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- Probate Office 8, 82.
In the Name of God Amen. I Dominicus Iordan of Falmouth in the County ofYork within the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New EnglandGentnhaving been by many repeated Calls of Divine Providence put inmind ofthe Mortality of my Body and the Uncertainty of this Life, andbeing of agood perfect & of a disposing Memory (Thanks be given unto agracious Godtherefor) do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament,revoking &disannulling all other Wills & Testaments by me heretoforemade either byWord or Writing. And first of all I resign and commendmy Soul into theHands of God that gave it, hoping for the pardon &remission of all mySins thr" Iesus Christ my Redeemer, and my Body Icommit to the Earth tobe buried in a decent & Christian Manner at theDiscretion of myExecutrix, Nothing doubting but at the GeneralResurrection I Shallreceive the Same again by the Mighty Power of God.and as to such worldlyEstate wherewith it hath pleased God to blessme, I give demise of theSame in the Manner following Viz:
Impr. I give & bequeath unto Ioanna Iordan my dearly beloved Wife all&Singular my personal Estate of what Nature kind & quality soever itbe,either Household Goods, Cattle, Stock, Wares Goods, Money, Bonds,NotesBook Debts Chattels & whatever else I am in Possession of, andamintitled to, (except what hereafter given & bequeathed unto myChildren)to her own proper Use Benefit & disposal in order to enableher to pay myjust Debts and funeral Charges and to support her Self. Ilikewise giveand bequeath unto my Said Wife the Sole Use Income andImprovement &Advantage of the Homestead which contains about OneHundred & Fifty Acreswith the Houses & Barns on the Same Standingduring her natural Life;together with all the Utensils of Husbandry tothe Same belonging.
2. I give & bequeath unto my Son Dominicus Iordan ye House and Landwherehe now dwells (which was the place where my Hond Father DominicusIordanformerly lived) with the additional purchase unto the Samebelonging madeby me of of Ieremiah Jordan together with the Marsh &Thatch Banks beingat & adjoining to Spurwink River, also one Hundred &Fifty Acres of Landabove the Marsh adjoining to my Sister Arabella'sLand being part of theTwo Hundred & eighty six acres formerlybelonging to my sd FatherDominicus Iordan, being my part as Set off tome of his Estate. Also onefull Third part of all my Marsh, except whathereafter & heretofore givenand bequeathed. As also one full thirdpart of all my Land & Meadowexcept as herein before excepted. All theLand Marsh and Meadowabovementioned given & bequeathed unto my SonDominicus Jordan, I give &bequeath unto him & his Heirs lawfullybegotten of his Body & descendingtherefrom from Generation toGeneration and for want of lawful Issue thento descend to the nextlawful Heir in my Family.
3. I give & bequeath unto my Son Nathaniel Iordan Seventy Six AcresofLand being the remaining part of the Two Hundred and eighty sixAcres, mypart of my Fathers Estate as Set off to me (having hereinabovebequeathed unto my Son Dominicus Iordan, Two Hundred & Ten Acresof theSaid Two Hundred & Eighty Six Acres), Thus One Hundred & FiftyAcresadjoining to my Sister Arrabella's Land, and Sixty Acres part oftheSeventy where my Son Dominicus now dwells. Also the Gore of Land &Marshcontaining about one Hundred and Ten acres on which he the SaidNathaniellately dwelt. Also Forty Acres or Town Grant adjoining theSaid Gore ofLand. Also my Right to a Tract of Land & Marsh lying inScarbor" andadjoining Said Gore of Land, which Said Tract I purchasedof JohnGatchell. Also one full Third part of all my Land Marsh &Meadow, (exceptwhat heretofore & hereafter given and bequeathed). Allthe Land Marsh &Meadow above mentioned given & bequeathed unto my SonNathaniel Jordan Igive & bequeath unto him & his Heirs lawfullybegotten of his Body &decending therefrom from Generation toGeneration and for want of lawfulIssue then to descend to the nextlawful Heir in my Family.
4. I give & bequeath unto my Son Clement Iordan all that IslandcalledRichmond Island, with all the Buildings on the Same erected, andon theSame Standing. Also one full Third part of all my Land Marsh &Meadow(except what heretofore and hereafter given & bequeathed). Allthe LandMarsh and Meadow above mentioned give & bequeathed unto my SonClementJordan, I give & bequeath unto him, & his Heirs lawfullybegotten of hisBody & descending therefrom from Generaion toGeneration, and for want oflawful Issue then to descend to the nextlawful Heir in my Family.
5. I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Cushing the Wife ofEzekielCushing the Three Hundred Acres of Land Province Grant laid outaboveGorham Town on the Western Side of Presumpscot River in theCounty ofYork, Which Said Three Hundred Acres of Land I give &bequeath unto mySaid Daughter Mary Cushing and her Heirs lawfullybegotten of her Body, &descending therefrom from Generation toGeneration, and for Want ofLawful Issue, then to descend to the nextlawful Heir in my Family.
