Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-01-06
An Old Will.

y subscriber sends us the copy OF an old
VIII which may be interesting to a number
of our readers
The following is copied from the original,
deposited in the Registers Office in Suffolk
County, Mass:
In the name of God, Amen, the forth
Day Of June. ammo Dom l1ji, | Ephram
Pond Of Wrentham in the county of Suffolk
in Majestic Province Of the Massachusetts,
Bay IN New England. lIusbandman, Being
Of perfect mind and memory, Thanks be
given 70 God; Therefore calling unto mind
the mortality Of my body and knowing that
il j. appointed for all men once to Dye. do
make and ordain this my last VIII and les
lament, that is to say, Principally and first
of all, give and Recommend my Soul into
the Hands Of God that Gave it. and nv
Body ! Rccomend to the Earth to be Buryed
in decent Christian Burial at the discretion
Of my Executor, nothing doubling but at
the General Resurrection | shall receive the
oame again hy the mighty Power Of God.
And a. touching such worry Estate where
vita il hath Pleased God to Bless me in this
Life give demise and dispose of the same
IN the following manner and form:
"ImpcimiS.-I give and bequeath to my
well-bcloyed Son jeremiah Pond my House
lot, with all the Buildings and appurtcnances
to the same Belonging, together With all my
other lands IN Wrentham, that | am seized
and IN Possession of. saving Eleven acres in
nineteen acre lot at the South part OF
Wrcntham, living near Indian meadow.
Eight acres Of said nineteen acre lot give
to my Son jeremiah Pond, which eight acres
is to be at the west end of said Lot and
likewise the whole of one Common right
through the Town Of Wrrnthan: further
more | give my Son jeremiah Pond all my
liusbandry tools as Horse furniture, &C..
and if at my Decease am Possessed of a
Horse and one Pair of oxen give and Be
queath To my Son Jeremiah Pond. Item
give to the heirs Of my Son Ephraim Pond,
deceased, one shilling each, to be paid BY
my executor As they shall come to age
Item | give and Bequeath 20 Jacob Shep-
herd and to JosenG Shepherd the two sons
of Joseph Shepherd and Mary hia ~te, de-
ceased, five shlllings each, to be paid to
them when they come to age, likewise | give
10 Ephraim Sheppard the son of Joseph
and Mary his wife, deceased Ten shillings
to be paid him By my Executor when he
shall come 0 age, and likewise give and
| bequeath to Euuicr Shepherd the daughter
Of Joseph Shepherd and Mary his wife, de
| ceased my largest Pewter Bason Likewise
| give and Bequeath to Esther Shepherd an.
other of the daughters of Joseph Shepherd
and Mary his wife. deceased. my smallest
Pewter dish.
'Item.-l give and Bequeath unto my
well-heloyed Daughter. Sarah Blake, the
wife Of James Blake jun'r the sum Of one
Pound to be paid by my Executor out of my
Estate at the end one year after my Decease,
and likewise my Pewter Tankard Item.
| give to my well-beloved Daughter. Sarah
Blake the wife of James Blake, Jun'r the
sum of one Pound "a he paid by my Execu-
top out Of my Estate at the end Of one year
after my neceaSe, and also my Silver Spoon
ana Red chair used in the Meeting House.
ltem--l give and bequeath to my we'll
beloved Daughter Margaret Guile, the wife
o! Ebenezer Guile, the sum of one Pound
to be paid by my Executor out of nv estate
at the end of one year after my DeceaSe,
and furthermore Give and Bequeath to my
Daughter Margaret Guile my best Bed and
furniture, my Chest and Table, and five of
the Best Chairs, and my hand Irons and the
best Iron trammel, my Iron peel and my fry-
ing-pan also my Iron Pot, also my Looking
glass and wooling wheel Item, | give and
bequeath to my well beloved Daughter Els
Their Adams, the wife of Ebenezer Adams
the sum of one Pound to be paid by my En-
ecutor at the end of One year after my De.
cease, furthermore | give and Requeath to
my Daughter Esther Adams, the wife of
Ehenezer Adams, my best Brass Kettle, one
Iron trammel. and one Pair Of tongues. fur
thermore after that the things that are above
named are distributed to whome they are
given, the Remaining part of my Household
furniture, do hereby give and Bequeath to
my four Daughters, viz Sarah Blake, De
borah Turner, Margaret Guile, Esther Adams,
and We Children of Shepherd, Joseph, to be
equally divided between them, that is to say,
that all the children Of Joseph Shepherd to
have but an equally dividend with one of nv
Daughters Furthermore the eleven acres
Of Land at the south Part of the Town
near Indian meadow for which made saw
ing | do hereby give and bequeath to the
Heirs OF my son Ephraim Pond, deceased,
and to my four Daughters and to the chill
dren of Joseph Shepherd and Mary his wife,
that is to say that all the Heirs of Ephraim
Pond deceased, to have but an equal share
with one Of my Daughters, and that all the
Children of Joseph Shepherd and Mary his
wife, deceased, to have but equal share
with one of my Daughters.
And | do hereby constitute make and ap-
point my wei! beloved Son jeremiah Pond
ny sole Executor of this my last Will and
Testament, and do hereby utterly disallow
revoke and disannul all and every other
former Testaments, Wills. Legacies and be-
nj l.
before Manned, Willed and Bequeathed.
Ratifying and Confirming this and no other
to be my last VIII and testament, in witness
whereof | have hereunto set my hand and
seal the Day and year above written.
EPHRAIM PoND. [seal].
Signed, Sealed, Published, Pro-
nounced and Declared by the
late Ephraim Pond as his les
will and Testament in the Pre-
ence of US the subscribers.
IERMIAH MANI