quarter Acre Lot on which Mr. Mannassah Smith's Office & Messrs. Thompson & Tinkham store stands also I give unto the said Moriah the Whole of the Lott on which Messrs. Tinkham's & Savage's store stands except the Piece of said Lott which I leased unto the said Tinkham's & Savage being twenty Four feet fronting on Fore street & runing back on said Lott the
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same Width forty four feet the said Lott extending from Fore Street to Middle Street-also One half the Lott on which the Barn stands with One half the Barn-Also I give unto her the said Moriah One half the Lott by the Meeting House adjoining the Road leading from Henry Hodge's, Esqr. to the Goal, being the Southern half of the same to be divided by a North East and South West Course-also I give unto the said Moriah One Cow which is Now at Home also One Cow & Heffer Now at George Erskins likewise One Cow & Heffer Now at Thomas Woodbridge's together with One Colt-also 'I give her three Quarters of all and Singular the House hold Furniture & farming Utentials except such as have been particularly Mentioned before and given to my Sons Wyman & Samuel-also I give and bequeath unto my good Friend Joseph Tink- ham of Pownalborough Merchant the piece of Land on which the Store stands Owned & improved by him Seth Tinkham & John Savage on the following Conditions, Vizt he the said Joseph Tinkham paying to my Daughter Moriah Sevey, the Anual Rent Agreed upon by Lease during the Remainder of the time yet unexpir'd of the Lease, the said Piece of Land buting on Fore Street twenty four feet in Width and runing back on said Lot keeping the same Width Forty four feet, and at the expiration of the aforesaid Lease the said Joseph Tinkham paying unto my said Daughter Moriah Sevey the Sum of One hundred Dollars-and then the said Joseph Tinkham to hold and enjoy the said Piece of Land him his Heirs or Assigns forever-I also give unto my said Daughter Moriah Sevey, all the Cloaths & Wairing Apperal of what Name or Nature soever which my late beloved Wife died Po- sessed off-And I also order give and bequeath that whatever Estate shall Remain of what Name or Nature soever after my Just Debts, Funeral charges, & expenses of settling my Estate are paid which has Not allready been given and bequeath'd away shall be equaly divided between my two sons Wyman Bradbury Sevey and Samuel Sevey -- And lastly I do Constitute make, Ordain and Appoint, Joseph Tink- ham Esqr. & my son Wyman Bradbury Sevey Joint & Sole Executors of of this my last Will and Testament. And I do hereby utterly dis- allow revoke and disannul all & every other former Testaments, Wills legacies Bequests and Executors by me in any Wise before Named Willed and bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and No other to be my last Will & Testament-In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifth day of January in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and ninety six-
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John Sevey (seal)
Sign'd Seal'd & Published pronounced and Declar'd by the said John Sevey as his last Will and Testa- ment in the presence of us, who in his presence & in the presence of each other have hereunto Subscribed our Names-
David Silvester Ezekiel Cutter
John Glidden
Probated 14 Mar., 1796. Samuel Sevey appealed 15 Mar., 1796. EVII, 129 to 134.] Executors authorized to take goods into custody during pendency of appeal, 14 Ap., 1796. [VI, 138.] Mariah, minor daughter, chose Silas Lee, of Pownalborough, to be her guardian, 14 Mar., 1796. [VI, 132.] Account of Silas Lee, guardian of Maria Sevey, filed 27 Mar., 1798. [VIII, 70-71.] Guardian's advertise- ment of sale of real estate, 28 Mar., 1798. [VIII, 72.] Inventory by Ebenezer Whittier, David Payson and Nymphas Stacy, all of Pownal- borough, 18 Sep., 1798, $6423.28 [VIII, 83 to 85.]
Lemuel Hall, late of Bowdoin. John Hall of Bowdoin, Adm'r, 14 Sep., 1797. [VII, 139 to 140.] John Merrill, of Topsham, and Samuel Dunlap, of Brunswick, sureties. Mary, widow, declined admin- istration 13 Sep., 1797. Inventory by Samuel Tibbets, James Potter and Daniel Cunningham, all of Bowdoin, 5 Oct., 1797, $2002.21. [VIII, 18-19.]