6. I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Miriam Mitchell the Wife ofRobertMitchell all that Tract of Land I purchased of Iohn Iordan,which liesadjoining to Alewife Cove-Brook on the North Side thereof &containsabout Forty Six Acres Also my part of fresh Marsh that lies ontheNortherly Side of the Brook at the Head of the old Marsh. All theLand &Marsh above mentiond given & bequeathed unto my Daughter MiriamMitchell,I give and bequeath unto her & her Heirs, lawfully begottenof her Bodyand descending therefrom from Generaion to Generaion andfor Want oflawful Issue then to descend to the next lawful Heir of myFamily.
7. I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Hannah Iordan, after herMotherIoanna Iordans Decease, The Homestead containing about oneHundred &Fifty Acres with all the Houses & Buildings on the Sameerected andStanding, and all the Appurtenances & priviledges to theSame belonging.All which I give unto my Said Daughter Hannah Iordan &her Heirs lawfullybegotten of her Body & descending therefrom fromGeneration toGeneration, and for want of lawful Issue to descend tothe next lawfulHeir in my Family.
I do ordain constitute & appoint my dearly beloved Wife Ioanna IordanmySole Executrix of this my last Will & Testament, and I do desire mywellbeloved Friends Charles Frost Esqr of Falmo the revd Mr WmThompson ofScarbor" & my beloved Son in Law Colo Ezekiel Cushing ofFalmo all withinthe aforesd County of York to be the Overseers of thismy last Will &Testamt desiring them to advise aid & assist my Executxin ordering &deciding all Difficulties that may arise on any Accotabout this my Will,and that any two of them may determine on the Same.
In Testimony that this is my last Will & Testamt I hereunto Set myHand &Seal this 10th Day of June Annoq Domi 1746
Signed Sealed published & de- Dominicus Iordan (Seal) clared by Dominicus Iordan to be his last Will & Testa- ment in presence of and be- fore us the Subscribers Iohn Wight, Cha: ffrost her Ioanna ffrost, Anna ?? Cloutman mark
Be it known to all men by these presents that whereas I DominicusIordanof Falmouth in the County of York within the Province oftheMassachusetts Bay in New England Gentln have made & declared mylast Will& Testament in Writing bearing Date the tenth Day of Iune A.D. 1746. Ithe Said Dominicus Iordan by this present Codicil do ratify& confirm allmy Said last Will & Testament, except that SeventhArticle wherein I say& declare to give & bequeath unto my DaughterHanah Iordan after herMother Ioanna Iordans Decease the Homesteadcontaining about One Hundred& Fifty Acres with all the Houses &Buildings on the Same erected &Standing, and all the Appurtenances andPriviledges to the Samebelonging. And also except the Fifth Articlewherein I give & bequeathunto my Daughter Mary Cushing the Wife ofEzekiel Cushing the ThreeHundred Acres of Land Province Grant laid outabove Gorham Town on theWestern Side of Presumpscot River. Now Knowye, That it is my last Willand Testament, with regard to the aboveFifth & Seventh Articles And Ihereby give & bequeath the abovementioned One Hundred and Fifty Acreswith all the Houses & Buildings&c as above mentioned unto my SonNathaniel Iordan & Clement Iordan inequal Halves (after their MotherIoanna Iordans Decease) and to theirHeirs lawfully begotten of theirBodys, and for want of lawful Issue todescend to the next lawful Heir inmy Family, They the Said Nathaniel &Clement paying unto my aforesdDaughter Hanah Iordan (now Hannah Prout)one Hundred pounds old Tenoreach within twelve Months after myDecease. And I further declare that itis now my last Will & Testamentwith Regard to the Fifth Article abovementioned, That I hereby give &bequeath unto my Said Hannah Iordan, (nowProut) the full one half Part& Proportion of the above mentioned ThreeHundred Acres of Land theProvince Grant unto her & Her Heirs lawfullybegotten of her Body &descending therefrom, and for want of lawful Issuethen to descend tothe next lawful Heir in my Family; and my Will & truemeaning is thatthat this Codicil or Schedule be & be adjudged to be part& Parcell ofmy Said last Will, and ye true meaning of that part thereof;and thatall things herein mentioned & contained be faithfully &trulyperformed, and as fully & amply in every Respect as if the Samewere sodeclared and Set down in my Said last Will & Testament. InWitnesswhereof I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal this 7th Day ofMarch in the22d year of His Majts Reign A. D. 1748.
Domini. Iordan (Seal) Signed Sealed published & declared by the Said Dominic her Jordan in presence of Iaz Fox Cha: ffrost Sarah ?? Conn mark
Will probated 10 Nov. 1750: Codicil probated 31 Dec. 1750.Inventoryreturned 6 Feby 1749, at œ13161: 11: 4, old tenor, byChristo: Strout,Jabez Fox and Robert Thorndike, appraisers,
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1683 - 1749 (66 years)
