The Will of John Nason

The Will of John Nason

   In The Name of God Amen I : Iohn Nason of the Town of Barwick in the County of York in his Majesties Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England being Aged & Groing Graue ward apace but of Sound & Disposing Sence & memory blessed be God for it doe make this my last Will & Testament first and principlly I Resign my Soul to God that Gave it Hopeing through the Merits of my blessed Lord & Saviour Iesus Christ to Obtain pardon & Remission of all my Sins & my body I Commit to the Earth to be Decently buried at the Discression of the Executor to this my Last will & Testament & as for this worlds Goods the Lord hath lent me after my Lawfull Debts & funeral Charges is paid I give & bestow as Followeth Vizit

   1ly I Give & Bequeath unto my Son Richard Nason all my working Tooles.

   2ly I Give & bequeath unto my Davghter Iohannah one Shilling.

   3ly I Give & bequeath unto my Davghter Hannah one Shilling.

   4ly I give & bequeath unto my Loving Wife Bridget my two Feather Beds with the bolsters & furniture thereunto belonging & all my beding & Cloathing both Linning & wooling of any king whatsoever and all my Goods Chattels Rights & Crdits & Vtensils whatsoever a broad or at home without Dors or within for her own proper Vse & to be at her Disposing for ever, further I do Ordain & appoint my Loving wife Bridget to be the whole & Sole Executrix to this my Last will & Testament Renounsing all wills whatsoever heretofore by me made or Suffered to be made.

   In Witness here of I the afore Said Iohn Nason have here unto Set my Hand and Seal this tenth day of November Anno Domini one thousand Seven hundred and fifteen &ct

Signed Sealed & Published
   in the presents of us
   Benjamen Libby{
   Sarah X Libby{      witnesses
      her mark
   Sarah X Stone{
      her mark		Iohn Nason (Seal)
      his mark
   Probated 6 Oct. 1719:

[Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 217, citing Probate Office, 3, 31.]



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