In the Name of GOD Amen this Twenty Twenty Forth day of Febru- ary in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred and Ninety Seven-
I Stephen Call of Dresden in the County of Lincoln Yeoman Being Now in a weak and Low State of Body ; but of perfect mind and Memory, blessed be God therefor, but Calling to mind the mortallity of my body Knowing That it is appointed to all men once to die, Do hereby make and ordain this my Last will and Testament Namely ; First of all I humblely recommend my Soul into into the hands of all- mighty God who gave it ; and my Body I Submit to the Earth to be Decently buried at the Discretion of my Executrix hereafter Named, nothing doubting but at the Generall Ressurrection I shall receive the the Same again by the power of allmighty God and as to such worldly Goods and Estate as God has been pleased to bless me with in this Life ; I hereby Give demise and dispose of in maner and form follow- ing Vizt- - -
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Imprimis I Give and bequeathe unto my True and Loveing Wife Ke- ziah Call the Income and Improvemen of all my Reall Estate untill my Son Stephen Call arives to the age of Twenty one years, and The Improvement and use of one Third part of my Real Estate afterwards dureing her Naturall Life, and as Touching my personall Estate I or- der my Executrix to pay all my Just debts and funerall Charges out of the same, and the remainder thereof Togather with all my moveables To remain in her hands and She to have the use and Improvement thereof for her Support and the Support of my Chldren under her Care and Direction So Long as She remains my Widow : and in Case my said wife Should marry an other man Then my said personall Es- tate Shall be Equally divided among my six Children-Item and as . to my Real Estate my will is and I order the same To be di- vided as followeth Vizt. My homestead Farm with The buildings there- on I Give and bequeath to my four Sons Vizt Moses Call : Stephen Call, Nathaniel Call and Jonathan Call, and when my Son Stephen Call Shall arive at the age of Twenty one years then the share and parts of the said Moses Call and Stephen Call Shall be Set off to them to hold in Severallty : and the shares and parts of the said Nathaniel Call and Jonathan Call to be Set of to them Respectively as they arive at the age of Twenty one years : and I order that the said Moses Call, Stephen Call, Nathaniel Call, & Jonathan Call pay out of the said be- queathed Lands to my Daughter Polly Call four hundred and Eighty dollars to be paid by them in Equall Quarter parts vizt. one hundred and Twenty dollars Each to be paid when they Severally arive at the age of Twenty one years- -
Item I Give and bequeathe unto my son Nathan Call My other farm which Lyeth on the East side of Eastern River about Eighty five acres of Land with the buildings thereon out of which he is to pay unto my Daughter Polly Call one hundred and Twenty Dollars to be Paid when the said Nathan Shall arive at the age of Twenty one years being the Time when the said Nathan Shall Come into Possesion of the afore- said Farm ; which Severall afore said Sums to be paid unto my said Daughter Polly to make up the sum of Six hundred Dollars which I have Given her for her full Share out of my Real Estate.
And I do hereby Constitute and appoint my beloved Wife Keziah Call Sole Executrix of this my Last will and Testament and disannul- ing and makeing Void all other wills and Testaments in anywise by me made, I do hereby Ratifye and Confirm this and no other to be Last
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will and Testament which is to Stand and remain in full force In Witt- ness whereof I the said Stephen Call have here unto Set my hand and afixed my Seal the day and year First above written Signed Sealed pronounced and
Declared by the 'T'estator to be his
Last will and Testament in Witnes
where of we have hereunto Set our names as Wittneses in his presence
Stephen Call (seal)
Jona. Reed James Connors Ezra Taylor
Probated 8 Sep., 1797. [VII, 145-146.] Executrix being dead at probate of will, Jonathan Reed, of Dresden, was appointed administrator cum testamento annexo, 8 Sep., 1797. [VII, 147.] Elihu Getchel, of Bowdoinham, and Jaque Goud, of Dresden, sureties. Jonathan Reed, guardian unto Mary, Nathan, Na- thaniel and Jonathan, 8 Sep., 1797. [VII, 137-138.] Moses and Stephen chose Elihu Getchel to be their guardian, 8 Sep., 1797. [VII, 138-139.] Inventory by Ezra Taylor, Samuel Tubbs and William Lewis, all of Dresden, 26 Sep., 1797. $3851.66. [VIII, 21.] Ac- counts filed 30 May, 1799, and 30 Jan., 1800. [VIII, 237-8.] Di- vision of real estate by Louis Houdlette, James H. Patterson and Will- iam Lewis, all of Dresden, 27 Ap., 1803. [X, 68-69.]
