Maine Wills

 From York County Probate Records, Volume One (1680-1706)

   In the name of God Amen. The last Will and Testament of William Spencer being in perfect memory and of a disposing mind and being willing and desirous to Settle and dispose of what God hath giuen me and to preuent trouble not knowing how Soon God may please to take me out of this troublesom world I doe hereby Declare this to be my last Will and Testament as followeth

   Imp^rs I doe bequeath my Soule into the hands of Jesus Christ my blessed Sauiour and redeemer And my body to the earth to be Decently buried/ And after my ffunerall Charges be Defrayd and my honest Debts payd I doe Dispose of the rest of my Estate as followeth

   2^ly I doe giue and bequeath all my Lands Meadows houses and Cattle and all my whole Estate both with dores and with dores unto my Louing Nephew Humphrey Spencerto be my whole & Sole Execut^r to se this my Will fulfilled in Confirmation here of I the said Willam Spencer haue hereunto Set my hand and Affixed my seale this Eighteenth day of June one thousand Six hundred Eighty and Seuen and in the third year of the Reign of our Soueraign Lord James y^e Second by the grace of God of England Scotland ffrance and Ireland King Defend^r of the ffaith &^c

Signed Sealed & deliuered     In the presents of us    George Broughton    Stephen Hardison    John Cooper    Anthony Bracket    Thomas Goodwin

William Spencer (his Seale)

March. 11. 1696 My will is that after my Decease that my now seruant Moses Spencer shall well and truly Serue the remainer of his time with Humphrey Spencer According to InDentures, and after his Said time be Compleated that y^e said Humphrey Spencer Shall Deliuer to said Moses that Meadow at y^e Lower end of Wilcocks pond with ffifty acres of my Land Joyning to the Lower end of s^d Marsh whereunto I haue Set my hand and Seal

Jn presents of us    Anthony Bracket/    Thomas Goodwin		William Spencer (his Seale)
Recorded 20th January: 1696-7. Inventory returned at £221: 06: 0 by Daniel Goodin Jr and Anthony Bracket, appraisers, 15 May 1696. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 110, citing Probate Office, 1, 28.