| The last Will and Testament of Love Brewster Deseassed
exhibited at the generall Court holden at New Plym: the 4th of March 1650
upon the oath of Captaine Miles Standish
Witnesseth these psents that I Love Brewster of Duxburrow in New England
and in the goverment of New Plym: being in pfect memory doe ordeaine &
appoint this to bee my last will and Testamente And first my will is that if
the lord shall please to take mee out of this life that my body bee buried
in a decent mannor and that my funerall expences bee taken out of my whole
estate; Next my will is; That all my Just and lawfull debts bee paied out of
the Remainder of my said estate allso I give unto my Children that is to say
Nathaniell Willam Wrasteling and Sara each of them a kettle and further my
will is that my three sonns shall have each of them a peece that is to say a
gun; allso I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Sara Brewster all the
Residue of my whole estate both goods and Chattles and land at Duxburrow for
her bringing up of her and my Children the time of her life and after her
decease I doe give the aforsaid lands to my eldest sonn and heire apparent
Nathaniell Brewster and in Case god should take him away out of this life
without Issew I give and bequeath the said lands at Duxburrow to my second
sonn Willam Brewster and in like case to my youngest sonn Wresteling
Brewster; And for those books I have that my wife would destribute them to
herselfe and Children at her discresion allso my will is and I doe by the
same give unto my three sonns equally to be devided amongst them all such
land as of Right due to mee by Purchase and first coming into the land Which
was in the yeare 1620 allso I doe make Constitute and appoint my beloved
wife Sara Brewster sole executrix of this my last will and Testament in
Witnes Wherof I have put to my hand and Seale this sixt of october 1650
Witness heerunto
Love Brewster
Myles Standish |