I Elizebath Emerson of Edgecomb in the County of Lincoln and Com- monwealth of Massechusetts widow; Calling to mind the mortality of my body and the uncertainty of my life, and not knowing how soon I may be Called away by Death and being at this present time weak in body but of Sound disposing mind and memory : do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament : That is to say, principally and in the first place, I Recomend my Soul into the hands of God who gave it : and my Body I commit to the Earth to buried at the Discration of my Executor hereafter named, not doughting but that I shall receive the same again at the General Resserection by the mighty Power of God- And as to my Worldly Estate-I give divise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form Viz .-
Imps. I order that all my just Debts and funeral Expences be paid by my sons imeadatly after my Decese-
Item I give and bequeath unto my son William Emerson the field or lot of Land which I purchased of Roger Handley Discribed in his
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Deed he paying unto my son Edward within two years after my De- cese thirty pounds and within that term thirty pounds unto my other Children-And the Rest & Residue of the home farm my will is that it be Equaly Devided between my son William and my son Joseph Emerson, and at my son Josephs ariving at twenty one years of age, that he then should com in for, and have one Equal share or half of the above mentioned field or Lot, then to be made Equal in the Di- vision of the whole farm, he the said Joseph paying unto my son Will- iam thirty pounds within two years after he shall arive to said age of twenty one years-
I likewise give the whole of the account of Money I have paid and money Expended in Administration of my late husbands Estate unto my sons Edward William and Joseph who my will is that they pay all Debts Due from me and my said late Husband Edward Emerson Esqr. and my Will is that the money Received or to be Received from Joseph Campbell in pay of the Whitcher place so called, be applied to pay a debt Due to Wells· Gardner upon a Bond signed by my late Husband and all Docter Bills against my famely unpaid, and the Re- mainder be the same more or Less to be Equaly Devided between my four sons, John, Edward, William, and Joseph, Josephs part to be Re- sarved and kept in the hands of my son William untill said Joseph arives at twenty one years of age, then to be paid to him or his order- and further my Will is that the stock now upon the farm be and Re- main the property of my son William Except two Cows which I alow and bequeath to my son Edward as soon as they can be conveanently spared from the farm-My Will further is that my sons John and Edward Devide and have the Land and buildings they now Emprove agreable to the Division proposed by their late Father Decesed- I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizebath Kenney provided she aquits hir Brothers from any Demands she may Claim in hir own Right of any part of hir late Fathers Estate-One high Chist of Drawers one large square Table one green Chair three fraimed chairs with flag Bottoms-one purpel Brulio gound one Dark patch gound one long Broad cloth cloak, one dark crape gound with an apron and also my wearing linning such as caps hankirchefs aprons &c and also my Gould necklace and one large ·puter plater, and also my will is that twenty Dollars be paid my said Daughter Elizebath at the setelment of my Honoured Mothers thirds of my late Father William Shilebers Estate she complying with and aquiting as aforesaid .-
I give to my son John my largest Looking Glass also a scarlet coat and
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a light westcoat which ware his late Fathers-The Books which may be found in the house my will is that they be Equaly Devided amongst all my children .-
To my son Edward I give an Ovel Table and three framed chairs, also one large puter platter-Also one good fether Bead with a white Ravens Duck Tick, said bead to be filled up with fethers so as to make a good Bead-
I give to my Daughter in Law Anni Emerson one China gound now at hir house also one other China gound at my house, the two gounds which I proposed to hir to make hir a Bead Quilt-
I likewise give to my grand Daughter Susannah Emerson my gould Ring-I also give to my Daughter in Law Anney my Lambskin Cloak and black Calimenco skirt-I likewise give to my Grandaughter Elize- bath Emerson my brown Tafety gound-I likewise give to my Daugh- ter Elizebeth Kenney my black Quilted petecote and all my other wearing close not before Disposed off, upon hir aquitance as aforesaid- and to Rebeca Emerson I give my black mode Cloak and silk Bunnet and large furr muff --
I also give to my son William the whole of the yarn spun in the house and one good bead & beading togather with all the rist and residue of my housel furniture not before Disposed off Except one large silver Table spoon and two silver Teaspoons which I give to my son Edward- and one Table silver spoon and one silver Teaspoon I give to my grand son Pratt Emerson also one silver Table spoon and three silver Teaspoons I give Equaly between my sons William & Joseph to be sold or Disposed of to Each the other as they shall agree-
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