354 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



Quarto. It, m, I give all my lands, buildings, and meadows, and the twenty-five 

 pounds priviledge hereby granted, to my wife during her natural life ; from and 

 after her decease, to my six sons— Thomas, Thiophilus, Theodosius, John, 

 Anthony, and Basil — to he divided equally between, for the use of them and their 

 Several heirs and assigns forever. Item, I give all my other English books 

 equally between my wife and my six sons aforesaid, each of them to have an 

 equal part. Item, I hereby will and order, that if one or more of my sons should 

 depart this life and leave no lawful begotten issue, that the lands, the meadows, 

 and all other the premises hereby given unto such son or so;:';, shall be equally 

 divided bet ween my other sons, and the issue of such of them as may be deceased ; 

 thai i< to say, I will that the lawful issue of any of my sons which maybe de'ed, 

 shall inherit in the stead of their de'ed Father one equal part among them, (if 

 more than one) with my surviving son or sons of such estate or estates as I have 

 hereby given unto such son or sons as may and shall dye under age, and without 

 lawful begotten issue as aforesaid. Item, I hereby order, that whereas one James 

 Miller, lays claim to some part of my lands and meadows in East New Jersey, 

 and that the said Miller has proposed to convey unto me all his right and title 

 whatsoever, of, iu and to all and any part of my said lands and meadows, on 

 [( ration of my payingunto him one hundred pounds, Proclamation money •. 

 if the agreement be notcompleated before my decease, my ex'tors shall, upon the 

 said James Miller, or his heirs, or any others by him lawfully authorized, execut- 

 ing sufficient deeds in the law for all the right, title and demand of him the said 

 James Miller, his heirs or assigns, of, in, or to all or any of my lands, meadows, 

 and rights in the Province of East New Jersey, by which deeds the same shall 

 be confirmed pursuant and agreeable to this my last will and testament; and 

 for, and to the use and uses of such of my children to whom I have given the 

 . pay unto the said James Miller, his heirs, ex'tors, adm'rs, or assigns, one 

 hundred pounds proclamation money, to be raised -out of my personal estate. 

 Lastly, I hereby nominate and appoint my beloved wife, and William Forster, 

 of Westchester aforesaid, to be ex'tors of this my last will and testament. 



In wit mcss whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the day and year 

 abovesaid. J0IIN BART0W 



d. sealed, published, pronounced and declared 

 by the said John Bartow to be his last will and testa- 

 ment, in the presence of 



Tho. Haddex, 



Will. Thompson, & 



Daxiel Trie eh. 



Mr. Bartow was succeeded in 1727 by the Rev. Thomas Standard, 

 M.D., a native of Taunton, Somersetshire, England; and de- 

 scended from an ancient family of that name, formerly seated at White- 

 hill, in Oxfordshire.* He appears to have been brought up as a phy- 

 sician, but changed his profession and entered the ministry. In 1725 

 he was appointed by order of the Venerable Society, their missionary at 



a The arms of the family were : vert, an arrow, iu pale, or, feathered ami headetfarg.— Crest, 

 , vert, cuffed arg. holding iu the baud ppr, a bow, strung. . . . 



