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

The Will of Jonathan Doubleday

   In the of God Amen. I Ionathan Doubleday of Charlestown in the County of Middlesex and Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Labourer (now residing in Falm^o in Casco Bay) being Sensible of the Frailty of Mans Life, and having thrô the Goodness of God my Reason, Do make this my last Will and Testament viz^t Imp^r I commit my Soul to Almighty God who gave it me in hopes of a glorious Resurrection.

   2 After my Body is decently Buried I give & bequeath to my Friend Cap^t Ioshua Bangs of Falm^o afores^d Gentⁿ all my Wages that is due to me from the Province afores^d as a Soldier under the Command of Captⁿ David Cargill, also my Gun and all my Wearing Apparrell.

   3 I do appoint my Friend Ioshua Bangs my Sole Execut^r hereby disallowing all former Wills by me made.

   In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal to this my last Will & Testament this Eighteenth Day of April in the twentieth Year of His Majestys Reign Annoque Dom : 1747.

Signed Sealed declared and    delivered in presence of us    Samll Cobb junr    Iohn Irish    Samll Moody		Ionathan Doubleday (Seal)          his mark
Probated 5 Oct. 1748. [Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 585, citing Probate Office, 7, 199.]