In the Name of God Amen, I Alexander Weir of his Majesty's Bark the Endeavour, Lieut. Cook Commander, being in sound and disposing Mind and Memory and Considering the uncertainties of this Transitory Life, do (for avoiding Controversies after my decease) make, publish and declare this my Last Will and Testament in manner following, that is to say –
First, I recommend my Soul to God that gave it and my Body to the Grave of Sea as it shall please God to Order, and as for all my Worldly Estate I Give, Bequeath and dispose thereof as followeth, that is to say –
To my beloved Wife Anne Weir, now residing in the Parish of St George's in the East, Middlesex, all such Wages, Sum and Sums of Money, Lands, Tenements, Goods, Chattels and Estate whatsoever as shall be any ways due, owing or belonging unto me at the time of my Decease.
I Give, Devise and Bequeath the same unto the said Anne Weir, my beloved Wife. And I do hereby Nominate and Appoint her, the said Anne Weir, the Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former and other wills, Testaments and Deeds of Gift by me at any time heretofore made. And I do Ordain and Ratify these presents to stand and be for my only Last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof to this my said Will I have set my hand and Seal the twenty fifth day of August and in the Eighth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George third over Great Britain, France and Ireland, King Defender of the Faith and so forth, and in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Eight. Alexr. Weir.
Sign'd, Sealed and Published in the presence of us Jams. Cook Robt. Molineux.
This Will was proved at London the tenth day of August in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy one before the worshipful Andrew Coltee Ducarel, Doctor of Laws and Surrogate of the Right Worshipful George Hay also Doctor of Laws, Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury Lawfully constituted by the Oath of Anne Weir, Widow the Relict of the deceased and Sole Executrix named in the said Will to whom Administration was of all and Singular the Goods, Chattels and Credi6ts of the said deceased, she having been first sworn duly to administer.
Cliff Thornton, August 2003