Maine Wills, 1640-1760

By William M. Sargent, published in 1887 and reprinted in 2026, 966 pages, indexed, E-BOOK, ISBN #978-1-63914-993-3. This book is a must-have for any genealogist researching in Maine or New England. It covers around 500 wills and contains data on several thousand family members from 1640 to 1760. The wills provide the full name of the testator, names of heirs and their relationship to the testator, bequests of real and personal property, names of executors, witnesses, and appraisers, along with dates of recording and probate. Four separate indexes make it easy for readers to find exactly what they're looking for.