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be completed. To Have and To Hold the said Dwelling house, Mills, Lands, 

 premises with every their appurtenances unto Him the said Gilbert Ileathcote 

 and his heirs ; to his and their use and behoofe forever; to have the possession 

 thereof when he arrives to the age of twenty-one years, he always observing to 

 Pay unto his mother the moneys by this my will ordered to be paid out of his 

 share unto her. Item, out of the Legacy lately left unto me by my Brother Wil- 

 liam Ileathcote in England, I hereby give and Devise unto my said son Gilbert 

 Heathcote Two thousand five hundred pounds sterling ; to my son William Heath- 

 cote, the same sum of Two thousand five hundred pounds ; and to my four 

 daughters, Anne Ileathcote, Mary Heathcote, Martha Heathcote and Elizabeth 

 Heathcote four thousand pounds sterling ; that is to say to each of them one 

 thousand pounds to be paid to my children when they arrive at the age of 

 twenty-one years respectively. And all such moneys as shall at that, the time of 

 my decease, belong unto me in England besides what I have as aforesaid Dis- 

 posed of I hereby give and Bequeath unto my said children to be Divided 

 amongst them in the like proportion as aforesaid and all the rest of my Estate 

 both Real and Personal of what Nature or kind so ever it be in America. I 

 give, Devise and Bequeath the same as f olloweth, That is to say, one full equal 

 sixth part thereof I give, Devise and Bequeath unto my Daughter Anne Heath- 

 cote — one other full Equall sixth part, to my daughter Mary Heathcote— one 

 other sixth part to my daughter Martha Heathcote — Two full sixth parts thereof 

 unto my son William Heathcote, and one sixth part thereof to my Daughter Eliz- 

 abeth Heathcote. To Have and To Hold the same unto them their heirs and 

 executors and assigns Respectively and separately forever to be Delivered to 

 them and either of them Respectively as they come of age of twenty-one years 

 and in case my son William Heathcote should happen to Dye before he arriving 

 to the said age of twenty-one years and without lawful issue then I will and 

 order that the one Moiety or Equall half part of that share of my estate hereby 

 given to him, shall be given and remain to my son Gilbert Heathcote and the 

 other moiety to be equally divided amongst my Daughters which shall then be 

 alive. To Have and To Hold to them and their heirs and executors and assigns 

 separately and respectively forever, and if any of my said daughters shall happen 

 to Dye before they come to age of twenty-one years or have lawful issue then I 

 will that the share of my said daughters so dying as aforesaid shall be equally 

 divided and the one half or moiety shall be given to my son William and his heirs, 

 executors and assigns ; and the other half part to be equally divided amongst such 

 of my daughters as shall then be alive, and to Remaine to them and their re- 

 spective Heirs, executors and assigns in severalty forever. And it is my de- 

 sire and strict order that every one of my chddren as they shall arrive at the 

 age of twenty-one years shall be immediately put into the possession of their 

 respective parts and shares of my estate hereby given unto them, and this 

 is to be done by my wife if she then be my widdow in whose Discretion 

 and Justice I Intirely Confide ; and therefore do order that my said children 

 shall be content and rest satisfied with the Distribution she shall make to them 

 pursuant to this my last will and Testament hereby Impowering her to be sole 

 Judge of what is their true shares. But if it shall happen that my wife should Dye 

 or Marry again during the nonage of any of my said children then I will, Devise 

 and order that their well beloved Cousins, William Heathcote the son of my brother 



