Will
Source: Maine Wills 1640-1760: page 167 Probate Office, 2, 60.
In the name of God Amen I Daniel Stone Senr of the Town ofKittery in the County of yorke In her majesty Province of the Masachusets Bay in New England being sickof body but of sound and disposing sence and memory, Blessed be god forit, do make this my last Will And Testament in manner as followeth (vizt)first and principally I resign my soul to god, hopeing through theMerritts of my blessed lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to Obtain pardon.Remission of all my sins, and my body I commit to the Earth from whenceit was taken to be decently buried at the Discretion of the Executors tothis my last will and Testament. And as for the worldly goods the lordhath lent me After my lawfull Debts is paid and funeral Charge I giveand bestow as followeth.
1ly I give and bequeath unto my son Jonathan Stone all that myTract of land lying beyond the dirty swamp and all the rest of myoutlands Excepting thirty acres to him and to his Heirs forever.
2ly I give and bequeath unto my son Daniel Stone all myHomested lott of lands with the house and barne and orchard standingthereon to be his after his mothers decease, and his and his Heirsforever, and thirty acres of out land to be his at my decease.
3ly I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary five shillings.
4ly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Margaret fiveshillings.
5ly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Rachael fiveshillings.
6ly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Patience fiveshillings.
7ly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Abigail fiveshillings.
8ly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah five shillings
9ly I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth fiveshillings.
10ly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Leah five shillings.
11ly I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Patience all myhomested lott of lands with the house and barne and orchard standingthereon for her Comfortable maintainance during her natural life, and allthe rest of my goods Chattels Vtensils, and Estate whatsoever abroad orat home without doores or within I give unto my foresd wife, and to be ather disposing forever.
12ly I do Constitute and appoint my loving wife Patience to bethe Executrix to this my last Will and Testament and also my son DanielStone to be an Executor with his mother, And this my last will andTestament to be in force according to the tenour and trve Intent thereofrenouncing and revoking any
and all wills whatsoever heretofore by me made or caused to be made.
In witness hereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal thistwenty Eighth day of March Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred andthirteen.
Owned signed and Sealed Daniel Stone (seal)
in presence of us |
Daniel Goodin Senr | witness
William Goodin senr |
James Warren |
Sworn to and recorded 23 April, 1713. Inventory returned atœ276: 2: 5, by James Warren, James
Emery and John Hupper, appraisers, 23 April 1713.