WILL OF FRANCIS LEBARON

 

Source:
Mary LeBaron Stockwell's book,
"Descendants of Francis LeBaron of Plymouth Massachusetts"
Marvins & Sons. Boston 1904
Library of Congress
Call Number : CS71.L44

The thirtieth Day of September Anno Domine 1703

I Francis Lebaron of Plimouth in the County of Plimouth in New England Chirurgeon being at this present Sick and Weak of body but through mercy of Sound disposing mind and memory. Do hereby make and Declare this my Last Will and Testament as followeth That is to Say first and Principally I commit my Eternall Concernments to the Mercy of God in Jesus Christ and my body to Decent burial When it shall please God to take me hence And Touching my Outward Estate Which the Lord hath blessed me with my Will and meaning is that the Same Shall be Imployed And bestowed as herein Shall be Expressed that is to Say First of all That all my Just Debts to any Person or Persons be Duly Paid by my Executrix hereafter named and after the Said Debts and my funeral Expenses be Discharged and Paid my Will is That my Whole Estate be in the hands and Custody of Mary my Well-beloved Wife So Long as She Shall Remain my Widdow and Continue in my Name to be managed by her as Followeth Viz my money and money Debts Owing and Due to me to be Lett Out to Such as Shall See Cause to take the Same and pay Annual Interest therefor Which Sd Interest to be for ye Support of my Said Wife and Children I also Will That when Francis my youngest Son Shall Come to the age of twenty one years that then my farm on which my Dwelling house Standeth in the Township of Middleborough with all my meadow there be Duly Apprized and the Value thereof known And that James my Eldest Son Shall have and Enjoy the Same to him his heirs And Assignes for Ever he paying two thirds of the Value thereof to his two Brethren Namely Lazarus and Francis my Sons Also it is my Will that ye Residue of my Estate both Lands Goods and Chattells (Except What of it Shall be Disposed of by this my Will) Shall be Equally Distributed and Divided amongst my Said three Sons at the Day of the Decease of my Sd Wife or at the time of her Againe Marriage Which shall first happen or be provided always And it is my Will that my Said Wife have Residence in my Sd House and farm and a Comfortable Support and maintenance Out of my Sd Estate So long as She Shall Continue my Widdow but if She Shall Againe Marry and Go Out of my name then at the Day of her Said marriage I hereby Give Unto her the Full Sum of Sixty Pounds in money or Such of my Goods as She Shall then See Cause to make Choyce of And the Remainder of my Sd Estate to be for the Support Comfort & bringing up of my Sd Children and to be Distributed amongst them in Equall proportion as afforesaid Item I Give And bequeath to ye Poor of the Town of Plimouth Ninety Acres of my Land lying in the Said Township of Middleborough and of Such of my Land there as Lyeth nearest to ye Township of Plimouth to be for the Use and Benefit of ye Sd Poor for Ever Finally I hereby Nominate & Appoint Mary my Said Wife to be Sole Executrix of this my Last Will & Testament In Testimony whereof and in full Confirmation of the Same I the Said Francis Lebaron have here Unto Set my hand & Seall on ye thirtieth Day of September Anno Domini One thousand Seven hundred & three being the Day & year first here in Written

Signed Sealed and Declared by the Sd Francis Lebaron to be his Last Will and Testament in presence of Vs

James Warren
John Bradford June                                  LEBARON    SEAL
Small Sprague
[No Christian name on Will.]