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equal third part of all my personal estate for the use of her, her heirs, and assigns 

 for ever. Item, I hereby will and order that my funeral charges, and all my just 

 debts be paid out of the remainder of my personal estate within convenient time 

 after my decease, by my executors hereafter named. Only it is hereby provided, 

 that whereas, John Mash, of Westchester abovesaid, boatman, for and in consid- 

 eration of my becoming bound together with the said John Mash, at his special 

 instance and request, and for the proper debt of the said John Mash, by a certain 

 obligation in the penal sum of four score pounds, current money of New York, 

 with condition for the payment of forty pounds of like current money, at a 

 certain day in the said condition exprest, and for other considerations, did by a 

 certain deed, indented under his hand and seal and the hand and seal of Rosa- 

 mond, his wife, dated the sixth day of April, anno dom. one thousand seven 

 hundred and twenty-two, convey unto me a certain Home Lot, scituate in said 

 Westchester, with its appurtenances, and a twenty-five pounds priviledge of 

 commonage in said town. If the said John Mash, his heirs, executors, or ad- 

 ministrators, do not well and truly discharge and pay off the said obligation and 

 all sums of money due thereon, within one year next after my decease, I hereby 

 order my executors to sell the said lott and priviledge, and to apply the money 

 arising by the said sale towards discharging of my debt. Item, I give unto my 

 beloved wife, the use of all the remaining part of my personal estate, except what 

 is herein afterwards expressly disposed of, during her widowhood. And if my 

 said wife shall many again, (if her husband shall immediately, upon their mar- 

 riage, give good security to my children or their guardians, that all such part of 

 my personal estate as shall remain in my wife's hands over and above her third 

 part given unto her as aforesaid, immediately at and before her marrying again, 

 shall not be wasted or embezzled, but, that the same, or value thereof, shall be 

 made good at her decease,) then I give unto her the use thereof during the term 

 of her natural life ; and at her decease, or if upon her marrying again, the afore- 

 said security shall be refused to be given, then at her re-marriage, I give the 

 same equally between my six sons— Thomas, Theophilus, Theodosius, John, 

 Anthony, and Basil Bartow, for the use of them and their several heirs and as- 

 signs. Item, in consideration that my beloved wife bring up my children I give 

 unto her the sole use and benefit of my dwelling house and homestead, and all my 

 land adjoining thereto, and of all my land at Scabby Indian, bounded south- 

 easterly by the land of John Williams, westerly by the country road, northerly 

 by the road that goes to Thomas Haddon's saw mill, and by Daniel Turner's land, 

 also of about two acres of land lying within said Daniel Turncrs's land, and of 

 my orchard land, salt and fresh meadow, at the place commonly called below, 

 which was formerly Edward Collier's, David Huestiss and Horseman Mullinder, 

 :.nd also a twenty-five pounds privilege of commonage in said Westchester, for 

 and during the term of her natural life ; and I also give unto my wife, until my 

 son John shall attain to the age of twenty-one years, the use of all such part of 

 my land in said Westchester, which I lately purchased of David Ileustis, 

 Nathaniel Underbill, Daniel Clark, and Thomas Haddon, and John Huestis, as I 

 have not already let out upon lease, and the rents of all such part thereof as I 

 have leased. Item, I give unto my son, John Bartow, his heirs and assigns for 

 ever, all those tracts of land I lately bought of David Heustis, Nathaniel Under- 

 bill, Daniel Clark, and Thomas Haddon, and John Heustis, a twenty-five pound 



