Abraham Jackson

(1610-1714)

Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Probate: Book 3, Page 232

Will

In the Name of God Amen. I Abraham Jackson of Plimouth In the County of Plimouth in New England being weak & Infirm of Body but (through the goodnefs of God) of found & Disposeing minde & memory do make & ordaine this my Last Will and Testament as followeth.

Imp^s I Comitt my soul to God that Gave it relying upon his free Grace in the Lord Jesus Christ for Eternal Salvation and my body to the dust to be decently Buried according to the discretion of my Execut^s hereafter named and Apponited hopeing for a Glorious Resurection to Life & Imortality through Jesus Christ the first fruits from the Dead and as to what Temporal Estate it hath pleased God to Bless me with (my Just Debts & funeral Charges being first duly paid & Discharged of) I Dispose of the same as followeth. That is to Say.

I Give to my Eldest son Abraham Jackson all my Wearing apparel whatsoever both Wollen & Linen.

Item I Give and Bequeath all the rest of my whole Estate Both reall & personal whatsoever and wheresoever to my five children viz Abraham Jackson, Nathaniel Jackson, Eliezer Jackson, John Jackson, and Lidia Hall to be Equally Divided amongst them and to be Enjoyed by them & theirs heirs for ever.

Item I Constitute and appoint my son Eliezer Jackson sole executr of this my Last will & Testaments & Ratafy & Confirm this & no other to be my Last Will and Testament. And in Testimony hereof have hereunto sett my hand & Seal this sixteenth Day of January Anno Domini One Thousand Seven hundred and Seven 1707/8

Signed Sealed & Declared to be his Last Will & Testament -- In presence of us

Nathaniel Thomas, Junr

Ephraim Little, Junr

Mary Thomas

Abraham Jackson {Seal}

his marke

Plim^o On the 22 Day of December 1714 Nathaniel Thomas, Jun^r, Esq^r, M^r. Ephraim Little & M^rs Mary Thomas the wittnesses Subscribed to this Instrument & heard him Declare it to be his Last will & Testament and that he them was of a Disposing mind & memory to the Best of their knowledge. Before me

Nathaniel Thomas, Judge of prob^t