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January 18, 1612/1613 Kent, England - August 16, 1706 Eastham, Barnstable, MA
"IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. The twelfth day of May,
1705, I Thomas Paine of Eastham, in ye County of
Barnstable,
in ye PRovince of Masscachusetts Bay, being aged and
weak in body, but of sufficient mind and menory
thanks be given to
God -therefore calling to mind the mortality of my
body, and knowing htat it is appointed for all
menonce to die, do make and
ordain this my Last Will and Testament that is to
say, principally and first of all, I give and
recommend my soul into ye hands of
God that gave it, and my body I recommend to the
earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at ye
disposition of my
Executors, nothing doubting but at ye general
resurrection I shall receive ye same again by the
mighty power of God. And as
touching such worldly estate whrewith it hath
pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, demise
and dipose of the same in ye
following manner and form. Imp. I give and bequeth
my son Nicholas Paine, his heirs and assigns forever
all my lands, mills,
hose and housing at Keaskokagansett in the town of
Eastham, with all my right, title to all town's
privileges, and my two shares
in ye land purchased of Mr.Samuel Smith, called the
ten pouund purchase; also all my meadow lying on or
by Sampson's Island
and my shaer eof meadow which lies to the southward
of Porchy Island, which was granted me by ye town in
ye year of our
Lord, 1703. Imp. I give to my daughter, Mary, the
wife of Israel Cole, ten shillings in money all the
rest and residue of my
estate, both real and personal goods and chattels
what so ever, I give and bequeath to be equally
divided to and among my
children, viz: Samuel Paine, Thomas Paine, Elisha
Paine, John Paine, Niocolas Paine, James Paine,
Joseph Paine, Dorcas
Vickery, the wife of Bejamin, and three eldest
children of Mary, my daughter, the wife of Israel
Cole, viz. Jaems Rogers, Mary
Cole and Abigail Yates (that is to say) the said
children of my said daughter shall have (with the
ten shilliings she is to have) one
share of equal portion with ye rest of my said
children, which shall be equally divided among them.
And I do hereby constitute,
make and ordain my two sons Samuel and Thomas Paine
to be ye Executors of this my Last Will and
Testament and I do
hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and
every former Testament and Will."
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