Maine Wills

 From York County Probate Records, Volume Seven (1721-49)

   In the Name of God Amen. The twenty third Day of April Anno Domini 1737. I Deborah Webber of York in the County of York in New England Widow being old and weak and infirm in Body but of perfect Mind and Memory, Thanks be given unto God. Therefore 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 Hands of God that gave it, and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the Discretion of my Executor, 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 hath pleased God to bless me in this Life, I give demise and dispose of the Same in the following Manner and Form.

   Imprimis. I give and bequeath to my well beloved Children viz^t Iohn Webber Benjamin Webber Waitstil Webber, Joseph Webber, Deborah Westcoat Wife of Andrew Westcoat (Barsheba who is now in Canada) Dorcas Baker Wife of Iohn Baker all of York afores^d to each of them Five Shilling in Money.

   Item I give to my well beloved Daughter Mary Sayward Wife of Ioseph Sayward of York afores^d Gentⁿ all my Household Goods Chattels Debts ready Money Plate Jewels Rings Utensils Brass Pewter Copper Bedding Houses Cows Oxen Sheep Hoggs and all other things to me belonging and which I may claim as in Right my own of what kind Nature quality and Condition y^e Same may be or are and in what place or Places soeuer the Same may be Shall or may be found as well in my own Custody or Possession as in the Possession Hands Power and Custody of any other Person or persons whatsoever.

   Item. I do Constitute make and ordain my trusty & well beloved Grandson Ionathan Sayward of York in the County afores^d Gentⁿ to be my Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament. And I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every other former Testaments Wills Legacys and Bequests and Executors by me in any Ways 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 y^e Day and Year herein before written.

Signed Sealed published    pronounced & declared    by the Sd Debo Webber    as her last Will & Testa-    ment in ye Presence of    us ye Subscribers    Ioseph Plaisted    Abraham Nowell    Sarah Sayward		Deborah D Webber (Seal)          her mark
Probated 19 May 1747. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 545, citing Probate Office, 7, 76.