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Andrew Wescott[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male Abt 1695 -


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  • Name Andrew Wescott 
    Birth Abt 1695 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation housewright  [4]
    Will 1 Jun 1754  [6] 


    •      In the Name of God Amen. The first Day of Iune in the Year of Our Lord 1754. I James Grindall of Kittery in the County of York in New Engld Yeoman being weak in Body, but of perfect Mind & Memory Thanks be given unto God, therefore calling to Mind the Mortality of my Body, and knowing that it is appointed for men once to die, Do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament, that is to Say, principally & first of all, I give & recomend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it hoping thrô the Merits Death & Passion of my Saviour Iesus Christ to have full & free Pardon & forgiveness of all my Sins & to inherit everlasting Life : And my Body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried at ye Discretion of my Executor hereafter named nothing doubting but at ye Generl Resurrection I shall receive the Same again by the mighty Power of God; And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life, I give demise & dispose of the Same in the following Manner and Form, that is to Say,
           First I will that all my those Debts & Duties that I do owe in right or Conscience to any manner of persons whatsoever, Shall be well & truly paid or ordered to be paid in convenient time after my Decease by my Executor hereafter named.
           Item. I give & bequeath unto my well beloved Daughter Ann Raynes five Shillings lawful Money to be paid by my Executor.
           Item. I will that my Daughter Eleoner Grindall Shall be maintained with the Produce & Income of my Estate during her natural Life and to be decently buried at her Death.
           Item. I give to my well beloved Grand Son James Raynes my dwelling House Barn & all my Land in Kittery & Else where with the Fences to him his Heirs and Assigns forever.
           Item. I give unto my Sister            Tucker the Use of one Room in my House during her Widow Hood. Item. I appoint my well beloved Friend Andrew Westcoat to be my only & Sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament, And to be a Guardian to my Grandson James Raynes. I reserve my Stock of Creatures & Moveables to defrey my funeral Charges & the Overplus to be equally divided between my two Daughters Anna & Eleoner. Furthermore my Executor is to receive all the Debts due to me, and after my just Debts are satisfied and paid the Overplus to be delivered to my Daughter Anna Raynes. I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all & every other former Testaments Wills and Legacies Bequests & Executors by me in any Ways before this time named willed & bequeathed ratifying & confirming this & no other to be my last Will & Testament. In Witness where of I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal the day and year above written.
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    • Role: Executor
    Person ID I1798  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2008 

    Father Richard Escot,   b. Abt 1666   d. Bef 1724 (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Mother Anna Haley,   b. Abt 1670 
    Marriage Abt 1692  [4, 7] 
    Family ID F5762  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Deborah Webber,   b. Aft 1698 
    Marriage 19 Apr 1729  York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    • Intentions published.
    Children 
     1. Josiah Wescott,   b. 1 Apr 1730, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1730, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +2. William Wescott,   b. 10 Mar 1734, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 13 Sep 1786 (Age < 52 years)
    +3. Samuel Wescott,   b. 18 Aug 1736, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F130  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Apr 1729 - York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • He was a soldier in the French & Indian war.

  • Sources 
    1.  1.  [S16] Maine Families in 1790, Vol. 3, 297, 00341.

    2.  2.  [S151] Maine Families in 1790, Vol. 6, 475, 00344.

    3.  3.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 111:22, 00390.

    4.  4.  [S988] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 739, 00218.

    5.  5.  [S314] Vital Records of York, ME, 44, 00613.

    6.  6.  [S455] US ME Wills 1640-1760, 757-758, 00349.

    7.  7.  [S482] Torrey 1st, 797, 00395.

    8.  8.  [S24] Maine Families in 1790, Vol. 2, 217, 00340.

    9.  9.  [S988] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 730, 00218.

    10.  10.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 114:50, 00390.

    11.  11.  [S314] Vital Records of York, ME, 119, 00613.