In the name of god, Amen.  I Ebenezer Taft of Mendon in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Yeoman, being weak in body, but of sound mind, memory and understanding,(praised be God for it,) and considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time there of; and to the end I may be the better prepared to leave this world, whenever it shall please God to call me hence, do therefore make and declare this my last Will and Testament, in manner following, that is to say It is my Will that all my just debts and the charges of my funeral be paid and discharged by my executor herein after named and appointed out of my estate, as soon as conveniently may be after my decease, and I leave the charges of my funeral to the direction of my said Executor.I give my beloved wife Mary Taft for her comfortable support and maintenance during her natural life, the income of all my Estate both real and personal to be annually appropriated for that purpose-the household furniture to be hers and at her disposal forward-And should the income aforesaid be insufficient for her maintenance as aforesaid then so much of the principal of the personal estate shall be annually appropriated as shall be sufficient together with said annual income for said support-And should said income together with the whole of said personal estate prove insufficient for said support and maintenance then said Real estate to be used and occupied by her without impeachment of waste-I give the personal estate if any shall remain after the decease of my beloved wife to be equally divided among my several Sons and heirs of my Sons who have deceased-all the heirs of one being entitled to the same as one Son-I give my Son Millens Taft all my real estate which is situated in said Mendon containing about thirty seven acres and is bounded as follows to wit, the first piece is improved land containing about twenty acres and lies on the east side of the road leading to Mr. Seth Southwick's adjoining to land of said Millens bounded on the west by siad road, Southerly by land of the heirs of Henry Holbrook, deceased, and said Millens Taft, Easterly by land of siad Millens and heirs of Seth Southwick, deceased and Northerly by land of said heirs of said Southwick-The second piece is known by the name of the Sawmill Lot and contains about four acres and is bounded on all sides by land of the heirs of said Southwick.--The third piece and last parcel of land consists of Wood-land and Meadow and lies in three pieces in what is called dam-swamp and contains about twelve acres and is bounded nearly as follows to wit, Southerly by land of the Holbrooks and one Daniels, easterly by land of [Gahor] Fletcher, Northerly by land of Lendall Staples, Westerly by Land of Abel Holrich or however otherwise the same may be described or bounded-Said Millens to come into possession of the above described real estate and own the same at the decease of my said wife and pay out the following Legacies in one year from the decease of my said wife-First, to each of my daughters Polly Hayward, Sally Benson, Phila Staples and Nancy Hayward, five dollars each-Secondly, to my Sons Leonard Taft and Ellis Taft and the heirs of each of my deceased Sons, Seventy dollars each.the heirs of each deceased Son to receive the Legacy of Seventy dollars- Thirdly, to my grandson Ebenezer Taft, Son of Leonard Taft, ten dollars in consideration of his name--In consideration of the provisions made for my beloved wife Mary, in this my last will and testament I hereby order and direct that she pay to the Widow Louisa Wood the sum of nine dollars and seventeen cents annually as the same shall become due it being the sum liquidated and agreed upon to be paid her for her right of {D?] in land which I bought of her husband Peleg Wood-I hereby constitute and appoint said Millens Taft my Executor of this my last will and testament.And in consideration of the provisions herein made for my Son, Millens Taft, upon the decease of my said wife if said Louisa should outlive her I hereby order and direct said Millens his heirs to pay to said Louisa said sum of nine dollars and seventeen cents annually so long as the said Louisa shall live.In witness whereof I Ebenezer Taft have to this my will consisting of one sheet of paper set my hand and Seal this thirty first day of March A.D. 1836--

Signed,                              Ebenezer Taft

Sealed,published and declared by the above named Ebenezer Taft, as and for his last will and testament, in presence of Us, who at his request and in his presence have subscribed names as witnesses thereunto --The words, “I hereby constitute and appoint said Millens Taft my Executor o this my last will and testament" were inserted before signing--Nella HolbrookNelson Holbrook
Samuel AllenFiled October 29, 1836. Vol 80 page 194, Allowed May 23, 1837 Register of Probate, Worcester, MA