WILL of Reuben Sanborn - 1794

In the name of God Amen, this fourth day of August 1794 I Reuben Sanborn of Epsom in the County of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire, husbandman, being in good health & of a sound mind, do make and ordain this my last will & Testament. That is to say principally & first of all, I give & recommend my soul into the hand of God that give it and my body to the earth to be buried in a Christian like manner by my Executor - And as touching such worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bestow upon me, I demise & dispose of in manner following:

Imprimus - my Will is that my just debts and funeral charges shall be paid & discharged by my Executor.

Item I give unto the Children of my daughter Abigail Libbee, deceased, twenty four shillings to be equally divided between them and to be paid to them in two years after my decease by my Executor. I give to my daughter Sarah Chase five shillings to be paid her in two years after my decease by my Executor - I give to my daughter Marriam Dickcy five shillings to be paid to her in two years after my decease. - I give to my daughter Mary Lock five shillings to be paid to her in two years after my decease. - I give to my daughter Betsey Sanborn fifteen pounds to be paid to her in two years after my decease unless sooner married and if sooner married at the time of her marriage and should she be unmarried at my decease, then to have a privilege in my house till married - I give to my son Moses Sandborn three pounds to be paid to him in two years after my decease - I give to my son Theophilus Sandborn three pounds to be paid to him in two years after my decease - I give my son Reuben Sandborn twenty four pounds to be paid to him in two years after my decease - I give to my wife Elizabeth Sandborn all my household furniture, at her disposal forever - I also give to her the westerly end of my dwelling house, containing two rooms and a privilege in my cellar during her natural life - I likewise give to her one cow & three sheep to be kept for her by my Executor druing her natural life - also eight bushels of Indian corn, four bushels of English corn, fifty weight of pork, fifty weight of beef, ten pounds of flax, & one barrel of cider, yearly & every year during her natural life, but should my said wife marry, then the payment of the before mentioned articles do cease at the time of her marriage and the (distinguish?) the privilege given to her in my house.
I give to my son Ira Sandborn all the rest and residue of my Estate, whatsover & wheresoever not before disposed of in this will, whether real or personal to his heirs and assigns forever - And I hereby constitute make and ordain my said son Ira Sandborn, sole Executor of this my last will & testament, ratifying and confirming this to be my last will and Testament in witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal the day and year first mentioned. - Reuben Sanbun
Mich. M. McClary, David L. Morrill, James H. McClary
Proved Sept. 20, 1809