I Hannah Saxton, being of good helth in Body and of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God. Reflecting on my mortality and that the time of my departure is at hand, doe make this my last Will and Testament hereby Revoking and making void all others. Principally i give my sole to God as becomes a Christian, beseeching him of his mercy to Preserve it for the merrit Sake of Jesus Christ, my only Savior and Redeemer, my body to the ground to be buried decently att the discretion of my executor hereafter named, and what of the good things of this Life God in mercy has bestoed on me I dispose of them as follows.
First my will is that all my just Debts and funeral expenses be first paid.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Nathanial Chesebrough and to his heirs and assigns forever twelve pound money and my silver Cupp.
Item. I give and bequeath to my son Sam. Chesebrough and his heirs and assigns forever my silver Tanker.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Ann Richardson and to her heirs and assigns forever ten pounds in money or Bills of Creditt.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah Gallup & to her heirs and assigns forever ten pounds money of bills of Creditt.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Brigitt Minor and to her heirs and assigns ten pounds in money or bills of Creditt.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Hannah Prentis or to her heirs and assigns ten pounds in money or Bills of Creditt.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Margaret Stanton or her heirs or assigns ten pounds money or Bills of Creditt.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Page or to her heirs and assigns ten pounds money or Bills of Creditt.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Jerusha Parker, her heirs or assigns ten pounds money or Bills of Creditt.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Dewey, her heirs and assigns ten pounds money or Bills of Creditt.
All to be paid as soon as may be after my Decease.
Item. Al the rest of my Estate not above disposed of I do hereby give and bequeath unto my two sons Nathaniel Chesebrough & Saml Chesebrough & their heirs or assigns forever to be equally divied between them.
Lastly, I doe appoint and constitute my two sons Nathaniel & Saml. Chesebrough Executors to this my Last Will and Testament. In witness whairof I have sett my hand and seael this eight day of October In the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifteen.
Her
Hannah + Saxton
Mark (seal)
In presents of us
Ebenezer Seable
Saml Stanton
Sarah Edwards