Maine Wills

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

   In the Name of God Amen. the twenty fourth Day of February Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and thirty-five six. I John More of Kittery in y^e County of York in y^e Province of y^e massachusets Bay in New-England Mariner being sick & weak in Body, but of perfect mind & memory thanks be given unto God, therefore calling unto mind y^e mortality of my Body Do make & ordain this my Last Will & Testament. first of all I give & Recommend my Soul into y^e hands of God that gave it me & my Body I recommend to y^e Earth to be buried in decent Christian Burial at y^e Discretion of my Two sons Robert More & Jonadab More believeing that I shall Receive y^e same again at y^e General Resurrection by the mighty power of God. & as for such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life I give & Dispose of y^e same in the following manner and form.

   Imprimis I Give unto my well-beloved Children John More Edward More Robert More, Ebenezer More, Eliza^th More, Abigail Parker, and Mary More (besides what I have heretofore given them) five shillings to Each of them to be paid to them by my Executrix Either in Currant Money or in good Bills of Credit of y^e afores^d Province.

   Item I Give & bequeath unto my Dearly beloved Wife Sarah More her Heirs & Assigns for ever all y^e Residue or Remainder of my Estate Real & Personal in what Place soever & of every Denomination & Kind freely to be possessed & Enjoyed by Her her Heirs & assigns for Ever.

   Item. I Do hereby Constitute make & Ordain my Dearly beloved Wife Sarah More my Sole & only Executrix of this my last Will & Testament. And I Do by these presents utterly Disallow revoak & Disannul all former & other Testaments Wills Legacies & Bequests & Executors by me in any manner named Willed & bequeathed Ratifying & Confirming this as my last Will & Testament. In Wittness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal y^e Day & Year first abovementioned.

Signed sealed Published &    pronounced by ye sd John    More as his Last Will &    Testament in ye presence of    Us the subscribers.    John Newmarch    Richard Cutt    George Frink    Mary X Ball       her mark		John More (seal)
Probated 2 April 1736. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 376, citing Probate Office, 5, 54.