In the name of God Amen the Eighth Day of January In the Eleventh year of the Reigne of our Souereigne Lord William The Third by The Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland, King Defender of The faith &c. Anno: Dom: one Thousand Six hundred ninety & nine.
I Lucy Stileman of New Castle being in Perfect health both In Body and mind Thanks be to God--calling to Remembrance The uncertain Estate of This Transitory life, and that all flesh must yeald unto Death when It shall Pleas god to call: Doe make Constitute ordain and declare This To be my last will and Testament In maner and form following: Reuoking and annuling by These Presents all and Euery Testament and Testaments Will and Wills heretofore by me made and declared Either by Word or Writing and this Is to be Taken only for my last Will and Testament and none other.
First and Principelly I comend my Soul to almighty god my Creator Asured by beleaueing that I shall receue full Pardon and free remision of all my sins and be Saved by The Precious Death and merits of my blessed Saviour and redeemer Christ Jesus, and my body to the earth from whence It was taken. To be buried In such Decent and Christian manner as To my Executors heereafter mentioned shall be Thought meet and Conuenient. And as Touching such Worldly Estate as the Lord In mercy hath lent me my Will and meaning Is The same shall be Imployed and bestowed as hereafter by this my Will Is Expressed: That Is To Say
First. I give and bequeath To my grand son James Chadborn son of my late son James Chadborn one half part of all my land and meddow which Is lying and being att or by Sturgeon Creek In the Prouince of Main which was granted me by a Deed of gift or Joynter from my former Husband Humphrey Chadborn Duering my Natural Life and Then att my desposeal among our Children and The sd James Chadborn Is to pay his sister Lucy Chadborn twenty Pounds out of The Income or Rent of the sd: Land and If the sd: James shuld Dy without Issue Then The sd Land Is to goe to his sd sister Lucy.
I give and bequeath To my Daughter Elizabeth Alcock the other half of my sd land and meaddow aforsd. To be Equally diuided betwixt her and my grandson aforsd. Shee Paying To her Sister Katharine Waymouth Twenty Pounds out of the Rent or Income and If my Daughter Elizabeth Alcock shuld Dy without Issue and leave a husband then sd. Land and mash shall remain to her husband Dureing his Natural life and then Decend To my Daughter Katharine Waymouth or her heirs; or If She Dy without husband or Issue Imediately to goe as aforesd. To my Daughter Waymouth or her heirs She or they Paying To my other Two Daughters viz. Lucy Lewis & Alice Dunnel each Ten Pounds being the mony Recd. of her Sister Alcock or If Not Recd by Reason of the shortness of The time being In my daughter Alcock's hands &c. Then Nevertheless To pay Them The Ten Pounds Each--And That Whereas my late husband Mr: Elias Stileman Did give me forty Pounds To be Desposed by me out of his Estate I give and bequeth That Equally between my five Daughters viz: Eight Pounds to Each Lucy Lewis Alice Dunnel Katharine Waymouth Eliza: Alcock & Joana Cutt, Each Eight Pounds.
Whereas I now haue an obligation from Rich: Stileman for Ten Pounds mony If I Dy before I Recouer That Then my sd Grandson Shall haue that Bill--I hereby Assigning It ouer to him.
I giue to my Grandaughter Lucy Chadborn Daughter to my son James Chadborn a Cow.
Whereas There is A Dt: Due from my late son Humpry Chadborn I give that To my four gand children my son Humprys children uiz: Mary Wm. Eliza & Joseph Chadborn and what Ever Estate I Leave Elss Not heer mentioned I order It to be Equally Diuided between my sd: fiue Daughters viz: Lucy Lewis Kath: Waymouth Eliza Alcock Alice Dunell & Joanah Cutt And I doe hearby appoint my two Daughters Kath: Wamouth & Eliza Alcock To be my Executrixes of this my last will and Testament I Desire my good frends Jo'm Hincks & Robt Eliot Esqr. To be Ouerseeurs heer of to See this my Will fulfiled In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand And Seal the Day and year aboue writen---------1699
In Presents ofSignum
Lemuel SmithLucy L Stileman alis Wills
Mary Tetherlyalis Chadborn. [Seal] Theodore Attkinson.
Province of New Hampshire April 13th 1708 Theodore Attkinson Esqr. one of the Witnesses to the within mentioned Will personally appeared before me and made oath that he was present when Lucy Stileman alias Wills alias Chadborn deceased signed sealed & declared the within Will to be herr last will and Testament and that she was then of a sound disposing minde and memory to the best of his knowledge and likewise that Lemuel Smith and Mary Tetherly the other two Witnesses to the within will was alsoe present and sett their hands thereto as Witnesses.
[Probate Records, Co. Rockingham, N.H.] Cha: Story Reg.