Middlesex County, Massachusetts, probate case 16181, Jonathan Oaks of Malden: will of 23 September 1769, first page. 'In the name of God Amen on September 23 day .. I Jonathan oaks of malden': debts and funeral charges; his wife to have the improvement of the whole estate while a widow; legacies to sons Jonathan, David, Edward and Thomas and to daughters (continued on the next frame).

Word-for-word transcription (spellings kept; uncertain letters in brackets).

In the name of God Amen on September 23 day in ye yr one thousand seven hundred & sixty nine I Jonathan oaks of malden in ye county of middsix

Being weak of boddy but of perfict mind & memory thanks be Given to god thair for knowing that it is apinted for all men once to dye I make and ordain this

last will and testament in manner and form following first and principally I give and bequeth my soul into the hands of God that gave it and my body to be Buried

in decent Cristian order at the discretion of my executors who will be after mentioned and touching such temporal estate as it hath pleased god to bless me with

in this life I give and dispose thereof as followeth first I will that my just debts and funeral Charges be payd out of my Estate. Secondly my will is that my beloved wife

have all the houshold furnetur that she brought with her when I married her to be at her dispose for ever and my will is that my wife have the improvement of my whole Estate

Real and personal Except what I shall hereafter give to my dafter [?Mather] oaks so long as shee remains my widdow.

Item I give and bequeth unto my son Jonathan oaks the one half of my Estate Real and personal and to come into possession of the same at my wives deces or Second marrige

Item I give and bequeth unto my son David oakes the other half of my estate Real and personal ... at my wives decess or Second marrige

Item I give unto my son Edward oaks fifty three pounds six shillings & eight pence ... at my wives dece or second marriage and to be maintaind out of my estate till [struck] twenty years old

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