Maine Wills

 From York County Probate Records, Volume Five (1725-42)

   The last Will & Testament of Alexander Junkins of York in y^e County of York in New-England Yeoman made this twenty first Day of February Anno Domini 1735. As to the worldly Goods which God in his kind Providence has been pleased to bless me with I Dispose of y^e same as follows after my Just Debts & Funeral Charges are paid.

   first I give & bequeath to my faithful and welbeloved Wife Catharine all that Lot of Land whereon I now dwell w^ch was my Father's Homestead with y^e Dwelling House & Barn thereon to hold during y^e term of Her natural Life besides her Right of Dower & thirds according to Law in all y^e Rest of my Estate Real & Personal & also the Use and Improvement of all my Personal Estate after Debts &c Discharged during her Life provided that if she Shall see Cause to marry She shall have no more of my Estate Real or Personal than Her Thirds according to Law.

   Item. I give & bequeath to my Son Joseph all that Tract of Land whereon he now Dwells containing about seventy Acres, also a Parcle of Marsh containing about four Acres lying at a Place called Curtis's Cove to hold to him & his Heirs & Assigns for ever.

   Item. I give & bequeath to my other Son Alexander those Parcels of Land I bought of m^r Jeremiah Moulton & Constant Rankin containing in both Parcles about Thirty Acres lying betwixt y^e Country Road & y^e River near the great Bridge with y^e Barn thereon & also y^e salt Marsh thereunto adjoyning containing about two Acres also about three acres of salt Marsh lying on y^e South west side of y^e River over against y^e Land afores^d which I bought of m^r Jn^o Woodbridge also that parcle of Land granted to me & my two Brothers (whose part I have bought) as an addition to our Fathers Homestead containing about twenty acres also y^e whole of y^e s^d Homestead after his Mothers Decease to hold to him & his Heirs forever.

   Item I give & bequeath to my s^d two Sons all the rest of my Marsh both Salt & fresh not before mentioned & all my Shares in the Common Land in York to be equally Divided between them to hold in severalty to them & their Heirs & assigns for ever.

   Item To my Eldest Daughter Mary Carlile (besides what I have already done for Her) I give what Interest is due to me from her Husband on several Bills I have against him for y^e sum of one Hundred & Eighty Two pounds in all & also the Use & Improvement of y^e s^d One Hundred & Eighty Two pounds till Her son John comes of Age & y^e Use of Eighty Two pounds thereof during Life.

   Item I give to my Daughter Martha Preble thirty six pounds it being the same sum due to me from her Husband for certain Cattle he had of me besids what he has already received.

   Item I give & bequeath to my Youngest Daughter Mercy One Hundred pounds to be paid out of my moveables after her mothers Decease or sooner if my Executors hereafter named shall see meet.

   Item. I give & bequeath to my Grandson John Carlile One Hundred & Eighty Two pounds, One Hundred pounds part thereof to be paid out of the money due on Bills from his Father when he shall come of Age & Eighty two pounds more to be paid out of y^e Money due as afores^d after his Mothers Decease provided always the s^d John live with & be helpfull & Dutifull to his Grand Mother my wife afores^d till he come of age or till her Decease.

   Item It is my Will that what of Personal Estate may be left after my Wifes Decease & her Debts & Funeral Charges paid shall be equally Divided among my three Daughters & the Legal Representatives of such of them as may then be Deceas^d.

   Lastly. I Do hereby appoint & Constitute my wife Catharine & my Son Joseph the Executors of this my last will & Testament. memorandum before signing I further declare it to be my will that my son in Law John Carlile on his paying the One hundred Eighty two pounds afores^d shall have all y^e Lands for which he has made Deeds to me on Record the true Design & Intent of s^d Deeds being to secure y^e payment of s^d money with Interest.

   In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my Hand & Seal y^e Day & year above written.

Signed sealed published &    pronounced by Alexander    Junkins afore named as his    last will & Testament in    Presence of Us wittnesses.    John Curtis    John Newman    Abigail X Curtis         her mark		Alexander + Junkins (seal)            his mark
Probated 18 January 1736-7. Inventory returned 14 July 1738, at £2061: 7: 6, by Samuel Came, James Grant and Joseph Plaisted, appraisers. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 381, citing Probate Office, 5, 71.