WILLS

Court Records, D, 26.

                                July 21 ano Dom: 1687

        This being the last Will and testament of the sd Silvester Stover
liueing in Cap nadick belonging to york in province of Maine in New
England, who being bound by the grace of god into old England Doe here
Giue and Will vnto my sone John Stover my right and title that I haue in
the Cape neck in Whole after the decease of my wife.
        And I doe here confirme vnto my sone dependance Stover, Three score and
ten acres of land where his house us vp the river lieing in Cape Nadick.
        And to my sone Josiah Stover I giue to him the new pasture lieing vppon
the right hand of the lane goeing from my house to yorke and so vppon
the Southard side of the way to run west south west so farr as my bownes
go. and the salt Marsh belonging to it lieing vp the river, after the
decease of my wife.
        And the houses and the rest of my land that is not Disposed of I will
and Giue vnto my sone George Stover and If my sone John Stover please he
shall haue that Libertie  for to change with my sone George Stover for
what land and houses which he haue at the Cape neck for that which my
sone George Stover haue here after the decease of my wife.
        And as for the Moueables I leaue to my Wife for to Dispose amongst the
rest of my Children as shee see Good at her decease Wher vnto I here
haue sett my hand and fixed my seale in the presence of

                        Silvester________ Stover______

Signed Sealed delivered in the presence of Nathaniell Clayce. Henry
Goddard.

Sworn to by both attesting witnesses 14 Feby 1689-90l Inventory returned
at pound sterling 731: 07:00 by Elizabeth Stover, widow, 17 Feby 1689-90

        (Sorry I can't read my writing on where I found this article, however
the top of the page says Maine Wills. page 12 and 13

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