Worcester County MA Archives Wills.....Littlejohn, Tilley July 15, 1790
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Source: Sampubco Copy
Written: July 15, 1790
Recorded: November 19, 1793

Littlejohn, Tilley of Sterling Worcester Co MA
Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy  by Cindy
Worcester County MA Will Book Sterling Vol. 25, page 330

Last will and Testament of Tilley Littlejohn, Sterling MA

Page 330
Tilley Littlejohn Will
In the name of God Amen, I Tilley Littlejohn of Sterling in the County of 
Worcester, yeoman. Laboring under indisposition of body but of a sound mind and 
memory calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for 
all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament, that is 
to say first of all I commend my soul to God that gave it and my body I 
recommend to the earth from whence it was taken, there to be decently buried at 
the discretion of my executor & executrix herein after mentioned and as 
touching my worldly estate with which it has pleased God to bless me within 
this life I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner viz, 
after the payment of my just debts and funeral charges.

Imprimis I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Hannah Littlejohn all of my 
indoor moveables to dispose of as she shall best, also one third part of income 
of my real estate during the time that she shall continue my widow and also one 
third part of my personal estate at her own disposal. 

Item I give and bequeath my son John Littlejohn one third part of my real 
estate and also two thirds of the remaining part of my personal estate that I 
have not heretofore disposed of together with one half of my wearing apparel as 
his full portion. 

Item I give and bequeath to daughter Pamela Priest one third part of my real 
estate and also the other third part of my personal estate that is not given to 
my son John as above together with one half of my wearing apparel together with 
what I have already given her to be her full Portion, I do make and ordain my 
aforesaid wife Hannah Littlejohn and my son John Littlejohn to be my executor & 
executrix of this my Last will and Testament, and do now ratify and confirm 
this to be my Last will and Testament and in witness whereof I have hereunto 
put my hand and seal this 15th day of July in the year of 1790, signed, sealed, 
published, pronounced and declared by the said Tilley Littlejohn to be his Last 
will and Testament in presence of the subscribers.
							Tilley Littlejohn   [LS]
John Kilburn, James Wilder, Abel Belknap, Nanny Brown.

Worcester: 
To all people to whom these presents shall come Joseph Dorr, esq. [LS]
Judge of the Probate of Wills. We in the county of Worcester within the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Findeth Greeting ……..
Know ye that on the 19th of November 1793 The instrument hereunto announced 
purporting the Last will and Testament of Tilley Littlejohn late of Sterling in 
said county deceased was presented for probate by Hannah & John Littlejohn the 
executors therein named then present James Wilder and Abel Belknap two of the 
witnesses thereto subscribed who made oath that they saw the said testator 
sign, seal and heard him declare the said instrument to be his last will and 
testament and that they subscribed their names together as witnesses with John 
Kilburn & Nanny Brown to the execution thereof in the said testators presence 
and that he was then to the best of their judgement of a sound and disposing 
mind. I do prove, approve and allow of the said instrument as the last will and 
testament of the before named deceased and do commit the administration thereof 
in all matters the same concerning and of his estate whereof he died seized and 
possessed in said Commonwealth unto the before named executors well & 
faithfully to execute the said will & to administer the estate of deceased 
according thereto who accepted of sd trust & shall make a true inventory of 
said estate & render an amount upon oath of their proceeding, when thereunto 
lawfully required. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of 
office the day and year above written.
								Joseph Dorr  J 
Prob
Entered from the original per Theophilus Wheeler   Regr

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